An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
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- 60 wins & 94 nominations.
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| Elsie Fisher | ... |
Kayla Day
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| Josh Hamilton | ... |
Mark Day
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| Emily Robinson | ... |
Olivia
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| Jake Ryan | ... |
Gabe
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| Daniel Zolghadri | ... |
Riley
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| Fred Hechinger | ... |
Trevor
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| Imani Lewis | ... |
Aniyah
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| Luke Prael | ... |
Aiden
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| Catherine Oliviere | ... |
Kennedy
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Nora Mullins | ... |
Steph
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| Missy Yager | ... |
Mrs. Graves
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Shacha Temirov | ... |
Mason
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| Greg Crowe | ... |
Mr. McDaniel
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Thomas John O'Reilly | ... |
Edmund
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| Frank Deal | ... |
Officer Todd
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J. Tucker Smith | ... |
Mr. Graves
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Tiffany Grossfeld | ... |
Babs
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| David Shih | ... |
Chaperone
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Trinity Goscinsky-Lynch | ... |
Dylan
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| Natalie Carter | ... |
Mrs. Rosh
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| Kevin R. Free | ... |
Mr. Dankert
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Keith Maurice Davis | ... |
High School Boy
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| Deborah Unger | ... |
Mrs. Nolan
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| William Alexander Wunsch | ... |
Brave Boy
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| Marguerite Stimpson | ... |
Puberty Video Instructor
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Phoebe Amirault | ... |
Middle School Student (uncredited)
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Veronica Bikowicz | ... |
Middle School Student (uncredited)
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| Dan Chen | ... |
School Photographer (uncredited)
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| Castor Feinberg | ... |
Middle School Student (uncredited)
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Shira Fisler | ... |
Pool Girl (uncredited)
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Andrew Geher | ... |
Crazy Dancing Boy (uncredited)
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| Courtney Gonzalez | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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Katie Jandrasits | ... |
Middle School Student (uncredited)
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| Gerald Jones | ... |
(uncredited)
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Emma Kathryn | ... |
Pool Girl (uncredited)
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Jalesia Martinez | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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Luke Mulligan | ... |
Jed Goodwin (uncredited)
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| Dina Pearlman | ... |
Gina (uncredited)
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Kaileen Quinones | ... |
Middle School Student (uncredited)
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Shane Stackpole | ... |
Drummer Band Member (uncredited)
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Tom Stratford | ... |
Middle School Teacher (uncredited)
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| Kathryn Zimmer | ... |
Middle School Student - Best Personality (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Bo Burnham | ||
Written by
| Bo Burnham | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Eli Bush | ... | producer |
| Tom Ishizuka | ... | associate producer |
| Jamin O'Brien | ... | executive producer |
| Scott Rudin | ... | producer |
| Christopher Storer | ... | producer |
| Lila Yacoub | ... | producer |
Music by
| Anna Meredith | ||
Cinematography by
| Andrew Wehde | ||
Editing by
| Jennifer Lilly | ||
Editorial Department
| Jeff Cornell | ... | conform editor |
| Timothy Donovan | ... | first assistant editor |
| Isaiah Kang | ... | media technician |
| Barbara Jean Kearney | ... | account executive |
| Stacey Lee | ... | data manager |
| Jack Lewars | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Andrew McKay | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Josh Olive | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Pete Olshansky | ... | account executive |
