Cloverfield is a 2008 American monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. The film stars Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, and Mike Vogel. The film uses a found footage motif to follow five young New York City residents fleeing from a massive monster and various other smaller creatures that attack the city while they are having a farewell party. Development began when producer J. J. Abrams started conceptualizing a new monster and enlisted Neville Page to design the creature, referred to as Clover. In February 2007, the project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by Abrams' Bad Robot Productions. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles that same year. During production, the project went under several working titles, including Slusho, Cheese and Greyshot.
| Director | Matt Reeves |
| Produced by | J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk |
| Writer(s) | Drew Goddard |
| Starring | Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman |
| Cinematography | Michael Bonvillain |
| Edited by | Kevin Stitt |
| Production, company | Bad Robot Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Released | January 18, 2008 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $172.4 million |
| Netflix ID | 70082268 |
About Cloverfield
Found footage monster movie produced by JJ Abrams following a group of friends on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Achievement of Cloverfield
The movie is the first installment in a franchise. It was followed by 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane.
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Latest information about Cloverfield updated on July 28 2021.
