- published: 20 May 2011
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Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction-drama thriller film written and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Kyle Chandler and was released on June 10, 2011 in conventional and IMAX theaters in the US. The film tells the story of a group of young teenagers who are filming their own Super 8 movie in a small town in 1979 when a train derails, releasing a dangerous presence into their town. The movie was filmed in Weirton, West Virginia and surrounding areas.
The film was released to critical acclaim; being praised for its nostalgia, visual effects, musical score, and for the performances of its young actors, particularly those of Elle Fanning and newcomer Joel Courtney. It was also a commercial success, grossing over $250 million on a $50 million budget. It received several awards and nominations; primarily in technical and special effects categories, as well as for Courtney and Fanning's performances as the film's two young leads.
Take me back, take me home
To the world that never
To the world that never
To the world that never was
Take me back, take me home
To the world that never
To the world that never
To the world that never was
Cones and Roman candles in the sky, Fourth of July
The dog's couched in the basement, Dad was still alive
The fading grain of Super 8 makes everything seem really great
And I look as happy as a clam
Take me back, take me home
To the world that never to the world that never
To the world that never was
Another birthday party with the braces on my legs
The rented clown made cotton candy and animal balloons
It looks like I had lots of friends, they laugh with me into the lens
Hey, there's Carol Fango before she sliced her wrists
Puts his arm around her tenderly
Turning to the camera I can see
The world that never
The world that never