During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
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- 11 wins & 70 nominations
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- TriviaSince Elle Fanning was 12 years old while filming her driving scene, it was illegal for her to actually drive, so they had a stunt person driving the car with a mini-steering wheel and monitor in the backseat. "What's weird is, that's legal." J.J. Abrams stated on the Blu-ray commentary.
- GoofsAfter the train wreck, Alice's car is dirty, covered in ash and debris When the kids get in the car to leave the train station, the car is clean.
- Crazy creditsCharles Kaznyk's completed zombie movie is shown during the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsIn the original theatrical version some shot of Jen Kaznyk walk to Donny in the evacuation center are cut from the DVD version
- SoundtracksDon't Bring Me Down
Written by Jeff Lynne
Performed by Electric Light Orchestra
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Publishing
Featured review
Nostalgia Not of the Cynical Kind
It is nostalgia ridden like many other films have been this past decade, the only difference is it's not of the cynical kind.
The film's narrative FELT all over the place (probably more the plot than the narrative) - there was a certain tightness missing from this that was present in J.J. Abrams' previous film but, other than that, everything else did exactly what it's supposed to. The kids are both engaging and entertaining, the monster turns out to be quite frightening, the dialogue's great, the acting's great, visual effects, cinematography- everything's on point.
It felt like I was watching a proper film! I mean it seems too much to ask for from our blockbusters these days.
The film's narrative FELT all over the place (probably more the plot than the narrative) - there was a certain tightness missing from this that was present in J.J. Abrams' previous film but, other than that, everything else did exactly what it's supposed to. The kids are both engaging and entertaining, the monster turns out to be quite frightening, the dialogue's great, the acting's great, visual effects, cinematography- everything's on point.
It felt like I was watching a proper film! I mean it seems too much to ask for from our blockbusters these days.
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- csuperman
- Aug 31, 2011
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- Acadia
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $127,004,179
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $35,451,168
- Jun 12, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $260,095,986
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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