8MM 2 (2005) (V)

Director:

J.S. Cardone

Writers:

Robert Sullivan (screenplay)
Dylan Tarason (story)

Release Date:

22 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

From The Last Kiss To The Last Breath...

Plot:

An American diplomat and his fiancée venture into the sordid underworld of sex and pornography in Budapest, Hungary to find out who is blackmailing them with a porno video taken of them with a prostitute.

Plot Keywords:

Hungary | Sex | Diplomat | Ransom | Prostitute

Cast

Johnathon Schaech	...	David
Lori Heuring	...	Tish
Bruce Davison	...	Ambassador Harrington
Julie Benz	...	Lynn
Valentine Pelka	...	Gorman Bellec
Zita Görög	...	Risa
Robert Cavanah	...	Richard
Alex Scarlis	...	Perry (as Alexander Scarlis)
Jane How	...	Mrs. Harrington
Barna Illyés	...	Detective Kovach
F.J. Flynn	...	Vernon
Andrew Fettes	...	Mick
Ferenc Kovács	...	Gábor
Géza Schramek	...	Josef Klim
George Mendel	...	Mr. Szamos (as Gyorgy Mendel)
Márta Téli	...	Mrs. Szamos
Matt Devere	...	Bouncer
Lili Bordán	...	Dóra
Francesca Kingdon	...	Deedee (as Frances Da Costa)
Ágnes Bánfalvy	...	Shop Owner (as Ági Bánfalvi)
Máté Haumann	...	Fabian
Judit Viktor	...	Kiele
László Áron	...	Man
Imola Gáspár	...	Woman
Sandra Shine	...	Cilla (as Judit Diós)
György Bánffy	...	Judge
Katalin Kiraly	...	Court Stenographer (as Kata Király)
Tamás Tóth	...	Priest
Irén Bordán	...	Manager
Rita Csillag	...	Peekorama Girl
Kincsõ Pethõ	...	Waitress (as Kincso Petho)
Melinda Mendel	...	Andrea
István Koncz	...	Bank Official
Pál Makrai	...	Old Man
Szilárd Várnai	...	Street Man
Tas Szöllösi	...	Bartender
Gina B.	...	Szofi (as Georgina Bako)
Peaches	...	Bogi (as Judit Rusznyák)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jesse Jane	...	Girl in photoshoot (uncredited)
Christy Bella Joiner	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Sophie Moone	...	Girl in photoshoot (uncredited)
Sandy	...	Nude dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
J.S. Cardone

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Sullivan		screenplay
Dylan Tarason		story

Produced by
Al Burgess	....	co-producer
J.S. Cardone	....	executive producer
Scott Einbinder	....	producer
Carol Kottenbrook	....	producer
Péter Miskolczi	....	executive producer
Gábor Váradi	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Tim Jones

Cinematography by
Darko Suvak

Film Editing by
Elena Maganini

Casting by
Ferne Cassel
Kate Plantin

Production Design by
Martina Buckley

Art Direction by
Piroska Szabady

Set Decoration by
Gábor Nagy

Costume Design by
Amanda Friedland

Makeup Department
Richárd Bódis	....	key hair stylist
Hildegard Haide	....	key makeup artist
László Horváth	....	hair stylist
Éva Kozma	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Daniel Manus	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Dylan Tarason	....	production supervisor
András Tóth	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zoltán Bonta	....	first assistant director: second unit
Gergely Fülöp	....	assistant director
Zsuzsa Gurban	....	first assistant director
Bogi Móricz	....	second assistant director
Sholto J. Roeg	....	first assistant director
András Szûcs	....	assistant director
Tamás Vass	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Péter Brill	....	construction manager
Ágnes Éliás	....	construction manager
Nora Feher	....	art department coordinator
Peter Gantner	....	assistant set decorator
Attila Kiss	....	property master
Sándor Nagy	....	dressing props
Gábor Posevitz	....	property master

Sound Department
John K. Adams	....	dialogue editor
Sarah Brady	....	adr supervisor
John Brasher	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Brasher	....	sound supervisor
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Burton Goen II	....	production sound mixer
Charlie Kolander	....	dialogue editor
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Schorer	....	dialogue editor
Peter Schulteisz	....	sound assistant
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Trevor Sperry	....	adr editor
Richard S. Steele	....	dialogue editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Cameron Steenhagen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Szabolcs Stella	....	boom operator
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer
Robert Webber	....	dialogue editor (as Rob Webber)

Special Effects by
Ferenc Kardos	....	special effects supervisor
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyrotechnician
Péter Pozsonyi	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Eric M. Beaver	....	digital compositor (as Eric Beaver)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM

