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Synopsis: Cloverfield follows five New Yorkers from the perspective of a hand-held video camera. The movie is exactly the length of a DV Tape and a sub-plot is established by showing bits and pieces of video previously recorded on the tape that is being recorded over. The movie starts as a monster of unknown origin destroys a building. As they go to investigate, parts of the building and the head of the Statue of Liberty come raining down. The movie follows their adventure trying to escape and save a friend, a love interest of the main character.
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Matt Reeves
Production: Paramount
  5 wins & 27 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
PG-13
Year:
2008
85 min
$79,952,254
Website
1,961 Views


-Really good to see you. Really good.

-So what have you been up to?

I actually... I'm gonna just go

grab some food,

but good luck with the...

I could still do your

agency's retreat if you wanted...

He's coming up the stairs right now.

Everybody get ready. Get ready.

Can someone turn down

the music, please?

Surprise! Surprise!

No, no, no, no, no, no!

How did you guys plan all this?

Easy, you're naive. Let's go.

-Hey. How are you?

-Take this. Take this.

-I'm sorry. Yes. Thank you.

-What's up?

Oh, hey. Yes. Good.

-What's up, man?

-Speech!

-Yeah, speech! Speech!

-Speech! Speech!

-Oh, this is very surprising...

-I hope so.

-Obviously.

-It's a surprise party.

Yeah.

But it's very sweet. So thank you. Lily?

It was everyone. It was everyone.

No, thank you, everyone.

Thank you. It's...

Oh, it means a lot, so... That's it.

That's all I got. I don't know.

-Have a good time!

-Yeah, party!

Yeah!

-Hey, man. Were you surprised?

-Yo. I was, like, not even surprised.

No? Can you describe your current

emotions right now?

I don't know. I would say blas.

Like, I'm a little... I'm just a little bored.

-No, you're not. Well, congrats.

-No, man, that was awesome, dude.

What are you doing

with the video camera

-by the way?

-I'm documenting the night

so that you can take it

to Japan with you.

Oh, can I watch it every night

-when I get there?

-Jason asked if l...

-Yeah, you could.

-Oh, good.

All right, thank you. Cool.

Hey, Hud, do you know

if Beth's coming tonight?

Yeah, I guess. I'm sure Lily invited her.

Why wouldn't she be here?

So how are you

gonna survive without Rob?

-He's like your main dude.

-Yeah, I know.

Hey, how am I gonna

survive without you?

-I don't know. I'm like your main dude.

-Straight up.

-As I make my... I'm not here.

-Hi, Hud.

I'm just documenting. Not here.

That was my biggest problem

is that she picked him...

You know what.

No, but when he said My Fair Lady...

-I love My Fair Lady.

-I was like, "Really?"

That was wonderful.

But, I mean, it worked out, right?

Beth, hey! You made it.

It doesn't matter, dude, you're here.

All is well.

Oh, no, it's good. It's good.

-Enjoy it. Have fun.

-Oh, I will. I'm just gonna go say...

-Who is that guy?

-I don't know. He's random.

Here, I'm gonna go check it out.

Look out, documenting.

Oh, thanks.

-I missed your surprise.

-Oh, that's okay.

I'm sorry. No, we had cab problems.

I'm really sorry.

-That's fine.

-Decorating's mine.

-No, that's fantastic.

-Rob, this is Travis.

-Hi.

-Hi. Oh, pleasure.

I've heard a lot about you.

-Congratulations, by the way.

-Thank you.

-Vice President. That's fantastic.

-I love your dress.

-Thank you. I love yours.

-Yeah, thank you.

That's really amazing.

-Should we...

-Yeah, there's a buffet.

Hey, I'm documenting the night.

I'm Hud.

-Okay.

-So, there's tons of sake.

Yeah, just help yourselves, enjoy.

-Enjoy, everybody.

-It's good to meet you.

-Have a good one, yeah.

-Thanks for coming.

-I think he just said I was cute.

-Are they dating?

Yeah.

-Hey, is everything cool, man?

-Yeah, everything's cool.

Okay, because... I don't know,

because you been over here kind of...

Is that my camera?

I don't know. Your brother gave it to me.

Did you switch the tape?

Because I had a tape in there.

