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Overview

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Director:
Steve Miner
Writer:
Ron Kurz (writer)
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Release Date:
1 May 1981 (USA) more
Tagline:
The body count continues... more
Plot:
Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the imfamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Is it Mrs. Voorhee's son Jason who didn't drown in the lake some 30 years before? full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Arguably the best of all nine sequels. more (325 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Friday the 13th Part II (USA) (trailer title)
Jason (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | Brazil:14 | UK:X (original rating) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2009) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Finland:(Banned) | France:-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) (2002) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (1985) (cut version) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release)

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Trivia:
Throughout the final scene, the mummified head of Mrs. Voorhees is noticeably an actress wearing makeup rather than a fake head. The final shot is a close-up of the head, ending in a freeze frame before the credits roll. Originally this shot ended with Mrs. Voorhees opening her eyes and smiling, but at the last minute Steve Miner decided this effect was hokey and cheapened the movie's impact. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Terry is searching for Muffin, her tiny dog, she looks directly into the point-of-view camera that is supposed to be Jason's perspective, and significantly taller than her. She then calls out "Muffin?", as if expecting the dog to be higher than her eye level. more
Quotes:
Paul: These kids smoke better dope than I do. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V) more

FAQ

When Alice gets in the shower, it seems the time it takes her is way too short, even for just rinsing off. Why does she seem to end her shower right before the phone rings, and it appears that she was getting out anyway?
Do any animals die in this movie?
Jason was still 11 at the end of the original when he emerged from the lake. If there were only five years in between the first and second films, how could Jason have become full grown - especially since he hadn't grown at all while in the lake?
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13 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Arguably the best of all nine sequels., 2 September 2002
Author: Noel Bailey (uds3@hotmail.com) from Longmont: Colorado US

So many refer to this as the debut of Jason Voorhees. It wasn't...simply the debut of him killing people. He left that to his mom in part one! Steve Miner didn't mess around too much with Sean Cunninham's successful formula simply adding some quite inventive kills and bloodletting.

No-one could be accused of using method-acting here, truth is its all pretty embarrassing. The high-school script though probably isn't that much out of place - they are schoolkids after all.

Jason himself, though still slightly diminished of stature is one creepy little dude, still without his hockey mask but wearing a burlap sack with holes cut out for his eyes. What appears to be his demise is of course anything but...as parts 3 to 10 will attest. The final 15 minutes are quite tension-filled and better than anything in the original.

A must-see for devotees of the series.

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