January 18, 2008
Cloverfield is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller (in his film debut), Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, and Odette Yustman. The plot follows six young New York City residents fleeing from a massive monster and various other smaller creatures that attack the city during a farewell party.
Development began when producer J. J. Abrams started conceptualizing a new monster and enlisted Neville Page to design the creature, called Clover. In February 2007, the project was secretly greenlit by Paramount Pictures and produced by Abrams's Bad Robot Productions. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles and New York City in 2007. The project had several working titles, including Slusho, Cheese, and Greyshot. As part of a viral marketing campaign, a teaser trailer was released ahead of screenings of Transformers (2007) without a title. The final title was revealed in a second teaser trailer attached to screenings of Beowulf (2007). With limited pre-release details, it garnered online speculation, including forums and websites dedicated to uncovering hidden information about the film. Several tie-ins, including a prequel manga series, were released as part of the marketing campaign.
Cloverfield was released on January 18, 2008, and received positive reviews from critics, who praised Reeves's direction and the cinéma vérité style narrative. It earned $172 million worldwide at the box office against a $25 million budget. It is the first installment of the Cloverfield franchise, followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 and The Cloverfield Paradox in 2018. A direct sequel is in development.
Storyline[]
After a giant monster attacks New York City, Rob, Hud, Lily and Marlena form a group and desperately try to rescue their friend Beth who is trapped in her apartment.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, 357 Magnum Pistol Sho PE092801
- Hollywoodedge, Animal Stinger Fast SDT035901 (Unless confused with a similar sound.)
- Hollywoodedge, Artillery Battle Bac PE231901
- Hollywoodedge, Cannon Mortar Shot PE1094602/SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 02 (Heard once when the Statue of Liberty's head collides with an apartment building before falling onto the street.)
- Hollywoodedge, Claymore Anti Mine PE230101
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion Incoming EXP022901
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion No Debris EXP022101
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion Wood Debr EXP025701
- Hollywoodedge, Explosions Multipl EXP023202
- Hollywoodedge, Explosions Multipl EXP023501
- Hollywoodedge, Large Continuous Cra PE282401
- Hollywoodedge, Large Crash Glass Met PE282601
- Hollywoodedge, Large Explosion With Lon PE280201
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks StressG PE355801
- Hollywoodedge, Object Being Squashe PE105101
- Hollywoodedge, Object Being Squashe PE105201
- Hollywoodedge, Rapid Midrange Beeps PE190101
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601 (Unless confused with a nearly identical sound.)
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Exclamation Roar (Included in a lower pitch for some of Clover's roars.)
- Pro Sound Effects, Klaxon, Horn Blasts, Old Ahooga Type, Grinding Whine, Many Versions/SoundDogs, Boats & Ships - Submarine Diesel/Alarms - Submarine Klaxon Diving 1X Surface 1X Vso 3 30/Sound Ideas, HORN, KLAXON - SUBMARINE KLAXON: SURFACE ALARM/Sound Ideas, Military - Submarine klaxon horn sounds general quarters (Heard near the end of the film.)
- SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - RAT SQUEAKING
- SKYWALKER, COMPUTER - GLITCHING (Used primarily for the intro and outro titles.)
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - HOLLOW, THUMPING CRUNCH
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - ROCK OR EARTH CRACKING
- SKYWALKER, CRACK - SHORT, WARBLING CRUNCH (Used once when Clover moves past two buildings right before destroying the Woolworth Building.)
- SKYWALKER, CROWD - SCREAM IN PANIC
- SKYWALKER, DOOR - WOODEN DOOR; OPEN & CLOSE; CREAKING; VARIOUS (This or a very similar sound is used once when Rob enters his apartment before everyone inside surprises him with a Going Away Party.)
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SINGLE SPARK CHIRP 01
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SINGLE SPARK CHIRP 02
- SKYWALKER, ELECTRICITY - SPIELBERG "HEAT RAY" ZAP (Heard faintly as the Woolworth Building collapses, and later as the camera pans past a building with its wires sparking).
