Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
52%RT Audience Score: 48%
Awards & Nominations: 3 nominations
Friday the 13th Part 2 sets the template for the franchise to follow with more teen victims, more gruesome set pieces, and fewer reasons to keep following along
Friday the 13th, Part 2 is a classic slasher flick that’s perfect for a night in with friends and some popcorn. Sure, the acting is a bit rough and the plot is just an excuse for some gruesome murders, but that’s what makes it so entertaining! Plus, who doesn’t love a good villain? Jason Voorhees is the ultimate horror icon and this movie is where he really starts to shine. So grab a drink, turn off the lights, and get ready for some sado-masochistic fun!
Production Company(ies)
Jolly Film Constantin Film Ocean Films,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Camp Ken-Mont/Ken-Wood, Kent, Connecticut, USA
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1981
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 27m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 1981 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2009
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $21,722,776
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $73,190,297
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,174
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,981,494
US/Canada gross: $21,722,776
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $73,190,297
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 902
US/Canada opening weekend: $6,429,784
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $21,663,796
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 613
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $1,250,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $4,211,610
Production budget ranking: 1,938
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,267,952
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $66,710,734
ROI to date (est.): 1,030%
ROI ranking: 119
John Furey – Paul Holt
Adrienne King – Alice
Kirsten Baker – Terri
Stuart Charno – Ted
Warrington Gillette – Jason Voorhees
Self – Steve Miner (Director/Producer)
Self – Ron Kurz (Writer)
Director(s)
Steve Miner
Writer(s)
Ron Kurz
Producer(s)
Steve Miner
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (32)
The plot is an excuse for joining together horrors, all of the sado-masochist kind, and the acting is rudimentary at best. It probably will make a fortune.
February 9, 2019
John Corry
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
Director Steve Miner and writer Ron Kurz introduce more potential victims than they have time or invention to knock off.
February 9, 2019
Gary Arnold
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Producer-director Steve Miner doesn’t move in and out of scenes with the flair of original producer-director Sean Cunningham nor is he able to create the same nauseatingly realistic murder situations.
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Friday the 13th Part 2 never aspires to be termite art.
February 4, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
This first sequel to Friday the 13th opens with mild panache… The script then jumps five years, assembles a new set of victims at the summer camp, and repeats the gory carnage as before.
January 26, 2006
Time Out Staff
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
This movie is a cross between the Mad Slasher and Dead teenager genres; about two dozen movies a year feature a mad killer going berserk, and they’re all about as bad as this one.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 0.5/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Basically a lazy retread of the first film.
August 21, 2021 | Rating: 1.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
A terrible sequel that only serves a purpose of establishing a villain. [Full review in Spanish].
June 30, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4
Federico Furzan
Cinelipsis
Violence, gore, sex, drinking/drugs in slasher sequel.
November 9, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Brian Costello
Common Sense Media
One monster’s company, II’s a crowd.
March 11, 2019
People Staff
People Magazine
Gory with a hint of humour, this pretty much does what it says on the tin.
March 11, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Sky Staff
Sky Cinema
There are no real surprises, just plenty of methodical murders, with graphic impaling being the favourite.
February 9, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Alan Jones
Radio Times…
Plot
Months after Alice beheaded psycho killer/mother Pamela Voorhees at Camp Crystal Lake, survivor Alice is still traumatized because of the murders. But there is one problem: Mrs. Voorhees’ son Jason never drowned and died, so he saw Alice behead Mrs. Voorhees. Jason finds Alice soon and murders her. Five years later, a camp counselor-in-training program begins at Packanack Lodge, right near Camp Crystal Lake. As teenagers in the program start snooping around Camp Crystal Lake, they start getting killed violently one by one.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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