Friday the 13th Part 2 - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Friday the 13th Part 2"

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Timing: 1:26 (86 min)

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All about film

Video 3

Photo 84

Actors and characters

Original TV Spot

English

0:30

Official Trailer

English

2:26

Пятница 13 – Часть 2 - Trailer

Pусский

1:15

What's left behind the scenes

The film had the longest opening sequence in the history of cinema: approximately 12 minutes pass from the beginning of the film until the credits with the names of the creators and actors.
The killer in the film looks exactly like the one in «The City That Never Sleeps» (1976).
Tom Savini, who worked on the first installment of "Friday the 13th," was initially invited to work on the special effects, but he declined, preferring Tony Maylam's "The Burning." Instead of Savini, Carl Fullerton became the special effects artist – the same one who would later receive a Saturn Award for similar work on "The Silence of the Lambs."
According to a poll by the American horror magazine Fangoria, the second part of "Friday the 13th" was named the worst horror film of 1981.
With a bag over his head, Jason Voorhees looked like a copy of John Merrick from David Lynch's "The Elephant Man," which was an additional reason for negative critical reviews.
After the release of the slasher film "Friday the 13th" (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980), Adrienne King was pursued by a persistent fan. Eventually, the actress began to refuse offered roles. Only 15 years later did she appear several times as a voice actress.
Jason first appears on screen when walking towards Alice's house, but the viewer only sees his legs. This was the only instance in the franchise where a woman – costume designer Ellen Lutter – played the role of Jason.
The unexpected plot of the film disappointed many. Betsy Palmer (1926-2015), the actress who worked on the first film, director Sean S. Cunningham, and special effects artist Tom Savini all made highly critical statements about the fact that Jason, it turns out, is alive.
Ted is one of the very few characters in horror films who breaks the so-called "rules of survival" in this genre. The second rule of this code states, "Don't drink or do drugs. Otherwise – death." Ted remains alive precisely because he continues to drink and spends all night at the bar.
Jason first appears on screen walking towards Alice’s house, but only his legs are visible. This was the only time in the franchise that Jason was portrayed by a woman – costume designer Ellen Lutter.
According to co-producer Dennis Stewart Murphy, the idea for Jason to wear a burlap sack on his head came from the costume designer, who suggested Jason could find such a sack anywhere and easily put it to use.
During the filming of a scene where Jason, played by Warrington Gillette, breaks through a window and grabs Ginny (played by Amy Steel), the actor was injured because the glass didn't break, and he hit his head on it hard.
The credits state that Jason was played by Warrington Gillette, but in reality, his stunt double Steve Dash played the character for a significant portion of the scenes. Gillette played Jason without a mask only when he breaks through the window. Dash was indignant that his name wasn't even mentioned, even though Dash actually played the character almost all the time Jason was on screen. Dash’s surname (and his alone) was listed in the credits only in the next film in the franchise.
During the filming of a scene where his character chases Amy Steel’s heroine, Steve Dash fell awkwardly and broke his ribs.
During the filming of the fight scene between Amy Steel’s heroine and Jason, the latter raises a pickaxe to block a machete wielded by Ginny. In the very first take, she accidentally hit Steve Dash’s finger, requiring him to seek medical attention. His finger was stitched up, and he returned to the set, insisting on continuing the filming.
The killer in the film looks exactly like the one in "The City That Never Sleeps" (1976).
Tom Savini, who had worked on the first "Friday the 13th" film, was initially invited to work on the special effects, but he declined, preferring Tony Maylam's "The Burning." Instead of Savini, Carl Fullerton became the special effects artist – the same one who would later win a Saturn Award for similar work on "The Silence of the Lambs."
With a bag over his head, Jason Voorhees looked like John Merrick from David Lynch's "The Elephant Man," which was an additional reason for negative critical reviews.
After the release of the slasher film "Friday the 13th" (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980), Adrienne King began to be pursued by a persistent fan. Eventually, the actress started refusing roles offered to her. Only 15 years later did she appear several times as a voice actress.
Ted is one of the very few characters in horror films who violates the so-called "rules of survival" in this genre. The second rule of this code states, "Don't drink or take drugs. Otherwise – death." Ted remains alive precisely because he continues to drink and spends the whole night at the bar.

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