Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
- Documented locations
- 18
- Year
- 1981
- Directed by
- Steve Miner
- Cities
- Waterbury, Torrington, New Preston, Warren, Washington, Kent, Los Angeles
47 Central Avenue (Waterbury)
Waterbury, United States
The house and its two neighbors were demolished in 2018; a parking lot now occupies the land.
The scene : At the beginning of the film, Alice Hardy, the sole survivor of the first installment, returns home: the exterior of her apartment is filmed in front of this house in downtown Waterbury. The scenes inside, up until her death, are shot in Torrington.
Waterbury, United States
The scene : At the foot of Alice's house, a kid splashes around while humming the nursery rhyme "Itsy Bitsy Spider"; behind him stands the young woman's house.
58 High Street (Torrington)
Torrington, United States
The building currently houses the McCall Center for Behavioral Health.
The scene : The interiors of Alice's apartment are filmed in this building in Torrington. She wakes up from a nightmare about Mrs. Voorhees, calls her mother, takes a shower, and then discovers Mrs. Voorhees's head in her refrigerator before being killed with an ice pick: this is Jason's first murder.
9 East Shore Road (New Preston)
New Preston, United States
Former gas station, converted since into a shop (J. Seitz Jewelry). A postcard from around 1931 already shows it with its pumps and brick walls.
The scene : Upon their arrival in New Preston, Jeff and Sandra park their truck in front of the gas station and make a phone call from a booth. Crazy Ralph appears to warn them, and the truck ends up being towed.
7 East Shore Road (New Preston)
New Preston, United States
Former general store of the village, which today houses the Pergola antique shop.
The scene : The brown general store of the village, in front of which Jeff and Sandra park their van to make a phone call from the telephone booth.
11 Main Street (New Preston)
New Preston, United States
Former grocery store, now housing Dawn Hill Antiques.
The scene : Crazy Ralph, the village madman encountered in the first film, reappears in front of the grocery store to warn the newcomers.
New Preston, United States
The scene : Jeff and Sandra run across Main Street towards the storefronts of the village, in the heart of the telephone booth sequence.
New Preston, United States
The scene : Close-up after the prologue of Alice: Jeff and Sandra arrive by car along the road leading to Main Street, near the New Preston sign. Route 202 also serves for other driving shots.
New Preston, United States
The scene : Ted comes to pick up Jeff and Sandra in town: it's the sequence "Welcome to God's Country".
Warren, United States
The scene : Jeff, Sandra, and Ted are driving towards the Packanack instructor training center; the shot is filmed at this intersection in Warren.
Lake Waramaug Casino (1930s-1981)
New Preston, United States
Restaurant and nightclub opened in the 1930s by Lake Waramaug, closed in 1981 and destroyed by fire in 1982. A mansion currently occupies the lot.
The scene : In the evening, some of the monitors head to the bar of the Casino. While the group The Smokey Boys Band plays, Ginny imagines aloud what Jason would be like if he had survived and seen his mother die; at the same moment, at the camp, those who stayed are killed one by one.
Washington, United States
The scene : Some sequences by the water are filmed on this lake near New Preston.
164 Kenmont Road (Kent)
Kent, United States
Former two-level hunting lodge built in 1915, named Sassacus Hunting Lodge in 1936 and then Bromica Lodge in 1955. The lodge and its outbuildings were demolished in 2009; a new house now occupies the property, at the edge of North Spectacle Pond.
The scene : The camp where Paul trains his counselors, next to the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake. Around the campfire, Paul tells the legend of Jason. The lodge reappears throughout the film, from its interior staircase at the back where Ginny escapes from Jason; around it, Paul's cabin, where he lectures Ginny for being late, and the cottage where Vicki goes to change before discovering the bodies. The counselors' night swim and the double impalement are filmed there, and Ginny leaves in an ambulance in one of the final shots.
North Spectacle Pond (Kent)
Kent, United States
A 130-acre pond near the hamlet of East Kent, with a maximum depth of 33 feet.
The scene : The pond serves as Crystal Lake. The day after the campfire, Jeff and Sandra walk along its shores to explore the ruins of Camp Crystal Lake; a local police officer catches them and brings them back to the training center.
Kent, United States
The scene : Kent Falls State Park is one of the filming locations for the film set around Kent.
Kent, United States
The scene : Macedonia Brook State Park is among the filming locations listed for the movie set around Kent.
Los Angeles, United States
Second largest city in the United States, capital of cinema, on the Pacific coast of California.
The scene : Mrs. Voorhees' scene is filmed in Los Angeles.
Woods off Kenmont Road (Kent)
Kent, United States
The scene : The crew is building Jason's cabin here, deep in the woods, and sets up a camera track in the same spot to film Steve Dash, who plays Jason, running between the trees.