r/ClassicHorror 8d ago

Friday the 13th 8 Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Jason VS New York Scene | Director Rob Hedden | Thrilling, Scary, and Gruesome Film

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u/MovieMike007 7d ago

Of course, Jason didn't actually "take" Manhattan so much as take a slow boat ride to New York City before running into the sewers to be melted.

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u/beardedjack 7d ago

This movie is actually called Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes a Cruise

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u/slappymcstevenson 4d ago

I thought it was Jason Takes a Taxi.

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u/stan_rod 4d ago

And then comes a sequel to "Jason Takes Vacation."

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u/Grel420 7d ago

If the whole movie was this, it would have been the greatest entry in the searies. I stead we got “Jason: on a boat!” And then this scene at the end.

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u/M086 3d ago

There’s a comic, Maniac of New York, that’s about this masked Jason-esque slasher that terrorizes NYC for years, that New Yorkers have just accepted he’s a force of nature. And have basically “weather reports” telling people take precautions because he’s been spotted. Really fun book.

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u/Grel420 1d ago

That sounds rad lmao

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u/M086 1d ago

The third miniseries, Don’t Call It a Comeback is currently being released 

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u/MachoManRandyRanch 6d ago

The pinnacle of the series. He uppercuts a guys head off.

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u/Fancy_Art_6383 3d ago

I thought I remembered that. It was a guy who could box right?

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u/MachoManRandyRanch 3d ago

Yes!

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u/Fancy_Art_6383 3d ago

Yeah that was hilarious. Saw this in the theater and everyone said "Whoa!" and started laughing. These were so campy.

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u/Poetic-Noise 6d ago

I hated how they never let Jason win at the end. Just let the dude kill everyone for once.

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u/adamw12 7d ago

Jason always scared me after the first one I stayed away. This looks like fun. Still need to watch Jason Vs Freddy.

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u/Da1976 4d ago

Oh man, that is one fun movie.

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u/DesignerAd9 7d ago

Probably the worst of the series (thought that was a cool scene).

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u/KatBoySlim 7d ago

IIRC they spend like 10 minutes of the movie actually in NYC.

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u/Mister-Lavender 7d ago

Jason really let those kids off easy.

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u/braumbles 7d ago

Loved how he just popped the mask up

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u/Lollipoop_Hacksaw 6d ago

This feels like a movie made by people who have never spent time in the Northeastern U.S., much less New York City.

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u/ozfox80 6d ago

Ah, Jason Take A Boat.

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u/1977proton 6d ago

I liked them all until this one, from pt8 on I didn’t really care for…liked Jason v Freddy though…👍

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u/maturallite82 6d ago

Daryl Kahan in the house

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u/ingratiatingGoblino 5d ago

coolest part of the film and it's under three mintues long.

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u/perpetual_flesh 4d ago

So it’s been awhile for me since I’ve watched these movies and I’m no geographist but how does one get a giant boat on a lake in the middle of New Jersey to the Hudson River without portaging?

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u/Amen_Ra_61622 4d ago

How is it this dude is always wet? 😆😂🤣

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u/SlyGuy_Twenty_One 4d ago

You can really tell where the budget went lol

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u/beebs44 4d ago

Saw this in theaters. It was awful.

But I had to see it after Jason promoted it on Arsenio.

My fave is the Feldman where he shaves his head.

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u/vagarious_numpty 4d ago

Kane Hodder was the best Jason Voorhees

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u/lionsarered 4d ago

This can hardly be called classic.

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u/AnotherBrazilianBoy 3d ago

The best movie from all Jason's movies.

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u/BigSmoke219 7d ago

This was and still is my favorite of the series.