| Nathan Whiteside | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Allison Jones | ||
| Meredith Tucker | ||
Production Design by
| Sam Lisenco | ||
Set Decoration by
| Henriette Vittadini | ||
Costume Design by
| Mitchell Travers | ||
Makeup Department
| Patricia Grande | ... | key hair stylist |
| Jessica Padilla | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Heidi Pakdel | ... | makeup department head |
| Susan Schectar | ... | key hair stylist |
| Diana Sikes | ... | hair department head |
| Fiona Tyson | ... | key makeup artist |
| Jacqueline Knowlton | ... | makeup artist: additional photography (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Isabel Henderson | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Perri Silver | ... | post production executive: A24 |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Vic Coram | ... | second assistant director |
| Evelyn Fogleman | ... | second second assistant director |
| Dan Taggatz | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Daniel Fisher | ... | property master |
| William J. Hopper | ... | graphic designer |
| Garry Pastore | ... | leadman |
| Erica Severson | ... | assistant property master |
| Dan Tremblay | ... | on-set dresser |
Sound Department
| Hunter Berk | ... | loop group engineer |
| Greg DeCellio | ... | boom operator |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer: New York |
| Tammy Douglas | ... | sound mixer |
| Dan Edelstein | ... | adr editor |
| Michael Feuser | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jay Fisher | ... | adr mixer |
| Matthew Haasch | ... | foley editor |
| Rob L. Hubbard | ... | boom operator |
| Skip Lievsay | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Matt McLarty | ... | sound mixer |
| Jay Peck | ... | foley artist |
| Andrew Rice | ... | adr mixer |
| Lee Salevan | ... | supervising assistant sound editor |
| Lawrence Zipf | ... | re-recording mixer (as Larry Zipf) / sound effects editor (as Larry Zipf) |
| Paul Stula | ... | additional sound mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Edward Drohan IV | ... | special effects coordinator (as Eddie Drohan) |
Visual Effects by
| Andrew Lim | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Keith Anderson | ... | loader |
| Reynaldy Andre | ... | grip |
| Graham Burt | ... | assistant camera |
| Edward Cohen | ... | gaffer |
| David G. Gallagher | ... | assistant camera |
| Sean P. Gilbert | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Paul Goodstein | ... | key grip |
| Ted Goodwin | ... | best boy electric |
| Sarah Guenther | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Linda Kallerus | ... | still photographer |
| Rob Koch | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Gary Malouf | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Bill Saxelby | ... | additional camera operator |
| Patrick Sokley | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Chris Wiesehahn | ... | best boy: grip |
Casting Department
| Emily Buntyn | ... | casting assistant |
| Dann Fink | ... | adr voice casting |
| Betsy Fippinger | ... | casting associate |
| Brian Gackowski | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Jake Krickhan | ... | extras casting |
| Rita Powers | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Hassan Boone | ... | costumer |
| Grace McNay Graham | ... | key costumer |
| Anna Tringali | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Tatiana Forster | ... | assistant location manager |
| Elizabeth Krekel | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| John Carbonara | ... | music editor |
| Suzana Peric | ... | music editor |
| Joe Rudge | ... | music supervisor |
| Morgan E. Hutcheson | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Carol A. Compton | ... | script clearance (as Carol Compton) |
| Sam Evoy | ... | script supervisor |
| Claire Fowler | ... | additional script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Benjamin Hawk | ... | driver: hmu/wardrobe truck |
Additional Crew
| Alex Backus | ... | production assistant |
| Lisa Callif | ... | clearance counsel |
| Matthew Chong | ... | assistant: Scott Rudin and Eli Bush |
| Joshua Davy | ... | production assistant |
| Joe Facey | ... | Craft Service |
| Nick Flavin | ... | key production assistant |
| Abraham Friedman | ... | production assistant |
| Karen Gehres | ... | epk field producer |
| Jacquelyn A. Gibbons | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Daniel Goldberg | ... | assistant: Scott Rudin and Eli Bush |
| Rebecca Gruber | ... | assistant post production supervisor |
| Jeanie Igoe | ... | production executive |
| Yana Collins Lehman | ... | post production accountant |
| Andrew Lim | ... | title designer |
| Nick Mann | ... | accounting clerk |
| Samantha Martinez | ... | assistant: Scott Rudin and Eli Bush |
| Stephenie Mohamed | ... | production secretary |
| Kevon Murphy | ... | chef |
| Jessie Ng | ... | production coordinator |
| Emerson Nosek | ... | post production accountant / post-production accountant |
| Malachi Omega | ... | adr: voice |
| Julie M. Philips | ... | business affairs and legal |
