Super 8 Page #2

Synopsis: SPOILER: In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
Director(s): J.J. Abrams
Production: Paramount Pictures
  11 wins & 67 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
PG-13
Year:
2011
112 min
$126,975,169
Website
1,993 Views


sure the new batteries are in the camera

before you do the

make-up. - Okay.

I could afford two packs of

cherry bombs and I made my own MAE.

Do you want to see it?

Your obsession with fireworks,

and I'm saying this as a friend,

concern me and my mother.

Sweet heart, this is my

job. I have no choice.

It's nothing you need to worry about.

What am I suppose to do?

Go to Michigan with you?

Martin, I wrote a new line.

What? No.

What do you mean no? It's awesome.

Do you mind?

No.

Here...

There.

Thanks.

Now, I'm not prepared.

Look, it flows better.

Honey, I love you.

I love you too.

See it flows.

- I know.

But you keep changing things and

making it more difficult for me.

My dad works at the mill.

Could you close your eyes please?

Ya.

So the scene is very emotional.

Alice,

Mrs. Hathaway doesn't

really want her husband

to keep investigating these murders.

- Ya, I know, we read it.

You got them, I'm just directing.

Martin, get in position.

You need to re-assure her.

Wait. Do you know what

're-assure her' means?

Ya, I think so.

Okay, we're going to shoot

on Alice's side first.

Okay Preston, so a few

seconds after I say 'action',

I want you to walk to the pay-phone.

You know, make the place

look like it's busy.

Hello, hello...

- I know what that looks like.

A**hole.

Can you stop blowing sh*t up for

two seconds and deal with the camera?

Guys, sorry man.

Okay you guys lets rehearse this.

But remember, save the real

performance for when we're filming.

Here we go, positions and...

action!

So I'm going to stay

here and investigate.

I think it'll be safer if you

left town for a couple of days.

John, I don't like it,

this case, these murders.

Well, what am I suppose to do?

Go to Michigan with you?

Mackinac Island is beautiful

is time of the year.

Sweet heart, this is mine job.

The dead coming back to life.

I think you're in danger.

I have no... I have no choice.

You do have a choice.

We all do.

John,

I've never ask you to stop.

I've never ask you to

give up or walk away.

But I'm asking you now.

Please.

For me.

Don't go.

Don't leave me.

I need to know this isn't the

last time I'm going to see you.

Just love you so much.

I love you too.

Was that good?

Ya, ya that was... great.

Production value!

Cary, you popped film

in the camera, right?

I didn't put it in.

- What?

Put it in!

Joe, get the microphone! Go! Go! Go!

Come on, get that tripod set up!

Preston, in position!

- I will!

Martin you know your lines!

Cary get the camera ready!

I hope we don't miss it.

Shut up!

- I am trying!

Position, position!

- Ready!

Start filming. Be extra loud

when the train passes by.

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