Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
New York has a new problem.
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb4.5/10· 48K votes
Rotten Tomatoes11%
Metacritic14%
TMDb4.934/10· 1K votesWith 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.5/10 on IMDb and 14/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason ships out aboard a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New York, which he soon transforms into the ultimate voyage of the damned.
Cast of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Jensen Daggett
as Rennie Wickham
Sharlene Martin
as Tamara Mason
Scott Reeves
as Sean Robertson
Tiffany Paulsen
as Suzi Donaldson
Alex Diakun
as Deck Hand
Amber Pawlick
as Rennie Wickham (young)
Kane Hodder
as Jason Voorhees
Kelly Hu
as Eva Watanabe
Todd Caldecott
as Jim Miller
Peter Mark Richman
as Charles McCulloch
Barbara Bingham
as Colleen Van Deusen
Warren Munson
as Admiral Robertson
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan facts
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $14.3M
- Collection
- Friday the 13th Collection
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Dark comedy tone embraces self-aware horror franchise playfulness
- •NYC setting provides fresh location for slasher formula
- •Action-horror blend maintains series identity with urban flair
What the audience disliked
- •Animation elements feel disconnected from live-action horror
- •Manhattan setting underutilized for creative horror setpieces
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