| Ryan Poe | ... | payroll accountant |
| Jaymi Rosano | ... | production accountant |
| Erez Rosenberg | ... | clearance counsel |
| Adam Samuels | ... | production assistant: set |
| Joe Skyrm | ... | office production assistant |
| Randy Troy | ... | production staff |
| Hughroy Williams | ... | sous chef |
| Inman Young | ... | head of production |
Thanks
| Lorene Scafaria | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- A24 (2018) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2018) (Non-US)
- Stage 6 Films (2018) (Non-US)
- Cinemien (2019) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinemien (2019) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2018) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2018) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2019) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Transformer (2019) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2018) (Norway) (theatrical)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2021) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC Two)
- Netflix (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2022) (Netherlands) (tv) (as VPRO) (NPO3)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Entoptic (visual effects)
Other Companies
- APM Music (music)
- Brauer & Co. (film tax credits)
- Broadway Video (courtesy of: "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon")
- Cartoon Network (courtesy of: "Adventure Time" and "Stephen Universe")
- Cinelease (grip equipment)
- Columbia Records (soundtrack)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles made with)
- GreenSlate (payroll company)
- IndieClear (script clearance)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.-C.L.C.)
- Lost Souls (picture cars)
- Lucasfilm (courtesy of: "Star Wars")
- Montclair Film Festival (festival)
- Nickelodeon Network (courtesy of: "Spongebob" and "Plankton")
- Nintendo (courtesy of: "Mario Plush Mushrooms" and "Pokemon")
- Offhollywood Digital (camera equipment)
- Postworks (ADR recording facility)
- Postworks (editorial facilities)
- Rita Powers Casting Group (extras casting)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR recording facility)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Stepping Stone Foley Studio (foley studio)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Sync Sound (ADR recording facility)
- Technicolor Postworks New York (digital intermediate)
- Toei Animation (courtesy of: "Dragonball Z")
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
- Visual Data Media Services (digital asset servicing and quality assurance)
- Warner Bros. Sound (audio post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In his feature film directorial debut, comedian Bo Burnham deftly encapsulates the awkwardness, angst, self-loathing and reinvention that a teenage girl goes through on the cusp of high school. Given that the 27-year-old stand-up comic achieved fame as a teenager himself through YouTube by riffing on his insecurities, he is uniquely capable as the film's writer and director to tell the story of Kayla, an anxious girl navigating the final days of her eighth grade year, despite creating a protagonist female instead of male. Like Burnham did more than a decade ago, 13-year-old Kayla turns to YouTube to express herself, where she makes advice blogs in which she pretends to have it all together. In reality, Kayla is sullen and silent around her single father and her peers at school, carrying out most of her interactions with her classmates on Instagram and Twitter. Her YouTube videos are a clever narrative tool that provide insight into her inner hopes and dreams, much like an inspirational online diary. One of Eighth Grade's biggest triumphs is in its realism. |
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| Taglines | Based on the most awkward year of your life See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $263,797, 15 Jul 2018 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | At a screening in San Francisco, director Bo Burnham said he originally intended for all the young characters to communicate with one another over Facebook. When his star, Elsie Fisher, saw his script, however, she said, "No one uses Facebook." He then made that a line in the movie and had the characters use Instagram and Snapchat instead. See more » |
| Goofs | In the mall scene where Kayla first walks in to meet Olivia, she walks past a number of mid-mall kiosks. One of them has a mirror and you can see the crew briefly reflected as she moves through the scene. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Eighth Grade (2018). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Orinoco Flow See more » |
| Quotes |
Kayla:
Do I make you sad? I don't know. Sometimes I think that when I'm older, I'll have a daughter of my own or something... and I feel like if she was like me, then being her mum would make me sad all the time. I'd love her because she's my daughter, but I think if she turned out like me that being her mum would make me really sad. See more » |