Super 8

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Super 8 is a 2011 science-fiction thriller film directed by J. J. Abrams that follows a group of small-town kids who witness a mysterious train crash while making a home movie, unleashing strange and dangerous events.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
science fiction film
thriller film
castMember AJ Michalka
Elle Fanning
Gabriel Basso
Joel Courtney
Kyle Chandler
Noah Emmerich
Riley Griffiths
Ron Eldard
Ryan Lee
Zach Mills
cinematography Larry Fong
countryOfOrigin United States
director J. J. Abrams
distributedBy Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
filmingFormat 35 mm film
genre mystery
science fiction
thriller
hasSubject alien encounter
coming of age
friendship
grief
inspiredBy Super 8 mm home movies of J. J. Abrams
language English
mainCharacter Alice Dainard NERFINISHED
Charles Kaznyk
Deputy Jackson Lamb
Dr. Woodward
Joe Lamb
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Michael Giacchino NERFINISHED
notableElement features a film-within-a-film made by the child characters on Super 8 film stock
plotSummary A group of small-town kids witness a catastrophic train crash while making a Super 8 home movie.
Following the crash, strange and dangerous events begin to occur in their town.
producer J. J. Abrams
Steven Spielberg
productionCompany Amblin Entertainment
Bad Robot Productions
publicationDate 2011
releaseDate June 10, 2011
runningTime approximately 112 minutes
screeningType theatrical release
setInPeriod 1979
settingLocation Ohio
writer J. J. Abrams

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