Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Revealing mistake: In the scene in which Jason kills the captain of the boat, it is quite obvious that Jason uses the blunt side of the machete to slit the captain's throat. (00:39:10)

Revealing mistake: As Sean dives into the water to save Rennie, in all the overhead shots Rennie has dry, curly hair, but in closeups her hair is soaked down straight. In the overhead shots it's obviously a stunt double. (00:30:10)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: When Jason kills the boat captain he comes up way short of making contact with the captain's throat. He's probably a good 2 inches away from it. It definitely doesn't help that this scene is in slow motion either. (00:39:10)

Revealing mistake: When Jason strangles Eva, you can see where the rotten flesh makeup ends on his arm, and that the rest is just a fabric sleeve. (00:46:10)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: Throughout the movie, the black cloth covering Jason's eyes under the hockey mask is really noticeable, especially when he grabs onto the rope to climb aboard the Lazarus. (00:15:25)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: When Tamara pushes Rennie overboard, the ship stays in the exact same place, as if it was docked. In reality, the boat would have sailed on, leaving Rennie behind. (00:29:25)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: As Jason brings his arm back to punch Julius, the back of his neck obviously buckles like a rubber mask. (01:09:40)

Revealing mistake: When Sean and Rennie run through the two glass doors leading down into the New York subway system, you can see Jason's shadow on the wall as he stands off camera and waits for his cue to walk on screen and kick his way through the glass doors. (01:19:25)

Revealing mistake: When the deckhand falls to the floor, you can clearly see the square outline of the equipment holding the axe in his back. (00:57:20)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: When Jason starts to strangle Eva in the disco room, a blue strobe light suddenly starts to flash. If you look behind Eva in one shot, you can see the actual strobe light come into the shot, obviously being held by a crewmember. (00:46:20)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: When Rennie crashes the police car into the wall, the explosion clearly occurs before the car even comes into contact with the wall. (01:12:30)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: Flammable liquid is clearly visible on Wayne's jeans, when he is thrown into the switchboard, and caught on fire. (00:49:30)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: In the scene when the crazy guy is hit in the back with the axe, when he falls, the axe sways side to side a little bit, then stops a couple inches of center from before.

Revealing mistake: Obvious dummies are in the car's back seats just before it slams into the wall. (01:12:35)

Revealing mistake: When Tamara is thrown into the mirror, in the reflection you can tell that it is a stunt-woman. (00:36:50)

Hamster

Revealing mistake: When Jason breaks his hand through the door it's really strange how his hand makes a perfect square on the broken door. Telling that the door was already broken and then repaired loosely for the stunt.

Revealing mistake: When we see a wide shot of the ship in the storm we can see the ship slide through the waves untouched by them. It's obvious the scene is a composite. (00:35:45)

Mortug

Plot hole: Where exactly did all the other people go on the ship? In the beginning of the movie there were people everywhere then all of a sudden it's down to the main characters.

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Rennie: There is a maniac trying to kill us.
Waitress: Welcome to New York.

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Trivia: In the original script, after making it to the docks, a dog would appear and start barking at Jason prompting Jason to kick it. Kane Hodder refused and even stated that as evil as Jason was, he'd never hurt an animal, so the scene was dropped.

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Question: Do the sewers of New York really fill up with toxic waste every night as stated in the movie, or was this just for the purpose of the plot?

lartaker1975

Chosen answer: No they do not. This is only for the purpose of the film's plot.

raywest

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