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:

Dare you experience the U.S. phenomenon? (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:

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

The actors weren't given scripts but were given guidelines on how to behave or what to discuss in their scenes.

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Goofs

When Katie is saying she doesn't want to leave the house, it is assumed that Micah has set the camera on the bed, as it stops moving and stays at a constant angle. This explains why the camera stayed while Micah walked away.

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Quotes

Micah: Has this shit happened in the day-time before?
Katie: It's getting worse.

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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

Referenced in Holliston: Camera Rental: Part 1 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Numb"
Written by Chester Bennington
Performed by Linkin Park

User Reviews

Did the hype kill this movie?

Did the hype kill the movie? I watch a lot of horror movies and normally I would really have liked this one. In the endless stream of b-movies and even expensive crap, this movie really stands out. Paranormal Acivity is a scary and straightforward movie and it isn't boring. But of course there is the hype. After I heard this was the scariest movie ever, expectations evidently went up. Eventually resulting in a slight disappointment. This movie would have been much scarier, creepier if I hadn't had any expectations, if I hadn't read any reviews. I guess Public Enemy was right about the Hype.

The movie is scary indeed. After watching Paranormal Activity I noticed that the nightly sounds of my 200 years old house were louder and creepier than ever. But I did not let my good night's sleep for it.

The acting was good but sometimes slightly overdone, which made it difficult for me to connect with the characters. I understand that Micah, the bf, had to be annoying, the character was written that way. But their is something wrong if you start imagining in the middle of the movie gruesome ways he could die. The movie should have been scarier if I had had more empathy for the characters.

Anayway I enjoyed watching this film, but the hype made me expect more.