8MM 2

"Her sexual appetites could get a man killed."

2005 1h 46m EN

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4.5

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★4.9TMDB · 145★4.5IMDB · 4,455

ThrillerMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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Entering a seamy underground world of peep shows, nude clubs, and live Internet sex is David Huxley, an aspiring politician who has everything to lose. Secretly filmed in a steamy three-way with his fiancée Tish and a gorgeous young model, David is desperate to find the extortionist who's demanding an exorbitant amount of money for the negatives. But when the blackmail trail ends in murder and David is kidnapped, Tish must come up with $5 million ransom or her fiancé's once-promising career, and life, may come to a dead end.

“Her sexual appetites could get a man killed.”

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Cast

Johnathon Schaech
David
Lori Heuring
Tish
Julie Benz
Lynn
Valentine Pelka
Gorman Bellec
Zita Görög
Risa
Robert Cavanah
Richard
Alex Scarlis
Perry
Jane How
Mrs. Harrington

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J.S. Cardone
Writers: Robert Sullivan, Dylan Tarason
Languages: English, Hungarian
Countries: Hungary, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hungarian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hungary, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "8MM Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J.S. Cardone, shot by Darko Šuvak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tim Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elena Maganini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring and Julie Benz carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J.S. Cardone directs. Darko Šuvak behind the camera. Tim Jones scores. Elena Maganini cuts. Produced in Hungary, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hungarian.
3International production across 2 countries: Hungary, United States of America.
4Part of the "8MM Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by J.S. Cardone, shot by Darko Šuvak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tim Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Elena Maganini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring and Julie Benz carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Her sexual appetites could get a man killed.".
10IMDB entry: tt0448172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Darko Šuvak
Original score: Tim Jones
Editing: Elena Maganini
Production design: Martina Buckley
Costume design: Amanda Friedland
Makeup / hair: Hildegard Haide
Sound: John Brasher
Stunt coordinator: György Kivés
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: 8MM 2 (2005)
IMDB rating: 4.5/10 · 4,455 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

8MM Collection

8mm is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who delves into the world of snuff films. Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, and Anthony Heald appear in supporting roles. 8mm 2 is a 2005 direct-to-video thriller film directed by J. S. Cardone and starring Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring. When the film was in production, it was titled The Velvet Side of Hell. When Sony picked up the rights to distribute it, it was re-titled 8mm 2. Although this title suggests the film to be a sequel to the 1999 Nicolas Cage film 8mm, the film has no connective elements relating it to the first 8mm film.