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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

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Movie Info
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Director -
Rob Hedden -
Producer -
Randy Cheveldave -
Screenwriter -
Victor Miller , Rob Hedden -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures , Horror Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 28, 1989, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$14.3M -
Runtime -
1h 40m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo , Mono , Ultra-Stereo