8MM (1999)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Guionista (WGA):

Andrew Kevin Walker (written by)

Release Date:

26 febrero 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Frase comercial:

You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.

Plot:

A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.

Plot Keywords:

Acronym In Title | Masochist | Sex | Sexual Torture | Decadence

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A solid thriller!

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Tom Welles
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Max California
James Gandolfini	...	Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare	...	Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald	...	Daniel Longdale
Chris Bauer	...	George Higgins / Machine
Catherine Keener	...	Amy Welles
Myra Carter	...	Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton	...	Janet Mathews
Jenny Powell	...	Mary Ann Mathews
Anne Gee Byrd	...	Senator Michaelson
Jack Betts	...	Butler
Luis Oropeza	...	Archive Director
Rachel Singer	...	Neighbor
Don Creech	...	Mr. Anderson

También conocida como:

8 Millimeter (USA) (working title)
8mm - Acht Millimeter (Germany)
Eight Millimeter (USA) (working title)
Sexy World (USA) (working title)
8MM: 8 milímetros (Argentina) [es]
Asesinato en 8mm. (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong perverse sexuality and violence, and for strong language.

Duración:

123 min

País:

USA | Germany

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (heavily cut) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | USA:R (certificate #36153) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Belgium:KNT | Chile:18 | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM18 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Clevelander Hotel - 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

Don Creech ("Mr. Anderson") is the keeper of the Muppets for the Jim Henson company. He takes care of and repairs the thousands of Muppets created over the years.

Goofs:

Continuity: Tom Welles begins by examining the 8mm film on a PC with Windows but it changes to a Mac.

Quotes:

Max California: [on the porn industry] All I'm saying is... it can get to you.
Tom Welles: No worries. Thanks for the warning, though.
Max California: You're welcome. Pops... If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change. The devil changes you.
Tom Welles: Some of your lyrics?
Max California: That's cute.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-03-06)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Sick With It

A solid thriller!

Some sensitive-minded people may surely be disturbed by the dark revenge and self-justice in this film, but "Se7en"-author Andrew Kevin Walker has done another fine work with his script! Although the storyline is obviously taken from Paul Schrader´s "Hardcore" (1974,?) the film is suspense-packed, violent and endowed with good performances of its actors, especially Peter Stormare did a brilliant job with playing the weird bondage-porn director Dino Velvet! I also was truly surprised how good director Joel Schumacher had created a morbid atmosphere, just in unhappy memory of his disastrous "Batman & Robin"-flick..! Another pleasant fact is, that "8MM" doesn´t deal with the Hollywood-typical stereotypes and clichés, so finally we´ve got something we could really call a dirty mainstream production - or at least a nice try of it!