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Super 8 (2011)

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During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

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In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined. Written by Official site

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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use | See all certifications »

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10 June 2011 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Super 8: The IMAX Experience  »

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$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$35,451,168 (USA) (10 June 2011)

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$126,975,169 (USA) (23 September 2011)
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Trivia

During post-production, Judd Apatow was shown some completed footage, which he praised as "awesome". J.J. Abrams subsequently placed Apatow in the "special thanks" section of the credits. See more »

Goofs

During the fire scene there are several shots of rolling hills with horses (and other livestock) grazing in pastures (at 1:09:02 and 1:13:14). Horses, in particular, have a mortal fear of fire. With the impending fire, horses would have been running amok, neighing, and jumping fence rows to seek safety, not casually grazing. See more »

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[first lines]
Mrs. Kaznyk: I'm so worried for that boy.
Mr. Kaznyk: Joe's gonna be okay.
Mrs. Kaznyk: She was everything to him.
Mr. Kaznyk: Jack's gonna step up. He's a good man.
Mrs. Kaznyk: But he's never had to be a father before. I don't think he understands Joe.
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Crazy Credits

Charles's completed zombie movie is shown during the closing credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.159 (2011) See more »

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"Easy"
Written by Lionel Richie
by The Commodores (as Commodores)
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Been there, done that
14 June 2011 | by (Chicago) – See all my reviews

As an homage to the Spielberg films of the 80's, this movie succeeds. As a piece of original entertainment? Nothing happening, folks. Now, if you're a kid and have never seen The Goonies, Jaws, ET, War of the Worlds, and Cloverfield, you may think this film is absolutely wonderful. And judged through the lens of cinema history, it may well be looked upon as a culmination of all that came before.

Let's just hope that the future is filled with something in rare supply: originality.

It's not that I wasn't entertained, it's just that I expected something more.

And I suppose that's another problem with getting older. There aren't as many surprises left in the world.


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