The Invited (2010)

A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has resided there for nearly a century, ... See full summary »

Director:

Ryan McKinney

Writers:

Regan McKinney, Ryan McKinney

Stars:

Carlos Alazraqui, Ellen Albertini Dow, Dana Barron

Cast

Credited cast:
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Charlie Evans
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	Natalie Shaw
Dana Barron	...	Kristy
Christa Bella	...	Paparazzi
Eric Bowen	...	Policeman
Sarah Brown	...	Mother
Victor Browne	...	Jack
Judea Cavoto	...	Abby Taylor
James Anthony Cotton	...	Marty Fitzpatrick
Karyn Dahl	...	Claire - real estate agent
Emily Rose Everhard	...	(voice)
Nick Fenske	...	Marine Pallbearer
Alfonso Freeman	...	Pastor Kennedy
Michael Greggans	...	ER Doctor
Pam Grier	...	Zelda

Storyline

A young married couple who are pregnant with their first child moves into their turn-of-the-century home where they discover that a great evil has resided there for nearly a century, unleashed by a previous occupant.

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Taglines:

"One little question won't KILL me!"

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Conjuring

Filming Locations:

Camino, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Portal LLC

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Smart movie, well directed

This movie was made on a realtively small budget in a very much larger landscape of feature films, and was impressive to me because of the smartly written plot and how much was done with so little. I am a writter and tend to analyze movies from that standpoint. What I decided after watching this movie at the Crest Theatre--it was the marquee film for the Sacramento 2010 Film Festival--was that this dude Ryan McKinney is smart, very smart, and does not treat his audience as if they were any thing less. He lets your brain work out details rather than step-by-step going, "Ok audience, 1 + 1 equals 2, and 2 + 2 equals 4...." No, no, no, no, McKinney respects his audience and takes you on a journey (ride!) that kept me beguiled from start to end because I, frankly, did not know what was going to happen next.

And then, BAM!, came the ending. It was as if, on a clear blue day, a piano fell straight from the sky. It, if I can show my age and use an expression from back in the day, "Blew my Mind!"