Film Information

Jessica as: Lily Ford
Production Status: Completed
Directed By: Matt Reeves
Fellow Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan
Release Date: 18th January 2008
Screenwriter: Drew Goddard
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13
Runtime: 85 min.

On the eve of his departure for Japan, Rob (Michael Stahl-David) sees his going-away party as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends. His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revellers. The crowd quiets down to watch news reports of an earthquake, then rushes to the roof to assess the damage. A fireball explodes on the distant horizon. A power failure follows. Confusion gives way to panic as the partygoers stumble through the blackout and into the streets. Amid the human screams and one inhuman roar, Rob and his friends must traverse a landscape that has changed, overtaken by something otherworldly, terrifying, monstrous…

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Trivia

Filming Locations:
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• New York City, New York, USA

Budget:
• $30,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office:
• $78,913,994 (Domestic)
• $74,180,860 (Foreign)

Facts:
• At one point in the film, the point is made that Jessica is taking her shoes off as she thought it was ludicrous that she still had them on whilst running around everywhere.

• Filming in Los Angeles was done under the fake production title “Slusho”, while shooting in New York (in 33 days until August 8, 2007) was done under the fake production title “Cheese”.

Jessica Quotes

“When we first auditioned, it had no title. I actually thought I was auditioning for Star Trek, because that was the big buzz around town, that this project was really Star Trek. The part I read for was just a generic character. It gave me no idea what the story was about. Even when I actually booked it, I didn’t know. We finally got a completed script 2 weeks before shooting. I had no idea it was a monster movie until then.”

“We wore the same outfits the whole movie. I was in dress and heels for the entire movie (laughs). There was a lot of time spent trying to figure out how I was going to do that. When I was costumed for the movie, we still didn’t know what it was about, the wardrobe people or myself. I wouldn’t have given the ok to high heels if I had known (laughs). But after we shot the short trailer, the costumes were locked in. I was actually half-way through shooting and I had to sprint and found I couldn’t run. They made me stunt shoes, so that was nice (laughs).”

Critics Quotes

“There will undoubtedly be those who don’t enjoy it, and some will have probably decided on that before seeing a frame. Anti-populist party poopers could very well pick apart the fact that the characters are archetypes and that there’s no hidden depth beneath the fright (although you could pub rant for hours about political subtext). But unmissable cinema does not have to be about mellifluous dialogue, intricate framing or enriching the mind or soul. It can just as legitimately come from a sensory experience like no other, that you can feel nowhere else but in that dark room in front of that silver screen. And you have never experienced anything like Cloverfield.”
- Empire Magazine

“Cloverfield is one of those films you wish you could see for the very first time again because the impact will just never be the same on second viewing. I treasured the experience of getting to see this in the theater and it will forever leave a mark on me. “This is a story that needs to be told…” there are still good movies to be made and people who have the heart to make them.”
- Bloody Disgusting

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