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1989

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

He’s leaving the woods. The city has no idea what’s coming up the river.

Directed by
Rob Hedden
Killer
Jason Voorhees
Setting
The SS Lazarus & New York City
Souls claimed
16
Survivors
2

After a houseboat of graduating seniors wakes him yet again, Jason stows away aboard their cruise ship and rides it all the way to New York Harbor, stalking the survivors from the deck to the city streets.

The Trailer

Official trailer, played from YouTube.

Filmed At · 2

Times Square© PLBechly · CC BY-SA 4.0
Times Square
New York City, New York

The only authentic NYC footage in the film (most was shot in Vancouver). Jason stalks victims through Times Square. Fully public.

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Vancouver, BC© Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, British Columbia

Stood in for most of “Manhattan” in Part VIII and for the Crystal Lake / Springwood scenes in Freddy vs. Jason. General metropolitan region.

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From the Vault

  • Despite the title, most of it was shot in Vancouver.
  • Jason finally reaches Times Square late in the film.
  • The cruise ship is named the SS Lazarus — fitting for a series that keeps resurrecting.
  • Its disappointing run led Paramount to sell the rights to New Line Cinema.

The Cast & Their Fates · 18

  • Jim MillerTodd Caldecott
    Speargun barb through the chest
  • Suzi DonaldsonTiffany Paulsen
    Impaled with a spear while hiding
  • J.J. JarrettSaffron Henderson
    Bludgeoned with her own guitar
  • The Young BoxerDavid Jacox
    Heated sauna rock forced into his abdomen
  • Tamara MasonSharlene Martin
    Stabbed with a shard of broken mirror
  • Captain RobertsonWarren Munson
    Throat slashed (off-camera)
  • The First MateFred Henderson
    Killed on the bridge beside the captain
  • The DeckhandAlex Diakun
    Fire axe buried in the back (off-camera)
  • Eva WatanabeKelly Hu
    Strangled after a long chase
  • Wayne WebberMartin Cummins
    Thrown into an electrical box and set ablaze
  • Miles WolfeGordon Currie
    Dropped back-first onto a radio transmitter
  • Julius GawV.C. Dupree
    Head punched clean off
  • A Police Officer
    Killed in the city (off-camera)
  • Colleen Van DeusenBarbara Bingham
    Burned in an exploding police car
  • Charles McCullochPeter Mark Richman
    Drowned in a barrel of toxic waste
  • A Sewer Worker
    Killed in the tunnels (off-camera)
  • Rennie WickhamJensen Daggett
    Survived
  • Sean RobertsonScott Reeves
    Survived