Friday the 13th: Part 2
1981 · Movie · R · 86 min · ★ 6.2 · 31% critics
Five years after a notorious massacre near a lakeside camp, a new group of counselor trainees arrives in the woods, brushing off warnings and local legends. As uneasy signs mount and people begin to vanish, the group realizes the danger isn’t just a story—and survival may depend on staying calm and thinking fast.
Also known as Friday the 13th Part II · Vendredi 13 : Chapitre 2 · Jason · Friday the 13th: Jason
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Details
- Original title
- Friday the 13th Part 2
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 31/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (1,914 votes)
- Box office
- $21,722,776
- Budget
- $1,250,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic camp slasher with steady suspense, a stronger final stretch, and a more menacing killer presence than the first; Not for you if you hate slow build-ups or formula sequels like The Burning.
Pros: tense late-game chase; creepy woods atmosphere; memorable new villain | Cons: slow early pacing; thin character development; less graphic violence
Themes
- new jersey
- summer camp
- psychopath
- sequel
- woods
- mysterious man
- revenge
- serial killer
- slasher
- summer
- massacre
- series of murders
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Russell Todd
as Scott
Amy Steel
as Ginny
John Furey
as Paul
Adrienne King
as Alice
Kirsten Baker
as Terry
Stuart Charno
as Ted
Warrington Gillette
as Jason
Walt Gorney
as Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober
as Sandra
Tom McBride
as Mark
Directed by Steve Miner