Paramount Pictures Presents
A Bad Robot Production
Cloverfield (2008)
DIRECTOR: Matt Reeves
WRITER: Drew Goddard
PRODUCERS: J.J. Abrams and Bryan Bank
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Bonvillain, ASC
EDITOR: Kevin Stitt
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Martin Whist
COSTUME DESIGNER: Ellen Mirojnick

Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, and T.J. Miller

Opening date:  Friday, January 18, 2008
Running time:  90 minutes
Rating:  MPAA – PG-13 for violence, terror, and disturbing images

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 in the new movie, Cloverfield, from producer J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” Mission: Impossible III).

It is the eve of his departure for Japan, and Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David) sees his going-away bash as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends.  His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revelers.  After the partiers quiet down to watch news reports of an earthquake, they rush to the roof to assess the damage.  First, a fireball explodes in the distant horizon and power fails.  Then, 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, and monstrous.

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.

Visit the film site at CloverfieldMovie.com.