8 MM : Huit Millimetres
R · 1999 ‧ Thriller/Mystery ‧ 2h 3m
Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case. A widow named Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter) has found what appears to be a snuff film among...
Release date: February 26, 1999 (USA)
Director: Joel Schumacher
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Sony Pictures Releasing
Box office: $96.6 million
Cinematography: Robert Elswit
People also ask
What size standard is 8mm?
Bolt Diameter | Metric | Standard |
1/8" | 8mm | 5/16" |
3/16" | 10mm | 3/8" |
1/4" | 11mm | 7/16" |
5/16" | 13mm | 1/2" |
Is 8mm disturbing?
Director Joel Schumacher delivers one of the most mind haunting dramas you will ever see and gives us a story that won't be easy to forget. It's dark, moody, creepy, brilliant, and disturbing! And when all the pieces finally come together, you'll be glad you went along for the ride.
How big is 8mm picture?
The frame size of regular 8 mm is 4.8 mm × 3.5 mm, and 1 meter of film contains 264 pictures. Normally, Double 8 is filmed at 16 or 18 frames per second. Common length film spools allowed filming of about 3 to 4+1⁄2 minutes at 12, 15, 16, and 18 frames per second.
What is 8mm about?
Private detective Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) lives a normal life with his wife (Catherine Keener) and young daughter, until he receives a startling new case. A widow named Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter) has found what appears to be a snuff film among her late husband's belongings, and she wants Welles to determine if the movie is real or fake. Welles heads to California, where a video store employee (Joaquin Phoenix) helps him infiltrate the dangerous and depraved world of illegal porn movies.
8 MM : Huit Millimetres / Film synopsis