Cloverfield (2008)

Director:

Matt Reeves

Writer (WGA):

Drew Goddard (written by)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Some Thing Has Found Us

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Figurine | Fluorescent Lamp | Gossip | Viral Video | Ferris Wheel

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Lizzy Caplan	...	Marlena
Jessica Lucas	...	Lily
T.J. Miller	...	Hud
Michael Stahl-David	...	Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel	...	Jason Hawkins
Odette Yustman	...	Beth McIntyre
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 Caruso	...	Party Goer
Vakisha Coleman	...	Party Goer
Will Greenberg	...	Party Goer
Rob Kerkovich	...	Party Goer
Ryan Key	...	Party Goer
Hooman Khalili	...	Party Goer
Rasika Mathur	...	Party Goer
Baron Vaughn	...	Party Goer
Charlyne Yi	...	Party Goer
Roma Torre	...	Herself
Rick Overton	...	Frantic Man
Martin Cohen	...	Burly Guy
Jason Cerbone	...	Police Officer
Pavel Lychnikoff	...	Russian Man on Street
Billy Brown	...	Staff Sgt. Pryce
Scott Lawrence	...	Lead Soldier
Jeffrey De Serrano	...	Soldier (as Jeff DeSerrano)
Tim Griffin	...	Command Center Officer
Chris Mulkey	...	Lt. Col. Graff
Susse Budde	...	Medic
Jason Lombard	...	Second Medic
Jamie Martz	...	Helicopter Pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Thomas Bligh	...	EMS Commander (uncredited)

Directed by
Matt Reeves

Writing credits (WGA)
Drew Goddard		(written by)

Produced by
J.J. Abrams	....	producer
Dave Baronoff	....	associate producer (as David Baronoff)
Bryan Burk	....	producer
Sherryl Clark	....	executive producer
Guy Riedel	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Michael Bonvillain

Film Editing by
Kevin Stitt

Casting by
Alyssa Weisberg

Production Design by
Martin Whist

Art Direction by
Doug J. Meerdink

Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Merribelle Anderson	....	key hair stylist (as Merribelle A. Anderson)
Norman Bryn	....	key makeup artist: New York
Dena Fayne	....	hair stylist (as Dena Fayone)
Jake Garber	....	key makeup artist
Garrett Immel	....	makeup artist
Dennis Liddiard	....	makeup department head
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	department head hair
Frank Vazquez	....	key hair stylist: New York (as Frank Vasquez)
Brad Look	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Veronica Lorenz	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Bret Mardock	....	makeup artist: extras (uncredited)

Production Management
Udi Nedivi	....	unit production manager
Matthew Spiegel	....	production supervisor
Paul Springer	....	post-production manager
Richard Stirling	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katie Carroll	....	second assistant director
Efrain Cortes	....	second second assistant director (as Efrain Cortes Jr.)
Louis Guerra	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Louis J. Guerra)
Rip Murray	....	first assistant director
Eugene Davis	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Betsy Friedman	....	additional assistant director: New York (uncredited)
Larry D. Katz	....	additional second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Adam L. Barker	....	plaster supervisor
Mark Boucher	....	set dresser
Alan Easley	....	set dressing leadman
Mathias Fain	....	on-set dresser
Chad S. Frey	....	set designer
Hank Giardina	....	paint supervisor
J. Michael Glynn	....	property master
Marisol Jiménez	....	construction auditor
Charles Kern	....	camera scenic artist
George Lee	....	set designer
Cameron Matheson	....	set dresser
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser
John Pollard	....	art director: New York
Josh Sheppard	....	lead storyboard artist
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Joel Venti	....	storyboard artist
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	assistant property master
Jane Wuu	....	set designer
Robert Zorella	....	art department coordinator: New York

