Cloverfield (2008)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2007
Running Time: 84m 31s
Length: 7607 ft + 4 frames
Format: HDCAM SR/Filmstream 4:4:4
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital/DTS/SDDS

DIRECTION

Directed by: Matt Reeves

CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright © MMVII by Paramount Pictures Corporation
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures presents a Bad Robot production
Executive Producers: Guy Riedel, Sherryl Clark
Produced by: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Associate Producer: David Baronoff
Unit Production Manager: Udi Nedivi
Production Coordinator: Bonni M. Camen
New York Crew Production Coordinator: Leda Nornang
New York Crew Production Supervisor: Matthew Spiegel

SCRIPT
Written by: Drew Goddard

DIRECTION
First Assistant Director: Rip Murray
Second Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
Second Second Assistant Director: Efrain Cortes Jr
New York Crew Second Second Assistant Director: Louis J. Guerra
Script Supervisor: Dawn Gilliam

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Michael Bonvillain
New York Crew Director of Photography - Teaser: Ernest Holzman
Camera Operators: Chris Hayes, Robert Reed Altman, Andy Shuttleworth
First Assistant Photographer: Wally Sweeterman
New York Crew First Assistant Photographer: Angelo Digiacomo
Second Assistant Photographers: Mike Thomas, Beaudine Credle, Matt Guiza
New York Crew Second Assistant Photographer: Asa Elmfors
Digital Imaging Supervisor: Nick Theodorakis
Camera Utility: Oliver Mancebo
New York Crew Camera Utility: Antonio Arroyo
Chief Lighting Technician: Rick A. West
New York Crew Chief Lighting Technician: Clay Liversidge
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Dickinson Luke
New York Crew Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: John Billici
Chief Rigging Electrician: John R. Manocchia
New York Crew Chief Rigging Electrician: William Almeida
Assistant Chief Rigging Electrician: Edwards J. Cox
Electricians: Craig Campbell, Carson Mayne, Brian Minzlaff, Brent "SP" Studler
New York Crew Electricians: Hugo Bonilla, Thomas Landi, William P. Louthe, Noah Prince, Gay Riedel, Adrian Truini, Andrew T. Watts
Rigging Electricians: Richard Maldonado, Pete Enneking, Jack Davies, Jesse Jaraczewski, Ken Longballa, Anthony Ofrim, Aaron Richards
New York Crew Rigging Electrician: Darrin Smith
First Company Grip: Anthony T. Marra II
New York Crew First Company Grip: George Patsos Jr
Second Company Grip: James Walsh
New York Crew Second Company Grip: Gus Magalios
First Company Rigging Grip: Gary Kangrga
New York Crew First Company Rigging Grip: Sonny Rea
Second Company Rigging Grip: Donis Rhoden
New York Crew Second Company Rigging Grip: Ronald Waters
Grips: Sean Devine, Steve Alessi, Charles Ehrlinger, Timothy Nash
New York Crew Grips: William Patsos, Vincent Arteca, Keith Bunting, Ray A. Kay, Robert Prate
Rigging Grips: David Winner, Ginny Naumann, Rick Peebles
Still Photographer: Sam Young Emerson
Video Assist: Chris "Fish" Shadley
Filmed with Panavision Plus 8 Digital
Film Stock: Kodak Motion Picture Film
Color by: Deluxe Laboratories

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Edited by: Kevin Stitt
First Assistant Editors: Stephen M. Rickert Jr, Kris Cole
Visual Effects Editor: Steve R. Moore
Post Production Supervisor: Rich Stirling
Post Production Coordinator: Katie Kerr
Post Production Assistant: Matthew Kuborn
Digital Intermediate Provided By: Company 3
Executive Producer/Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
Digital Intermediate Producer: Des Carey
On-Line Editor: Alex Romano
Co3 Producer: Missy Papageorge
Additional Colorist: Adrian De Lude
Digital Intermediate Technologist: Mike Chiado
Dailies Producer: Moises Cruz
Digital Intermediate Assists: James Cody Baker, Dan Goslee
Color Timer: Jim Passon

MUSIC
Music Editor: Stephanie Lowry

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Pankhida"
Written by Lekha Rathnakumar
Courtesy of APM Music

"Not So Easy"
Written by Kevin Browne
Courtesy of Apm Music

"West Coast"
Written by Jason Schwartzman
Performed by Coconut Records
Courtesy of Young Baby Records

"Taper Jean Girl"
Written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill
Performed by Kings of Leon
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement With Sony BMG Music Entertainment

"Beautiful Girls"
Written by Kisean Anderson, Sylvester Jordan Jr, Ben King, Jonathan Rotem, Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller
Performed by Sean Kingston
Courtesy of Beluga Heights and Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Contains a sample of "Stand By Me"
Written by Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller
Performed by Ben E. King
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

"Do I Have Your Attention"
Performed by The Blood Arm
Written by Nathaniel Fregoso, John Amos & Dyan Valdes
Courtesy of Because Music
By arrangement with Zync Music Inc.

