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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

1989 · 100 min

A silly, waterlogged slasher that takes forever to reach the city, offering cheap thrills and unintended laughs.

Directed by
Rob Hedden
Genres
Horror
Tagline
New York has a new problem.
Overview
Jason ships out aboard a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New York, which he soon transforms into the ultimate voyage of the damned.

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Directed by
Rob Hedden
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • trauma
  • fate
Places
  • sea
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

In this series

Friday the 13th Collection

  1. Friday the 13thMovie · 1980
  2. Friday the 13th Part 2Movie · 1981
  3. Friday the 13th Part IIIMovie · 1982
  4. Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterMovie · 1984
  5. Friday the 13th: A New BeginningMovie · 1985
  6. Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VIMovie · 1986
  7. Friday the 13th Part VII - The New BloodMovie · 1988
  8. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanMovie · 1989 This title
  9. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayMovie · 1993
  10. Jason XMovie · 2001
  11. Freddy vs. JasonMovie · 2003

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Rob Hedden
Written by
Rob Hedden
Starring
Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Barbara Bingham, Peter Mark Richman, Martin Cummins, Gordon Currie, Alex Diakun, Vincent Craig Dupree
Music
Fred Mollin
Cinematography
Bryan England
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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