Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan1989

Name: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Genre: Slasher, Supernatural, Survival
Released: 1989-07-28
Rating: 4

“New York has a new problem.”

Directed by Rob Hedden

4.0

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 4.5Rotten Tomatoes 11%Metacritic 14TMDB 4.9

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Year

1989

Runtime

100 min

Box Office

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$14,343,976

Domestic

$14,343,976

🏆 2 nominations total

The premise

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

Horror Vault's take

The eighth chapter in the long-running Friday the 13th franchise trades Crystal Lake's familiar woods for the open sea — and eventually the neon-lit streets of New York City. A graduating class boards a cruise ship headed for the Big Apple, unaware they're sharing the voyage with horror's most iconic machete-wielding killer. What begins as a celebration quickly descends into a desperate fight for survival as Jason Voorhees stalks prey across every deck and, ultimately, into the urban jungle itself. It's a bold change of scenery that delivers the crowd-pleasing kills fans expect while leaning into the sheer absurdity of Jason going metropolitan.

Content: Graphic Violence, Slasher Kills, Gore, Jump Scares