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| Liv Tyler | ... | Kristen McKay | |
| Scott Speedman | ... | James Hoyt | |
| Glenn Howerton | ... | Mike | |
| Gemma Ward | ... | Dollface | |
| Kip Weeks | ... | Man in the Mask | |
| Laura Margolis | ... | Pin-Up Girl | |
| Alex Fisher | ... | Mormon Boy #1 | |
| Peter Clayton-Luce | ... | Mormon Boy #2 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jordan Del Spina | ... | Jordan - 911 caller (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Bryan Bertino | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Bryan Bertino | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Thomas J. Busch | .... | co-producer | |
| Doug Davison | .... | producer | |
| Joseph Drake | .... | executive producer | |
| Marc D. Evans | .... | executive producer | |
| Nathan Kahane | .... | producer | |
| Kelli Konop | .... | executive producer | |
| Roy Lee | .... | producer | |
| Trevor Macy | .... | executive producer | |
| Sonny Mallhi | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| tomandandy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Sova | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Kevin Greutert | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lindsey Hayes Kroeger | |||
| Tracy Kilpatrick | |||
| David Rapaport | |||
Production Design by | |||
| John D. Kretschmer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Linwood Taylor | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Missy Berent | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Susan Kaufmann | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Coni Andress | .... | head of hair department | |
| Wendy Bell | .... | makeup department head | |
| Jennifer Santiago | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Vincent Schicchi | .... | key makeup & prosthetics | |
| Leigh Ann Yandle | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Thomas J. Busch | .... | unit production manager | |
| Jason Leib | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Tom Nicoll | .... | production supervisor | |
| Andrew Rona | .... | executive in charge of production | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Linda Brachman | .... | first assistant director | |
| Nicole Feder | .... | dga trainee | |
| Tim Fitzgerald | .... | second second assistant director (as David T. Fitzgerald) | |
| Rudy A. Persico | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jerry Adderton | .... | set dresser | |
| Gillian V. Albinski | .... | property master | |
| Daniele Auber | .... | storyboard artist | |
| John B. Clarey III | .... | carpenter | |
| Danielle Couture | .... | buyer | |
| Joshua L. Ellsworth | .... | propmaker | |
| Craig Gilmore | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Geoffrey S. Grimsman | .... | set designer | |
| Chris Holcombe | .... | leadman | |
| Doug Kelehan | .... | set dresser | |
| Stephanie Macomber Kern | .... | scenic | |
| Dim McRemnant | .... | graphic artist | |
| Kelly Rubottom | .... | assistant property master | |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Deanna Tilley | .... | art dayplayer | |
| Helen Williams Ward | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Luci Wilson | .... | prop assistant | |
| Andre Hyland | .... | mask assistant (uncredited) | |
| Steve A. Stephenson | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jeffree Bloomer | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Gary A. Hecker | .... | supervising foley artist | |
| Scott Hecker | .... | supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker) | |
| Albert Hedgepeth | .... | second boom operator | |
| Rick Hromadka | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Marti D. Humphrey | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Chris M. Jacobson | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Cliff Latimer | .... | sound editor | |
| Derek Pippert | .... | foley editor | |
| Philip Rogers | .... | adr recordist | |
| Jeff Rosen | .... | dialogue/adr supervisor | |
| Roy Seeger | .... | first assistant sound editor (as R.W. Seeger) | |
| Brad Semenoff | .... | assistant sound re-recording mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| David Beavis | .... | special effects technician | |
| David Hill | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Michael J. Hudson | .... | special effects technician | |
| William Purcell | .... | special effects coordinator (as Will Purcell) | |
| Susan Beavis | .... | special effects buyer (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ozzie Carmona | .... | digital compositor | |
| Michael Degtjarewsky | .... | digital compositor | |
| Mark Freund | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Maureen Healy | .... | digital compositor | |
| Phillip Hoffman | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Bill Holloway | .... | digital compositor | |
| Patrick Keenan | .... | digital compositor | |
| Erin L. Nelson | .... | digital restoration | |
| Jim O'Hagan | .... | digital compositor: Pacific Title | |
| Bob Poirier | .... | visual effects associate producer | |
| Tristan Rayos | .... | digital I/O | |
| Jon Stern | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration | |
Stunts | |||
| Cal Johnson | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Cal Johnson | .... | stunt double: Glenn Howerton | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Hugh Braselton | .... | camera operator: "b" camera | |
| Hugh Braselton | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Rick Crank | .... | lighting technician | |
| Catherine Cravens | .... | electrician | |
| Lee Donaldson | .... | grip | |
| Brian Gunter | .... | gaffer | |
| Daniel R. Haizlip | .... | best boy grip | |
| Geoff Herbert | .... | dolly grip | |
| W.C. 'Chunky' Huse | .... | key grip | |
| Tony Jenzano | .... | video assist | |
| Gary Johnson | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Brian Johnston | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Roy Knauf | .... | additional assistant camera | |
| Frank McGough | .... | dimmer board operator | |
