Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

"New York has a new problem."

1989

1h 40m

4.9(1129 votes)

Horror

Thriller

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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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Jensen Daggett

Rennie Wickham

Acting

Sharlene Martin

Tamara Mason

Acting

Scott Reeves

Sean Robertson

Writing

Tiffany Paulsen

Suzi Donaldson

Acting

Alex Diakun

Deck Hand

Acting

Amber Pawlick

Rennie Wickham (young)

Acting

Kane Hodder

Jason Voorhees

Acting

Kelly Hu

Eva Watanabe

Acting

Todd Caldecott

Jim Miller

Acting

Peter Mark Richman

Charles McCulloch

Acting

Barbara Bingham

Colleen Van Deusen

Acting

Warren Munson

Admiral Robertson

Acting

Fred Henderson

Chief Engineer Jim Carlson

Acting

Saffron Henderson

J.J. Jarrett

Acting

Martin Cummins

Wayne Webber

Acting

David Longworth

Sanitation Engineer

Acting

Vince Cupone

Street Urchin

Editing

Tim Mirkovich

Jason Voorhees (young)

No Image

Acting

Gordon Currie

Miles Wolfe

Production

Sam Sarkar

Holmes

Acting

Roger Barnes

Irish Cop

Acting

Michael Benyaer

JoJo

Acting

Peggy Hedden

New York Waitress

Acting

Vincent Craig Dupree

Julius Gaw

Crew

David Jacox

Other Boxer (uncredited)

Acting

Jasper Cole

Trainer (uncredited)

Acting

Ken Kirzinger

New York Cook (uncredited)

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