Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Steve Miner

Writer:

Ron Kurz (writer)

Release Date:

1 May 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The body count continues...

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?

Plot Keywords:

Crystal Lake | Murder | Jason Voorhees | Death | Ice Pick

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Amy Steel	...	Ginny Field
John Furey	...	Paul Holt
Adrienne King	...	Alice Hardy
Kirsten Baker	...	Terry
Stuart Charno	...	Ted (as Stu Charno)
Warrington Gillette	...	Jason Voorhees (Unmasked Scene)
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober	...	Sandra
Tom McBride	...	Mark
Bill Randolph	...	Jeffrey
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vicky
Russell Todd	...	Scott
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (also archive footage)
Cliff Cudney	...	Maxwell
Jack Marks	...	Cop
Jerry Wallace	...	The prowler
David Brand	...	Extra counselor
China Chen	...	Extra counselor
Carolyn Louden	...	Extra counselor
Jaime Perry	...	Extra counselor
Tom Shea	...	Extra counselor
Jill Voight	...	Extra counselor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rex Everhart	...	Enos (truck driver) (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Miner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ron Kurz		writer

Produced by
Lisa Barsamian	....	executive producer
Tom Gruenberg	....	executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	associate producer
Steve Miner	....	producer
Dennis Murphy	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Peter Stein

Film Editing by
Susan E. Cunningham

Casting by
Fran Kumin		(as Simon & Kumin)
Meg Simon		(as Simon & Kumin)

Production Design by
Virginia Field

Art Direction by
Robert Topol		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Ellen Lutter

Makeup Department
Lisa Brozek	....	assistant makeup artist
John Caglione Jr.	....	makeup effects assistant
Carl Fullerton	....	special makeup effects
Joanne Salarno	....	assistant makeup artist
David E. Smith	....	makeup effects assistant
Cecilia Verardi	....	hair stylist
Cecilia Verardi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lisa Barsamian	....	production manager
Roberta Presser	....	location unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Feury	....	second assistant director
Charles Layton	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tommy Allen	....	carpenter
Eddie Cunningham	....	carpenter (as Ed Cunningham)
Shaun Curran	....	construction coordinator
Duke Durfee	....	scenic chargeman
Christine Gardyasz	....	property master: outside (as Chris Gardyasz)
Martha Gibson	....	scenic artist
Jeffrey L. Glave	....	scenic artist (as Jeff Glave)
Sandy Hamilton	....	assistant property master
Manuela Hartsuyker	....	carpenter
Alice MaGuire	....	assistant property master
Tom Walden	....	property master: inside

Sound Department
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Howorth	....	dialogue editor
Richard Murphy	....	sound recordist
David Platt	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)

Stunts
Cliff Cudney	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Farentino	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Anderson	....	electrician
Phil Beard	....	grip
Jim Canatta	....	panaglide assistant
Sam Ewall	....	key grip
John Foster	....	still photographer
Steve Gerbson	....	gaffer
Philip Holahan	....	first assistant camera
Miguel Jimenez	....	electrician
Bill Klayer	....	electrician
John Newby	....	best boy
Eric Van Haren Noman	....	panaglide operator
Paul Vola	....	second grip

Casting Department
Denise Pinckley	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Kaufman	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Guy Barresi	....	assistant editor
Jay Keuper	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Randall Badger	....	location scout (as Randy Badger)
Mark A. Baker	....	location manager (as Mark Baker)
Jeffrey Delman	....	production assistant (as Jeff Delman)
Ann Edgeworth	....	production assistant
Martin Kitrosser	....	script supervisor
John Oshima	....	production assistant
Denise Pinckley	....	production office coordinator
Jerry Wallace	....	production assistant
Mitch Wood	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.
• Greengrass Productions

Distributors

• Cinema International Corp. (1981) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (1981) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Video (1987) (UK) (video)
• CIC Video (1997) (UK) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• Odeon (2002) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Deluxe Edition)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Elit (1982) (Bulgaria) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Ross-Gaffney Inc.

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part II (USA) (trailer title)
Jason (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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)

Filming Locations:

KenWood Camp, Kent, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

A shot of the infamous double-impalement was cut to avoid an "X" rating, yet a still of this censored shot appears on the back of the videocassette box.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The first film takes place on June 13, 1980, which was a Friday, hence Friday the 13th. This film is set five years later, in the summer of 1985, also on Friday the 13th. There wasn't another Friday the 13th during the summer until 1986.

Quotes:

Terri: [to Scott who stepped into a trap] Don't go anywhere.
Scott: Very funny.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Police Quest: Open Season (1993) (VG)

Arguably the best of all nine sequels.

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.