super 8 (2011)
Written and directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, Super 8 follows a group of children who make a shocking discovery while attempting to make a movie. Set in 1979, Super 8 follows Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) as he enlists the help of his friends to make a zombie movie. Among them is Alice (Elle Fanning), a girl who Joe's father (Kyle Chandler) has forbidden him from seeing. After a train derails and releases an otherworldly danger upon the town, the group of friends must work together to find safety.
Super 8
- Director
- J.J. Abrams
- Release Date
- June 10, 2011
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Ryan Lee , Elle Fanning , Riley Griffiths , AJ Michalka , Gabriel Basso , Zach Mills , Kyle Chandler , Joel Courtney
- Writers
- J.J. Abrams
- Runtime
- 112 minutes
- Budget
- $50 million
Summary
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
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