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Friday the 13th Part 2

  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
71K
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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
3,809
307
  • Director
    • Steve Miner
  • Writers
    • Ron Kurz
    • Victor Miller(based on characters created by)
    • Sean S. Cunningham(characters)
  • Stars
    • Betsy Palmer
    • Amy Steel
    • John Furey
  • Director
    • Steve Miner
  • Writers
    • 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
    • 502User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    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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    Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
    Amy Steel in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
    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)

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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
    • Director
      • Steve Miner
    • Writers
      • Ron Kurz
      • Victor Miller(based on characters created by)
      • Sean S. Cunningham(characters) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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 around 46 mins) When Terry undresses to go skinny-dipping, her hair is dry. In the very next shot, she is entering the water and her hair is moist and slicked back.
    • 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
      (uncredited)

    User reviews502

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    6/10
    Isn't all that great untill the last 15 minutes
    Friday the 13th 2 works on some level mostly because this is the first film that features the Jason character as the killer. He's somewhat menancing but this film suffers from being kind of boring and not nearly as good as the original.

    The film opens on Alice, the survivor of the original film, still haunted by the events that took place at crystal lake. in the next 5 minutes lets just say she'll won't have to think about it anymore. afew years later a camp site has opened not too far from camp and jason is not to happy with this.

    It moves kind of slow and known of the characters are really that great except for our herioine ginny. The make up effects are still great and the last 15 minutes do satisfy.

    As a film of its own it's pretty good, but as a sequel to a so called slasher classic it doesn't really compare
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    • Jul 19, 2000

    FAQ5

    • 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?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Friday the 13th Part II
    • Filming locations
      • Camp Ken-Mont/Ken-Wood, Kent, Connecticut, USA(The camp next to Camp Crystal Lake)
    • Production companies
      • Georgetown Productions Inc.
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,250,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,722,776
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,429,784
      • May 3, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,722,776
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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