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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| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film → thriller film → |
| castMember |
AJ Michalka
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Elle Fanning → Gabriel Basso → Joel Courtney → Kyle Chandler → Noah Emmerich → Riley Griffiths → Ron Eldard → Ryan Lee → Zach Mills → |
| cinematography |
Larry Fong
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
J. J. Abrams
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| distributedBy |
Paramount Pictures
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| filmingFormat |
35 mm film
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| genre |
mystery
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science fiction → thriller → |
| hasSubject |
alien encounter
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coming of age → friendship → grief → |
| inspiredBy |
Super 8 mm home movies of J. J. Abrams
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| language |
English
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| mainCharacter |
Alice Dainard
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Charles Kaznyk → Deputy Jackson Lamb → Dr. Woodward → Joe Lamb → |
| mpaaRating |
PG-13
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| musicBy |
Michael Giacchino
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| notableElement |
features a film-within-a-film made by the child characters on Super 8 film stock
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| plotSummary |
A group of small-town kids witness a catastrophic train crash while making a Super 8 home movie.
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Following the crash, strange and dangerous events begin to occur in their town. → |
| producer |
J. J. Abrams
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Steven Spielberg → |
| productionCompany |
Amblin Entertainment
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Bad Robot Productions → |
| publicationDate |
2011
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| releaseDate |
June 10, 2011
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| runningTime |
approximately 112 minutes
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| screeningType |
theatrical release
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| setInPeriod |
1979
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| settingLocation |
Ohio
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| writer |
J. J. Abrams
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Referenced by (4)
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Bad Robot Productions
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J. J. Abrams → |
notableWork |
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J. J. Abrams
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directorOf |
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Bad Robot Productions
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producedFilm |