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Cloverfield (2008)

PG_13 85 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi  -   18 January 2008 (USA)
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Reviews: 2,071 user | 423 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com

Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.

Director:

Matt Reeves

Writer:

Drew Goddard
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lizzy Caplan ...
Jessica Lucas ...
T.J. Miller ...
Michael Stahl-David ...
Mike Vogel ...
Odette Annable ...
Beth McIntyre (as Odette Yustman)
Anjul Nigam ...
Bodega Cashier
Margot Farley Margot Farley ...
Jenn
Theo Rossi ...
Antonio
Brian Klugman ...
Kelvin Yu ...
Clark
Liza Lapira ...
Heather
Lili Mirojnick ...
Lei
Ben Feldman ...
Elena Caruso ...
Party Goer
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Storyline

Cloverfield follows five New Yorkers from the perspective of a hand-held video camera. The movie is exactly the length of a DV Tape and a sub-plot is established by showing bits and pieces of video previously recorded on the tape that is being recorded over. The movie starts as a monster of unknown origin destroys a building. As they go to investigate, parts of the building and the head of the Statue of Liberty come raining down. The movie follows their adventure trying to escape and save a friend, a love interest of the main character. Written by Pip Carlson  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Monster | Video Camera | Explosion | Statue  | See more »

Taglines:

Some Thing Has Found Us

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

1-18-08 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$46,146,546 (USA) (20 January 2008) (3411 Screens)

Gross:

$170,764,026 (Worldwide) (10 April 2008)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The rats used in the tunnel scene were specially-trained and colored with a dark, charcoal-like substance to give them the appearance of wild, dirty tunnel rats. The rats in the final shot were completely computer-generated. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: We see Lily wearing gold heeled shoes throughout most of the movie. Then when the group are walking up the stairs to cross to Beths Apartment she takes her shoes off. A Short time later when Lily, Hud and Rob are crossing to the Apartment roof, Lily is wearing Gold flat footed shoes, not the heels she was wearing before. Her shoes then change back a short time later. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Rob Hawkins: It's 6:42 AM. Beth's dad's place. He's out of town. And it's already a good day.
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Crazy Credits

At the end of the closing credits there is a garbled radio transmission which some say sounds like "Help us!", when played backward it says "It's still alive!" See more »

Connections

Referenced in Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Do The Whirlwind"
Written by David Cameron Bird
Performed by Architecture in Helsinki
Courtesy of Bar None Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group See more »