Ouija (2014/II)

Popularity:

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Director:

Stiles White

Writers:

Juliet Snowden (written by) &
Stiles White (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 2015 (France)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Keep telling yourself it's just a game

Plot:

A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.

Plot Keywords:

Spirit | Ouija | Ouija Board | Ghost | Evil

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Olivia Cooke	...	Laine Morris
Ana Coto	...	Sarah Morris
Daren Kagasoff	...	Trevor
Bianca A. Santos	...	Isabelle (as Bianca Santos)
Douglas Smith	...	Pete
Shelley Hennig	...	Debbie Galardi
Sierra Heuermann	...	Doris Zander
Sunny May Allison	...	Doris (10 years old)
Lin Shaye	...	Paulina Zander
Claudia Katz	...	Mother
Vivis Colombetti	...	Nona (as Vivis)
Robyn Lively	...	Mrs. Galardi
Matthew Settle	...	Mr. Morris
Afra Sophia Tully	...	Young Laine (as Afra Tully)
Claire Beale	...	Young Debbie
Izzie Galanti	...	Young Sarah
Morgan Peter Brown	...	Grief Counselor
Bill Watterson	...	Diner Manager
Kathleen Coyne	...	Mourner #1
Leigh Bush	...	Mourner #2
Jake Lucas	...	Institution Guard (as Jacob Lucas)
Ken Blackwell	...	Internet Expert

Directed by
Stiles White

Writing credits
Juliet Snowden		(written by) &
Stiles White		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Bay	....	producer
Jason Blum	....	producer
Jeanette Brill	....	executive producer (as Jeanette Volturno-Brill)
Stephen Davis	....	executive producer
Phillip Dawe	....	associate producer
Andrew Form	....	producer
Bradley Fuller	....	producer
Brian Goldner	....	executive producer
James Moran	....	associate producer
Rick Osako	....	co-producer
Daniel Persitz	....	co-producer
Couper Samuelson	....	executive producer
Bennett Schneir	....	producer
Juliet Snowden	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Anton Sanko		(music by)

Cinematography by
David Emmerichs		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ken Blackwell		(edited by)

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Barry Robison		(production design by)

Art Direction by
Cate Bangs
Jeremy Woolsey

Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort		(costume design by)

Makeup Department
Laura Calvo	....	makeup artist
Anthony Gordon	....	makeup department head
Dean Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Starr Jones	....	makeup artist
David Larson	....	key hair stylist
Sava Markovic	....	lens technician
Toby Sells	....	special effects life cast
Mike Smithson	....	special makeup by
Logan Horberg	....	Makeup lab tech (uncredited)

Production Management
Laura Altmann	....	production supervisor
Michael A. Galasso	....	production supervisor (additional photography)
Steven Kaminsky	....	post-production supervisor
Rick Osako	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Ballou	....	second unit assistant director
Danny Giles	....	second second assistant director
Eric Glasser	....	second assistant director
James Moran	....	first assistant director
James Moran	....	second unit director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Fred Apolito	....	general foreman
Jody Bergman	....	buyer
Jack Finch	....	graphics designer
Joey Genitempo	....	stand-by painter
Derrick Hinman	....	property master
Mark Millicent	....	storyboard artist
Francis J. Roix	....	prop maker
Vincent Yague	....	set dresser
Mamie Young	....	art department coordinator
Síla ÓGrádaigh	....	art department coordinator: reshoots