"Got Your Moments"
Written by Bryan Garza, Robert Garza, Peter Krimmel & James Krimmel
Performed by Scissors For Lefty
Courtesy of Eenie Meenie Records

"My Kind of Lover"
Written by Jesse Laz-Hirsch & Kai Kennedy
Performed by Locksley
Courtesy of Feature Records
By arrangement with Guy Benny at Atlas Management & Luke Eddins at Luke Hits

"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)"
Written by George Clinton Jr., William Earl Collins & Jerome Brailey
Performed by Parliament
Courtesy of the Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"19-2000"
Written by Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett
Performed by Gorillaz
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

"The Underdog"
Written by Britt Daniel
Performed by Spoon
Courtesy of Merge Records
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

"Pistol of Fire"
Written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill & Angelo T. Petraglia
Performed by Kings of Leon
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label
By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

"Disco Lies"
Written by Richard Melville Hall
Performed by Moby
Courtesy of Mute Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

"Do the Whirlwind"
Written by David Cameron Bird
Performed by Architecture In Helsinki
Courtesy of Bar None Records
By Arrangement With Ocean Park Music Group

"Grown So Ugly"
Written by Robert Pete Williams
Performed by The Black Keys
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records
By arrangement with Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.

"Four Winds"
Written by Conor Oberst
Performed by and courtesy of Bright Eyes

"The Ride"
Written by Joan Wasser
Performed by Joan as Police Woman
Courtesy of Cheap Lullaby Records

"Seventeen Years"
Written by Evan Peter Mast & Michael Duane Stroud
Performed by Ratatat
Courtesy of Xl Recordings Ltd

"Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games"
Written by Kevin Barnes
Performed by Of Montreal
Courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co.

"Fuzz"
Written by Tatsuo Iwakami & Yaguchi Masaaki
Performed by Mucc
Courtesy of Universal Sigma, a division of Universal Music K.K.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Sunday Ticket"
Written by David Robidoux
Courtesy of APM Music

"Going Up?"
Written and Performed by Stephan M. Sechi
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

"Cleanup in Aisle 19"
Written and Performed by Stephan M. Sechi
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

"Officer of the Day"
Written and Performed by R.B. Hall
Courtesy of Dynamic Recording

"Roar!" (Cloverfield Overture)
Written by Michael Giacchino

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Ed White
New York Crew Sound Mixer: Damian Elias Canelos
Boom Operator: Mick Davies
New York Crew Boom Operator: Jansen Lambie
Cable Person: Jason Brooks
Post Production Sound Services Provided by: Skywalker Sound, A Lucasfilm Ltd. Company, Marin County, California
Supervising Sound Editors & Sound Designers: Douglas Murray, William Files
Assistant Supervising Sound Editor: Kim Foscato
Assistant Sound Editor: Josh Gold
Re-Recording Mixers: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer
Additional Re-Recording Mixers: William Files, Douglas Murray
Recordists: Craig "Pup" Heath, Blake Cornett, Clint Smith
Re-Recording Engineer: Tom Lalley
Mix Technician: Jurgen Scharpf
Dialogue Editor: Cheryl Nardi
ADR Editors: Suzanne Fox, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Sound Effects Editors: Luke Dunn-Gielmuda, Robert Shoup
Foley Editor: Samuel H. Hinkley
Foley Artists: Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm
Foley Recording Mixer: Don White
Foley Recording Assistant: Jenna Dalla Riva
Foley Assistants: Brooke Graeff, Stephen Muir
Digital Transfer: Jonathan Greber, Christopher Barron, John Countryman
Engineering Services: Doug Ford, Steve Morris
Digital Editorial Services: David Hunter, Leffert Lefferts
Sound Mixing at: 20th Century Fox Studios
Dolby Sound Consultant: Bryan Arenas

