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.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Stuart Charno
- Ted
- (as Stu Charno)
Steve Dash
- Jason
- (as Steve Daskawisz)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to co-producer Dennis Stuart Murphy, the idea to have Jason wear a burlap sack over his head in Part 2 came from their costume designer, who figured it was the type of readily available item Jason could have conceivably and easily procured.
- 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.
- Crazy creditsJust 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 versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited from Friday the 13th (1980)
- SoundtracksItsy Bitsy Spider
(uncredited)
Featured review
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is a fine sequel or continuation to the classic slasher horror film that lots of people remember, but of course it still has slasher movie cliches that at this point are dated with how bad they are.
The acting is fine for the time the movie came out and these characters will still do cliches old slasher movies would always do. Making dumb choices, ignoring any warning of danger, and running away from any unpleasant situation.
I am quite sure people know who the killer is for how well known it is, but if not, I will not say anything about it. We are mostly looking for the kills, and there are some that are effective.
There is good cinematography that gave some scary camera shots because there are good handheld camera shots that fit the scenes it is shooting; I especially liked some camera shots that were in the perspective of the killer that looked cool.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is a fine sequel to the slasher movie that is worth watching either by yourself or with friends and that is good for a horror movie night to enjoy for what it is. Watch this if you have seen the first movie.
The acting is fine for the time the movie came out and these characters will still do cliches old slasher movies would always do. Making dumb choices, ignoring any warning of danger, and running away from any unpleasant situation.
I am quite sure people know who the killer is for how well known it is, but if not, I will not say anything about it. We are mostly looking for the kills, and there are some that are effective.
There is good cinematography that gave some scary camera shots because there are good handheld camera shots that fit the scenes it is shooting; I especially liked some camera shots that were in the perspective of the killer that looked cool.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is a fine sequel to the slasher movie that is worth watching either by yourself or with friends and that is good for a horror movie night to enjoy for what it is. Watch this if you have seen the first movie.
- MB-reviewer185
- Oct 24, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Martes 13: Parte 2
- Filming locations
- Camp Ken-Mont/Ken-Wood, Kent, Connecticut, USA(The camp next to Camp Crystal Lake)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,250,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,722,776
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,429,784
- May 3, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $21,722,975
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