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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

1989 · 100 min Horror Thriller
4.9 / 10 · TMDB

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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Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Rob Hedden

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Jensen Daggett

Jensen Daggett

Rennie Wickham

Sharlene Martin

Sharlene Martin

Tamara Mason

Scott Reeves

Scott Reeves

Sean Robertson

Tiffany Paulsen

Tiffany Paulsen

Suzi Donaldson

Alex Diakun

Alex Diakun

Deck Hand

Amber Pawlick

Amber Pawlick

Rennie Wickham (young)

Kane Hodder

Kane Hodder

Jason Voorhees

Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

Eva Watanabe

Todd Caldecott

Todd Caldecott

Jim Miller

Peter Mark Richman

Peter Mark Richman

Charles McCulloch

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