Where To Watch Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is the direct sequel to the original slasher classic and marks the true beginning of Jason Voorhees as the franchise’s main killer. Set five years after the Camp Crystal Lake murders, the film follows a new group of counselors training at a nearby camp. Unknown to them, Jason survived his childhood drowning and has been living in the woods, driven by revenge for his mother’s death. Wearing a crude sack mask, Jason stalks and murders the counselors one by one. The movie intensifies the violence, expands the mythology, and firmly establishes Jason as a horror icon.

Crime Horror Mystery Suspense

Release Date: May 1, 1981
Director: Steve Miner
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Suspense
Duration: 1 hour and 27 minutes
Language: English
Starring: Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker, Stu Charno, Warrington Gillette, Steve Dash (Daskawisz), Lauren-Marie Taylor, Marta Kober, Tom McBride, Bill Randolph, Russell Todd, Walt Gorney, Betsy Palmer, and Cliff Cudney
Box Office: $21.7 million
Where To Watch: Apple TV, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video

More details about Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and where you can watch

In Friday the 13th Part 2, the legend of Jason Voorhees becomes terrifyingly real. Five years after the original massacre, Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but counselors at a nearby training center believe the story of Jason is only a myth. As night falls, Jason now an adult emerges from the woods and begins hunting them. Using brutal weapons like machetes, spears, and knives, he kills silently and mercilessly. Survivor Ginny Field uses psychology to briefly outsmart Jason by exploiting his emotional connection to his mother. The film ends with a shocking and ambiguous finale that leaves Jason’s fate uncertain. Part 2 cemented the franchise’s darker tone and pushed the slasher genre further into mainstream popularity.

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Did You Know

This film is the first time Jason Voorhees is revealed to be alive and becomes the main killer but he does NOT wear his iconic hockey mask yet. Instead, Jason uses a crude sack with one eye hole, and the famous hockey mask wouldn’t appear until Friday the 13th Part III (1982), shocking many fans who assume it was always part of his look.

Where To Watch Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

More details about Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and where you can watch