
Friday the 13th Part 2(1981)
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.


“They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.”
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

Adrienne King
Alice

Betsy Palmer
Mrs. Voorhees

Kevin Bacon
Jack

Jeannine Taylor
Marcie

Harry Crosby
Bill

Laurie Bartram
Brenda

Mark Nelson
Ned

Peter Brouwer
Steve Christy

Robbi Morgan
Annie

Rex Everhart
Truck Driver
Friday the 13th is a horror film released in 1980 exploring themes of lake, new jersey, drowning, summer camp, sadism, villain. Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, it stars Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon. Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
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