Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1981
Running Times: 83 mins 2 sec (UK - video (1987))     83 mins 20 sec (UK - video (2001))     84 mins (Sweden)     86 mins 52 sec (UK - theatrical)     87 mins (USA)
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Georgetown Productions Inc / Greengrass Productions / Paramount Pictures
Executive Producers: Lisa Barsamian, Tom Gruenberg
Producer: Steve Miner
Co-Producer: Dennis Murphy
Associate Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr
Production Manager: Lisa Barsamian
Location Unit Manager: Roberta Presser

SCRIPT
Script: Ron Kurz
Friday the 13th Footage Script: Victor Miller (uncredited)

DIRECTION
Director: Steve Miner
Friday the 13th Footage Director: Sean S. Cunningham (uncredited)
1st Assistant Director: Charles Layton
2nd Assistant Director: Richard Feury

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Peter Stein
Panaglide Operator: Eric Van Haren Noman
2nd Camera Operator: Steve Gerbson
Panaglide Assistant: Jim Canatta
1st Assistant Camera: Philip Holahan
Key Grip: Sam Ewalt
Grip: Phil Beard
2nd Grip: Paul Volo
Gaffer: Steve Gerbson
Best Boy: John Newby
Electricians: Bill Klayer, Miguel Jimenez, Tom Anderson
Stills: John Foster
Colour: DeLuxe
Lenses and Panaflex Camera: Panavision

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Susan E. Cunningham
1st Assistant Editor: Jay Keuper
Editorial Assistant: Guy Barresi

MUSIC
Music: Harry Manfredini

SOUND
Sound Recording: Richard Murphy
Boom Operator: David Platt
Dialogue Editor: Richard Howorth
Sound Effects: Ross Gaffney Inc

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up / Hair: Cecilia Verardi
Assistant Make Up: Lisa Brozek, Joanne Salamo
Hair: Tina and Robert, Six Feet Under, Westport, Ct.
Costume Designer: Ellen Lutter
Wardrobe Supervisor: Susan Kaufman

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Carl Fullerton
Make Up Effects Assistants: David Smith, John Caglione Jr

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Steve Kirshoff
Titles: Modern Film Effects
Opticals: The Optical House, New York

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Virginia Field
Inside Property Master: Tom Walden
Outside Property Master: Chris Gardyasz
Assistant Property Masters: Sandy Hamilton, Alice MaGuire
Construction Co-Ordinator: Shaun Curran
Carpenters: Ed Cunningham, Tom Allen, Manuela Hartsuyker
Scenic Artists: Martha Gibson, Jeff Glave
Scenic Chargeman: Duke Durfee

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Martin Kitrosser
Location Auditor: Pumpkin Payroll Service
Production Office Co-Ordinator: Denise Pinckley
Production Assistants: Ann Edgeworth, Jerry Wallace, John Oshima, Mitch Wood, Jeff Delman
Animals Owned and Trained By: Dawn Animal Agency, Inc. of New York

LOCATIONS
Locations: Kent Falls State Park, Connecticut, USA; Kent, Connecticut, USA; New Preston, Connecticut, USA
Location Manager: Mark Baker
Location Scout: Randy Badger

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks To: The Casino, New Preston, Ct.; The Smokey Boys Band

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Cliff Cudney
Stunts: Webster Whinery, Tony Farentino
Stunt Double For Jason: Steve Daskawisz

CASTING
Casting: Simon and Kumon
Extras Casting: Denise Pinckley

CAST
Amy Steel (Ginny)
John Furey (Paul Holt)
Adrienne King (Alice)
Kirsten Baker (Terri)
Stu Charno (Ted)
Warrington Gillette (Jason Voorhees)
Walt Gorney (Crazy Ralph)
Marta Kober (Sandra Dier)
Tom McBride (Mark)
Bill Randolph (Jeffrey)
Lauren-Marie Taylor (Vicky)
Russell Todd (Scott)
Betsy Palmer (Mrs Voorhees)
Cliff Cudney (Maxwell)
Jack Marks (the cop)
Jerry Wallace (the prowler)
David Brand, China Chen, Carolyn Louden, Jaime Perry, Tom Shea, Jill Voight (extra counselors)
Rex Everhart (truck driver - uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

Five years after the events of the first film, Camp Crystal Lake has been opened as a camp counselor training centre. As the teenage wannabe counselors gather for their training, Jason Vorhees, the long-thought-dead son of Pamela Vorhees, is lurking in the woods, armed with a small arsenal of weapons and nursing a mighty grudge...

Another effective slasher, the last one of the series that one can say that about. The plot twists will have you cringing in disbelief but the brutality of the killings and the eerie backwoods setting give the film the same unsophisticated energy and verve as the first film, qualities that would be lost completely as the series progresses. Again, this is no masterpiece, but it does what it sets out to do and does it with ruthless efficiency. (Full Review)

UK
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment (BRP4346)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount (LV 1457)
DVD Distributor: Paramount (014577)

Australia
Rating: R

France
Rating: -16

Norway
Rating: 18

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: X; 18

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1981
April
27: UK - rated X by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

May
1: USA - theatrical release

November
2: Sweden - theatrical release

1982
January
13: France - theatrical release

1987
March
9: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC (for video release)

1991
July
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on Sky Movies)

1996
June
24: UK - video release (Paramount Home Entertainment (BRP4346))

1999
October
19: USA - DVD release (Paramount (014577))

2001
April
23: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC (for video release)

October
12: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax)

December
29: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax 2)

POSTER TAGS

The body count continues...

L'assassino ti siede accanto - Italian title
Freitag, der 13. Teil 2 - German title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Friday the 13th (1980)

SEQUELS
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 3 3D (1982)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason X (2001)

SEE ALSO
Bloody Murder (2000)
The Burning (1981)
Ecologia del delitto (1971)
Scream (1996)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Scream Greats Vol. 1 Tom Savini Master of Horror Make-up (1986)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.11 no.2 (Autumn 1981) p.48 (USA)
review

Fangoria no.190 (March 2000) p.75 (USA)
DVD review

Films vol.1 no.12 (November 1981) p.38 (UK)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.48 no.570 (July 1981) p.138 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Motion Picture Product Digest vol.8 no.24 (20 May 1981) p.94 (USA)
review

Scapegoat no.1 p.11 (UK)
censorship note

Screen International no.295 (6 June 1981) p.15 (UK)
review

Starburst no.36 (1981) p.15 (UK)
review

Variety 6 May 1981 p.21 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.144 (Netherlands)
credits, review

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