Vendredi 13, chapitre VIII : L'Ultime Retour

Original title: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

1989
16
1h 40m

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4.5/10

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Vendredi 13, chapitre VIII : L'Ultime Retour (1989)

A boatful of graduating high school students headed to Manhattan accidentally pull Jason Voorhees along for the ride.

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Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.

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IMDb RATING

4.5/10

45K

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Kane Hodder says that one of the most fun parts of his tenure as Jason were the scenes in Times Square. He says that spectators were lined up and down the block watching the filming and he didn't want to take off the mask to destroy their illusion of Jason. He said that every once in awhile he'd turn his head and look at them and watch them all go crazy.

Goofs
(at around 7 mins) Throughout the film, Jason's skin is grey, slimy and decayed, except for the pinky finger on his left hand, which is completely normal, protruding through his torn glove. This is especially noticeable in the extreme close up of Jason grabbing the railing of Jim's boat near the beginning.

Quotes
[boxing Jason]
Julius: Go ahead. Take your best shot, motherfucker.
[Jason punches his head off]

Alternate versions
The UK video version was cut by 1 second to remove a brief shot of a butterfly knife being twirled. The cut was restored in 2002.

Connections
Edited into Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Slashed Scenes (2009)

Soundtracks
Darkest Side Of The Night
Written by Fred Mollin and Stan Meissner
Performed by Metropolis
Produced by Stan Meissner

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5/10

Friday the 13th Part VIII Jason Takes Manhattan: Not the blotch I'd heard but still pretty meh

I'd been told from multiple sources that Jason Takes Manhattan is a weak link in Jasons legacy. Though hardly impressive I'd say its no worse than many of the others.

Finally taking Jason away from the camps we see the majority of the movie take place on a ship with it's perhaps last third in the bustling city of New York.

Same cut away deaths, same lack of storyline, but same Friday 13th charm. Also Kane Hodder is Jason so that's an immediate win right there.

I do have to ask, what is it with Friday 13th and inconsistencies and poor endings? This one is no different and I feel like I could rant about it for an hour but will resist the urge.

Jason Takes Manhattan is a worthy addition to the franchise even if the events that transpired in the finale are not explained in part 9.

The Good:

Kelly Hu

Kane Hodder

Refreshing new setting

The Bad:

Why'd they have to kill off such a great character so early?

Ridiculous ending

Weak deaths