Paranormal Activity (2007)

After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.

Director:

Oren Peli

Writer:

Oren Peli

Stars:

Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Katie Featherston	...	Katie
Micah Sloat	...	Micah
Mark Fredrichs	...	Psychic
Amber Armstrong	...	Amber
Ashley Palmer	...	Diane

Storyline

After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

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Plot Keywords:

night | house | entity | suburb | self mutilation | 

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Taglines:

Don't go alone (UK quad poster)

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Actividad paranormal

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,593,762 (UK) (27 November 2009)

Gross:

$107,917,283 (USA) (15 January 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 97 min (extended) 83 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed for USD$15,000 and grossed USD$9.1 million in its first week in the US, breaking the record of highest-grossing weekend ever for a movie playing at less than 200 theaters.

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Goofs

In the original Director's cut of the film, the name of the demonologist recommended by the psychic is Dr. Johan Abrams. In the Theatrical version, every time his name is mentioned it is noticeably re-dubbed as "Dr. Johan Averies".

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Quotes

Katie: I feel it. I feel it breathing on me.

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Crazy Credits

The acting/producing/directing credits appear for one frame after almost a minute of darkness after the copyright credits on some DVD editions.

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Connections

References Mortal Kombat II (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Numb"
Written by Chester Bennington
Performed by Linkin Park

User Reviews

The Hype-The Film-The Fear

Dearest readers, a film like this has not come along since The Exorcist. After listening to all the hype, and following this film until 2007 you could say I knew a lot about this little film. Nothing could prepare me for the climatic, scary ass situations that the cast and crew put on celluloid. Yes, my friends, it really is a scary movie.

I won't tell you what it's about because by this point you should already know that. What I want to tell you is how great this film really is.

Director Peli has succeeded in creating a masterpiece with little money and simple theme park haunted house gags. He does something that Hitchcock did so well in his prime-he creates a level of suspense so intense that the smallest sound makes your heart jump.

That, is great film-making, because it is made with an educated audience in mind. He doesn't cater to the general public he gives film lovers what they want and he gives it to them hard.

Don't go to this for gore. Don't go to this for Hollywood crap. Don't go to this with your kids under 15. Most importantly....don't go to this...alone.