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05 (Heard twice processed into a very high pitch, and various times normal-pitched mixed with SKYWALKER WHISTLING RICOCHET, EXPLOSION ACCENT)
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 11
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 14
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 26
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - THE EXPLODING POP 01
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - NEARBY HEAVY EXPLOSION
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - PAC-MAN CHOMPING
- SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SMALL EXPLOSION
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - DINOSAUR FOOTSTEPS
- SKYWALKER, GUN - H&K SUBMACHINE GUN FIRING
- SKYWALKER GRENADE LAUNCHING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, HELICOPTER - PROPELLOR BLADES THWOPPING
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED CLUSTERING BIG BOULDER CRACKLE SOUND
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED POW SOUND
- SKYWALKER, HIT - HEAVY METALLIC IMPACT (The 2nd half is used once when Clover tosses a military truck into a building after Hud, Rob, and Beth take off in their evacuation chopper.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - CROWBAR DROPPING (Debut)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HAND GRIPPING HANDRAIL OR BAR
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HUGE GROANING, MOVEMENT (Used once when the Woolworth Building collapses.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HUGE OBJECT SLAMMING ONTO GROUND (Heard once in a low volume when Hud and Beth remove Rob from the helicopter wreckage.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - LID CRASHING
- SKYWALKER, METAL - LOW-PITCHED, HOLLOW GROANING
- SKYWALKER, METAL - METAL CLANG OR HIT
- SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM-PITCHED GROANS, VARIOUS
- SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (Heard once in a low volume when Lily starts yelling "Jason!" as the people on the Brooklyn Bridge begin to flee.)
- SKYWALKER, METAL - TRANSFORMER CLANGING
- SKYWALKER, METAL - VERY LOUD, HUGE GROAN (A slowed down variant with the tail end edited is heard once before a section of the Brooklyn Bridge gives way after Clover had destroyed it with it's tail.)
- SKYWALKER, MONSTER - PARASITE CHITTER
- SKYWALKER, MOVEMENT - BED SHEETS RUSTLING, VARIOUS
- SKYWALKER, MOVEMENT - CREEPY GURGLING MOVEMENT
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DEEP, OMINOUS BASS TONE
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DOLBY SYNTH SAMPLE
- SKYWALKER POWERLINE SNAPPING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - CLOVERFIELD SHRIEK
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - GODZILLA-LIKE ROAR (Used for Clover.)
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - HUGE, MOANING ROAR (Used once for either Clover itself or a distant building groan when the group exits from their hiding spot inside the grocery store after Clover's first appearance.)
- SKYWALKER, RUBBLE - BRICKS COLLAPSING WITH CRUMBLING
- SKYWALKER, SCI-FI - EVE'S GUN TELEMETRY
- SKYWALKER, SCRATCH - CLOTH OR FABRIC TEARING (Heard once when Rob's shirt rips/tears right before he screams in pain when he gets pulled from the wreckage of the helicopter by Hud and Beth.)
- SKYWALKER, SIREN - POLICE YELPER SIREN
- SKYWALKER, SPACECRAFT - SNOWSPEEDER DRONING, STEADY (This sound or a very similar sound may've been heard once when a military truck passes by the electronic store before Hud pans the camera to show Clover.)
- SKYWALKER, TRAIN - POLAR EXPRESS CHUGGING (Repeated a total of 14-15 times to accent a tank when it rapid fires at Cloverfield before it fires a shell at it while Hud takes cover behind an SUV.)
- SKYWALKER, WHISTLE - LAVA BOMB WHISTLES
- SKYWALKER WHISTLING RICOCHET, EXPLOSION ACCENT (Heard high-pitched, mixed with SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05 in an explosion sfx cluster, various times)
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - BIG WHOOSH ELEMENTS
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - LONG DESCENDING WHOOSH (Heard once reversed and once normally.)
- SKYWALKER, WIND SOUNDS
- Sounddogs, Sci Fi - Surreal - Gusty Phase Wind - Gusty, Surreal Wind With Heavy Phasing
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, CAR - CAR ALARM GOING OFF, AUTO
- Sound Ideas, ALARM, FIRE - FIRE BELL RINGING
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - INCREASING RUMBLE LEADING TO EXPLOSION (Explosion only.)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON FOOT, CARTOON
- Sound Ideas, HORROR - BLOOD SPLAT, HUMAN 01
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - FOOTSTEPS, WALKING ON PAVEMENT, GRAVEL & BACK, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, SCREAM, CROWD - MEDIUM STUDIO AUDIENCE: PANIC SCREAMING 05 (Heard once in a slightly higher pitch.)
- Sound Ideas, WINDOW, METAL - VERY SQUEAKY SPRING LOADED METAL WINDOW: RAISE OPEN, LONG
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Audio Samples[]
(The lower pitched and slowed down variant of the 7th clang of SKYWALKER, METAL - TRANSFORMER CLANGING as heard in the film.)