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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
38K
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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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Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave, and he ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high school students headed to Manhattan, NY.Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave, and he ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high school students headed to Manhattan, NY.Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave, and he ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high school students headed to Manhattan, NY.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
38K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,373
723
  • Director
    • Rob Hedden
  • Writers
    • Rob Hedden
    • Victor Miller(based on character created by)
  • Stars
    • Jensen Daggett
    • Kane Hodder
    • Scott Reeves
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rob Hedden
  • Writers
    • Rob Hedden
    • Victor Miller(based on character created by)
  • Stars
    • Jensen Daggett
    • Kane Hodder
    • Scott Reeves
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 381User reviews
    • 176Critic reviews
    • 14Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
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    Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, and Scott Reeves in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
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    Jensen Daggett
    Jensen Daggett
    • Rennieas Rennie
    Kane Hodder
    Kane Hodder
    • Jasonas Jason
    Scott Reeves
    Scott Reeves
    • Sean Robertsonas Sean Robertson
    Tim Mirkovich
    • Young Jasonas Young Jason
    • (as Timothy Burr Mirkovich)
    Peter Mark Richman
    Peter Mark Richman
    • Charles McCullochas Charles McCulloch
    Todd Caldecott
    • Jimas Jim
    • (as Todd Shaffer)
    Barbara Bingham
    Barbara Bingham
    • Colleen Van Deusenas Colleen Van Deusen
    Alex Diakun
    Alex Diakun
    • Deck Handas Deck Hand
    Tiffany Paulsen
    Tiffany Paulsen
    • Suzias Suzi
    Ace
    • Tobyas Toby
    Warren Munson
    Warren Munson
    • Admiral Robertsonas Admiral Robertson
    Fred Henderson
    Fred Henderson
    • Chief Engineeras Chief Engineer
    Gordon Currie
    Gordon Currie
    • Miles Wolfeas Miles Wolfe
    Saffron Henderson
    Saffron Henderson
    • J.J.as J.J.
    Martin Cummins
    Martin Cummins
    • Wayneas Wayne
    Vincent Craig Dupree
    Vincent Craig Dupree
    • Juliusas Julius
    • (as V.C. Dupree)
    Sharlene Martin
    • Tamara Masonas Tamara Mason
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • Eva Watanabeas Eva Watanabe
    • Director
      • Rob Hedden
    • Writers
      • Rob Hedden
      • Victor Miller(based on character created by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details 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
      Rennie's flashbacks suggest she was attacked by a young Jason under the lake. Jason drowned in 1957, and was a grown man by the time he began killing in the events of Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) in 1984. Several of the films take place years apart, so this film may possibly be set in the 1990s or even later. So Rennie could either not have seen a young Jason, or she would be much older than a high school student now.
    • 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
      Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Darkest Side Of The Night
      Written by Fred Mollin and Stan Meissner

      Performed by Peter Fredette

      Produced by Stan Meissner

    User reviews381

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Is it really that bad?
    Jason Takes Manhattan has a pretty bad rep in the horror community, but I'm not sure why. Does it make a lot of sense? Probably not, but the filmmakers some so eager to please that I can't help but hop on the cruise ship and go along for the ride.

    By this point, the franchise was obviously running on fumes having stretched out an already thin idea into 7 movies, but there's still a good bit of energy here. Yes, the film should probably be titled Jason Takes A Cruise (most of the film takes place on a cruise ship that's on its way to Manhattan), but he had to get there somehow.

    The cast is fairly appealing and likable enough which isn't always a given with these kinds of movies. The death scenes are inventive, if light on gore (then again, the MPAA had it out for these movies since the original, so that's probably their fault), and the pacing is pretty tight. It's not the best Friday sequel by a long shot, but it's far from the disaster everyone makes it out to be.
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    • lindsaykeaton
    • Jun 12, 2019

    FAQ7

    • What is the narrator reading in the beginning about "I love this city"??
    • 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?
    • 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?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ashes to Ashes
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Horror Inc.
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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