| David Morenz | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Terry O'Deen | .... | rigging gaffer | |
| Harrison Palmer | .... | electrician | |
| Doug Robinson | .... | electrician | |
| James Selph | .... | dolly grip: "b" camera | |
| Steve A. Stephenson | .... | rigging grip | |
| Jeff Sterner | .... | electrician | |
| Brian Sullivan | .... | camera operator | |
| John R. Sutton | .... | rigging key grip | |
| Mike Torino | .... | film loader | |
| German Valle | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Glenn Watson | .... | still photographer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Maxann Crotts | .... | casting: stand-ins | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr voice casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Catherine A. Abreo | .... | set costumer | |
| Emmie Holmes | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Laura Kaminski | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Janet Melody | .... | tailor | |
| Stephen K. Randolph | .... | costume supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Tony Bacigalupi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Zack Howard | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Trent Johnson | .... | supervising digital colorist | |
| Kim Roseborough | .... | assistant editor | |
| Akkara Srauy | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Everette Webber | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Christine Bergren | .... | music legal and clearances | |
| Michael Brake | .... | music editor | |
| Todd Brodie | .... | engineer | |
| Peter Fuchs | .... | music scoring engineer | |
| Peter Fuchs | .... | recording engineer | |
| Maarten Hofmeijer | .... | music editor | |
| Season Kent | .... | music supervisor | |
| Dwight Mikkelsen | .... | orchestrator | |
| Sheri Ozeki | .... | music editor | |
| Lee Scott | .... | music editor: temp music | |
| Andrew Silver | .... | music editor | |
| Jamie Steele | .... | assistant to composers | |
| Jamie Steele | .... | score mixer | |
| Paul Talkington | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| tomandandy | .... | score producer | |
| Allan Wilson | .... | conductor | |
| Allan Wilson | .... | copyist | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Christie Chaplin | .... | driver | |
| Lee Siler | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Scott Siler | .... | transportation captain | |
Other crew | |||
| Pamela Alessandrelli | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Kimberly Bishop | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Susan J. Bonno-Buckner | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Jen Brett | .... | production assistant | |
| Jennifer D. Corley | .... | production assistant | |
| Betsy Custer | .... | production executive | |
| Genevieve Darr | .... | production assistant | |
| Ashleigh Falls | .... | set production assistant | |
| Randy Gardner | .... | production assistant | |
| Alex Heineman | .... | production executive | |
| Pam Holdridge | .... | production coordinator | |
| Renee Kitterman | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Ashley Kravitz | .... | clearances | |
| Robert Labrecque | .... | production accountant | |
| Karen Love | .... | Ms. Tyler's chef | |
| Brandon Lyles | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Jack Munn | .... | key medic | |
| Craig Newkirk | .... | animal trainer | |
| Oak Porcelli | .... | stand-in | |
| Steve Rhea | .... | location manager | |
| Judy Richter | .... | consultant | |
| Alicia Rudd | .... | animal trainer | |
| Kho Wong | .... | assistant: Mr Mallhi | |
| Tracey Zemitis | .... | unit publicist | |
Thanks | |||
| Elizabeth Rowin | .... | thanks | |
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First off, let's start with a note. It was 'inspired' not 'based' off true events. People need to learn the difference between the two. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is 'inspired' by true events, but still people believe it really happened. It never happened... it was inspired by the story of the serial killer Ed Gein who would take body parts off of women and make furniture out of them, and other forms of cruelty.The Strangers was 'inspired' by true events which means they probably took similarities from stories of The Manson killings and other killings of the same sort. So really the director had free range to do whatever the hell he wanted at the end, and I believe he failed.
I heard about this movie a long time ago and was so excited that it was finally being released that I saw it at the first midnight showing. At first, I was enjoying the set, costumes, and I believe the acting was pretty well done. I believe the director achieved a very creepy feeling, but too many times did he use to obvious cop-out of making loud noises to 'startle' the viewer instead of genuinely 'scaring' them. The site bloody-disgusting.com made an excellent article describing the differences between these.
In the end, I remember about two scenes and the rest is a vague blur. The scene with Glenn Howerton (of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia! fame. Woot!) was probably one of the most tense and unsettling scenes of the film. The other being the portion where the record is skipping.
This movie is a strong example of anti-climactic. The ending was a cliché. I won't give it away but I will say that it did not leave me feeling disturbed nor did it leave me with a sense of accomplishment. Two things I look for in an ending to the flood of "home-invasion" horror flicks. I believe two recent films do a great job of accomplishing these factors. The recent VACANCY and FUNNY GAMES are leaps and bounds greater than this film. They do a much greater job of making the protagonists feel helpless and I strongly suggest both of them.
Hopefully, I could help some. I know many will disagree with me, but quite honestly that's fine. Many of today's moviegoers enjoy paying $10 to jump out of their seat because someone's face appears in a window or a sound guy hits a wall really loud. It's the sad truth and Hollywood banks on crap like that. So it isn't going to end anytime soon.
Thanks, Alex