8MM

8MM

123 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Feb. 26, 1999

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

8MM

123 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Feb. 26, 1999

8MM
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Columbia Pictures, Hofflund/Polone, Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
Original title 8MM
Directors David Hallinan, Lisa J. Bloch, Alan Edmisten, Mads Hansen, Eli Richbourg, Joel Schumacher
Writers Andrew Kevin Walker

Cast

Nicolas Cage

as Tom Welles

Joaquin Phoenix

as Max California

James Gandolfini

as Eddie Poole

Peter Stormare

as Dino Velvet

Anthony Heald

as Daniel Longdale

Chris Bauer

as George Higgins

Catherine Keener

as Amy Welles

Myra Carter

as Mrs. Christian

Amy Morton

as Janet Mathews

Jenny Powell

as Mary Ann Mathews

Anne Gee Byrd

as Senator

Jack Betts

as Butler

Luis Oropeza

as Archive Director

Rachel Singer

as Neighbor

Don Creech

as Mr. Anderson

Norman Reedus

as Warren Anderson

Fran Bennett

as Nun

Wilma Bonet

as Nun

Luis Saguar

as Manny

Norm Compton

as Thug

John Robb

as Porn Dealer

Devan Brown

as Flea Market Woman

Doris Brent

as Machine's Mother

Robert Amico

as Casting Director

Kiva Dawson

as Girl in Hall

Rachel Wolfe

as Girl in Hall

Suzy Nakamura

as Computer Wizard

Torsten Voges

as Stick

Tahitia Dean

as Hollywood Prostitute

Texas Terri

as Dino's Redhead

Vernon Guichard II

as Porn Guy

Emily Patrick

as Porn Girl

Nancy Vee

as Porno Make-Up Artist

Lisa Vanasco

as Topless Ticket Taker

Bridgett Vera

as Ticket Taker

Jennifer Harris

as Strip Club Dancer

Burton Richards

as Strip Club Dancer

Jovanna Vitiello

as Strip Club Dancer

David U. Hodges

as Surveillance Man

Lorena M. Santos

as Prostitute

Connie Mercurio

as Nurse

William Buck

as Mr. Christian

Kerry Corcoran

as Cheating Son-in-Law

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

as Taxi Driver

Claudia Aros

as Miami Girlfriend

Ava Lee Scott

as Girl in Lot (uncredited)

Deborah Smith Ford

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jacklyn Lick

as Video Girl (uncredited)

Carla Moon

as Girl in Jacuzzi (uncredited)