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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

4.9

Released July 28, 1989Runtime 1h 40min

New York has a new problem.

Jason ships out aboard a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New York, which he soon transforms into the ultimate voyage of the damned.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $5,300,000
Revenue: $14,343,976
Profit/Loss: $9,043,976

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Cast

Jensen DaggettRennie Wickham

Sharlene MartinTamara Mason

Scott ReevesSean Robertson

Tiffany PaulsenSuzi Donaldson

Alex DiakunDeck Hand

Amber PawlickRennie Wickham (young)

Kane HodderJason Voorhees

Kelly HuEva Watanabe

Todd CaldecottJim Miller

Peter Mark RichmanCharles McCulloch

Barbara BinghamColleen Van Deusen

Warren MunsonAdmiral Robertson

Fred HendersonChief Engineer Jim Carlson

Saffron HendersonJ.J. Jarrett

Martin CumminsWayne Webber

David LongworthSanitation Engineer

Vince CuponeStreet Urchin

Tim MirkovichJason Voorhees (young)

Gordon CurrieMiles Wolfe

Sam SarkarHolmes

Roger BarnesIrish Cop

Michael BenyaerJoJo

Peggy HeddenNew York Waitress

Vincent Craig DupreeJulius Gaw

David JacoxOther Boxer (uncredited)

Jasper ColeTrainer (uncredited)

Ken KirzingerNew York Cook (uncredited)

Crew

Rob HeddenDirector

Tom QuinnSecond Assistant Director

Jeff J.J. AuthorsFirst Assistant Director

Rob HeddenScreenplay

Randy CheveldaveProducer

Barbara SachsProducer

David CohnCasting

Fred MollinOriginal Music Composer

Bryan EnglandDirector of Photography

Steve MirkovichEditor

Linda VipondSet Decoration

Jeffrey L. SandlerSupervising Sound Editor

Carla HetlandCostume Design

Dale FayVisual Effects Supervisor

David FischerProduction Design

Laurie FinstadMakeup Artist

T.A. Moore Jr.Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kathy HubbleStunts

Vince CuponeStunts

Gary ChessmanStunts

Ernie JacksonStunts

Dorothy FehrStunts

Jacob RuppStunts

Melissa R. StubbsStunts

Dawn Stofer-RuppStunts

Danny VirtueStunts

Michael LangloisStunts

John WardlowStunts

David JacoxStunts

Ken KirzingerStunt Coordinator

Jim DunnStunts

Martin BeckerMechanical & Creature Designer

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Reviews

Friday the 13th VIII: Jason Takes a Boat. Jason Vorhees is once again brought back to life and goes on a kill crazy spree aboard a boat bound for Manhattan. As is the norm with the "Friday 13th" sequels, this one garners scorn and praise in equal measure, so you roll the dice and take your ch...

Absolutely ridiculous, and a totally misleading title. Jason still kills stuff, and that's fun I guess, but what a trashfire ending to an already pretty bad movie. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

***Jason takes a cruise to the big city!*** Released in 1989, "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan" is a nice change of pace as the series was suffering from banality at this point; the previous installment is a prime example (people complain about Part V but at least it had an inte...