For authenticity, the film was shot on location in he South Pacific""s Tahiti, as well as on Catalina Island, Santa Barbara, and in MGM""s Culver City studios, over a period of three months." He was late to the empty offices of theDaily Planet, where he learned in a conference room that sleazy tabloid tycoon David Warfield (Sam Wanamaker) had purchased the newspaper and taken over operations, vowing to make it profitable and exploitative.The King noticed the transfixed ""interest"" of the mob of bystanders (seen in a tracking scan to the left) who were stunned at the dancer - she exemplified supremely beautiful ""ugliness"" - according to one woman who ironically exclaimed:"That""s the prettiest ugliness I""ve ever seen.During the credits, the words "Friday the 13th" in white block letters exploded, revealing "Part 2."The setting was five years later (1984 or 1985?).Three eens (prospective camp counselors) were introduced in this opening scene:dim-witted Jeff (Bill Randolph)his girlfriend Sandra Dier (Marta Kober)their friend Ted (Stu Charno)Jeff and Sandra drove into a rural town, and from a payphone phoned their friend Ted for directions.