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Also known as 8 Millimeter, Eight Millimeter, Unsee
1999 film directed by Joel Schumacher
OverviewAI-generated
8mm is a 1999 American and German film directed by Joel Schumacher from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, starring Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, and Peter Stormare. Its main subject is pornography, and its narrative location is Los Angeles, with filming locations including Long Island, Long Beach, California, and Los Angeles. The score was composed by Mychael Danna, and the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with video on demand among its distribution formats.
Produced by Global Medien KG and Hofflund/Polone alongside Columbia Pictures, the film ran 123 minutes on a budget of 40,000,000 and earned a box office of 96,618,699. It was rated R and received 2 wins and 2 nominations. It was followed by 8mm 2.
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Film · TMDB
6.5A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Tom Welles
- Joaquin Phoenix as Max California
- James Gandolfini as Eddie Poole
- Peter Stormare as Dino Velvet
- Anthony Heald as Longdale
- Chris Bauer as Machine
Themes
- new york city
- pornography
- underground
- loss of loved one
- sex shop
- obsession
- investigation
- porn actor
- snuff
- sadomasochism
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
150,624 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
23%
Metacritic
21/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- Andrew Kevin Walker
- Produced by
- Gavin Polone Judy Hofflund Joel Schumacher
- Starring
- Nicolas Cage Joaquin Phoenix James Gandolfini Peter Stormare Anthony Heald
- Cinematography
- Robert Elswit
- Edited by
- Mark Stevens
- Music by
- Mychael Danna
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- February 19, 1999 ( 1999-02-19 ) ( BIFF ) February 26, 1999 ( 1999-02-26 ) (United States) April 1, 1999 ( 1999-04-01 ) (Germany)
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Countries
- United States Germany
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $96.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- 8mm 2
- Main subject
- Pornography
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Screenwriter
- Andrew Kevin Walker
- Cast member
- Suzy Nakamura
- Composer
- Mychael Danna
- Cinematographer
- Robert Elswit
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 930072
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-02-26
- title
- 8mm
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 21/100
- box office
- 96618699
- capital cost
- 40000000
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
8mm is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. A German–American co-production, the film stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who delves into the world of snuff films. Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, and Anthony Heald appear in supporting roles.
Despite being selected for the Golden Bear and receiving standing ovations from audiences at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics due to its excessively violent and disturbing content.
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