
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 thought they were alone.”
Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.

Gaylen Ross
Betsy
Tony Nunziata
T.P.

Harriet Bass
Stacy
Seth Jones
Dave
Jan Claire
Ellie
Alexander Murphy Jr.
Bill
Jimmy Steele
Richie
Carl Fredericks
Max
Paul Ehlers
Madman Marz
Tom Veilleux
Tommy
Madman is a horror, thriller film released in 1981 exploring themes of summer camp, psychopath, forest, woods, blood bath, hot tub. Directed by Joe Giannone, it stars Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Harriet Bass. Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.
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