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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
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Rob Hedden and Kane Hodder in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
A boatful of graduating high school students headed to Manhattan accidentally pull Jason Voorhees along for the ride.
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Dark ComedySlasher HorrorSupernatural HorrorUrban AdventureAdventureHorrorThriller

Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.

  • Director
    • Rob Hedden
  • Writers
    • Rob Hedden
    • Victor Miller
  • Stars
    • Jensen Daggett
    • Kane Hodder
    • Todd Caldecott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rob Hedden
    • Writers
      • Rob Hedden
      • Victor Miller
    • Stars
      • Jensen Daggett
      • Kane Hodder
      • Todd Caldecott
    • 419User reviews
    • 191Critic reviews
    • 14Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Jensen Daggett
    Jensen Daggett
    • Rennie
    Kane Hodder
    Kane Hodder
    • Jason
    Todd Caldecott
    • Jim
    • (as Todd Shaffer)
    Tiffany Paulsen
    Tiffany Paulsen
    • Suzi
    Tim Mirkovich
    • Young Jason
    • (as Timothy Burr Mirkovich)
    Barbara Bingham
    Barbara Bingham
    • Colleen Van Deusen
    Alex Diakun
    Alex Diakun
    • Deck Hand
    Peter Mark Richman
    Peter Mark Richman
    • Charles McCulloch
    Ace
    • Toby the Dog
    Warren Munson
    • Admiral Robertson
    Fred Henderson
    Fred Henderson
    • Chief Engineer
    Scott Reeves
    Scott Reeves
    • Sean Robertson
    Gordon Currie
    Gordon Currie
    • Miles Wolfe
    Saffron Henderson
    Saffron Henderson
    • J.J.
    Martin Cummins
    Martin Cummins
    • Wayne
    Vincent Craig Dupree
    Vincent Craig Dupree
    • Julius
    • (as V.C. Dupree)
    Sharlene Martin
    • Tamara Mason
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • Eva Watanabe
    • Director
      • Rob Hedden
    • Writers
      • Rob Hedden
      • Victor Miller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kane Hodder says that one of the most fun parts of his tenure as Jason were the scenes in Times Square. He says that spectators were lined up and down the block watching the filming and he didn't want to take off the mask to destroy their illusion of Jason. He said that every once in awhile he'd turn his head and look at them and watch them all go crazy.
    • Goofs
      (at around 7 mins) Throughout the film, Jason's skin is grey, slimy and decayed, except for the pinky finger on his left hand, which is completely normal, protruding through his torn glove. This is especially noticeable in the extreme close up of Jason grabbing the railing of Jim's boat near the beginning.
    • Quotes

      [boxing Jason]

      Julius: Go ahead. Take your best shot, motherfucker.

      [Jason punches his head off]

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video version was cut by 1 second to remove a brief shot of a butterfly knife being twirled. The cut was restored in 2002.
    • Connections
      Edited into Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Slashed Scenes (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Darkest Side Of The Night
      Written by Fred Mollin and Stan Meissner
      Performed by Metropolis
      Produced by Stan Meissner

    User reviews419

    Featured review
    5/10

    Eh...

    Every movie series has its ups and downs. This was definitely Friday the 13th's "down" For some reason, this movie just wasn't that great. Don't get me wrong, I liked it and all...just didn't have that thrill that the others had. It shouldn't be called "Jason Takes Manhattan". Should be something like "Jason takes a cruise" or something. Although Kane Hodder played a great Jason, the character of Jason in this movie was disproportional. His abilities and whatnot. Some of the characters were the worst in this movie, the acting was pretty bad. I do like some scenes however. But they didn't fully redeem this movie from the horrific outcome. I give this a 5/10, this is probably my least favorite of the series.
    • emperor_bender
    • Feb 18, 2008
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    • What is the narrator reading in the beginning about "I love this city"??
    • Why does the dog suddenly appear in the boat when they leave the ship?
    • Jason is a bald little child, yet in the narrative flashback, Jason's appearance as a child has changed drastically, making him normal. Why is that?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Viernes 13. Parte VIII: Jason toma Manhattan
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(the ship, and most interiors)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Horror
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,343,976
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,251,310
      • Jul 30, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,343,976
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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