Cloverfield
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| Directed by | Matt Reeves |
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| Written by | Drew Goddard |
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| Cinematography | Michael Bonvillain |
| Edited by | Kevin Stitt |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $170.8 million |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | January 17, 2008 |
| Length | 64:02 |
Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk, and written by Drew Goddard. It is the first film in the Cloverfield franchise. Before settling on an official title, the film was marketed as 01-18-08. The film, which is presented as found footage shot with a home camcorder, follows six young New York City residents fleeing from a gigantic monster and various other smaller creatures that attack the city while they are having a farewell party. The film was well received by critics and it earned $170.8 million at the box office against a $25 million budget.
While a proper sequel to the film hasn't materialized yet despite years of rumors and considerations, the movie did serve as the first in a series of movies set in a common universe, which also consists of 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane and the upcoming 2017 film God Particle.
The film is presented as found footage from a personal camcorder recovered by the United States Department of Defense. A disclaimer states the footage is multiple sighting of a case designated "Cloverfield" and that it was found in area US447, "formerly known as Central Park". The video consists primarily of segments taped the night of Friday, May 22. Occasionally, older segments are shown from a previous video that was taped over.
The first video segment is filmed by Rob on the morning of Monday, April 27, as Beth wakes up in her apartment after a night together. They make plans to go to Coney Island that day, and footage of their excursion is spliced all throughout the film. The footage then cuts to the evening of Friday, May 22, when Jason, Rob's brother, and his girlfriend, Lily, prepare a farewell party for Rob, who will be moving to Japan. Their friend Hud uses the camera to film testimonials during the party.
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