Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) on Netflix
A graduating class boards the Lazarus, a cruise ship bound for New York City. Aboard are Rennie Wickham, who fears water, and her boyfriend Sean. Jason Voorhees sneaks on too.
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Plot summary
Anchored in Crystal Lake, a houseboat's anchor tears underwater cables, and Jason Voorhees rises from the water. He takes a hockey mask from the boat. The next morning the SS Lazarus sails for New York City with Lakeview High School's graduating seniors, in the care of Charles McCulloch, who teaches biology, and Colleen Van Deusen, who teaches English. Colleen has brought Charles's niece Rennie Wickham, who is afraid of the water, and her dog Toby. Rennie's boyfriend is Sean Robertson, the admiral's son. The seniors include prom queen Tamara Mason, her friend Eva, and video student Wayne Webber. Jason comes aboard, and Rennie keeps seeing visions of a young Jason.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Paramount's original poster showed Jason slashing through the "I Love New York" logo, and it was replaced after Vincent Tese of the New York state economic development committee filed a complaint over the unauthorized use of the logo.
- The Times Square scenes were shot in front of pedestrian onlookers who included many Friday the 13th fans; Kane Hodder, who played Jason, pointed at one fan between takes and she fainted.
- The creative team behind Scream VI, including directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, studied Jason Takes Manhattan before shooting the sixth Scream film, which also takes place in New York City, according to producer Chad Villella.
- Rob Hedden asked the band Metropolis to write "The Darkest Side of the Night", which plays over the opening and closing credits, in the style of Robert Plant; it went unreleased until the 1999 album The Power of the Night.
- Rob Hedden set the first act of the film aboard a ship and the second on the streets of Manhattan because Paramount's budget would not stretch to shooting entirely in New York City.
- Scott Reeves was cast as Sean Robertson at the last minute after the producers decided the previously cast actor had no sexual chemistry with Jensen Daggett.
