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title: 'Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steve Miner'
released: '1981-04-30'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/friday-the-13th-part-2-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082418/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

1981 · 83 min · Horror · United States

Part of: Friday the 13th

## Synopsis

Friday the 13th Part 2 is a 1981 American slasher film produced and directed by Steve Miner in his directorial debut, written by Ron Kurz, and starring Adrienne King, Amy Steel, and John Furey. It is the sequel to Friday the 13th (1980), and the second installment in the Friday the 13th franchise. King, Betsy Palmer, and Walt Gorney reprise their respective roles from the first film as Alice Hardy, Pamela Voorhees, and Crazy Ralph. Taking place five years after the first film, Friday the 13th 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steve Miner](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-miner)
- **Producer:** [Steve Miner](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-miner)
- **Screenplay:** [Ron Kurz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-kurz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Manfredini](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-manfredini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-stein)

## Cast

- [Amy Steel](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-steel) as Ginny Field
- [Lauren-Marie Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-marie-taylor)
- [Robbi Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbi-morgan)
- [John Furey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-furey)
- [Adrienne King](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-king) as Alice Hardy
- [Betsy Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/betsy-palmer) as Pamela Voorhees
- [Russell Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-todd)
- [Marta Kober](https://cinepixo.com/people/marta-kober)
- [Bill Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-randolph)
- [Stuart Charno](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-charno)
- [Tom McBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcbride)
- [Rex Everhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-everhart)
- [Kristin Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristin-baker)

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