Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
New York has a new problem.
Country
Production
Budget
$5 000 000
Box office
$14 343 976
Director
Rob Hedden
Actors
Jensen Daggett, Sharlene Martin, Scott Reeves, Tiffany Paulsen, Alex Diakun, Amber Pawlick, Kane Hodder, Kelly Hu, Todd Caldecott, Peter Mark Richman
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Barbara Sachs, Randy Cheveldave
Camera operator
Bryan England
Composer
Fred Mollin
Artist
David Fischer
Audition
David Cohn
Editing
Short description
Jason ships out aboard a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New York, which he soon transforms into the ultimate voyage of the damned.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming of the movie took place in Vancouver.
- The son of Steve Mirkoovich, the film’s editor, played young Jason in the episodic scenes.
- The initial poster design depicted Jason hacking at a poster with the inscription 'I LOVE NEW YORK' with his machete. However, the New York tourism committee objected, and the project was rejected.
- Commercially, the film was the least successful part of the saga.
- Elizabeth Berkley and Didi Pfiefer auditioned for the role of Rennie.
- The film does not explain how the boat was able to travel from Crystal Lake to the Atlantic Ocean, and even the actors themselves wondered about this, but did not voice their concerns to the producers or director, as they were happy to appear in the famous saga in any capacity.
- When Jason Voorhees broke through the hold's window with his hand and grabbed the heroine, Jensen Daggett, the actress was genuinely terrified, as Hodder unintentionally pressed her face directly against a protruding shard of glass.
- Following a storm of criticism from fans of the franchise, director Rob Hedden disowned the film and repeatedly apologized for the result.
- The prologue of the film shows all the locations in the city where Jason will pursue his victims: the street, the cafe, the alley, the subway.
- Director and screenwriter Rob Hedden initially had two different ideas for the film – "Jason on a Ship" or "Jason in the Big City." Paramount suggested he not choose, but simply combine them into one.
- Actress Jensen Daggett, who played Rennie, later auditioned for one of Oliver Stone's films. After reviewing her resume, Stone asked, "You really starred in "Friday the 13th"?" after which she was rejected for the role.
- The eighth "Friday the 13th" is the only installment in the series for which the music was not composed by Harry Manfredini, but by Fred Mollin (Jason's signature motif only appears in the end credits).
- Director and screenwriter Rob Hedden originally had two different ideas for the film: 'Jason on a boat' or 'Jason in the big city.' Paramount suggested that instead of choosing, he simply combine them into one.
- Actress Jensen Daggett, who played Rennie, later auditioned for one of Oliver Stone's films. After reviewing her resume, Stone asked, 'Did you really appear in "Friday the 13th"?' after which she was denied the role.
- The son of the film's editor, Steve Mirkovich, was filmed for the scenes featuring young Jason.
- The eighth 'Friday' is the only installment in the series for which the music was written not by Harry Manfredini, but by Fred Molin (Jason's 'signature' motif only appears in the closing credits).
- Elizabeth Berkley and DeeDee Pfeiffer auditioned for the role of Rennie.
- When Jason Voorhees smashes the hold window with his hand and grabs Jensen Daggett's character, the actress was in genuine terror because Hodder was unconsciously pulling her face directly toward a protruding shard of glass.
- Following fierce criticism from fans of the franchise, director Rob Hedden disowned the film and repeatedly apologized for the final result.
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