8mm 2 8mm 2 8mm 2 is a 2005 direct-to-video thriller film directed by J. S. Cardone and starring Johnathon Schaech and Lori Heuring. The film was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 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. The film was shot entirely in Budapest, and the credits contain
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