8MM
1999·United States·116 min.
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Tom Welles, private eye, is hired by a wealthy widow, whose well-known husband passed away recently. She has found a reel of S8-film in a safe. On the film is a cruel slaughtering of a young girl, who obviously does not pretend or act: A snuff-movie. Welles takes up investigation, which leads him to the girl's mother and from there to Hollywood, into the office of a porn flick producer. Welles' rising obsession to solve the case also carries him away from his wife and new-born daughter. But when finally names are at hand, Welles suddenly finds himself on ice much thinner than he planned.
DirectorJoel Schumacher
ScreenwriterAndrew Kevin Walker
MusicMychael Danna
CinematographyRobert Elswit
CastNicolas Cage·Joaquin Phoenix·James Gandolfini·Peter Stormare·Anthony Heald·Chris Bauer·Catherine Keener·Myra Carter·Amy Morton·Jenny Powell·Norman Reedus·Jack Betts·Don CreechShow all
Original title8MM