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The Strangers (2008) More at IMDbPro »

• Originally scheduled for release in summer 2007. After 2 delays, it was released May 30, 2008.
  
  
• In one scene, Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" plays loudly on the record player. His band was "The Strangers."
  
  
• Mark Romanek was originally slated to direct the film.
  
  
• Many theaters across the United States was sent faulty reels of the movie, containing sound problems, which made a few minutes to several scenes of the movie filled with nothing but static. Most movie-watchers don't even realize the sound was a problem, since the dark overtone and loud background music at some areas make the static seem like part of the movie.
  
  
• Liv Tyler suffered from tonsillitis during shooting.
  
  
• The script was originally titled "The Faces."
  
  
• Loosely based on the 1981 Keddie Resort murders in northern California.
  
  
• The film was shot entirely with hand-held cameras or steady cams. Every shot has some camera movement.
  
  
• According to Liv Tyler, the finale had much more interaction and dialog between the victims and the villains in the original script. It was cut to keep the intruders mysterious and eerie.
  
  
• Bryan Bertino said the film was inspired by the infamous Manson murders.
  
  
• According to director Bryan Bertino the film is partially based on an incident he experienced as a child. One evening, a stranger came to his door, asked for someone who wasn't there, and left. Later, Bertino found out that other homes in his neighborhood had been broken into that night.
  
  

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