Part ii might have had the chance to surpass the original had screenwriter ron kurz decided to take on a more psychological approach alongside repeating the mad spatterfest of the original. Bracke in the book crystal lake memories, screenwriter ron kurz admits he intended for jason to kill paul offscreen, and his death would have been implied by mrs. Friday the th part 2 1st may 1981 cinema 87 mins 1. While some of those films lived up to being great horror movies, most fell short and could not recycle the same effect that part 2 had on its audience. Jason lives, was no small feat for this flick and while this is a lesser entry in paramounts portion of the franchise, its not as bad as the stuff that followed. The final chapter is a 1984 american slasher film directed by joseph zito, produced by frank mancuso jr. Perhaps more shocking than the way alice croaked was what she saw just before it happened see, jason was specifically after alice to avenge his mothers death.
Cunningham, written by victor miller, and starring betsy palmer, adrienne king, harry crosby, laurie bartram, mark nelson, jeannine taylor, robbi morgan, and kevin bacon. As originally conceived, the head was supposed to come alive in the final shot of the film, to give the sequel a shock on the level of jasons lake attack. This film is quite similar to the first film, kind of to a fault. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 american slasher film directed by steve miner, and the second installment in the. The film begins with the only survivor from the first movie, alice, being slain and murdered by a. Singleminded in its desire to please the horror crowd, the film seeks to accomplish a checklist of things almost by rote. I have always had a problem with the first film in this series because. The late show was halffilled with high school and college students, and as the lights went down i experienced a brief wave of nostalgia.
The film tells the story of a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to reopen an. Friday the th full movie part 1 friday the th film. Friday the th part 2 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The towns of new preston and kent are on the west side of the state, near the new york border. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 american slasher film produced and directed by steve miner in his directorial debut, written by ron kurz, and starring amy steel. During friday the th part 2s cold open, alice hardy the sole survivor from the first movie was killed by jason voorhees. After all, there is far better material for novels out there. After chasing an unseen assailant into the woods, deputy winslow jack marks finds a mysterious, creepy cabin. Some of the new characters are interesting, like mark and vicky, but others arent as enjoyable. This jason is modeled after his appearance in friday the th part 2 1981, the debut of him as the main character in the series.
Friday the th part 2 is a very solid follow up to the excellent original and one of my favourite horror films of all time. Cunningham who evacuated the directors seat because he was not happy with the direction the series was taking, a feeling shared by tom savini, who. The film s prologue recapped the ending of the previous film, beginning with solesurviving alice hardys adrienne king flashback nightmare, in which she recalled encountering schizophrenic mother mrs. The production for friday the th part 2 was kept in the new england area which gave a nice continuity to the sequels predecessor. I saw friday the th, part 2 at the virginia theater, a former vaudeville house in my hometown of champaignurbana, illinois. Friday the th part 2 is where a lot of fans feel the series really began. Friday the th is an american horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie. Ginny field is a fictional character in the friday the th franchise, portrayed by amy steel. Introduced in steve miners sequel friday the th part 2 in 1981, ginny is an aspiring child psychologist who is hired as an assistant to paul holt at the packanack lodge, a site paul plans to transform into a counselor training center which is located near the infamous camp crystal lake. The litchfield county area of connecticut was chosen as the location for friday the th part 2. The film also features the return of adrienne king, betsy palmer and walt gorney, who respectively portrayed alice hardy, pamela voorhees, and crazy ralph in the.
With dana kimmell, tracie savage, richard brooker, terry ballard. There is a character in this sequel, ginny amy steel, assistant to. Picking up immediately after the events of friday the th part iii, the story follows a presumeddead jason voorhees. The killer in the first film died in way that is very difficult to come back from, even for antagonists of slasher films, and there was no one left to take up the machete. Friday the th fan film the man in the lake full movie duration.
The iconic score is also very noticeable and keeps the tone dark, and mysterious. More specifically, this enables them to quote jaws, friday the th part iv. Continuitywise, it really doesnt make any sense that jason. Voorhees is dead, and camp crystal lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant.
The counselor training center was filmed on north spectacle pond, just east of the town of kent, connecticut. A skindepth look at the sex and nudity of the friday the. Watching friday the th part 2 in a hour marathon yesterday really drove home how wrong i was the last time i watched it, this movie is a perfect fucking sequel that is actually better than the first film on every level. Friday the th, part 2 sensormatic 19th october 1999. Friday the th part 2 sets the template for the franchise to follow with more teen victims, more gruesome set pieces, and fewer reasons to keep following.
