Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a slasher film released on July 28, 1989. It is the eighth film in the Friday the 13th film series and the last film in the series to have been distributed by Paramount. The film's tagline is, "New York has a new problem." It took in just $14.3 million at the domestic box office, making it the second-to-lowest grossing film in the series.
After a boat's anchor hits an underwater power line, the ...
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a slasher film released on July 28, 1989. It is the eighth film in the Friday the 13th film series and the last film in the series to have been distributed by Paramount. The film's tagline is, "New York has a new problem." It took in just $14.3 million at the domestic box office, making it the second-to-lowest grossing film in the series.
After a boat's anchor hits an underwater power line, the undead serial killer Jason Voorhees is resurrected. He immediately finds the boat's occupants, a high school couple, having sex. Obtaining a hockey mask from the boat (which the boy had previously used to scare his girlfriend), he kills the boyfriend with the barrel of a harpoon gun. His girlfriend attempts to hide in a storage hatch, but Jason easily discovers her and jams the harpoon into her chest.
The next morning, the SS Lazarus, containing the senior class of Lakeview High, is bound for New York City for the school's graduation. The trip...
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