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Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller (in his film debut), Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, and Odette Yustman. In the film, six friends attempt to flee from a monster that attacks New York City.
Development began when producer J. J. Abrams started conceptualizing a monster film and enlisted Neville Page to design the eventual creature, called Clover. In February 2007, the project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by Abrams's Bad Robot. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles and New York City in 2007. The project had several working titles, including Slusho, Cheese, and Greyshot. As part of a viral marketing campaign, a teaser trailer was released ahead of screenings of Transformers (2007) without a title. The final title was revealed in a second teaser trailer attached to screenings of Beowulf (2007). With limited pre-release details, it garnered online speculation, including forums and websites dedicated to uncovering hidden information about the film. Several tie-ins, including a prequel manga series, were released as part of the marketing campaign.
Cloverfield was released on January 18, 2008, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Reeves's direction and the cinéma vérité style narrative. It earned $172 million worldwide at the box office against a $25 million budget. It is the first installment of the Cloverfield franchise, followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 and The Cloverfield Paradox in 2018. A direct sequel is in development.
The footage from a personal camcorder is recovered by the U.S. Department of Defense in the area "formerly known as Central Park", bearing a disclaimer about multiple sightings of a case designated "Cloverfield".
On April 27, 2008, Rob Hawkins wakes up with Beth McIntyre in her father's apartment before embarking on a date across New York City and Coney Island.
On May 22, 2008, Rob's brother Jason and Jason's girlfriend, Lily Ford, throw a surprise farewell party for Rob at his Lower Manhattan apartment before he moves to Japan for his new job. Jason asks Rob's best friend, Hudson "Hud" Platt, to film testimonials for Rob during the party. Beth, upset by Rob's lack of communication after their one night together, brings another man to the party. Beth and Rob argue, and she leaves shortly before a massive earthquake occurs, causing a brief citywide power outage. The local news reports a capsized oil tanker near Liberty Island. From the roof, the partygoers witness an explosion in the distance and flee as flaming debris flies in their direction.
As the partygoers flee, the severed head of the Statue of Liberty falls into the street. In the chaos, Hud records an enormous creature several blocks away collapsing the Woolworth Building. Rob, Jason, Lily, and Hud take cover in a nearby convenience store, avoiding the smoke and debris from the building's collapse. When they get out, they find their friend Marlena Diamond covered in dust, in shock from seeing the creature "eating people". When the group attempts to evacuate Manhattan (through the Brooklyn Bridge), Rob receives a message from Beth, who is trapped in her apartment at the Time Warner Center. However, the creature's tail destroys the Brooklyn Bridge, killing Jason. While the group retreats back to Lower Manhattan, news reports show the Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division attacking the monster and hostile parasites falling off its body.
Rob, Hud, Lily, and Marlena venture up to Midtown Manhattan to rescue Beth from her apartment. Finding themselves in a battle between the creature and military, they hide in a nearby subway station and decide that staying underground will be safer. While walking through the subway tunnels toward midtown, they are attacked by a group of parasites, one of which bites Marlena. The four escape the tunnels and enter Bloomingdale's, where they are found by soldiers and taken to a field hospital within. When Marlena begins to bleed from her eyes, she is forcibly taken away from the group by a biohazard team and explodes shortly after.
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Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller (in his film debut), Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, and Odette Yustman. In the film, six friends attempt to flee from a monster that attacks New York City.
Development began when producer J. J. Abrams started conceptualizing a monster film and enlisted Neville Page to design the eventual creature, called Clover. In February 2007, the project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by Abrams's Bad Robot. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles and New York City in 2007. The project had several working titles, including Slusho, Cheese, and Greyshot. As part of a viral marketing campaign, a teaser trailer was released ahead of screenings of Transformers (2007) without a title. The final title was revealed in a second teaser trailer attached to screenings of Beowulf (2007). With limited pre-release details, it garnered online speculation, including forums and websites dedicated to uncovering hidden information about the film. Several tie-ins, including a prequel manga series, were released as part of the marketing campaign.
Cloverfield was released on January 18, 2008, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Reeves's direction and the cinéma vérité style narrative. It earned $172 million worldwide at the box office against a $25 million budget. It is the first installment of the Cloverfield franchise, followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 and The Cloverfield Paradox in 2018. A direct sequel is in development.
The footage from a personal camcorder is recovered by the U.S. Department of Defense in the area "formerly known as Central Park", bearing a disclaimer about multiple sightings of a case designated "Cloverfield".
On April 27, 2008, Rob Hawkins wakes up with Beth McIntyre in her father's apartment before embarking on a date across New York City and Coney Island.
On May 22, 2008, Rob's brother Jason and Jason's girlfriend, Lily Ford, throw a surprise farewell party for Rob at his Lower Manhattan apartment before he moves to Japan for his new job. Jason asks Rob's best friend, Hudson "Hud" Platt, to film testimonials for Rob during the party. Beth, upset by Rob's lack of communication after their one night together, brings another man to the party. Beth and Rob argue, and she leaves shortly before a massive earthquake occurs, causing a brief citywide power outage. The local news reports a capsized oil tanker near Liberty Island. From the roof, the partygoers witness an explosion in the distance and flee as flaming debris flies in their direction.
As the partygoers flee, the severed head of the Statue of Liberty falls into the street. In the chaos, Hud records an enormous creature several blocks away collapsing the Woolworth Building. Rob, Jason, Lily, and Hud take cover in a nearby convenience store, avoiding the smoke and debris from the building's collapse. When they get out, they find their friend Marlena Diamond covered in dust, in shock from seeing the creature "eating people". When the group attempts to evacuate Manhattan (through the Brooklyn Bridge), Rob receives a message from Beth, who is trapped in her apartment at the Time Warner Center. However, the creature's tail destroys the Brooklyn Bridge, killing Jason. While the group retreats back to Lower Manhattan, news reports show the Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division attacking the monster and hostile parasites falling off its body.
Rob, Hud, Lily, and Marlena venture up to Midtown Manhattan to rescue Beth from her apartment. Finding themselves in a battle between the creature and military, they hide in a nearby subway station and decide that staying underground will be safer. While walking through the subway tunnels toward midtown, they are attacked by a group of parasites, one of which bites Marlena. The four escape the tunnels and enter Bloomingdale's, where they are found by soldiers and taken to a field hospital within. When Marlena begins to bleed from her eyes, she is forcibly taken away from the group by a biohazard team and explodes shortly after.