A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
8MM
“You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.”
Overview
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Director
Joel Schumacher
Budget
40.0M
Revenue
96.6M
Status
Released
Production
Global Medien KG, Hofflund/Polone, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Tom Welles
Joaquin Phoenix
Max California
James Gandolfini
Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare
Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald
Longdale
Chris Bauer
Machine
Catherine Keener
Amy Welles
Myra Carter
Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton
Mrs. Mathews
Norman Reedus
Warren Anderson
Jenny Powell
Mary Ann Mathews
Anne Gee Byrd
Senator
Jack Betts
Butler
Luis Oropeza
Archive Director
Rachel Singer
Neighbor
Don Creech
Mr. Anderson
Fran Bennett
Nun
Wilma Bonet
Nun
Luis Saguar
Manny
Walter K. Jordan
Thug
Norm Compton
Thug
Brian Keith Russell
Thug
John Robb
Porn Dealer
Devan Brown
Flea Market Woman
Doris Brent
Machine's Mother
Robert Amico
Casting Director
Kiva Dawson
Girl in Hall
Eva Minemar
Girl in Hall
Rachel Wolfe
Girl in Hall
Suzy Nakamura
Computer Wizard
Torsten Voges
Stick
Tahitia Dean
Hollywood Prostitute
Texas Terri
Dino's Redhead
Vernon Guichard II
Porn Guy
Emily Patrick
Porn Girl
Nancy Vee
Porno Make-Up Artist
Lisa Cintrice
Topless Ticket Taker
Bridgett Vera
Ticket Taker
Jennifer Harris
Strip Club Dancer
Burton Richards
Strip Club Dancer
Jovanna Vitiello
Strip Club Dancer
David U. Hodges
Surveillance Man
William Lawrence Mack
Bouncer
Lorena M. Santos
Prostitute
Connie Mercurio
Nurse
William Buck
Mr. Christian
Kerry Corcoran
Cheating Son-in-Law
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Taxi Driver
Claudia Aros
Miami Girlfriend
Ava Lee Scott
Girl in Lot (uncredited)
Carla Moon
Girl in Jacuzzi (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford
Dancer (uncredited)
Jacklyn Lick
Video Girl (uncredited)
Video Gallery
8MM ≣ 1999 ≣ Trailer