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Brooks	....	sound utility
Damian Canelos	....	sound mixer: New York
Blake R. Cornett	....	sound recordist
Mick Davies	....	boom operator
Luke Dunn Gielmuda	....	sound effects editor
Will Files	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Will Files	....	sound designer
Will Files	....	supervising sound editor
Kim Foscato	....	supervising assistant editor
Sue Fox	....	adr editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Josh Gold	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	foley editor
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Jansen Lambie	....	boom operator: New York
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: New York
Douglas Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Cheryl Nardi	....	dialogue editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clint Smith	....	sound recordist
Karl Wasserman	....	boom operator: New York
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Ed White	....	sound mixer
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr editor
Brian Chumney	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Hunter Athey	....	previz artist
Andy Clement	....	animatronic effects designer and creator
Chris Cline	....	special effects technician
Josh Hakian	....	special effects supervisor
Ken Tarallo	....	special effects
Matt Vogel	....	special effects
David Waine	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Nathan Abbot	....	digital compositor
Papavramides Alexandra	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Dalia Al-Husseini	....	digital effects artist: Double Negative
Mimia Arbelaez	....	technical director
Nicola Atkinson	....	visual effects
J. Cody Baker	....	digital intermediate assistant (as James Cody Baker)
Kevin Blank	....	visual effects supervisor
Christina Boon	....	digital artist
S. Kai Bovaird	....	data wrangler: Paramount Pictures
Kane Brassington	....	rotoscope artist
Devin Breese	....	match mover
Hans Brekke	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Jamie Briens	....	technical director: Double Negative
Kari Brown	....	technical director: Double Negative
Michael Brunet	....	animator
Astrid Busser-Casas	....	digital compositor
Daniel Cairnie	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Howard R. Campbell	....	technical director: lighting
Shelley Campbell	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer
Yaseed Chaumoo	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Michael Clemens	....	digital compositor
Richard Collis	....	digital artist
David Conley	....	visual effects associate producer
Moises Cruz	....	digital intermediate dailies producer
Patrick Danaher	....	animator
Philipp Danner	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Russell Darling	....	computer graphics supervisor: Tippett Studio
Gus Dizon	....	texture painter
Austin Eddy	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Bronwyn Edwards	....	lead compositor
William Elder-Groebe	....	animator
Michael Bruce Ellis	....	visual effects supervisor
James D. Etherington	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Kenneth Fanning	....	matchmover: Double Negative
Brandon Fayette	....	visual effects consultant: "bad robot"
Chantal Feghali	....	visual effects producer
Julian Foddy	....	digital artist: Double Negative
Nicola Fontana	....	lead artist: Double Negative
Brad Fox	....	technical director: Tippett Studio
Page Frakes	....	color pipeline supervisor
Adam Gerardin	....	editorial assistant
Allan Gersten	....	visual effects technical director
Walter Gilbert	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Gavin Graham	....	lead 3D artist: Double Negative
Jerry Hall	....	digital compositor
Michael Hall	....	digital effects artist
Joseph Hamdorf	....	lead effects animator: Tippett Studio
Adam Hammond	....	rotoscope artist
Aeon Henderson	....	digital compositor
Barry Howell	....	pre-visualization artist
Shannon Hullender	....	editorial assistant
Jennifer Hutcheon	....	visual effects editor
Lee Ifans	....	visual effects editor: Double Negative
Claire Inglis	....	digital compositor
Eric Jeffery	....	lead character rigger
Rafal Kaniewski	....	digital compositor
Kathryn Kerr	....	post production coordinator
John Kilshaw	....	visual effects supervisor
Marcin Kolendo	....	digital artist
Peter Konig	....	art director
Dave Kujawski	....	render technical assistant
Roger Kupelian	....	matte painting supervisor: Fugitive Studios
Todd Labonte	....	animator: Tippett Studio
Serena Lam	....	digital artist
Kirk Larkins	....	matchmove artist: Tippett Studio
Isaac Layish	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Luke Letkey	....	digital compositor
Eric Leven	....	visual effects supervisor
Dan Levitan	....	senior compositor
David A. Link	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Richard Matsushita	....	digtial artist: Hammerhead Productions
Claire McLachlan	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Naveen Medaram	....	digital artist: Double Negative
Charlotte Merrill	....	digital compositor
Sangita Mistry	....	compositor: Double Negative
Dele Momoh	....	visual effects artist: Double Negative
Steven Moore	....	modeler: Double Negative
Steve R. Moore	....	visual effects editor
Hiroshi Mori	....	previsualization artist: The Third Floor
Chris Morley	....	compositing supervisor: Tippett Studio
Antoine Moulineau	....	lead CG artist
Ross Nakamura	....	lead roto/paint artist: Tippett Studio
Stuart Nelhams	....	assistant visual effects editor: Double Negative
Gruff Owen	....	sequence lead compositor
Chris Paizis	....	match move supervisor
Ami Patel	....	digital compositor
Tilman Paulin	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Carlos Pedroza	....	previs artist
Annie Pomeranz	....	visual effects producer
Rupert Porter	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Konstantin Promokhov	....	effects animation artist
Paul Raeburn	....	compositor
Gerardo Ramirez	....	pre-visualization artist
Jonathan S. Ramos	....	effects animator: Tippett Studio
Cory Redmond	....	lighting technical director
Jance Rubinchik	....	character animator: Tippett Studio
Rhys Salcombe	....	modeller: Double Negative
Jordan Schilling	....	compositor
David Schnee	....	digital compositor: Tippett Studio
Sam Schwier	....	matchmove supervisor: Double Negative
Charles Scott IV	....	visual effects consultant: "bad robot"
Foad Shah	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Brian Smith	....	rotoscoper
Richard Stay	....	compositor: Double Negative
Jim Steel	....	senior digital compositor: Double Negative
Sean Stranks	....	lead sequence compositor: Double Negative
Bridget M. Taylor	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Jacob Telleen	....	render technical assistant
Nick Theodorakis	....	digital imaging supervisor
Adrian Thompson	....	visual effects artist
Stephen Thornhill	....	digital artist
Simon Tingell	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: Double Negative
Diego Trazzi	....	visual effects
Oleg Troy	....	matchmove artist
Eric Tsui	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Frederick Vega	....	pipeline technical assistant: Tippett Studio
David Vickery	....	CG supervisor: Double Negative
Victor Wade	....	lead digital compositor
Christian Waite	....	matchmove artist
Alexis Wajsbrot	....	visual effects
Joshua Wassung	....	previsualization artist
Neil West	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative
Guy Williams	....	visual effects: Double Negative
Vicki Wong	....	editorial/imaging manager
Jay Worth	....	visual effects coordinator
Alfred Young	....	lead technical director
Patrick Zentis	....	lead matte painter

Stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts
Shauna Duggins	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunt driver
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Dana Dru Evenson	....	stunts
Webster P. Whinery Jr.	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Almeida	....	rigging gaffer: New York
Robert Reed Altman	....	camera operator
John Billeci	....	best boy: New York
Joe Buscaglia	....	additional first assistant camera
Sean Devine	....	camera grip
Matt Guiza	....	second assistant camera
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator
Chip Ingram	....	grip
Jesse Jaraczewski	....	rigging electrician
Gary Kangrga	....	key rigging grip
Clay Liversidge	....	gaffer: New York
William Louthe	....	generator operator: New York
Patrick Lowry	....	grip
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip
Brian Minzlaff	....	set lighting
Paul Postal	....	electrician
Gay E. Riedel	....	electrician: New York (as Gay Riedel)
Chris Shadley	....	key video assist
Darrin Smith	....	rigging best boy: New York
Rick A. West	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Kate Caldwell	....	casting associate
Tracy Dixon	....	background casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl Cravedi	....	set costumer
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costume supervisor
Niamh Murphy	....	costume textile artist
Sara O'Donnell	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer
Kris Cole	....	assistant editor
Dan Goslee	....	digital intermediate assistant
Matthew Kuborn	....	post-production assistant
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate producer
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.	....	assistant editor
Alex Romano	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Peter Fuchs	....	music recording mixer
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor

