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Friday the 13th Part 2

  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
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Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
71K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,418
1,852
    • Steve Miner
    • Ron Kurz
    • Victor Miller(based on characters created by)
    • Sean S. Cunningham(characters)
  • Stars
    • Betsy Palmer
    • Amy Steel
    • John Furey
    • Steve Miner
    • Ron Kurz
    • Victor Miller(based on characters created by)
    • Sean S. Cunningham(characters)
  • Stars
    • Betsy Palmer
    • Amy Steel
    • John Furey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 498User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
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    Videos4

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:06
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    Steve Dash and John Furey in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
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    John Furey and Tom McBride in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
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    Tom McBride and Lauren-Marie Taylor in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
    Tom McBride in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
    John Furey and Tom McBride in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

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    Betsy Palmer
    Betsy Palmer
    • Mrs. Voorhees
    Amy Steel
    Amy Steel
    • Ginny
    John Furey
    John Furey
    • Paul
    Adrienne King
    Adrienne King
    • Alice
    Kirsten Baker
    Kirsten Baker
    • Terry
    Stuart Charno
    Stuart Charno
    • Ted
    • (as Stu Charno)
    Warrington Gillette
    Warrington Gillette
    • Jason
    Walt Gorney
    Walt Gorney
    • Crazy Ralph
    Marta Kober
    • Sandra
    Tom McBride
    Tom McBride
    • Mark
    Bill Randolph
    Bill Randolph
    • Jeff
    Lauren-Marie Taylor
    Lauren-Marie Taylor
    • Vickie
    Russell Todd
    Russell Todd
    • Scott
    Cliff Cudney
    • Max
    Jack Marks
    Jack Marks
    • The Cop
    Steve Dash
    Steve Dash
    • Jason
    • (as Steve Daskawisz)
    Jerry Wallace
    • The Prowler
    David Brand
    • Extra Counselor
      • Steve Miner
      • Ron Kurz
      • Victor Miller(based on characters created by)
      • Sean S. Cunningham(characters) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When the filmmakers asked Adrienne King to reprise her role as Alice, she said that she wanted to be on screen for a short period of time because there was an obsessive fan who was stalking her, broke into her apartment, and she feared for her life.
    • Goofs
      (at about 15 min) Jeff and Sandra are at a phone booth. If you look at Sandra while Jeff is speaking on the phone, she is actually watching their truck being connected to a tow truck. Then moments later (on cue, of course) she announces that their truck is being towed away, as if she didn't see the whole thing unfolding.
    • Quotes

      Paul: These kids smoke better dope than I do.

    • Crazy credits
      Just like Part 1, we see giant letters proclaiming 'Friday the 13th' moving towards the screen (minus the shattering glass). When they reach the screen, they explode and reveal letters proclaiming 'Part 2.'
    • Alternate versions
      The following scenes were cut from the film in order to avoid an "X" rating from the MPAA:
      • A close-up shot Jeff and Sandra being double-impaled while having sex on the bed.
      • A close up shot of Crazy Ralph and the wire cutting.
      • A scene at the very end where we are shown the inside Jason's shack and see Pamela's face. While there, her eyes open. It was cut by Paramount for looking too fake.
      • A facing shot of Mark's face being split by the machete.
      • Vicky's death had a few more frames of her bleeding from the mouth, then pans over to see another shot of Jeff's dead body
      • Blood was trimmed from the shot of Jason driving the hammer in the cop's head.
      • The flashback footage showing Mrs. Voorhees decapitation was trimmed.
      • Bloodflow was cut from the shot of Jason driving an icepick into Alice's head. Additionally, Jason turns her to the camera, revealing the icepick tip exited through her nose while a look of shock is on her face.
      • Additional bloodflow was cut from the shot of Jason slicing Scott's throat.
      • Originally, sex scene between Sandra and Jeff was longer and it included full frontal nudity from actress Marta Kober but when Paramount studio discovered that she was underage the scene was deleted completely.
    • Connections
      Edited from Friday the 13th (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Itsy Bitsy Spider
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    User reviews498

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    6/10
    "These kids smoke better dope than I do."
    The first Friday the 13th sequel follows the formula with more camp counselors showing up at Camp Crystal Lake and being slaughtered one by one. This is the first of the series where Jason is the killer, although he doesn't yet have his iconic hockey mask. He wears a sack over his head instead. He also gets kicked in the nads. Pretty funny, honestly.

    The cast is full of young actors playing obnoxious teens and twenty-somethings. Adrienne King briefly reprises her role from the first film before Amy Steel takes over as the 'final girl.' Acting-wise, Steel's an improvement I think. This one also has more cute girls than the first movie and more nudity, which would become a prerequisite for the series. The tracking shot of Kirsten Baker's rear end as she walks through the woods is priceless. As with the first movie, I really liked the locations they filmed at. Gives an authentic atmosphere to the film without appearing cheap, like most of today's low-budget horror films do. If you like old-school slashers, you'll like this one. It's solid entertainment that you don't have to take seriously, despite the macabre subject matter.
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    • Apr 9, 2014

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    FAQ4

    • What is 'Friday the 13th Part 2' about?
    • Is 'Friday the 13th, Part 2' based on a book?
    • How is Jason alive when everyone, including his mother, thought he had drowned in 1957?

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1981 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Camp Ken-Mont/Ken-Wood, Kent, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Georgetown Productions Inc.
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
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