After the success of the first friday the th film, the producers were eager to make a sequel. Nov 23, 2011 after chasing an unseen assailant into the woods, deputy winslow jack marks finds a mysterious, creepy cabin. Today marks the 35th anniversary of the ultimate slasher sequel friday the th part 2, the film to introduce a grown up jason voorhees to terrified. Early scenes that see the witch playing hideandseek with a troubled teenager named ben johnpaul howard are authentically eerie, as the pierces have the. For a brief period of time it appeared that jason lives adaptor simon hawke would be writing novelizations of the entire friday the th film series, but thankfully he never made it past part 2. Voorhees, as the primary antagonist, which would continue for the remaining sequels with exception of the fifth movie and related works. Reranking all 12 films in the friday the th franchise. Following the only skinless entry in the franchise, not to mention the most overtly comedic in friday the th part vi. Jun 15, 2009 friday the th part 2 is where a lot of fans feel the series really began. The final chapter, and william friedkins the guardian in the same film, which might be a first for the genre. F riday the th part 2 is basically a day in the life of some preaidsera teenagers they go on a nature trail, swim in a lake, trespass in a haunted house, then proceed to drink lots beer and try to screw each other. When the first friday the th film proved to be a hit, the studio naturally made plans for a new one, to be released the year after there was only one problem. A sequel to friday the th 1980, it is also the second film in the friday the th series and the first to feature jason voorhees as the killer. With terry kiser, jennifer banko, john otrin, susan blu.
Feb 08, 2018 friday the th part 2 1981 kill count duration. Two months after the events of the original friday the th, alice. It was a moderate boxoffice hit, opening on may 1, 1981, in first place. Friday the th part 2 1981 introduced jason voorhees, the son of mrs. Aug 09, 2019 friday september th, in the year of 1957, a group of counselors for camp crystal lake were assigned to watch that summers group of young children. The new blood is a film that ive never held a lot of love for. Every single friday the th movie in chronological order. Friday the th part 2 was the directorial debut of steve miner friday the th part 3d, house, warlock, lake placid, and it was real trial by fire for the young film maker.
Friday the th part 2 paramount pictures our next big clue has to do with an alternate ending that was actually shot, only to be cut from the film. It brought back three characters from the original film including jasons crazy mom and two camp counselors, one of which survived the end of the first film, alice. Fans of the film may also be interested in these following websites. Friday the th part 2 of course marked the debut of jason voorhees as the franchises antagonist, after his mother pamela spent some time hacking up camp counselors in the original 1980 film. Home and away 6871 th april 2018 home and away 6871. Get ready for twice the terror with friday the th part 2. Picking up immediately after the events of friday the th part iii, the story follows a presumeddead jason voorhees brought to the morgue, where he spontaneously revives and escapes, returning to crystal lake to continue his killing spree. Made to cash in on the mass murderer market that was opened by the movie halloween the previous fall, it started the decades long franchise that made guys who butchered teens and college kids into cultural icons. Every other friday the th couple killed in the act being intimate has to live up to this one. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be cursed and is the setting for a. Friday september th, in the year of 1957, a group of counselors for camp crystal lake were assigned to watch that summers group of young children.
Having revived from his wounds, jason voorhees takes refuge at a cabin near crystal lake. Back in 1980 a film named friday the th was released. Friday the th part 2 soundtrack friday the th part 3 theme. It was a moderate boxoffice hit, opening on may 1, 1981, in first. Years after tommy jarvis chained him underwater at camp crystal lake, the dormant jason voorhees is accidentally released from his prison by a telekinetic teenager. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 american slasher film produced and directed by steve miner in his directorial debut, written by ron kurz, and starring amy steel and john furey. When the first friday the th film proved to be a hit, the studio naturally made plans for a. Friday the th part 2 19 movie clip look out, alice.
It is the fourth installment in the friday the th film series. Slasher sequel friday the th part 2 leaves the fate of male lead paul. Friday the th part 2, marketed as friday the th part ii, is a 1981 slasher film and was the second sequel to the smash hit original. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character jason voorhees, who drowned as a boy at camp crystal lake due to the negligence of the camp staff.
A description of tropes appearing in friday the th part 2. As of 2018, friday the th has spawned ten sequels, including a crossover film with a nightmare on elm street villain freddy krueger. Part 2 jason also commonly referred to as sack head jason is one of the variations of jason voorhees featured in friday the th. Friday the th part 2 39 movie clip mystery cabin 1981. As a group of coeds arrive for their vacation, jason continues his killing spree. Carrie angle was too gimmicky and the heavy cuts imposed upon the film by the mpaa took.
How to watch every friday the th film online screen rant. Friday the th part 2 was released on may 1st, 1981. It was the directorial debut of steve miner, who would also helm the next installment in the series, 1982s friday the th part iii. Filming locations include kent, new preston, torrington and waterbury, ct. Wikia entertainment, official website, the coroners report, camp blood. The opening scene for part 2 as well as all downtown crystal lake shots and the casinobar the counselors visit were all filmed in new preston, connecticut. With betsy palmer, amy steel, john furey, adrienne king. Images of friday the th part 2 check out the friday the th part 2 wiki for more information about the film friday the th part ii is a slasher film directed by steve miner. Friday the th part ii is a slasher film directed by steve miner. Slasher sequel friday the th part 2 leaves the fate of male lead paul john furey unresolved, but heres what his intended conclusion was. Sure, we met jason voorhees at the tailend of the original, but its here that we actually see him begin his journey. Friday the th is a 1980 american horror film produced and directed by sean s.
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