8mm
Mystery, Thriller
Columbia TriStar  (1999) 123 mins R

6.2 (40,823 votes)
The movie revolves around an S8-film that was found in a safe by a just recently widowed woman. The film contains a very disturbing and cruel murder of a young girl. However, the film is not an actual movie with actors and such. Now the wealthy widow hires a private investigator named Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage), who is trying to figure out what happened. Tom Welles follows a trail of evidence and gets really involved with the case. He gets so obsessed that he sort of distances himself from his wife and daughter. When Tom finally gets closer to solving the case, he finds himself in bigger trouble than he thought possible....

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Cast and Crew
Nicolas Cage  ......  Tom Welles
James Gandolfini  ......  Eddie Poole
Anthony Heald  ......  Daniel Longdale
Chris Bauer  ......  George Higgins / Machine
Catherine Keener  ......  Amy Welles
Joaquin Phoenix  ......  Max California
Director  .....  Joel Schumacher
Producer  .....  Joel Schumacher; Gavin Polone; Judy Hofflund
Writer  .....  Andrew Kevin Walker
Cinematography  .....  Robert Elswit
Musician  .....  Mychael Danna
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The amount of stubble (specifically on his chin, between the sides of his modified Fu Manchu) on Dino changes between shots during his first meeting with Welles. (more)

Trivia:
The actress (Jenny Powell) playing the character of Mary Ann Mathews was originally a stripper hired in to act as a stand-in. Joel Schumacher gave her the part of the victim on the 8mm film as she had a suitably "haunted" look about her. (more)

Filming Locations:
Clevelander Hotel - 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, USA (more)

Quotes:
[On selling porn]
Max California: I don't buy it. I don't endorse it. I just point the way.
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination (more)