Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Anjul Nigam, Margot Farley, Theo Rossi, Brian Klugman, Kelvin Yu, Lili Mirojnick, Ben Feldman, Roma Torre, Rick Overton, Jason Cerbone, Billy Brown, Scott Lawrence, Jeffrey De Serrano, Chris Mulkey, Jamie Martz

Director: Matt Reeves
Writers: Drew Goddard
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Exec. Producers: Sheryl Clark, Guy Riedel
Art Direction: Doug J. Meerdink
Casting: Alyssa Weisberg
Costume Design: Ellen Mirojnick
D.O.P.: Michael Bonvillain
Editor: Kevin Stitt
Production Design: Martin Whist
Set Decoration: Robert Greenfield
VFX Supervisor: Josh Hakian

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Camera: Panavision Genesis HD Camera
Cinematographic Process: Digital Intermediate/HDCAM SR
Film Format: 35mm
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, USA; New York City, USA
MPAA Warning: Violence, Terror and Distub
Production Budget: $30 million
Production Companies: Bad Robot
Production Schedule: June 2007 - August 2007
Web Sites: Official Site - 1-18-08.com - Slusho.jp - The IMDb

Garth's Review: "Cloverfield"
Ultimately though the secret of "Cloverfield" is that it is simply a clever (albeit derivative) spin on a very predictable genre. A fun but forgettable B-movie ride...

Details On The "1-18-08" Monster(s)
It's not Godzilla or Voltron (duh) or even Cthulu; anyone expecting there to be some sort of elaborately detailed backstory may be in for a disappointment...

- To prevent the leaking of plot information, instead of auditioning the actors with scenes from the film, scripts from previous Abrams productions were used. Some scenes were also written specifically for the audition process, not intended for use in the film.

- J. J. Abrams conceived of a new monster after he and his son visited a toy store in Japan. He explained, "We saw all these Godzilla toys, and I thought, we need our own monster, and not King Kong, King Kong's adorable. I wanted something that was just insane and intense."

- In February 2007, Paramount Pictures secretly greenlit Cloverfield. The casting process was carried out in secret, with no script being sent out to candidates. With production estimated to have a budget of $30 million, filming began in mid-June in New York

- Location filming, shot in digital video using hand-held video cameras, took place on Coney Island, with scenes being shot at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park and the B&B Carousel. Some interior shots were filmed on a soundstage at Downey, California.

- The sudden appearance of the untitled trailer for Cloverfield fueled media speculation over the film's plot. Possibilities of the film being based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, a live-action adaptation of Voltron, a new film about Godzilla, or a spin-off of the TV show Lost were all cited.

- Jason (Mike Vogel) can be seen wearing a Slusho t-shirt in the movie trailer. It's visible when he leans toward the camera to ask if anything can be seen from the roof after watching the news broadcast. Slusho is a drink from J.J. Abrams' show "Alias" as well as this film's codename.

- The title "Cloverfield"; initially just a codename for the movie, is named for the boulevard in Santa Monica where the Bad Robot offices were located during the making of the film.

- 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".

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