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costumes Designed by: Ellen Mirojnick
Assistant Costume Designer: Jessica Peel-Scott
Costume Supervisor: Robert Mathews
New York Crew Costume Supervisor: Winsome G. McKoy
New York Crew Key Costumer: Kevin P. Faherty
Costumers: Cheryl "CC" Cravedi, Myron Baker, Jose S. Hernandez, Sara O’donnell
Additional Costumers: Noel Leonard, Mark Weitzman
New York Crew Costumer/Ager: Jeffrey Wirsing
Textile Artist: Niamh Murphy
Dyer/Ager: Rhonda Earick
Department Head Make-Up: Dennis Liddiard
Key Make-Up Artist: Jake Garber
New York Crew Key Make-Up Artist: Norman Bryn
Make-Up Artist: Garrett Immel
Department Head Hair: Lori Mccoy-Bell
Key Hairstylist: Merribelle A. Anderson
New York Crew Key Hairstylist: Frank Vasquez
Hairstylist: Dena Fayone

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: David Waine
New York Crew Special Effects Coordinator: Conrad F. Brink
Special Effects Supervisor: Josh Hakian
New York Crew Special Effects Supervisor: Mike Maggi
Special Effects Foreperson: Chris Cline
Special Effects Technicians: Joe Walker, Ken Tarallo, Rocky Geahr, Don Walters
New York Crew Special Effects Technicians: Harold Mcconnell Jr, Joshua Vogel

Animatronic Effects by: Creative Character Engineering
Animatronic Effects Design & Supervision: Andrew Clement
Project Coordinator: Kari Murillo
Mold Maker: Rob Ramos
Shop Supervisor: Lancel Reves
Lab Technician: Chad Washam
Lead Painter: Jordu Schell
Painter: Tom Killeen

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisors: Kevin Blank, Michael Ellis, Eric Leven
Visual Effects Producer: Chantal Feghali
Visual Effects Associate Producer: David Conley
Creatures Designed by: Neville Page
Assistant Creature Designer: Tully Summers
Visual Effects Coordinator: Jay Worth
Visual Effects Production Assistant: Victor F. Medel
Visual Effects Data Wrangler: Kai Bovaird
Matte Painting By: Fugitive Studios, Llc
Matte Painting Supervisor: Roger Kupelian
LIDAR Provided by: Lidar Services Incorporated
Bad Robot Visual Effects Consultants: Brandon Fayette, Charles L. Scott IV

Pre-Visualization by: The Third Floor
Pre-Visualization Supervisor: Nicholas Markel
Pre-Visualization Artists: Barry Howell, Hiroshi Mori, Gerardo Ramirez, Hunter Athey, Eric Carney, Andrew Harlow, Carlos Predroza, Joshua Wassung

Visual Effects by: Double Negative
CG Supervisor: David Vickery
Producer: Rupert Porter
Production Manager: Emma Larsson
Production Coordinator: Gavin Gregory
3D Sequence Supervisors: Phillip Johnson, Guy Williams, Rodney Mcfall
2D Sequence Supervisors: Victor Wade, Sean Stranks, Ben Taylor, Bronwyn Edwards, Gruff Owen
Lead 3D Artists: Gavin Graham, Pawel Grochola, John Kilshaw, Michael Waltl, Wai In Leong Maxx, Antoine Moulineau, Nicola Fontana
Lead 2D Artists: Isaac Layish, Jelena Stojanovic, Bridget Taylor, Alastair Crawford, Luke Letkey, James Etherington, Jim Steel
Visual Effects TD's: Kari Brown, Diego Trazzi, Adrian Thompson, Tim Jones, Michael Parker, Julian Foddy, Steven Shearston, Jamie Stewart
3D Lighting: Hitesh Bharadia, Matthew Smith, Julian Foddy, Joel Prager, Tom Edwards, Paul Ducker
Digital Environment: Neil Miller, Dimitri Delacovias, Patrick Zentis, Luke Bailey
CG Build: Dalia Alhusseini, Steven Moore, Rhys Salcombe, Andy Warren, Stephen Thornhill, Jamie Briens, Alison Farmer
Matchmove Supervisor: Sam Schwier
2D Artists: Ami Patel, Andre Brizard, Astrid Busser-Casas, Jerry Hall, Foad Shah, Aeon Henderson, Phillip Danner, Alex Ireland, Alexandra Papavramides-Pierre, Richard Stay, Claire Inglis, Paul Raeburn, Daniel Cairnie, Matthew Jacques, Rafal Kaniewski, Charlotte Merrill, Tilman Paulin, Serena Lam, Oliver Atherton, Walter Gilbert, Sangita Mistry
Matchmoving: Joel Prager, Jason Hue, Tom Edwards, Christina Boon, Oleg Troy, Andrew Tulloch, Nicola Atkinson, Eric Tsui, Mauricio Villamil, Chrsitopher Anciaume, Yaseed Chaumoo, Ken Fanning, Christian Waite, Samuel Carter, Neil West, Dele Momoh, Tara Bakshi
Editorial: Derek Walsh, Simon Allmark, Lee Ifans
Roto: Richard Collis, Naveen Medaram, Claire Mclachlan, Ed Wilkie, Simon Tingell, Marcin Kolendo, Adam Hammond, Mike Foyle, John Moffett, Ian Copeland