Sound Department
Jason Abell	....	recordist: trailer
Tara Blume	....	foley artist
Victoria Bowes	....	utility sound/second boom operator
Thomas Curley	....	sound mixer (additional photography)
Evan Daum	....	adr mixer
Angelina Faulkner	....	sound editor: trailer
Michael Ferdie	....	sound designer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Lisa Gillespie	....	sound utility: additional photography
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lauren Hadaway	....	dialogue editor
Lauren Hadaway	....	sound effects editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ando Johnson	....	sound editor
Tim D. Lloyd	....	boom operator
Zsolt Magyar	....	sound mixer
Flávio Medeiros	....	sound editor: trailer
Nick Murray	....	trailer sound designer
Kelly Oxford	....	supervising sound editor
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
David Stark	....	boom operator (additional photography)
Sabi Tulok	....	additional sound mixer
Karen Vassar Triest	....	sound designer
Darren 'Sunny' Warkentin	....	supervising sound editor
Ryan Wassil	....	foley editor
Ryan Wassil	....	foley mixer
Pedro Jimenez	....	trailer re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Sean Amborn	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas Amborn	....	special effects technician
Anthony Ray Herrera	....	special effects technician
Jim Schwalm	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Derek Botelho	....	digital compositor
August Coleman	....	digital compositor
Jamison Scott Goei	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Herman	....	vfx editor
Maggie Kraisamutr	....	digital compositor
Anthony Kramer	....	digital compositor: MassExodus
Mark Maccora	....	visual effects producer
Arastao Maree	....	post-vis artist
John R. McConnell	....	digital compositor
Jay Miller	....	graphic designer
Brad Moylan	....	senior compositor: Legion
Sookie Park	....	digital compositor
Nate Smalley	....	visual effects producer: Legion Studios
Kyle Spiker	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	stunts
Ben Hernandez Bray	....	stunt coordinator (as Ben Bray)
Damien Bray	....	utility stunts
Keenen Bray	....	stunts
Andrew Emilio DeCesare	....	utility stunts
Alice Ford	....	stunt performer
Mike Gunther	....	stunt coordinator
Greg Harris	....	stunts
Theo Kypri	....	additional stunt coordinator
Theo Kypri	....	utility stunts
Don Lee	....	utility stunts
Michelle Alvarado Martins	....	stunt double: Bianca A. Santos
Sarah Molasky	....	stunt double: Ana Coto, re-shoots
Jessen Noviello	....	stunt double Daren Kagasoff
Diz Sharpe	....	stunts
Ray Siegle	....	stunts: water safety
Monty L. Simons	....	utility stunts
Mallory Thompson	....	stunt double: Shelley Hennig
Mark Aaron Wagner	....	stunt double: Daren Kagasoff
Kyle Woods	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Benavidez	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Beran	....	best boy grip
Malcolm Bryce	....	best boy electric
Malcolm Bryce	....	second unit gaffer
James F. Cornick	....	lighting technician
Kevin Culligan	....	grip
Jeremy Emerman	....	epk
Matt Garber	....	lighting technician
Frank Anthony Garbutt	....	grip
John Janusek	....	key grip
Matt Kennedy	....	still photographer
Diego Mariscal	....	a dolly grip
Kevin Massey	....	gaffer
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Richert	....	camera operator
David Richert	....	director of photography: second unit
David A. Seekins	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Robert Settlemire	....	underwater operator
Chris Shadley	....	video assist playback
Roxanne Stephens	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Eric Stillions	....	lighting technician
Naomi Villanueva-Brunner	....	b camera: first assistant (as Naomi Villanueva)

Casting Department
Mayank Bhatter	....	casting assistant
Ally Conover	....	additional casting
Sarah Domeier	....	additional casting
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting
Terri Taylor	....	additional casting
Lindsey Weissmueller	....	casting associate
Emily Bohbrink	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Alexander	....	key costumer (Additional Photography)
Mallory Bradley	....	costume assistant
Sara Fox	....	costumer
Deborah Hall	....	costume supervisor
Liz Larson	....	key on-set costumer
Alma Magaña	....	set costumer: additional photography
Branden Marks	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Eric R. Brodeur	....	first assistant editor
Christy Conyers	....	post-production assistant
Adrian DeLude	....	colorist: dailies
Vinka Jurisic	....	post-production coordinator
Joe Ken	....	digital intermediate editor: Company 3
Ken Lebre	....	dailies producer
Niccole Osborn	....	post-production coordinator
Jared Pecht	....	color assistant
Joe Pestana	....	dailies assistant
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer
Brett Sobel	....	post production assistant
Arthur Tremeau	....	dailies producer
Ian Sullivan	....	digital intermediate accountant (uncredited)

Music Department
Amie Doherty	....	additional orchestration
Shannon Erbe	....	music editor
Nate Finan	....	composer: additional music
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor
Joachim Horsley	....	orchestrator
Alessio Nanni	....	composer: additional music
Joel Thompson	....	composer: additional music
Tracie Turnbull	....	score coordinator
Lianne Ward	....	assistant to composer

