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Nicolas Cage and Jenny Powell in 8 mm (1999)

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8 mm

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    8MM is a dark and disturbing 1999 thriller from Joel Schumacher (Batman and Robin) and the film stars Nicolas Cage (Face/Off) as Tom Welles, a private detective whom is hired by wealthy widow Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter - Storm of the Century) to investigate a 8MM film containing shocking footage of a young woman (Jenny Powell - The Big Menarski) being slain by a mysterious masked man (Chris Bauer - Face/Off) and to determine if it is real or make believe. After discovering the young woman is a runaway teenage girl named Mary Ann Matthews. His investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous journey into the dark underworld of the Hollywood pornography industry and soon leads him to become suspicious of porn filmmakers Dino Velvet (Peter Stormare - Armageddon) and Eddie Poole (James Gandolfini - The Sopranos) and suspects their involvement. But Welles's investigation soon become a deadly obsession which leads him to uncover the sinister and terrifying truth behind the film and places the lives of his wife Amy (Catherine Keener - Out of Sight) and their infant daughter in great danger and the truth forces Welles to make a choice and Welles decides to go vigilante and punish the people responsible.



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  • How long is 8MM?
    2 hours and 3 minutes
  • When was 8MM released?
    February 26, 1999
  • What is the IMDb rating of 8MM?
    6.6 out of 10
  • Who stars in 8MM?
    Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, and James Gandolfini
  • Who wrote 8MM?
    Andrew Kevin Walker
  • Who directed 8MM?
    Joel Schumacher
  • Who was the composer for 8MM?
    Mychael Danna
  • Who was the producer of 8MM?
    Joel Schumacher, Gavin Polone, and Judy Hofflund
  • Who was the executive producer of 8MM?
    Joseph M. Caracciolo
  • Who was the cinematographer for 8MM?
    Robert Elswit
  • Who was the editor of 8MM?
    Mark Stevens
  • Who are the characters in 8MM?
    Tom Welles, Max California, Eddie Poole, Dino Velvet, Machine, Janet Mathews, Mary Ann Mathews, Butler, and Larry
  • What is the plot of 8MM?
    A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
  • What was the budget for 8MM?
    $40 million
  • How much did 8MM earn at the worldwide box office?
    $96.6 million
  • How much did 8MM earn at the US box office?
    $36.7 million
  • What is 8MM rated?
    R
  • What genre is 8MM?
    Crime Drama, Crime, Drama, Mystery, and Thriller

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