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8MM
You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
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Synopsis
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
More about 8MM
Cast
Nicolas CageTom Welles
Joaquin PhoenixMax California
James GandolfiniEddie Poole
Peter StormareDino Velvet
Anthony HealdLongdale
Chris BauerMachine
Catherine KeenerAmy Welles
Myra CarterMrs. ChristianCredits
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- Andrew Kevin Walker
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- 8MM Collection
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $96.6M
Production
- Global Medien KGGermany
- Hofflund/Polone
Columbia PicturesUnited States
