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.

Director:

Rob Hedden

Writers:

Rob Hedden, Victor Miller (characters)

Stars:

Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Todd Caldecott	...	Jim (as Todd Shaffer)
Tiffany Paulsen	...	Suzi
Tim Mirkovich	...	Young Jason (as Timothy Burr Mirkovich)
Kane Hodder	...	Jason
Jensen Daggett	...	Rennie
Barbara Bingham	...	Colleen Van Deusen
Alex Diakun	...	Deck Hand
Peter Mark Richman	...	Charles McCulloch
Ace	...	Toby
Warren Munson	...	Admiral Robertson
Fred Henderson	...	Chief Engineer
Scott Reeves	...	Sean Robertson
Gordon Currie	...	Miles Wolfe
Saffron Henderson	...	J.J.
Martin Cummins	...	Wayne

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

friday the thirteenth | boat | hockey mask | anchor | murder spree | 

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Taglines:

New York has a new problem

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Sept. 2013, website Arrow in the Head voted Kelly Hu as #7 on their Top Ten Hotties in the Friday the 13th franchise. She was the only actress on the list who didn't appear nude in a film.

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Goofs

(at around 22 mins) When Jason looks through the porthole into Rennie's room, the position of the items on top of her drawers changes.

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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

German video version was cleaned of some of the violent scenes and runs 99 instead of 100 mins (calculated NTSC running-time)

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Connections

Followed by Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

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Soundtracks

Broken Dream
Written by Fred Mollin and Stan Meissner
Performed by Terry Crawford

User Reviews

Look out Fans, were gonna make another gratuitous sequel, that is both dumb and entertaining.

Yep this movie is stupidly entertaining, with Jason on a cruise ship.

Is it good? No Is it Bad? No Is It watchable: Sorta Was It Needed? No Why did they make another one? $$$ Money, this one made 20 million, hey it's the 8th sequel, that's pretty good. Would I watch it again? Maybe Rating: 5 outta 10

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ashes to Ashes

Filming Locations:

S.S. Princess Patricia

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,251,310, 30 July 1989

Gross USA:

$14,343,976

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,343,976

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Horror Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1