They (2002)

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writer (WGA):

Brendan Hood (written by)

Release Date:

27 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Are you afraid of the dark? You should be.

Plot:

After witnessing a horrific and traumatic event, Julia Lund, a graduate student in psychology, gradually...

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Suicide | Darkness | Creature | Alternate Dimension

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Laura Regan	...	Julia Lund
Marc Blucas	...	Paul Loomis
Ethan Embry	...	Sam Burnside
Dagmara Dominczyk	...	Terry Alba
Jon Abrahams	...	Billy Parks
Alexander Gould	...	Young Billy
Desiree Zurowski	...	Mary Parks
Mark Hildreth	...	Troy
Jonathan Cherry	...	Darren
Peter LaCroix	...	David Parks (as Peter Lacroix)
Jessica Amlee	...	Young Julia
Jay Brazeau	...	Dr. Booth
L. Harvey Gold	...	Professor Crowley
David Abbott	...	Professor Adkins
Jodelle Ferland	...	Sarah (as Jodelle Micah Ferland)

Also Known As:

Wes Craven Presents: They (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Mexico:B15 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-11 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Though Brendan Hood is credited as screenwriter, he only came up with the basic idea. Everything in his original draft was subsequently written out by the producers, and it's estimated that up to 10 people have worked on the script.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Julia looks through documents from her case as a child, we see the letterhead of State Mental Health Assoc... in Center City, Washington 20158. All ZIP codes in Washington state begin with 98- or 99-. The ZIP code listed would be in Virginia.

Quotes:

Terry: I mean, I'm twenty-four years old, and I walk into a dark room now, and its like I'm five again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Lost in You

Huh?

Wes Craven Presents: They (2002) Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jon Abrahams, Jessica Amlee, Jonathan Cherry, D: Robert Harmon. Psychology major Regan suffers from `night terrors' (or panic attacks) and shares them with her childhood friend Abrahams, who later explains to her about nocturnal hopping creatures from another dimension that are seeking them both, and then he commits suicide right in front of her. At his funeral, she meets two of his friends (Embry, Dominczyk) who also claim they had traumatic childhoods from `night terrors'. Little by little, the trio finds markings on each one of their bodies as `they' are coming for them to feed! Very bizarre horror movie with hardly any logic, coherence, or clarity never answers our questions (like what on earth was Harmon trying to make and why not have some of Craven's contribution?), but has better-than-most visuals and uses atmosphere. The second and final half is merely a creature feature that becomes mundane and dumb after a while. Running Time: 90 minutes and rated PG-13 for terror/violence, sexual content, and language. * ½