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

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!