''8mm 2'' is a 2005
direct-to-video
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thriller film
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directed by
J. S. Cardone and starring
Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech ( ; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early '90s.
Early life
Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enfo ...
and
Lori Heuring
Lori Ann Heuring (born April 6, 1973) is a Panamanian-born American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her starring role in ''8mm 2'', as Alice Richards in ''The Locket'' (2002), and as Mrs. Kesher in David Lynch's ''Mulhollan ...
. The film was distributed by
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Background
SPHE is responsible for the distribution of the Sony Pictures lib ...
.
When the film was in production, it was titled ''The Velvet Side of Hell.'' When Sony picked up the rights to distribute it, it was re-titled ''8mm 2''. Although this title suggests the film to be a sequel to the 1999
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Gu ...
film ''
8mm'', the film has no connective elements relating it to the first ''8mm'' film.
The film was shot entirely in Budapest.
Plot
An engaged couple, Tish and David (Heuring and Schaech), take a short vacation to
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. David is counsel to Tish's father, an ambassador who does not approve of their relationship, although this does not affect the couple's relationship. While in Budapest, the two indulge in many sexual activities, eventually engaging in a
threesome
In human sexuality, a threesome is commonly understood as "a sexual interaction between three people whereby at least one engages in physical sexual behaviour with both the other individuals". Though ''threesome'' most commonly refers to sexua ...
with a local model named Risa, in a hotel in
Alhambra
The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the ...
, Spain. The sexual tryst becomes a personal issue when they receive a letter containing pictures of the ''
ménage à trois
A () is a domestic arrangement and committed relationship with three people in polyamorous romantic or sexual relations with each other, and often dwelling together; typically a traditional marriage between a man and woman along with anothe ...
''. Realizing this escapade could ruin their careers, as well as the career of Tish's father, they venture deep into Budapest to find Risa. On their journey, they encounter their blackmailer, the housekeeper of the hotel, who told them about Risa.
He demands a sum of $200,000 for the pictures he took, and takes Tish hostage before running off, though he eventually lets her go. The blackmailer encounters David and the men begin firing at each other, but the blackmailer escapes. Going into his apartment, they find the man shot dead. A police officer, detective Kovač, later contacts them and seems to suspect them of murdering the man. Later on they find Risa dead in her apartment and presume the entire ordeal is over. Just as they begin to celebrate, another mysterious man calls them and demands $1 million in exchange for the pictures, which they agree to pay through Tish's contacts and with the help of Kovač. They arrange to meet at an old warehouse, but they do not see the man when they get there.
David tells Tish to stay in the car while he goes looking for the man inside, handing her a gun. After he disappears into the warehouse, Kovač (who had been following them) appears at Tish's side of the car and knocks on the window. Tish informs him that the man said there should be no police, but Kovač tells her that if she wants to see David leave the building alive, she must let him go. After a while Tish hears gunfire and runs into the building, shooting at an SUV which is exiting the warehouse. She then finds Kovač dead inside. Later the mysterious man calls her again and says he has David, and demands a sum of $5 million for his safe return, otherwise he will kill him. She pays the ransom money.
The man informs her that David is tied up and dying in the basement of a store in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. When Tish arrives, she discovers David tied up in the basement, having limited oxygen being fed to him via a mask. She frees him. They thereafter continue their lives together, without any further interference from the man. On
Christmas
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, Tish and her siblings go shopping in the city, and plan on going for a drink with David. However, David calls Tish and informs her he will be working late. Tish decides she will continue shopping and meet David at home. When she boards a subway train in the evening, she notices in the train-car on the rails next to hers: the porn-store owner, a Russian pimp she had tried to work for, Risa, Kovač, and the hotel's housekeeper. They are smiling as David enters the train-car to join them, and it is made clear to Tish that they plotted everything to get their hands on the $6 million she had given them throughout the events. As the train pulls away, David notices that Tish has seen him and the whole gang.
Cast
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Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech ( ; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early '90s.
Early life
Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enfo ...
as David Huxley
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Lori Heuring
Lori Ann Heuring (born April 6, 1973) is a Panamanian-born American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her starring role in ''8mm 2'', as Alice Richards in ''The Locket'' (2002), and as Mrs. Kesher in David Lynch's ''Mulhollan ...
as Tish Harrington
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Bruce Davison
Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. Davison is well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film '' Willard'' (1971) and his Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning perfor ...
as Ambassador Harrington
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Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on '' Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Awar ...
as Lynn
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Valentine Pelka
Valentine Pelka (born 23 February 1956) is an English actor who has starred in film and on television.
Biography
Pelka was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, to a Polish civil engineer father and an Irish actress mother, and attended ...
as Gorman Bellec
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Zita Görög
Zita Görög ( hu, Görög Zita; born 27 September 1979) is a Hungarian actress and model, often credited as Zita Gorog.
Life and career
Görög was born in Nagybátony, Hungary. She specialized in drama at the Bródy Imre Grammar School in ...
as Risa
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Robert Cavanah
Robert Cavanah is a Scottish stage and film actor, writer, director and producer.
Biography
Robert Cavanah was born in Edinburgh. He attended James Gillespie's High School in Edinburgh followed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dra ...
as Richard
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Jane How
Carolyn Jane Onslow How (born 21 December 1950) is an English actress with a range of television, film, and stage credits. She is best known for her role as Jan Hammond, the mistress of Den Watts in ''EastEnders''. She appeared in the programm ...
as Mrs. Harrington
* Alex Scarlis as Perry
* Barna Illyes as Detective Kovač
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Lili Bordán
Lili Bordán (born March 12, 1982) is a Hungarian-American film and television actress.
Early life and education
Lili Bordán was born in New York City, the daughter of Hungarian actress Irén Bordán. During school at Sarah Lawrence College, ...
as Dóra
References
External links
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{{J. S. Cardone
2005 films
2005 crime thriller films
American crime thriller films
American direct-to-video films
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2000s English-language films
Films directed by J. S. Cardone
Films set in Budapest
Films shot in Budapest
Sony Pictures direct-to-video films
2000s American films