Friday the 13th Part 2
Movie, 1981, Crystal Lake, Set in Five years later
Friday the 13th Part 2 is #2 of 12 in release order and #2 of 12 in chronological order in the Friday the 13th.
The story
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.
Friday the 13th Part 2 recap
Two months after the first film, Alice is murdered at home by an unseen killer who leaves Pamela's severed head in her fridge. Five years later, Paul Holt runs a counsellor training camp on the edge of Crystal Lake, and among the trainees is his girlfriend Ginny, a child psychology student. Paul tells the legend of Jason, who never drowned and saw his mother killed. Most of the trainees go to town for a last night out, and those who stay behind are murdered by a man with a sack over his head. Ginny and Paul return to find the bodies, and Paul disappears in an attack. Ginny flees into the woods and finds Jason's shack, which holds a shrine with his mother's head and her sweater.
Friday the 13th Part 2 ending explained
Ginny puts on Pamela's sweater and pretends to be his mother, calming Jason long enough to strike him with his machete. Paul reappears, and they leave him for dead. Back at the cabin, Jason crashes through a window, and in the morning Ginny is carried to an ambulance asking where Paul is. His fate is never shown, and Pamela's head is left in the shack.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part 2 is streaming on Paramount+, Peacock, Philo, AMC+, AMC, and YouTube (free) in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 27%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Friday the 13th, before Friday the 13th Part III.
- Chronological order: after Friday the 13th, before Friday the 13th Part III.
What to watch before Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th (1980), which Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) continues.
Cast
- Amy Steel as Ginny
- John Furey as Paul
- Adrienne King as Alice
- Kirsten Baker as Terry
- Stuart Charno as Ted
- Warrington Gillette as Jason
- Walt Gorney as Crazy Ralph
- Marta Kober as Sandra
- Tom McBride as Mark
- Bill Randolph as Jeff
- Lauren-Marie Taylor as Vickie
- Russell Todd as Scott
Directed by Steve Miner.