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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
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28 July 1989 (USA) moreTagline:
I LOVE NY [heart symbol in the shape of a bloodied ice hockey mask denotes love] morePlot:
A passing boat bound for New York pulls Jason along for the ride. Look out New York, here comes hell in a hockey mask. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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The Last True "Friday" moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Todd Caldecott | ... | Jim Miller (as Todd Shaffer) | |
| Tiffany Paulsen | ... | Suzi Donaldson | |
| Tim Mirkovich | ... | Young Jason (as Timothy Burr Mirkovich) | |
| Kane Hodder | ... | Jason Voorhees | |
| Jensen Daggett | ... | Rennie Wickham | |
| Barbara Bingham | ... | Miss Colleen Van Deusen | |
| Alex Diakun | ... | Deck hand | |
| Peter Mark Richman | ... | Charles McCulloch | |
| Warren Munson | ... | Adm. Robertson | |
| Fred Henderson | ... | Chief Engineer Jim Carlson | |
| Scott Reeves | ... | Sean Robertson | |
| Gordon Currie | ... | Miles Wolfe | |
| Saffron Henderson | ... | J.J. Jarrett | |
| Martin Cummins | ... | Wayne Webber | |
| Vincent Craig Dupree | ... | Julius Gaw (as V.C. Dupree) |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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UK:18 (cut) | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (cut) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:R | Norway:18 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Mexico:C | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)Fun Stuff
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The film made $19,343,976 with a budget of $5,000,000 moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Rennie and Sean are on the sewer's ladder at the end, Rennie's position changes between shots. moreQuotes:
[first lines]DJ: [narration] It's like this... We live in claustrophobia, the land of steel & concrete. Trapped by dark waters. There is no escape. Nor do we want it. We've come to thrive on it and each other. You can't get the adrenaline pumpin' without the terror, good people... I love this town.
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Julius runs to a pay phone to call the police and dials 9-1-1, but then he says, "Operator, this an emergency, give me the police!" So why did he dial 911?Rennie says she was attacked by Jason as a child when she was learning to swim in Crystal Lake. How is this possible, if the first movie supposedly takes place long before Rennie would be old enough to go swimming, and Jason came out of the lake anyways after Part 1, so he wouldn't have been there when Rennie went swimming. Right?
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?
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Renowned film critic Leonard Maltin calls "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan" the highlight of the series. Of course Maltin rated virtually every other "Friday" film a dud, so that's not saying much. In any event, he's wrong. But while this eighth installment is comparatively inferior to most that preceded it, it's not as bad as reputed outside Maltin circles.
"Jason Takes Manhattan" is one of those movies that's impossible to love unconditionally. There are simply too many flaws, from ridiculous plot elements (Jason can teleport???) and an uneven pace to a lack of chills and incompatible attempts at humor. Indeed this entry represents a bitter come-down after the absolutely stellar parts VI and VII.
In many ways, "Jason Takes Manhattan" doesn't feel like part of the franchise. The Jason here isn't scary like we know he can be. His deadly moves, be it the electric guitar impaler or decapitatingly powerful right hook, seem forced and contrived. Director Rob Hedden fell into the trap of gore for the sake of gore, but that's never been what "Friday the 13th" is all about. It's all in the buildup, and sometimes, even in low-budget '80s horror, less is more.
With all of that said, "Jason Takes Manhattan" isn't a total loss. The mere sight of the rapidly decaying villain storming through the mean streets of the Big Apple is worth at least four stars. Aside from the change of scenery, the film offers a fairly strong story and memorable special effects (who could forget Jason melting in that acid?). And the masked one does have his frightening moments, smashing through portholes and firing harpoons at horny teens. As usual, the fun climax -- this time a chase through the city and sewer -- is the highlight.
For better or for worse, "Jason Takes Manhattan" marks the last true "Friday the 13th." This was Paramount's last stab at things before selling the rights to New Line Cinema, which basically destroyed the series with absurd ideas like Jason switching bodies and rampaging through spaceships.