Cloverfield (2008)

A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.

Director:

Matt Reeves

Writer:

Drew Goddard

Stars:

Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan

5 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lizzy Caplan	...	Marlena Diamond
Jessica Lucas	...	Lily Ford
T.J. Miller	...	Hudson 'Hud' Platt
Michael Stahl-David	...	Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel	...	Jason Hawkins
Odette Annable	...	Beth McIntyre (as Odette Yustman)
Anjul Nigam	...	Bodega Cashier
Margot Farley	...	Jenn
Theo Rossi	...	Antonio
Brian Klugman	...	Charlie
Kelvin Yu	...	Clark
Liza Lapira	...	Heather
Lili Mirojnick	...	Lei
Ben Feldman	...	Travis
Elena Nikitina Bick	...	Party Goer (as Elena Caruso)

Storyline

To celebrate Rob's massive promotion, his lover, Beth, and friends, decide to throw a massive surprise farewell party, now that he is about to move to Japan. However, a deafening explosion and the arrival of an enormous scaly and gangly creature will abruptly interrupt the festivities, as all hell breaks loose in New York City, and the Statue of Liberty is decapitated. As the reptilian behemoth levels Manhattan, a daring dash to rescue Beth begins, while at the same time, everything is recorded through the lens of a hand-held camcorder, amid mayhem and destruction. In the end, where did this relentless invader come from, and above all, is there a chance of survival? As they go to investigate, an adventure deep into the streets of New York begins, as the friends are determined to rescue Rob's true love.

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Plot Keywords:

found footage | night vision | gigantic monster | alien | party | 

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Taglines:

Some Thing Has Found Us

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Images from King Kong (1933), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), and Them! (1954) are hidden within the film. Each image is seen extremely briefly, for only a single frame, during a camera edit. The "Them!" picture is shown at 00.24.06, the "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" picture is shown at 00.45.27, and the "King Kong" picture is shown at 1.06.55. A brief clip of Rob and Beth at a train station is seen with the "King Kong" image at 1.06.51.

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Goofs

The rooftop vantage from the party of the first explosion is in Brooklyn. Then, when the kids run downstairs into the street, they're in lower Manhattan.

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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

During the Paramount and Bad Robot logos, ambiance can be heard faintly in the background.

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Connections

Referenced in Michael Stahl-David: Behind the Star (2008)

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Soundtracks

Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games
Written by Kevin Barnes
Performed by Of Montreal
Courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co.

User Reviews

What This Genre Should Be About

A low-budget found-footage shakey-cam film that does the genre justice.

Enjoyed the edge-of-your-seat style horror, the hidden monster, and genuine terror that the main characters showed throughout the film.

Still, found some of the characters annoying. But life gives us those types of people sometimes.

This is one of those few films you can watch multiple times and enjoy every bit of it.

4.5/5. Not too sure how to feel about the ending.

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clover

Filming Locations:

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,058,229, 20 January 2008

Gross USA:

$80,048,433

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$172,394,180

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot, Cloverfield Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1