Creature Animation and Visual Effects by: Tippett Studio
Visual Effects Producer: Annie Pomeranz
Animation Supervisor: Tom Gibbons
Lighting Supervisor: Steve Reding
Compositing Supervisor: Chris Morley
Art Director: Pete König
CG Supervisor: Russell Darling
Character Animation: Hans Brekke, Michael Brunet, Patrick Danaher, Austin Eddy, Will Groebe, Todd Labonte, Jance Rubinchik
Lead Technical Lighter: Alfred Young
Technical Lighters: Mimia Arbelaez, Howard Campbell, Brad Fox, Cory Redmond
Compositors: Nathan Abbott, Shelley Campbell, Michael Clemens, David Link, Satish Ratakonda, Jordan Schilling, David Schnee
Modelers: Jung Jin Kang, John Koester
Character Set-Up And Rigging: Eric Jeffrey
3D Texture Painters: August Dizon, Tim Odell
Digital Matte Painter: Ben Vonzastrow
Lead FX Animator: Joseph Hamdorf
FX Animation: Allan Gersten, Mike Hall, Konstantin Promokhov, Jonathan Ramos
Layout and Matchmove Supervisor: Devin Breese
Layout and Matchmove: Ondrej Kubicek, Kirk Larkins, Stephen Moros, Christopher Paizis, Dong Yon Kang
Lead 2D Roto/Painter: Ross Nakamura
2D Roto/Painters: Kane Brassington, Brian Smith
Visual Effects Coordinators: Lee Hahn, Mikella Kievman
Visual Effects Coordination Assistant: Welbon Salaam
Visual Effects Editor: Jennifer Hutcheon
Editorial/Imaging Services: Trina Espinoza, Page Frakes, Adam Gerardin, Shannon Hullender, Vicki Wong
Pipeline Technical Assistant: Frederick Vega
Render Technical Assistant: Dave Kujawski
Data Wrangler: Alex Stockwell
Visual Effects Executive Producers: Jules Roman, Kip Larsen

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Opticals By: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Main Titles By: PIC, Pamela Green, Jarik Van Sluijs, Julio Ferrario, Gary Hebert, Bao Luu
End Titles By: Scarlet Letters

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Martin Whist
Art Director: Douglas J. Meerdink
New York Crew Art Director: John Pollard
Set Designers: George R. Lee, Jane Wuu, Chad S. Frey
Set Decorator: Robert Greenfield
New York Crew Set Dressing Foreperson: Greco
On Set Dressers: John H. Maxwell, Robert "Buddy" Greenfield, Mathias Fain
New York Crew On Set Dresser: Peter "Chevy" Shevlin
Set Dressers: Mark Tuttle, John Boucher, Mark Boucher, Paul Boucher, Dean Lakoff, Cameron Matheson, Jason M. McDonough
New York Crew Set Dressers: Kellen Dunbar, Andrew Spagnoli
Property Master: Michael Glynn
New York Crew Property Master: Mike Saccio
Assistant Property Masters: Jeffry C. Voorhees, Bert Smith
New York Crew Assistant Property Master: Gus Papadopoulos
Propmaker Foreperson: Jim Paniagua
Propmakers: Phil Coffman, Dale Snyder
Lead Persons: Alan Easley, Cynthia La Jeunesse
New York Crew Lead Person: Peter K. Dunbar Construction Coordinator: Chris Snyder
Construction Foreperson: John Moore
General Foreperson: William Gideon Labor Forepersons: Scott Lodwig, Richard Sarabia
Location Foreperson: Gerard Forrest
Paint Supervisor: Hank Giardina
Camera Scenic: Charles Kern
New York Crew Scenic: Victor F. Morales
Painters: Rossana De Cicco, Dennis Murillo, Neil Rust
Plaster Supervisor: Adam L. Barker
Sign Writer: Louie Esparza Jr
Construction: Dennis Richardson
Welder: Bernard Kueia
Art Department Coordinator: Mike Piccirillo
New York Crew Art Department Coordinator: Robert Zorella
Lead Storyboard Artist: Josh Sheppard
Storyboard Artist: Joel Venti
Illustrator: Joanna Bush