Transportation Department
David W. Dale	....	driver: additional photography
Joey Freitas	....	picture car coordinator
Dennis Lape	....	driver
James Messersmith	....	driver
John Yarbrough	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Renetta G. Amador	....	script supervisor
Christian Antolin	....	main title designer: Prologue Films
Ryan Aragon	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Kandice Billingsley	....	location manager
Chance Bostick	....	production assistant
Caleb Brewster	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Justin Carville	....	production accountant
Sungmi Choi	....	head of marketing: Blumhouse
Meghan Cirillo	....	titles: producer
Sean Cummings	....	assistant to producer
David Danberg	....	key crafts service
Sofie Dejus	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Hillel Elkins	....	head of business and legal affairs: Blumhouse
Jacob Gilbert	....	production assistant
Kirsten Gunnarshaug	....	production secretary: additional photography
Paula Henry	....	production assistant
Doug Hodges	....	insurance broker: Truman Van Dyke
Jamie Kapili	....	production staff
Aaron Khristeus	....	post-production accountant
S. Dylan Kirkland	....	key assistant location manager
Jennifer Levine	....	set medic
Erin Manacker	....	clearance and research: Hollywood Script Research
Cassandra Martinez	....	payroll accountant (as Cassandra Johansen)
Kelly McCrossan	....	accounting clerk
Olga Midlenko	....	opening credits designer: Prologue Films
Don Napoli	....	key production accountant: marketing shoot
Chelsea Stardust Peters	....	assistant: Mr. Blum (as Chelsea Peters)
Meredith C. Powell	....	production assistant
Mishi Reyes	....	assistant: Mr. Fuller & Mr. Form
Mark Anthony Rojas	....	key layout board technician
Madison Romero	....	second assistant accountant
Tiffany Romero	....	payroll accountant
Brian Rosko	....	production assistant
Chris Ruiz	....	assistant production office coordinator
Matthew Ryckman	....	assistant: Mr. Blum
Brady Smoot	....	production legal counsel: Reder & Feig LLP
Dennis Whitcomb	....	clearance and research: Hollywood Script Research
Mandy Yaeger	....	production coordinator
Edward Albolote	....	assistant: Michael Bay (uncredited)
Nikhil Jassawalla	....	consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Platinum Dunes
• Blumhouse Productions (as Blumhouse also)
• Hasbro Studios (in association with)
• Dentsu (presented in association with) (as Dentsu Inc.)
• Fuji Television Network (presented in association with) (as Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
• Media Rights Capital (uncredited)

Distributors

• Andes Films (2015) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2014) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as UIP-Columbia Pictures)
• H2O Films (2014) (Brazil) (theatrical) (co-distribution)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2014) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2014) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as UIP-Columbia Pictures)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2014) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2014) (USA) (theatrical)
• Westec Media Limited (2014) (Cambodia) (theatrical)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2015) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• NBCUniversal Entertainment (2015) (Japan) (DVD)
• NBCUniversal Entertainment (2015) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2015) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Rez-Illusion (visual effects)
• Legion Studios (visual effects) (as Legion)
• Professional VisionCare Associates (contact lenses) (as Professional Vision Care)

