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
Budget: 40 million USD
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Sony Pictures Releasing
Box office: $96.6 million
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How big is an 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.
Is 8mm a good movie?
Add a Review. 8MM is a very dark, disturbing film that isn't for everyone. Nicolas Cage puts in an excellent performance as a private detective named Tom Welles who is hired to investigate whether a snuff film is real or acted. His journey takes him farther and farther into the realm of pornography.