SPOILER: 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
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Steven Spielberg (a producer of the production) was reportedly on set many times throughout the course of filming. Director J.J. Abrams and Spielberg have both gone on record stating that the filming of this production was some of the most fun they have ever had on set. See more »
Goofs
After Joe and Charles board an evacuation bus (at around 1h 08 mins), a string of M35 2-and-a-half ton trucks pass one way and 5 ton trucks pulling red trailers pass the other way. The first M35 truck has the new central tire inflation system (CTIS) which was not put on M35 trucks until 1994 which is 15 years after the film's setting date of 1979. The CTIS can be readily identified by looking at the wheels on the truck. Notice instead of a typical basic lug system there is a large plate looking device over about a third of the wheel. See more »
Quotes
[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
There are no opening credits other than the title appearing on the screen. See more »
Alternate Versions
In the original theatrical version some shot of Jen Kaznyk walk to Donny in the evacuation center are cut from the DVD version See more »
It is nostalgia ridden like many other films have been this past decade, the only difference is it's not of the cynical kind.
The film's narrative FELT all over the place (probably more the plot than the narrative) - there was a certain tightness missing from this that was present in J.J. Abrams' previous film but, other than that, everything else did exactly what it's supposed to. The kids are both engaging and entertaining, the monster turns out to be quite frightening, the dialogue's great, the acting's great, visual effects, cinematography- everything's on point.
It felt like I was watching a proper film! I mean it seems too much to ask for from our blockbusters these days.
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It is nostalgia ridden like many other films have been this past decade, the only difference is it's not of the cynical kind.
The film's narrative FELT all over the place (probably more the plot than the narrative) - there was a certain tightness missing from this that was present in J.J. Abrams' previous film but, other than that, everything else did exactly what it's supposed to. The kids are both engaging and entertaining, the monster turns out to be quite frightening, the dialogue's great, the acting's great, visual effects, cinematography- everything's on point.
It felt like I was watching a proper film! I mean it seems too much to ask for from our blockbusters these days.