Other Companies

• 5150 Action  production services
• Alternative Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• Back Lot Music  soundtrack
• Beefgrip  grip equipment
• Benchmark Sound Services  trailer post-production sound services
• Brauer & Co.  film tax credits
• California Film Commission  the producers wish to acknowledge the support of: in making this film possible (as the California Film Commission)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chainsaw  Avid equipment (as Chainsaw Inc)
• Chainsaw  editorial equipment (as Chainsaw Inc)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies (as Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment Inc.)
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Clearances Unlimited  clearances
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Cranium  grip equipment (as Cranium, Inc)
• DADCO  generators
• De Lane Lea  adr recording
• Digital Vortechs  Avid equipment
• Digital Vortechs  editorial equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Elm Production Services  electric equipment
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Grip Trix  grip equipment
• Hasbro  based on the Hasbro game Ouija
• Hollywood Script Research  clearance and research
• HydroFlex  underwater equipment (as Hydroflex, Inc)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  acknowledgement (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, The  acknowledgement
• JSS Joe's Entertainment Industry Services  security (as JSS Joe's Entertainment Industry Services, Inc.)
• Light'n Up  generators
• Line 204  production supplies
• Monster Picture Crane  stunt rigging crane
• Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)  approval certificate: no. 49264
• Ohana Camera Expendables  Camera Expendables
• Ready Set Studios  grip equipment (as Ready, Set Studio)
• Reder & Feig  production counsel
• Reder & Feig  production legal counsel (as Reder & Feig LLP)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  acknowledgement
• Shutterstock.com  stock footage and images (as Shutterstock)
• State of California, The  the producers wish to acknowledge the support of: in making this film possible
• Truman Van Dyke Company  production insurance (as Truman Van Dyke)
• Universal Studios  author (as Universal Studios, Inc.)
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility
• Wildfire Studios  editorial facility
• Zola Grip Works  grip equipment (as Zola Grip Works, LLC)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing violent content, frightening horror images, and thematic material

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | Datasat

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA15+ | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Chile:14 | France:12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | India:A | Ireland:15A | Mexico:B-15 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 | Thailand:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #49264)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In the original unaltered version of the film, Doris Zander had a much different look to her. In the original cut she took the appearance of a young girl with half of her face burnt while always carrying a doll. The re-shoots version is a rotting girl with sewn lips.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Laine goes up in the attic through the small ceiling hatch, there are very large objects in the attic that would never have fit through the hatch, including an easy chair and a barrel.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[young Laine and young Debbie play with the Quija board]
Young Laine:I don't know if I want to do this.
Young Debbie:Relax, Laine, it's fun.
Young Debbie:First, the rules.
Young Debbie:You can never, ever play alone. You can never play in a graveyard. And you always have to say goodbye. To start, you circle the board once for each player. Then we say, as friends we gather, hearts are true.
Young Laine:[repeats] As friends we gather, hearts are true.
Young Debbie:Spirits near we call to you.
Young Laine:[repeats] Spirits near we call to you.
Young Debbie:Is someone here with us?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Grudge 2 (2006)

Ouija Review

Following the mysterious death of her best friend Debbie (Shelley Hennig), Laine (Olivia Cooke) finds an old Ouija board in Debbie's room and wants to use it to try to say goodbye. To help her, she enlists her and Debbie's friends Trevor, Sarah, Isabelle, and Pete (Daren Kagasoff, Ana Coto, Bianca A. Santos, and Douglas Smith) to try to communicate with Debbie with the board. Instead of contacting Debbie, they find someone else. Now she and her friends must discover this spirit's past and to close the portal they've opened in order for them to not suffer its fate

When I heard about this film near the end of last year, I thought it had a lot of potential based on the subject matter. But it turned out to be a vanilla/PG-13 (I use these terms interchangeably) horror movie. If you think watching people sit at a table is exciting, than this film is for you. I just wished it could have gone further in many areas. I personally did not find this film very scary which disappointed me but I was not surprised considering what I knew about the film. This is what happens when the film is marketed for a YA/tween audience. I guess it didn't want to alienate them. I think they are better than that. I found the story rather predictable where I was able to guess what happened next most of the time. I also found that the film skimmed over a few things story-wise which meant just having to accept things that are thrown at you and it suffers from many underdeveloped characters such as all of them. I never really cared about any of the characters so I wasn't too emotionally invested in them either. In my opinion, good horror movie have a few characters that are developed to the point that you become emotionally invested and care about what happens to them so we get scared with them because we believe that something bad is about to happen to them. They also have characters that we tend to not care as much about because they need people to kill off. I never got to learn too much about any of the characters so I didn't care about what happened to them and I will not spoil what happens but I will say that it did not do enough. Also the film was too short in that another 15 minutes could have done it some good. The end was pointless because it tried to hint at a sequel which is unnecessary and will probably not happen judging by how poorly the film did at the box office. Its a shame that the film was marketed to a younger audience because if it could have gone a little darker and dived a little deeper into the subject matter then the film could have been decent.

Score: 6/10 keithlovesmovies.com