Transportation Department
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	transportation captain
James Lowder	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
John A. Accardo	....	assistant location manager: New York
Jesse J. Adams	....	production assistant
Will Casey	....	unit publicist
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot: New York
Michael G. Cruz	....	assistant location manager
Frank Dauro	....	additional production assistant
James D. Dever	....	technical advisor
Nicole Eberhardt	....	production secretary
Julio Ferrario	....	title designer: main titles
Sarah Follett	....	location assistant: New York
John Galloway	....	location assistant: New York
Vicki Goldsmith	....	production assistant
Pamela B. Green	....	producer: main titles
Kevin Jarzynski	....	assistant: Sherryl Clark
Andrew Lang	....	office production assistant
Paul Lucero	....	location assistant: New York
Jason A. McCauley	....	assistant location manager: New York
Joshua Posner	....	production assistant
Demian Resnick	....	location manager: New York
Bill Richards	....	helicopter pilot: New York
Lindsay Swartz	....	production assistant: New York
Dawn Terashima	....	production assistant
Jon Urband	....	location assistant: New York
Jonathan Urband	....	location assistant (as Jonny Urband)
Marisa Vrooman	....	location scout
Miranda Sajdak	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bad Robot
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Japan (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Double Negative (digital compositing)
• Double Negative (visual effects)
• Fugitive Studios
• Lidar Services
• Third Floor, The (pre-visualization)
• Tippett Studio (creature animation and visual effects)

Other Companies

• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• Armytrucks  military tanks
• Casting Associates  extras casting
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Executive Assurance  security
• Film Art  artwork
• PIC Agency  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cellular fax rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Sylvia Fay/ Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting: New York

Also Known As:

1-18-08 (USA) (promotional title)
Cheese (USA) (fake working title)
Clover (USA) (fake working title)
Monstrous (USA) (promotional title)
Slusho (USA) (fake working title)
Untitled J.J. Abrams Project (USA) (working title)
Cloverfield (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
04-05 (Japan) (promotional title) [ja]
06-02-08 (France) (promotional title) [fr]
Canavar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cloverfield (Croatia) [hr]
Cloverfield (Venezuela) [es]
Cloverfield (Greece) [el]
Cloverfield (Germany) [de]
Cloverfield - Monstro (Brazil) [pt]
Cloverfield - Monstruo (Argentina) [es]
Cloverfield: Hakaisha (Japan: English title) [en]
Monstro (Russia) [ru]
Monstrum (Czech Republic) [cs]
Monstruoso (Spain) [es]
Projekt - Monster (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

New Zealand:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:M | Czech Republic:15 | South Korea:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | South Africa:13V (13LV) | Netherlands:16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44015) | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:14 | Malaysia:U | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Taiwan:PG-12 | Germany:12 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U (with warning) | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Bloomingdale's Department Store, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bad Robot

Trivia:

The film has no music score and music for the end credits do not begin until 1 minute and 30 seconds after the credits start rolling.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The time stamp on the camera disappears after Jason gives his testimonial to the camera. Considering Hud had no idea how to use the camera, and the option for time stamping is often a button on the side, it is very easy to conceive that the button was pressed at some point during the video. However, it is most likely a creative decision by the Director, as the time stamp would be annoying to view the entire time of the film.

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.

Movie Connections:

References "Alias: So It Begins (#1.2)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games

Awesome, just awesome!

Cloverfield is nothing like your average Hollywood movie. Entirely filmed from the perspective of a (shaky) handy-cam, one would not expect a very visually attractive movie. This movie proves that this assumption would be so damn wrong. The story starts at a yuppie party, but then crap hits the fan. And when I mean crap hits the fan, it really does hit the fan hard. Cloverfield is a very intense movie and the first person view really makes you feel like you are in the middle of something that you would try to avoid in real life. It has been a long time ago that I sat through a movie with clenched fists and my jaw on the floor most of the time, but this movie managed to do so. Nevertheless the movie still has its funny moments, which are timed right, so it does not take away from the tension. I could say much more about this movie, but it is really something you should see for yourself. Get the tickets now!