Cloverfield
Mystery, Science Fiction
Paramount Pictures  (1/18/2008) 84 mins PG-13

7.5 (106,359 votes)
Cloverfield follows five New Yorkers from the perspective of a hand-held video camera. The movie is exactly the length of a DV Tape and a sub-plot is established by showing bits and pieces of video previously recorded on the tape that is being recorded over. The movie starts as a monster of unknown origin destroys a building. As they go to investigate, parts of the building and the head of the Statue of Liberty come raining down. The movie follows their adventure trying to escape and save a friend, a love interest of the main character....

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Cast and Crew
Jessica Lucas  ......  Lily
Lizzy Caplan  ......  Marlena
Odette Yustman  ......  Beth McIntyre
Mike Vogel  ......  Jason Hawkins
Michael Stahl-David  ......  Rob Hawkins
T.J. Miller  ......  Hud
Director  .....  Matt Reeves
Producer  .....  J.J. Abrams; Bryan Burk; Dave Baronoff
Writer  .....  Drew Goddard
Notes
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. (more)

Trivia:
Jason (Mike Vogel) can be seen wearing a Slusho! T-shirt throughout the movie. Slusho! is a drink from J.J. Abrams' show "Alias" (2001) as well as a codename of the film's, and the shirt is the only time the beverage is acknowledged during the movie, with far more information hinted about it on the Internet. (more)

Filming Locations:
Bloomingdale's Department Store, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

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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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations (more)