Friday the 13th Part 2

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Friday the 13th Part II

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Directed by Steve Miner
Produced by Steve Miner
Written by Ron Kurz
Phil Scuderi (uncredited)
Starring Amy Steel
John Furey
Adrienne King
Kirsten Baker
Stuart Charno
Steve Dash
Warrington Gillette
Music by Harry Manfredini
Cinematography Peter Stein
Editing by Susan E. Cunningham
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) May 1, 1981
Running time 87 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $1,250,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $21,700,000 (domestically)
Preceded by Friday the 13th
Followed by Friday the 13th Part 3
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Friday the 13th Part II is a slasher film directed by Steve Miner. A sequel to Friday the 13th (1980), it is the second film in the Friday the 13th series. It was a moderate box-office hit, opening on May 1, 1981, in first place.


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[edit] Plot

The film begins with the only survivor from the first movie, Alice (played again by Adrienne King), being slain by a mysterious prowler in her own home two months after the conclusion of the original film.

Five years later, 1984, a group of young adults have come to Crystal Lake to attend a counselor training center that has been set up near the now-condemned Camp Crystal Lake. While some counselors are in town on their way to the facility, Crazy Ralph appears and tells the counselors to turn back, as the young counselors five years ago did not heed his warning. Paul, the leader of the group, explains how camp counseling is a serious job, and that the main danger in this area is bears. One night, around a campfire, Paul tells the people about how Jason Voorhees drowned in the same lake which their training area also bounds; how his mother was found to be the infamous murderer of "Camp Blood;" and that Alice survived only to disappear shortly thereafter, and that some of the local residents believe Jason is still alive and viciously protects the area around Crystal Lake. When the counselors seem into the story, they are shocked by a man with a spear, but it only turns out to be Ted in a monster mask and Paul claims that Jason is dead.

While some of the counselors are seen making out, Crazy Ralph is standing by a window, and is suddenly killed by a prowler using a garotte. Two of the counselors, Sandra and Jeff, sneak away to Camp Crystal Lake, which is now in disrepair. As they are about to go into one of the cabins, they are stalked by an unseen man who then approaches them; but it is revealed that is a local policeman who has caught them trespassing. The policeman returns the two counselors to camp, where Paul only recommends a light punishment. However, when driving, the policeman sees a masked man dart out in front of his squad car, running in the direction of the off limits Camp Crystal Lake. The policeman chases after the masked man to arrest him as well, only to lose him and go into a cabin. The policeman then sees a horrifying sight. It is not shown to the viewer as the prowler who killed Crazy Ralph also murders the policeman from behind. After getting to know one another and participating in some training exercises (which consist of dancing, jogging through the woods, swimming and a cookout), the majority of the trainees leave the campsite to party in town. The six counselors remaining, which consists of Vicki, Mark, Sandra, Jeff, Terri, and Scott, are soon stalked and murdered one by one. Only one of the trainees realizes what has happened before getting killed ( Vicki ). Eventually Ginny and Paul return to the camp. Ginny and Paul discover the lights are not working in the main cabin and sheets on an upstairs bed appear to be covered in blood. Ginny screams in horror when she sees the dead bodies of two of the counselors, and then opens the freezer and sees the corpse of Crazy Ralph fall out. Paul is attacked by a figure whose head is covered with a burlap sack as Ginny screams and runs out into the dark woods.

After a lengthy chase, Ginny stumbles upon a run-down cabin and enters. In the back room, she discovers a makeshift alter holding the severed head of Pamela Voorhees. Littered around the altar are several bodies of the slain trainees as well as the rotten corpse of Alice and the newly murdered policeman. The killer is identified as Jason Voorhees, who seems to have survived his drowning. Ginny dons Mrs. Voorhees' sweater and deceives Jason into believing that she is his mother (although Jason wises up when he sees his mother's severed head). After Paul wrestles with Jason, Ginny slams a machete through his shoulder. Paul and Ginny retreat back to their cabin believing Jason is dead and find Muffin, Terri's pet dog. As Ginny calls to Muffin to come, an unmasked Jason leaps through the window and begins to pull Ginny out. Ginny wakes up while being placed in an ambulance with no recollection of what happened to Paul.

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[edit] Other Media

  • A novelization based on the screenplay of Ron Kurz was published in 1988: Hawke, Simon, Friday the 13th Part II: A Novel, New American Library, New York, 1988, ISBN 0-451-15337-5

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