Super 8

Super 8

Plot:

Super 8 is set in the summer of 1979, The film is about 6 young filmmakers who are making a zombie movie over the holidays. While filming a scene at the local railway depot, they see one of their teachers, Dr. Woodward, drive his truck onto the track and drive into an approaching train which causes it to derail. As they continue trying to make their film, they later realise that an alien was being carried on the train and that it had escaped the wreck and gotten into the community.

Characters:

Joe: is the central character of Super 8, he’s a good-natured 14-year-old who wants to help his friend finish his zombie film, and is at odds with his recently widowed father, who is also a local lawman.

Alice is new to the group but she still steals her father’s car to drive the boys to the remote, abandoned train station to shoot a scene for their little movie. Joe also has a little crush on her.

Charles is the kid who leads the group, he’s a pushy, large kid with big dreams and even bigger expectations for how his friends can help them come true. All that Charles cares about is his movie and that his movie has a better story and better production values.

Carey likes to set things ablaze and is the go-to guy for special effects and fireworks. When the massive train crash almost kills all of them, he’s the only one who thinks it was cool.

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