Stunts
Henriett Andrejszky	....	stunt performer
Sándor Boros	....	stunt driver
Ferenc Hauser	....	stunt performer
Attila Kenyo	....	stunt performer
György Kivés	....	stunt coordinator
József Kovalik	....	assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Bahara	....	key first assistant camera
József Buczkó	....	electrician
Michael Cardone	....	camera operator
Michael Cardone	....	director of photography: second unit
Lészló Egyédi	....	dolly grip
Egon Endrényi	....	still photographer
Ákos Gulyás	....	assistant camera: second unit
Tamás Jánossa	....	second assistant camera
Zoltán Jánossa	....	additional camera operator
Zoltán Jánossa	....	loader
Róbert Jász	....	electrician
Gábor Kasza	....	video assist operator
Tamás Krausz	....	electrician
Ferenc Laczkó	....	electrician
Gabor Laczkó	....	electrician
László Major	....	electrician
Goran Mecava	....	Steadicam operator
Goran Mecava	....	camera operator
Sándor Novák	....	best boy electric
Tamás Oláh	....	second assistant camera
Pal Perlaki	....	grip
Péter Sidló	....	gaffer
András Gábor Szöke	....	second assistant camera
Attila Szûcs	....	dolly grip: second unit
Atilla Szucs Sr.	....	key grip (as Atilla Szucs)
György Vesztergombi	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Amy De Souza	....	casting assistant
Tamás Kertész	....	extras casting
Mari Makó	....	casting: Hungary

Costume and Wardrobe Department
György Homonnay	....	wardrobe master
Katalin Kozma	....	costume production assistant
József Lender	....	dresser
Györgyi Seregélyes	....	dresser
József Varjú	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Ursula Camack	....	post-production assistant
Ádám Halász	....	rushes colorist
Benedek Kabán	....	telecine colorist: dailies
Benedek Kabán	....	telecine transfers
Erika Köcsky	....	post-production coordinator
George Koran	....	color timer
Teressa Longo	....	assistant editor
Mato	....	color timer

Music Department
Nick Delaplane	....	assistant to composer
Alexandra Patsavas	....	music supervisor
Sharon Smith	....	music editor
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Zoltán Fohn	....	driver
István Király	....	transportation captain
László Kiss	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Saverina Allevato	....	script supervisor
Gábor Bakó	....	choreographer
Sallie Beechinor	....	production coordinator
Alisa Buckley	....	unit publicist
Veronika Dobos	....	interpreter
Laura Forrest	....	travel services provided by
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative
Dora Bolgar Hayes	....	dialogue coach
Ágota Horváth	....	cashier
Vera Janisch	....	set runner
István Király	....	base camp manager
Balázs Kovács	....	extras coordinator
Kinga Kovacs	....	local production accountant
Julie Landholt	....	graphic artist: titles
Daniel Manus	....	production coordinator
Veronika Megyeri	....	location manager
Jenz Merrill	....	digital titles producer
Péter Mészáros	....	production assistant
Tanoa Parks	....	key production accountant
Aranka Rónai	....	stand-in: Lori Heuring
Katalin Schulteisz	....	production coordinator
Dora Simko	....	assistant to producers
Esther Szasz	....	dialogue coach
Marcsi Tóth	....	production secretary
Timothy P. Tundel	....	first assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Screen Gems
• Sandstorm Films
• Eurofilm Stúdió

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Abacus Consult  accounting: audit
• Abyss Creations  special thanks
• Adam & Eve Pictures  special thanks
• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services
• Concorde Film Trust  funding
• Vivid Entertainment  special thanks
• iO Films  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

The Velvet Side of Hell (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:R | Argentina:16 | UK:18 | Germany:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (also unrated version) | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (rated version) | Canada:R (Ontario) (also unrated version) | Canada:R (British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (unrated version) | USA:Unrated | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Brazil:18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:(Banned) (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | Hungary:18

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Screen Gems

Quotes:

Lynn: So what's going on?
Tish: What do you mean?
Lynn: I mean you both look like death warmed over.
[Tish laughs]
Lynn: And there's something wrong, isn't there?
Tish: There's nothing wrong, Lynn.

Movie Connections:

Features Erotique (2003) (V)

Nothing like the first one

This was a complete departure on 8MM. There was no Nickolas Cage looking into a snuff film. This was about a couple that were being blackmailed.

Johnathon Schaech (Woundings), who was or still is married to Christina Applegate, stars with Lori Heuring, a Maxim Top 100 hottie. They take a trip to a hotel, are filmed in steamy sex and blackmailed. Of course. Lori's daddy is going to be a Supreme Court Justice and she is worth millions, which she ends up paying a huge sum of and all is rosy. Or is it? I saw this coming a mile away, but it was still good when it happened.

Even if the journey was predictable, it was enjoyable to see the seamy side of Budapest, and to visit a club where the main attraction is lots of full frontal nudity. The film features some ménage à trois, girl-on-girl, and regular sex with more boobies than you can count. Forget the story and just enjoy the soft porn.