I Am Number Four (2011)

Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers:

Alfred Gough (screenplay), Miles Millar (screenplay),

Stars:

Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Pettyfer	...	John Smith
Timothy Olyphant	...	Henri
Teresa Palmer	...	Number 6
Dianna Agron	...	Sarah Hart
Callan McAuliffe	...	Sam
Kevin Durand	...	Mogadorian Commander
Jake Abel	...	Mark James
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Sheriff James
Patrick Sebes	...	Kevin
Greg Townley	...	Number 3
Reuben Langdon	...	Number 3's Guardian
Emily Wickersham	...	Nicole
Molly McGinnis	...	Receptionist
Brian Howe	...	Frank
Andy Owen	...	Bret (as Andrew Owen)

Storyline

Extraordinary teen John Smith (Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Olyphant), John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events-his first love (Agron), powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.

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Plot Keywords:

based on young adult novel | good versus evil | human alien | ohio | guardian | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 February 2011 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Soy el número cuatro

Filming Locations:

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,628,523 (UK) (25 February 2011)

Gross:

$55,092,830 (USA) (27 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Reliance Big Entertainment, Bay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Just like the aliens are from Mogadore, which is their planet, but also a play on the small Ohio town of the same name, the planet which John and Number Six are from, Lorian (pronounced LORE-EE-un), is a play on the small Ohio town of Lorain (pronounced LORE-rain), which is about one hour northwest of Akron.

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Goofs

When the Mog is lifting John up by the throat with his hand, his thumb and forefinger are resting on John's jaw. When John speaks to him, the Mog's hand is suddenly much lower, but in the subsequent shot the hand is back in its original place.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Drew: [to Daniel] You know, showboating like that just make you look desperate.
Kern: Yeah, "Look at me. I can flip my ski."
[scoffs]
Kern: Pathetic.

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Crazy Credits

Clouds blow over the DreamWorks SKG logo which then reveals a shot from space

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

Letters From The Sky
Music Written and Performed by Civil Twilight
Words by Steven McKellar
Courtesy of Wind-up Records
By Arrangement with Secret Road Music Services, Inc.

User Reviews

I echo the sentiment of many

Watched the movie "I am number four" tonight. The first 40 minutes it felt like I was watching a re-hashed "Twilight" movie rather than a sci-fi/horror pic. But then it got good. It was well worth the watch if you can make it through that first half of beaten to death formula high school angst movies that Twilight has seemed to spawn. You can bet that there will be sequels too, but they may be straight to video. The first half of the movie I give it 1 star, but it was the fault of the story, not the acting. The second half, I give it 8 stars. The acting was good, there were very nice special effects and some pretty cool alien bad guys in the style of "Pinhead."