B00001MXXP

097360145748

Unknown

1981

1981-05-01

87

1h 27min

Awards, 3 nominations

Steve Miner

Ron Kurz, Victor Miller, Sean S. Cunningham

Betsy Palmer, Amy Steel, John Furey

Lisa Barsamian, Tom Gruenberg, Frank Mancuso Jr., Steve Miner, Dennis Stuart Murphy

Harry Manfredini

Peter Stein

Susan E. Cunningham

Virginia Field

Robert Topol

Tim Niverth Sr.

Ellen Lutter

Lisa Brozek, John Caglione Jr., Carl Fullerton, Tina and Robert, Joanne Salarno, David E. Smith, Cecilia Verardi, Stan Winston

Lisa Barsamian

Sean S. Cunningham, Richard Feury, Charles Layton

Tommy Allen, Eddie Cunningham, Shaun Curran, Duke Durfee, Christine Gardyasz, Martha Gibson, Jeffrey L. Glave, Sandy Hamilton, Manuela Hartsuyker, Alice MaGuire, Tom Walden

Richard Howorth, Richard Murphy, David Platt, Lee Dichter

Steven Kirshoff

Cliff Cudney, Tony Farentino, Webster Whinery

Tom Anderson, Phil Beard, Jim Canatta, John Foster, Steve Gerbson, Philip Holahan, Miguel Jimenez, William Klayer, John Newby, Ewalt Sam, Eric Van Haren Noman, Paul Volo, Edward J. Pei

Denise Pinckley

Susan Kaufmann

Guy Barresi, Jay Keuper

Randall Badger, Mark A. Baker, Roberta Presser

Tom Boyd, Alexander Courage, Sandy DeCrescent, George Doering, Chuck Domanico, Carl Fortina, Kenneth Hall, Randy Kerber, Harry Manfredini, Tommy Tedesco, James Thatcher, Jack K. Tillar

Martin Kitrosser

Jeffrey Delman, Ann Edgeworth, Ernie Karpeles, John Oshima, Denise Pinckley, Jerry Wallace, Mitchell J. Wood

The Smokey Boys Band

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Georgetown Productions Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films

USA

English

R

6

68364

26

Friday the 13th Part 2 is a 1981 American slasher film produced and directed by Steve Miner in his directorial debut, and written by Ron Kurz. It is the sequel to 1980 s Friday the 13th, and the second installment in the franchise. Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer and Walt Gorney reprise their respective roles from the first film as Alice Hardy, Pamela Voorhees, and Crazy Ralph. Amy Steel and John Furey also star. Taking place five years after the first film, Part 2 follows a similar premise, with an unknown stalker killing a group of camp counselors at a training camp near Crystal Lake. The film marks the debut of Jason Voorhees as the series main antagonist.

Originally, Friday the 13th Part 2 was intended to be an anthology film based on the Friday the 13th superstition. However, after the popularity of the original film s surprise ending, the filmmakers opted to continue the story and mythology surrounding Camp Crystal Lake, a trend which would be repeated in every film in the franchise.

Like the original film, Friday the 13th Part 2 faced opposition from the Motion Picture Association of America, who noted its accumulative violence as problematic, resulting in numerous cuts being made to allow an R rating. The film opened theatrically on May 1 in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on May 1, 1981. Friday the 13th Part 2 received generally negative reviews, and was less financially successful than the first film, grossing $21.7 million in the U.S. on a budget of $1.25 million. A direct sequel, Friday the 13th Part III, was released one year later.

$1,250,000 (estimated)

$6,429,784

$21,722,776

$21,722,776

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