OTHER CREW
Production Auditor: Patrick Siembieda
First Assistant Auditor: Dana Michaelsen
New York Crew First Assistant Auditor: Antonia Proscia
Key Second Assistant Auditor: Karen Garlich
New York Crew Second Assistant Auditor: Kayvan Gahrahmat
Second Assistant Auditor: Rob Biegel
Construction Auditor: Marisol Jimenez
Payroll Accountant: Anne Marie Feldman
Accounting Clerk: Mike Duffy
Production Secretary: Nicole Eberhardt
New York Crew Production Secretary: Matthew S. O’Brien
Production Assistants: Gabriel Pitts, Anthony Joseph Mintos, Joshua Posner, Ari Briskman, Vicki Goldsmith, Andy Sowerwine, Dawn Terashima, Samantha Scher, Genelle Ciccarelli, Jennifer Fricke, Jaime Harlan, Brian Sturgulewski, Ben Sokolowski
New York Crew Production Assistants: Lindsay Swartz, Kate Lundberg, Andrew Lang, Nicholas A. Roose, Maurice Sessoms, Edward Griffith, Lisa Simon, Sean Tufts
Assistant to Mr Reeves: Justin Doble
Assistant to Mr Abrams: Matthew Pitts
Assistant to Mr Burk: Leigh Kittay
Assistant to Ms Clark: Kevin Jarzynski
Assistant to Mr Riedel: Shannon E. Riggs
Set Intern: Michael Lehrman
Aerial Coordinator: Kevin La Rosa
Helicopter Pilots: Kevin La Rosa II, Richard Shuster, Bruce Benson
Helicopter Pilots – NY: Al Cerullo, Bill Richards
Technical Advisor: James Dever
Assistant Technical Advisors: Tom Minder, Quay Terry
Lead Armorer: Tony Didio
Armorers: Scot Mckay, David Aaron
Unit Publicist: William Casey
Medic: Alex Barnoya
New York Crew Medic: Doreen Roman
Caterer: Tomkats, Inc.
New York Crew Caterer: Steve Dale
Craft Service: Michael "Mox" Pappas, Yvonne Gabrielli
New York Crew Craft Service: Wilson Rivas
Transportation Coordinator: James Lowder
Transportation Captain: L. Chip Crosby Jr
New York Crew Transportation Captain: Dennis Salamone
New York Crew Transportation Co-Captain: Kevin R. Wood
Picture Car Coordinator: Jim Moores
Transportation Office Coordinator: Kelley Dykes
New York Crew Transportation Dispatcher: Julia Ain-Krupa

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Clips from "Spongebob Squarepants" courtesy of Nickelodeon
Stills from "Them!", "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" and "King Kong" licensed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Turner Entertainment Co.
The producers wish to thank the following: Jay Baronoff; Josh Applebaum; Andre Nemec; Scott Rosenberg; New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting

LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Center, Arcadia, California, USA
Studio: Downey Studios, Downey, California, USA
Location Manager: Greg Lazzaro
New York Crew Location Manager: Demian Resnick
Key Assistant Location Managers: Alexander Georges, Charles Fagin
Assistant Location Manager: Michael Cruz
New York Crew Assistant Location Managers: Jason Mccauley, John A. Accardo, Sarah Follett
New York Crew Location Assistants: John Galloway, Paul Lucero, Jonny Urband

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Rob King
Utility Stunts: Jonathan Arthur, Heather Arthur, Laura Lee Connery, Shauna Duggins, Annie Ellis, Dana Dru Evenson, Tanner Gill, Richard Humphreys, Craig Jensen, Mike King, Cole McKay, Eric Norris, Dan Plum, Steven Riley, Vern Savage, Dennis Scott, Tyler Vogt, Webster Whinery Jr

CASTING
Casting by: Alyssa Weisberg
Casting Associate: Kate Caldwell
Casting Assistant: Simone Chavoor
Background Casting: Tracy Dixon
New York Crew Background Casting: Sylvia Faye Casting, Lee Genick

