Paranormal Activity (2007)

Director:

Oren Peli

Writer:

Oren Peli (written by)

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

What Happens When You Sleep?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Night | House | Entity | Suburb | Self Mutilation

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Katie Featherston	...	Katie
Micah Sloat	...	Micah
Mark Fredrichs	...	Psychic
Amber Armstrong	...	Amber
Ashley Palmer	...	Diane
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Crystal Cartwright	...	Exorcism Nanny (uncredited)
Randy McDowell	...	Lt. Randy Hudson (uncredited)
James Piper	...	Richard (uncredited)

Directed by
Oren Peli

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Oren Peli		written by

Produced by
Jason Blum	....	producer
Oren Peli	....	producer
Steven Schneider	....	executive producer
Jeanette Brill	....	line producer: additional photography (uncredited)
Rick Osako	....	line producer: additional photography (uncredited)
Amir Zbeda	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Oren Peli		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Oren Peli

Casting by
Oren Peli		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Crystal Cartwright	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Danielle Daly	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Mark Graziano	....	post-production executive (uncredited)
Richard Stirling	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Greg LaPlante	....	digital mastering
David Barbee	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Mark Binder	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Mark Binder	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Nick Shaffer	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Nick Shaffer	....	supervising dialogue editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Craig Jensen	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dale Robinette	....	special still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ricki Maslar	....	additional casting (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Phillip Dawe	....	post-production coordinator
Jay Warren	....	digital intermediate producer
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer (uncredited)
Faust Pierfederici	....	colorist (uncredited)
Lee Wimer	....	color timer (uncredited)

Other crew
Angie Conners	....	international marketing
Stephen Kessen	....	promoter

Thanks
Dave Bullis	....	thanks
Michael DeFellipo	....	thanks (as Michael George)
Kyle Giorgi	....	special thanks
Curtis Gropp	....	special thanks
Avery Guerra	....	special thanks
Sal W. Hanna	....	special thanks
Stephen Kessen	....	thanks
Dominic Mendez	....	special thanks (DVD and Blu-ray version)
Rick Peters	....	thanks
Elizabeth Rodriguez	....	special thanks
Mike Ruchkin	....	thanks
Patrice Sepulveda	....	special thanks
Eric Striffler	....	thanks
Vincent van Ommen	....	thanks (DVD & Blu-ray version)
Adrian Voo	....	special thanks
Jenny Wyrsch	....	special thanks
Kurt Wyrsch	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Blumhouse Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks SKG (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Thim Film (2009-2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
• Bazuca Films (2009) (Chile) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (VHS) (limited edition)
• FS Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Intercontinental Video (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (VHS) (limited edition)
• Paramount Home Video (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Prisvídeo - Edições Videográficas (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Wild Bunch Distribution (2009) (France) (all media)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45634) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M (2009) | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Japan:G | Mexico:B | Italy:T | Austria:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U (with warning) | Malaysia:PG-13

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Blumhouse Productions

Trivia:

Dreamworks wanted to remake the movie with a bigger budget and better known actors rather than release the film as it was and use the original as a DVD extra.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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".

Quotes:

Micah:I'm pretty sure what we did was illegal in Kentucky and 20 other states. She's a Freak!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Last Exorcism/Piranha 3D/Vampires Suck (#2.30)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Numb

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.