I don't know. Was...

Roller-coasters are fun, but, like,

any kind of tea-cuppy thing...

Tape was in here when I got it. Why?

-Rob, why?

-No, it doesn't matter.

It doesn't... It's stupid.

Okay, are you sure you're cool?

Because you're really weirding me out.

Like, we haven't been

hanging out or anything.

-Here. Here, man. Come on.

-All right, cool. That's more like it.

Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me.

-What's wrong with you?

-Hey, Beth! Beth. Beth. Beth.

Hey, I'm filming goodbyes for Rob.

Do you want to say something?

Oh, Hud, I don't know.

It's not a really good time right now.

Come on, he's leaving.

-I mean, can we...

-I know.

You're not gonna be able

to talk to him for a while.

Isn't there something you wanna say?

You know what?

Travis, can you get me a drink?

-Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, of course.

-ls that... Okay.

Cool, thanks.

Okay, let's... Right here? I don't...

-No, we can do it in the kitchen.

-Okay, perfect.

Okay.

Okay.

Rob,

I didn't want to do this on camera.

But, I just... I just want you to know

how happy I am for you,

because I know how hard

you've worked for this job

and I know how much it means

to you and...

And I'm really gonna miss you.

Hey. Can I talk to you for a second?

Jason? There's something totally weird

going on with Rob and Beth.

-What are you talking about?

-I'm serious. They're right outside.

-Hud! Not now.

-Okay. I'll check it out.

You never even called me, Rob!

You go and bring some guy to my party?

Hold on! You haven't

talked to me in weeks!

-Hud, man! Come on!

-Sorry!

-What? What?

-I got it. I got it. Hud, get back inside.

-But I'm documenting!

-Not this.

Lily, do you know what

they were fighting about?

Lily, if you know,

you have to tell me. Lily.

I'm not telling you.

I really should know,

as the guy documenting this.

She was the one

who brought me back inside.

-Okay, fine. We'll go find out.

-I'm positive. I promise.

-We'll ask her. We'll go find out.

-She's in the kitchen.

-What?

-Lil!

Lil, do you have something to tell us?

-No.

-You do, don't you?

-What? No.

-Hud, you're a genius.

-You're dodging the question right now.

-There is nothing to tell you.

-Nothing.

-Liar.

Lily, if you know something,

you have to tell us.

-No.

-Look at me.

-Lily.

-I know you. Babe.

Okay, fine, but not on camera.

I'm not telling you on camera.

Okay, that's not a problem.

All right, no problem.

Why would we say anything?

-We won't say anything.

-Rob and Beth slept together.

-Are you serious?

-It happened a few weeks ago.

Beth made me promise

not to say anything.

Are you kidding me, Lily?

Rob and Beth sleep together,

you're not gonna tell me?

-Why wouldn't you tell me?

-Why wouldn't I tell you?

Okay, you guys,

don't ask me where I heard this.

Rob and Beth totally had sex together.

-I knew it.

-Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not kidding.

This is extremely serious.

Hey, Marlena.

-It's me, Hud, from before.

-Hi. Right.

Did you know

that Rob and Beth had sex?

-No.

-Yeah, isn't that crazy?

-They've been friends forever.

-Crazy.

I mean, Rob's been in love

with her since college.

Well, maybe it was like

a going-away present, you know?

Yeah. Wait, were we supposed

to get presents?

-They did. They had sexual intercourse.

-What?

-Lily told me.

-No way.

-No, you are so...

-No, I promise.

Why do you make up stuff like that?

-No, I do not. I have a nice car.

-You make sh*t up.

I didn't say what kind...

Hey.

-Good luck in Japan, Rob.

-Good luck tonight, Travis.

Hey, dude. Dude, dude, dude.

Are you all right, man?

-Hey. Come on.

-This is not the time, Hud.

-What is it, man?

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Drew Goddard

Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. He began his career as a writer on numerous acclaimed television series, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alias, and Lost. Goddard received further recognition for writing the successful monster horror film Cloverfield (2008) and the action horror film World War Z (2013). Goddard made his directorial feature film debut with the horror-comedy film The Cabin in the Woods (2012). In 2015, Goddard wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed science fiction film The Martian, for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He then directed the mystery thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018). more…

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