A whole high senior class is finally graduating. For that, they get into a luxury cruise called ''Lazarus''. At the beginning they are all having fun, including our main heroine ''Rennie'' who has a serious problem with the water because of past traumatic events '' Almost got drowned when she was little''. When we get to see all the young teenagers our friend Jason who got on board the ship starts with his killing rampage until we get to see only the main characters of the movie.. After that, they decide to look for the killer and kill him... Unfortunately, Jason got them first... After only a few of them escaped and got off the ship reached N.Y where they now have a bigger problem. Jason managed to get there too! He's cashing the survivors so he can kill them. Now the young teenager couple must escape or die in the dark waters of New York.Written by
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Part 8 director Rob Hedden had previously worked as a writer for Paramount on MacGyver, but what he really wanted to do was direct. So, when the studio asked him to write for Friday the 13th: The Series he'd only do it if he could also direct. They hated the sound of that, but two months later they were still desperate for writers. So, they gave in, hired Hedden, and let him direct 2 episodes, walking away impressed enough with his work behind the camera to offer him the job to write/direct Part 8. See more »
Goofs
(at around 41 mins) When Charles and Colleen enter the cabin, they are completely dry even though they have just been out in the rain. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
DJ:
[narration]
It's like this... We live in claustrophobia; the land of steel and 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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Alternate Versions
As described by the director on the DVD commentary, the following shots were cut or altered in order to receive an MPAA rating of "R" instead of an "X":
Jim's death was much gorier. Originally, Jason shoves the entire spear gun through his stomach, then rips it out, causing Jim's intestines to slide out along with a large amount of blood.
Suzy's death was disturbingly gruesome. Jason shoves the spear through her stomach and twists it non-stop. There were close-up shots of Suzy's mouth gurgling blood and blood rapidly oozing from the spear wound. J.J.'s death was an alternate shot. In the original shot, we actually see Jason smashing J.J.'s head with the guitar.
Tamera's death in the original print was completely different. Originally, Jason repeatedly stabs her with a mirror shard in a shower while she's completely nude. Blood rapidly oozes from her stab wounds and Jason keeps stabbing non-stop. Later on, when Eva finds Tamara's corpse, the original shot was one featuring Tamera's fully nude body with dozens of shards of glass protruding from it.
The scene where the uncredited boxer gets the hot sauna rock shoved into his chest cavity was a re-shoot. Originally, Jason jammed two darts through his eye sockets, but it was deemed too graphic, and the MPAA forced the crew to re-shoot it. Even with the re-shoot, the scene had to be trimmed. Originally, there was more blood and steam, but the MPAA found even that to be too graphic.
The scene where the captain gets his neck sliced by Jason's Bowie knife was shot five different ways. The director's desire was a shot of a huge gash wound spurting blood, but the MPAA made him choose the least gory shot, which is what appears in the final cut of the movie.
Wayne's death originally featured him being electrocuted for a few seconds longer.
The full version of Miles' death scene actually saw him land on the spikes, rather than just showing the aftermath as we see in the "R" rated version.
When Jason kills the first gang banger, the uncut print featured Jason's hand and the needle going all the way through the gang banger's body.
Well well well...it appears ol' Jason is bored of Camp Crystal Lake and has taken to the high seas to attack the Love Boat! What sounded silly on paper looks even sillier on film! There are some saving graces, like Kane Hodder's performence as Jason, which is excellent as always. However, there are many mistakes, like Jason's appearance which is totally different altogether from when we last seen him a year before in Part VII. Jason was NOT wearing gloves at the end of the previous film, also the flashbacks of Jason as a boy contrast with the appearence given him in Part I. Plus, sorry to ruin things for first time viewers...Jason spends all of about hmmm 5 minutes in the Big Apple, that's it! This was the last of the Paramount Friday's and by watching this it is easy to see why.
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Well well well...it appears ol' Jason is bored of Camp Crystal Lake and has taken to the high seas to attack the Love Boat! What sounded silly on paper looks even sillier on film! There are some saving graces, like Kane Hodder's performence as Jason, which is excellent as always. However, there are many mistakes, like Jason's appearance which is totally different altogether from when we last seen him a year before in Part VII. Jason was NOT wearing gloves at the end of the previous film, also the flashbacks of Jason as a boy contrast with the appearence given him in Part I. Plus, sorry to ruin things for first time viewers...Jason spends all of about hmmm 5 minutes in the Big Apple, that's it! This was the last of the Paramount Friday's and by watching this it is easy to see why.