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Synopsis
No matter whom we are, no matter where we live, we're all bound by borders. Many of us are content to live within these borders--others are simply forced to exist within them. But some of us need to break out, burst through, even if what is on the other side is both frightening and unknown. From this comes the tale of one young man's dilemma as he navigates his way through his colliding worlds. Set against Detroit's hip-hop scene in 1995, the story centers on Jimmy Smith Jr., a young white rapper, who struggles to find his voice. The people of Detroit know '8 Mile' as the city limit or a border. It is also a psychological dividing line that separates Jimmy from where and who he wants to be, as he struggles to find the strength and courage to transcend his boundaries.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Curtis Hanson,
  • Writer:
    Scott Silver, Jesse Wigutow,
  • Producer:
    Curtis Hanson, Jimmy Iovine, Brian Grazer,
  • Cinematographer:
    Rodrigo Prieto,
  • Editor:
    Craig Kitson, Jay Rabinowitz,
  • Executive Producer:
    Jim Whitaker, Gregory Goodman, Paul Rosenberg,
  • Cast:
    Eminem, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Eugene Byrd, Michael Shannon, Brittany Murphy, Evan Jones,
  • Assistant Editor:
    J.P. "Brendan" Bernardo,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Eric Heffron,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Michael J. Moore,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    David K. Riebel,
  • Co-Producer:
    Stuart Parr,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Dane A. Davis,
  • Camera Operator:
    Gary Jay,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Eva Z. Cabrera,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Nicole Sylvester,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Pamela Hilse,
  • Boom Operator:
    Andrew Schmetterling,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Chris Snyder,
  • Construction Foreman:
    Gerard Forrest,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    Jay Levy,
  • Location Manager:
    Kokayi Ampah,
  • Production Sound Mixer:
    Danny Michael,
  • Property Master:
    Steven B. Melton,
  • Set Dresser:
    Nickolas Gilbert,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Joe Milner, Mark Larry,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Jody Beaudin,
  • Electrician:
    Tom Rondot,
  • Second Company Grip:
    Ron Glenn,
  • Digital Intermediate Producer:
    Carole Cowley,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Camille Friend,
  • Songs:
    Eminem,
  • Production Design:
    Philip Messina,
  • Production Assistant:
    Robert C. Bonnell,
  • Art Department Assistant:
    Mark Robert Taylor,
  • Key Set Production Assistant:
    Marvin Williams,
  • Music Editor:
    Carlton Kaller,
  • Concept Artist:
    Kevin Dalton,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Jeff Imada,
  • Scenic Artist:
    Darien N. D'Alfonso,
  • Production Secretary:
    Jamie Biehl,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Richard Conkling,
  • Foley Recordist:
    Carolyn Tapp,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Marc Scott,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Mary Courtney, Zane Weiner,
  • Camera Loader:
    Brad Fanfalone,
  • Costume Design:
    Mark Bridges,
  • Craft Service:
    Kathleen Callahan,
  • Stunts:
    Stanton Barrett,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    John D. Milinac,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    Dave De Brincat,
  • Key Costumer:
    Christine Orth,
  • Extras Casting Assistant:
    Taryn Shick,
  • Lighting Technician:
    Michael W. Anderson,
  • Sound Recordist:
    Eric Bretter,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Matiki Anoff,
  • Propmaker:
    John Bullard,
  • Casting Associate:
    Mindy Bazar,
  • Special Effects Technician:
    Michael Kay,
  • Production Accountant:
    Tali Lipa,
  • Set Designer:
    Harry E. Otto,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    Marc Gabbana,
  • Sound Effects:
    Christopher Eakins,
  • Extras Casting:
    Deedra Ricketts,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Mark Karavite,
  • Music Arranger:
    Steven King,
  • Art Direction:
    Kevin Kavanaugh,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Patrick Dougherty,
  • Digital Color Timer:
    Steve Bowen,
  • Foley Artist:
    Alyson Dee Moore,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Anthony 'Spike' Simms,
  • Digital Intermediate Editor:
    Amy Tompkins,
  • Digital Colorist:
    Ben Estrada,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Mark Smith,
  • Casting Assistant:
    Stacy Opalewski,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    John Casey,
  • Wardrobe Assistant:
    Marianna Harrison,
  • Stunt Double:
    Clayton J. Barber,
  • Foley Editor:
    Thom Brennan,
  • Driver:
    Linda Barnes,
  • Still Photographer:
    Eli Reed,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Gary Burritt,
  • Grip:
    Bill Summers,
  • Utility Sound:
    Gail Carroll-Coe,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Mary Jo Lang,
  • Construction Buyer:
    John Moore,
  • Music:
    Luis Resto, Jeff Bass,
  • Set Painter:
    Mike Bomar,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Rick Canelli,
  • Leadman:
    Paul Richards,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Ronnie Specter,
  • Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
    Peter Walts,
  • Security:
    Hilton Napoleon,
  • Digital Compositor:
    Chris Crowell,
  • Logistics Coordinator:
    Marc Labelle,
  • Assistant Location Manager:
    Nancy Haecker,
  • Location Assistant:
    David Rumble,
  • Supervising Dialogue Editor:
    Stephanie Flack,
  • Production Office Coordinator:
    Ralph Bertelle,
  • Casting:
    Mali Finn,
  • First Assistant Sound Editor:
    Nancy Barker,
  • Standby Painter:
    Christian Zimmermann,
  • Set Decoration:
    Kristen Toscano Messina,
  • Additional Second Assistant Camera:
    William Eichler,
  • Dialect Coach:
    Cynthia Blaise,
  • Special Effects Assistant:
    Jim Baker,
  • Music Coordinator:
    Nancy Tarr-Wager,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    Aaron C. Holden Jr.,
  • Payroll Accountant:
    Liz Probst,
  • Color Timer:
    Kenny Becker,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Victoria Rose,
  • Chief Lighting Technician:
    Robby Baumgartner,
  • Makeup Supervisor:
    Donald Mowat,
  • Additional Script Supervisor:
    Karen Golden,
  • Technical Supervisor:
    George A. Parker,
  • Costumer:
    Lizzie Cook,
  • Head Greensman:
    Richard Boris,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Carol McConnaughey,
  • First Company Grip:
    Dean M. King,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Donald Glenn,
  • Assistant Makeup Artist:
    Winnye Knight,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Stephanie Brown,

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