CAST

Lizzy Caplan (Marlena)
Jessica Lucas (Lily)
T.J. Miller (Hud)
Michael Stahl-David (Rob Hawkins)
Mike Vogel (Jason Hawkins)
Odette Yustman (Beth McIntyre)
Anjul Nigam (Bodega Cashier)
Margot Farley (Jenn)
Theo Rossi (Antonio)
Brian Klugman (Charlie)
Kelvin Yu (Clark)
Liza Lapira (Heather)
Lili Mirojnick (Lei)
Ben Feldman (Travis)
Elena Caruso, Vakisha Coleman, Will Greenberg, Rob Kerkovich, Ryan Key, Hooman Khalili, Rasika Mathur, Baron Vaughn, Charlyne Yi (party goers)
Roma Torre (herself)
Rick Overton (frantic man)
Martin Cohen (burly guy)
Jason Cerbone (police officer)
Pavel Lychnikoff (Russian man on street)
Billy Brown (Staff Sgt. Pryce)
Scott Lawrence (lead soldier)
Jeff Deserrano (soldier)
Tim Griffin (command center officer)
Chris Mulkey (Lt. Col. Graff)
Susse Budde (medic)
Jason Lombard (second medic)
Jamie Martz (helicopter pilot)

CAST CUT FROM RELEASE PRINT

Anne de Salvo (terrified woman - scenes deleted)
Joshua Radin (party goer - scenes deleted)
Brian Unger (anchor - scenes deleted)
Elisabeth Harnois (Laurie - scenes deleted)
Holly Dorff (NY I caller - scenes deleted)

PLOT SUMMARY

As a giant monster lays waste to New York, a group of young people try to rescue one of their friends while constantly filming the mayhem unfolding around them.

AVAILABILITY

France
Theatrical Distributors: Paramount Pictures (2008)

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Universal International Pictures (2008)

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: Universal International Pictures (2008)

Singapore
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures (2008)

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Paramount Pictures UK (2008)

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Paramount Pictures (2008)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 16

Australia
Rating: M

Canada
Rating: 14A (Alberta/British Columbia); PG (Ontario)

Czech Republic
Rating: 15

Finland
Rating: K-13

Hong Kong
Rating: IIA

Ireland
Rating: 15A

Malaysia
Rating: U

Singapore
Rating: PG

South Korea
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: PG-13 (for violence, terror and disturbing images)
MPAA: 44015

TIMELINE

2007
February
Day Unknown: USA - production begins

June
Day Unknown: USA - filming begins

2008
January
16: USA - theatrical premiere in Hollywood, California
17: Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Thailand - theatrical release
18: Canada, USA - theatrical release
23: France - shown at the Gerardmer Film Festival
24: Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, South Korea - theatrical release
25: Estonia, Iceland, Latvia - theatrical release
30: Philippines - filming begins
31: Germany, Israel - filming begins

February
1: Bulgaria, Denmark, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, UK - filming begins
6: Belgium, France - filming begins
7: Argentina - filming begins
8: Brazil, Norway, Sweden - filming begins
14: Hungary - filming begins
29: Finland - filming begins

March
21: Turkey - filming begins

April
5: Japan - filming begins

POSTER TAGS

Some Thing Has Found Us

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

04-05 - Japanese advertising title
06-02-08 - French advertising title
1-18-08 - advertising title
Cheese - fake working title
Clover - fake working title
Cloverfield - Monstro - Brazilian title
Monstrous - advertising title
Monstrum - Czech title
Monstruoso - Spanish title
Slusho - fake working title
Untitled J.J. Abrams Project - working title

LINKS

PERIODICALS

Variety 21 January 2008 pp.31,34 (USA)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review (by Todd McCarthy)

Screen International no.1626 (4 January 2008) pp.22-23 (UK)
illustrated article (2008 preview: Hitting the high notes by Diana Lodderhose)

Interview December 2007/January 2008 pp.142-143 (UK)
illustrated preview (Look out!)

Starburst Special no.84 Yearbook 2007 pp.164-170 (UK)
illustrated preview (Movie Preview of the Year 2008)

Hollywood Reporter vol.400 no.34 (31 July 2007) p.17 (USA)
credits (Films in Production)

KEYWORDS

coney island, fake documentary, monsters, new york, military, statue of liberty, underground

Last Updated: 26 January, 2010