8mm (film) 8mm (film) 8mm is a 1999 American-German crime mystery 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. Private investigator Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) is contacted by Daniel Longdale (Anthony Heald), attorney for wealthy widow Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter), whose husband has recently died. While clearing out her late husband's safe, she and Mr. Longdale find an 8mm movie which appears to depict a real murder, but Mrs.
Dark Star (film) Jein, and animation was done by Bob Greenberg. Cobb drew the original design for the "Dark Star" ship on a napkin while eating at the International House of Pancakes. The completed film premiered on March 30, 1974 at Filmex, the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, for which Carpenter described the film as ""Waiting for Godot" in outer space." Harris sold the film to Bryanston Pictures, who released it to fifty theatres on January 16, 1975. Following the success of "Alien" and "Halloween", "Dark Star" was re-released June 1979 by the Atlantic Releasing Corporation as "...from the author of 'Alien' &