Super 8

Year:

2011

Duration:

112 min

Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

J.J. Abrams

Awards:

11 wins & 53 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-06-10

Filming Locations: Agua Dulce, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $50,000,000

Opening Weekend: $35,451,168 (USA) (12 June 2011)

Gross: $127,004,179 (USA) (29 September 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Elle Fanning

Super 8

Barrett Carnahan

Joel Courtney

Joe Lamb

Jessica Tuck

Mrs. Kaznyk

Joel McKinnon Miller

Mr. Kaznyk

Ryan Lee

Cary

Zach Mills

Preston

Riley Griffiths

Charles Kaznyk

Gabriel Basso

Martin

Kyle Chandler

Deputy Jackson Lamb

Ron Eldard

Louis Dainard

AJ Michalka

Jen Kaznyk

Andrew Miller

Kaznyk Twin

Jakob Miller

Kaznyk Twin

Jade Griffiths

Benji Kaznyk

Britt Flatmo

Peg Kaznyk

Glynn Turman

Dr. Woodward

Noah Emmerich

Colonel Nelec

Richard T. Jones

Overmyer

Amanda Foreman

Lydia Connors - Ch 14 News Anchor

David Gallagher

Donny

Brett Rice

Sheriff Pruitt

Michael Giacchino

Deputy Crawford

Beau Knapp

Breen

Bruce Greenwood

Cooper

Dale Dickey

Edie

Jack Axelrod

Mr. Blakely

Dan Castellaneta

Izzy

Ben Gavin

Deputy Milner

Jay Scully

Deputy Skadden

Michael Hitchcock

Deputy Rosko

James Landry Hébert

Deputy Tally (as James Hebert)

Thomas F. Duffy

Rooney

Teri Clark

Mrs. Babbit (as Teri Clark Linden)

Tom Quinn

Mr. McCandless

Kate Yerves

Woman in Office (as Katherine Yerves)

Caitriona Balfe

Elizabeth Lamb

Koa Melvin

Baby Joe

Tom Williams

Flame Thrower

Bingo O'Malley

Mr. Harkin

Tony Guma

Sergeant Walters

Robert B. Quiroz

Boy in EVAC

Jason Brooks

Air Force Security

Tim Griffin

Commando

Marco Sanchez

Hernandez

Emerson Brooks

Military Bus Driver

Jonathan Dixon

Airman Nevil

Patrick St. Esprit

Weapons Commander

Greg Grunberg

Sitcom Actor

Katie Lowes

Tina

Daniel Aldema

Michael Guy Allen

Military Personnel (uncredited)

Steven Andrews

82nd Airborne Trooper (uncredited)

Graham Clarke

Airforce Airman Korne (uncredited)

Andrew Constantini

National Guard (uncredited)

Matthew Crawley

Airforce Airman Taylor (uncredited)

Walter Cronkite

Himself - CBS News Anchor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mike DeMille

Urgent Man (uncredited)

Mel Fair

Local News Reporter (uncredited)

Brandon Hirsch

Air Force Airman (uncredited)

Danielle Laudise

Scared Pretty Girl in the Bus (uncredited)

Sara Lindsey

Citizen (uncredited)

Bill Martin

Military Personnel (uncredited)

Scott A. Martin

Sal (uncredited)

Tiffany Sander McKenzie

Town Hall Citizen (uncredited)

Jake McLaughlin

Merrit (uncredited)

Alex Nevil

Rick (uncredited)

Sadie

Missing Dog (uncredited)

Tom Shafer

Town Hall Citizen #3 (uncredited)

Zoltan Zilai

Military Personnel (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

J.J. Abrams: [Kelvin] The gasoline station on the outskirts of town is named Kelvin Gasoline. Kelvin was the name of J.J. Abrams' grandfather. Abrams commonly uses this name in his work, such as "Kelvin Inman" from Lost (2004) and the USS Kelvin from Star Trek (2009).

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The green Air Force fatigues with the blue name tapes and blue insignia are correct for the 1970s era the movie portrays. The utility uniform would later change to the jungle then desert BDU.

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The first teaser for the film was shot by cinematographer Wally Pfister, Christopher Nolan's frequent collaborator, months before principal photography began. Larry Fong was later brought aboard for the actual shoot.

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Goofs

The Creature from the Black Lagoon figure seen being played with in the film (Benji Kaznyk's toy at 43:40) was not produced until the mid 1990s.

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The 'four months later' scene (at around 7 mins) when the kids film their movie at the depot takes place after school is out - presumably late May or early June 1979. However, the TV in the background has Walter Cronkite talking about the Three Mile Island accident (at around 28 mins), which took place March 28, 1979.

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When Joe and Cary are running through the tunnel with a sparkler in Joe's right hand (1:30:45 to 1:30:47), the sparkler in the next shot is in his left hand (at around 1h 30 mins).

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Quotes

Preston: According to my Uncle Seth, an accident like this is exceptionally rare.

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Martin: Am I the only one here who doesn't know what we're talking about?

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Mrs. Kaznyk: I'm so worried for that boy.

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Faq

Q

In what year does the story take place?

A

The date on the gravestone of Joe Lamb's (Joel Courtney) mother reads February 1979, and the actual story takes place about four months later, so it would be early summer 1979.

Q

Is "Super 8" based on a book?

A

No. Super 8 is based on an original script by director J.J. Abrams.

Q

Does the teaser trailer appear in the film?

A

In May 2010, a teaser trailer was released in early support of the film. The trailer shows a truck speeding down a dirt road and riding onto train tracks. After causing a train crash, one heavily enforced train car is shown being broken from the inside and we see the door blown off. In the final film, these events are shown but not from the same perspective. Instead the same scene is seen from the limited view of the main character. Not as much of the truck is seen until it is on the tracks. Likewise, the main character only sees the backside of the train car that is smashed from inside.

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