Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant.

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Ron Kurz, Victor Miller (characters)

Stars:

Betsy Palmer, Amy Steel, John Furey

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amy Steel	...	Ginny
John Furey	...	Paul
Adrienne King	...	Alice
Kirsten Baker	...	Terry
Stuart Charno	...	Ted (as Stu Charno)
Warrington Gillette	...	Jason
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober	...	Sandra
Tom McBride	...	Mark
Bill Randolph	...	Jeff
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vickie
Russell Todd	...	Scott
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Voorhees
Cliff Cudney	...	Max
Jack Marks	...	The Cop

Storyline

Months after Alice beheaded psycho killer/mother Pamela Voorhees at Camp Crystal Lake, survivor Alice is still traumatized because of the murders. But there is one problem: Mrs. Voorhees' son Jason never drowned and died, so he saw Alice behead Mrs. Voorhees. Jason finds Alice soon and murders her. Five years later, a camp counselor-in-training program begins at Packanack Lodge, right near Camp Crystal Lake. As teenagers in the program start snooping around Camp Crystal Lake, they start getting killed violently one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

pitchfork | ice pick | slasher | b movie | sadism | 

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Taglines:

The day you count on for terror is not over

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part II

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,250,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,429,784, 3 May 1981

Gross USA:

$21,722,776

Company Credits

Production Co:

Georgetown Productions Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby (DVD re-release)

Color:

Color (Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a deleted part of the ending: After the camera has completely zoomed in on Mrs. Voorhees' head, her eyes open and she smiles at us, indicating that Jason has killed Paul. This was cut for looking too fake. Since it was cut, it is now not considered evidence that Paul was murdered.

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Goofs

(at around 51 mins) During the bar segment, the band is playing an instrumental number, although in one shot the front man can be seen singing "silent" lyrics into his microphone.

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Quotes

Sandra: Oh, my God, they're towing us!
Jeff: Oh, shit. Ted, I'll call you back!
[hangs up the phone while he and Sandra try to flag down the truck]
Jeff: Hey! This is my truck! This is my truck! Asshole! This is my truck!
[they chase the truck around the bend and hear laughter which causes them to stop]
Ted: [laughing] Welcome to God's country!

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Crazy Credits

In the end credits, Shaun Curran is credited "Constuction Coordinator"

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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.
• 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.
• 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.

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Connections

Referenced in Imaginationland: The Movie (2008)

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Soundtracks

Itsy Bitsy Spider
(uncredited)

User Reviews

"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.