The film begins in February 1979. In a steel plant in Lillian, Texas, Elizabeth Lamb (Caitriona Balfe) died in an accident. Although his family and friends are sad to her husband, Vice-Jackson Lamb (Kyle Chandler), their main concern is that of Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), Isabel and her son Jackson. Joe was more attached to his mother that his father, who has never been there for your child.
Louis Jackson blamed the death of his wife, and soon he was running out of the house and got behind the wheel, as Joe watches nearby. Charles’s friend Joe (Riley Griffiths) was taken up with passion Super 8 film festival in Cleveland. Joe is not sure about this last minute to write, but when Charles tells him that he has become part of Dainard Alice (Elle Fanning), becomes less relevant. When we got home, Joe down the street with a father who brings her out to dinner. Lamb Jackson wants his son to attend a baseball field in summer, but Joe says he wants to help Charles in his end of the film. Later that night, Joe goes to meet Charles and the crew at the end of Cary (Lee Ryan), Preston (Zach Mills) and Martin (Gabriele Basso). Joe promises to be hidden, and Alice reluctantly gives the trip.
Alice beat Joe, but when the boys disturbances during the tests, he gives a performance that shocked them all when emotes with tears. Charles claims the film as soon as I put the train in their films to increase the value of production. ” Since the filming of the scene before the thundering train station, Joe see a white truck running on the tracks. Joe is a witness to the sound of something heavy pounding on one of the cars derailed before the door flies.
Analysis of the camera the next day revealed that the target has been broken, that Charles and Joe make the film for development. However, Joe insists Carlos to help finish the film, offering to let her father Charles to use video camera. Joe is heading home to convince Alice to help complete the film. Their conversation is interrupted when Alicia’s father arrives demanding that Joe stay away from the family home and Alice. Seeing that his father is a bit drunk, she agrees to help Joe and his friends.
According to Joe the shooting, the train has the insignia of the Air Force. Meanwhile, Jackson Lamb arrived at the training center in search of answers remains. Jackson said the government picking up strange men in white cubes, and make some plaster casts of tire tracks in the soil. Jackson also receives reports of missing persons, dogs and electronic devices. The city also has experience
Jackson is growing rapidly affected when the army started shooting in Lillian. Shortly after hearing the transmission, Jackson met with Alice Louise’s father, Joe Jackson says to keep away from Alice. Payment in the view that the stalking of Joe Jackson, and resumed his camera too. Jackson is moving military equipment from the house of Dr. Woodward. Nelec general conclusion about the site, Jackson again requested answers. Joe goes to the cemetery later. Joe says he does not feel any ill will towards his father, when his attention turns to the strange white cube Joe picked up on the scene. Alice then goes home to find his father drunk and smoking in his room. Luis tries to get rid of your car accident, but finds Alice and the creature is!
The next day, José Carlos and seeking to develop Super 8 film, but Charles was quite annoying and cryptic to Joe. When Joe finally go and see the film, Carlos says he is upset because Joe and Alice seem to get along and love. The reason Charles Alice cast in the film, because I really liked. Joe and Charles riding a bus and transported to the base. Here, Carlos was reunited with his family, while Joe is her father. However, there is a place of Luis, who tells Alice that Joe was taken by a creature, but nobody believes him.
Joe then rounds the Charles and their friend, whose goal is to return to the city and rescue Alice. City Store corrupting camera owner to help them, the city can do it. The group seized the products, as well as Joe’s mother’s locket.
The boys manage to escape after being attacked by other military spending and kill General Nelec. Later, Joe has the chance to get his mother’s locket. Charles left behind his wounds, and usually when Joe Cary and run to the cemetery.
Joe Cary said about the strange things he saw and heard from the garage. Fearing that Alice could be the next Joe Cary directed to bypass using fireworks in his backpack. This means that Joe needs the distraction of the creature’s head through the tunnel to loud sounds. Joe manages to save Alice, and the sheriff and a woman with rollers in her hair. Joe, Alice Cary and run, but soon reached an impasse. The creature has horns, but Joe stands in front of her, reason with her. Suddenly he heard a noise in the depths of the cave near the lair of the creature, and he put Joe down before returning.
Joe grabs him and see what was inside all the time: a picture of Joe and his mother as a baby. Joe finally letting go of his mother, and flew towards the castle medallion magnetized water, where you have metal objects and the white cube-shaped spacecraft. The creature came on board as the top of the water tower is gone, its liquid contents rained on the people below.
All watches as the ship rises into the sky. As they do, Joe and Alice holding hands. They and their families have reconciled their past differences, but who knows what the future holds?