Why did they call the movie super 8 super 8?

Answer 1

The movie Super 8 takes place in Ohio, 1966 (or around that) and is about an alien creature that never reached its intended destination. The main characters are kids armed with a Super 8(mm) movie camera.

Answer 2

Kinda. Some of the myths about UFO's and coverup are present in the movie. Most notibly, the Majestic 12 and the myth that the remains from the Rosewell, New Mexico UFO crash in 1947 were transported from Area 51 to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio (Which the Greater Dayton area serves as the setting for the movie) in the later 1970's - early 1980's. However, beyond that, the movie is fiction. The town of Lillian does not exist also, but many of the surrounding towns mentioned do (Greenville, Eaton, Brookville, etc.)

Answer 3

A group of teenagers begin filming a "Super 8" film in an attempt to win a local film contest. While filming at a train station, a pickup truck is spotted on the tracks in an attempt to derail the train. The driver is successful, ultimately releasing an alien specimen from Area 51 that wrecks havoc on the small town.

Answer 4

Because the kids in the movie are using a type of film (from the 70's) for their cameras called Super 8.

Answer 5

I believe it's due to the movie format Super 8 mm film, which is the same format the kids shooting the movie is using ( I'm just taking a guess after looking at their camera in the trailer)

Answer 6

J. J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg are the people that directed the movie Super 8.

Answer 7

The setting is the fictional town or Lillian, Ohio. The movie was filmed largely in Weirton, West Virginia.

Answer 8

The short answer, no.