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Friday the 13th Part 2

Play trailer 2:11 Poster for Friday the 13th Part 2 R 1981 1h 27m Horror Action Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The second entry in the long-running horror series focuses on a group of teenage would-be counselors converging on Camp Crystal Lake for training under the tutelage of head counselor Paul (John Furey). Inevitably, Paul relates the story of Jason Voorhees (Warrington Gillette), a boy who ostensibly drowned at the camp and whose mother murdered a group of counselors in revenge. No one takes the tale seriously until a very much alive Jason begins gruesomely eliminating people.
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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.

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Neil Jillett The Age (Australia) 1d
There is no evidence that writer Ron Kurz and director Steve Miner have tried to give any narrative or psychological coherence to this account of a maniac who runs through the woods, enthusiastically killing American youngsters. Go to Full Review
Michael Blowen Boston Globe 1d
It's sloppier, bloodier and nastier than the so-called "original." It's horrible, not horrifying. Go to Full Review
Rick Groen Globe and Mail 1d
The man behind the camera is new this time, and so are many of the faces in front. Alas, nothing else has changed. Go to Full Review
Bruce Bailey Montreal Gazette 1d
Well, fans, here's the score: 11 murders, six false alarms, seven good scares, three cheap thrills and no originality. Go to Full Review
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Robert L Feb 14 not as good as the first but still a classic See more Legus B Oct 14 First Time see it on the big screen See more zaika - @Zaika Apr 5 If you told me to review this years ago, I would've lauded the ever loving hell out of this. I remember I watched this at a cousin's house upwards of twenty years ago and I, a young teenager was in love with the horror of this entry. I remember the double impalement was the cherry on top for my love of this movie. However as time has gone on, I look back onto Friday the 13th Part 2 not in a nostalgic, warm, fuzzy way but a slightly disappointed manner with the feeling it had that charm only once. See more Joe T. @RT59782949 Apr 4 Like junk food in the cinema world, it’s not good for you nor do you really want it but you know it’s bad for you See more Welll A @Azevader88 Mar 30 - Sempre fico impressionado com a naturalidade da sexualidade dessa era dos slashers, todo o elenco é muito sexy, crushei na rapazeada. Além disso, achei a construção dos personagens e suas relações melhor que no filme original, eles têm carisma, atuações convincentes e não são esquecíveis para a duração de apenas 87 min. - O final é bem rocambolesco, tipo, como que o Paul achou a casa do Jason no meio do mato se o xerife, conhecendo a região, teve que correr meia hora mato adentro e ainda achou POR ACASO? Há diversas outras inconsistências, como a própria premissa do filme 'per se', mas... um slasher exige esse tipo de suspensão de descrença. - Curti o jump scare final, me pegou de surpresa hehe. O trabalho de maquiagem do filme é bem funcional. - Queria que esse visual do Jason aqui, que é icônico, fosse tão valorizado quanto o clássico da máscara de hockey. . #PlutoTV See more Jason V @metalkillerismyfav Mar 27 jason my little boy... oh he was so precious. mama was talking to him fr fr... See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The second entry in the long-running horror series focuses on a group of teenage would-be counselors converging on Camp Crystal Lake for training under the tutelage of head counselor Paul (John Furey). Inevitably, Paul relates the story of Jason Voorhees (Warrington Gillette), a boy who ostensibly drowned at the camp and whose mother murdered a group of counselors in revenge. No one takes the tale seriously until a very much alive Jason begins gruesomely eliminating people.
Director
Steve Miner
Producer
Steve Miner
Screenwriter
Ron Kurz
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1981, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 27m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)