Stoker (2013)

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Writers:

Wentworth Miller (written by) and
Erin Cressida Wilson (contributing writer)

Release Date:

28 February 2013 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Do not disturb the family.

Plot:

After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.

Plot Keywords:

Brother In Law Sister In Law Relationship | Key | Child Killing Child | Mother Daughter Relationship | Pulled Over By The Police

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Mia Wasikowska	...	India Stoker
Nicole Kidman	...	Evelyn Stoker
David Alford	...	Reverend
Matthew Goode	...	Charles Stoker
Peg Allen	...	Housekeeper 1
Lauren E. Roman	...	Housekeeper 2 (as Lauren Roman)
Phyllis Somerville	...	Mrs. McGarrick
Harmony Korine	...	Mr. Feldman
Lucas Till	...	Pitts
Alden Ehrenreich	...	Whip
Dominick 'Dino' Howard	...	Pitts' Friend
Jacki Weaver	...	Gwendolyn Stoker
Dermot Mulroney	...	Richard Stoker
Tyler von Tagen	...	Young Richard Stoker
Thomas A. Covert	...	Young Charles Stoker
Jaxon Johnson	...	Jonathan Stoker
Paxton Johnson	...	Jonathan Stoker
Judith Godrèche	...	Doctor Jacquin
Ralph Brown	...	Sheriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Carpenter	...	Mourner (uncredited)
Harry P. Castros	...	Taxi Cab Driver (uncredited)
Roger D. Eldridge	...	Mourner (uncredited)
Michael T. Flynn	...	Bully #1 (uncredited)
Hanna Frankel	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)
Colleen Helm	...	Student (uncredited)
Danielle Ivery	...	Mourner (uncredited)
Wendy Keeling	...	Mourner (uncredited)
Bear Sheeley	...	Mourner (uncredited)
William Ryan Watson	...	Bully #3 (uncredited)
Rachel Woods	...	Extra (uncredited)
Amelia Young	...	Bus Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Chan-wook Park

Writing credits
Wentworth Miller		(written by)
Erin Cressida Wilson		contributing writer

Produced by
Michael Costigan	....	producer
Wonjo Jeong	....	co-producer
Wentworth Miller	....	co-producer
Steven M. Rales	....	executive producer (as Steven Rales)
Mark Roybal	....	executive producer
Ridley Scott	....	producer
Tony Scott	....	producer
Bergen Swanson	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Clint Mansell

Cinematography by
Chung-hoon Chung

Film Editing by
Nicolas De Toth

Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez

Art Direction by
Wing Lee

Set Decoration by
Leslie Morales

Costume Design by
Kurt and Bart

Makeup Department
Gloria Belz	....	first assistant makeup artist
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup department head
Melinda Dunn	....	hair department head
Meredith Johns	....	special makeup effects artist
Sandy Jo Johnston	....	key makeup artist
Candace Neal	....	wig consultant: Mia Wasikowska
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup designer: Matthew Goode
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup designer: Mia Wasikowska
Kyra Panchenko	....	personal makeup artist: Nicole Kidman

Production Management
Danielle Blumstein	....	production supervisor
J.M. Logan	....	post-production supervisor
Bergen Swanson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Fatone	....	first assistant director
Patrick Gibbons	....	second assistant director
Kim Thompson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
C. Michael Andrews	....	art graphic designer
Brett J. Banakis	....	set designer
Sheila Bartlett	....	camera scenic
Mark Carroll	....	construction coordinator
Brit Doyle	....	set dresser
Will E. Drummond	....	set dresser
Frank Gray III	....	assistant property master
Frank Hendrick	....	leadman
Joie Todd Kerns	....	set dresser
Sherlan N. Koloi	....	assistant property master
Kimberly Lake	....	art department coordinator
Carianne Lance	....	property assistant
Matt Lindahl	....	set dresser
Bart Mangrum	....	on set dresser
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Shanna Shrum	....	production assistant
Amy Soto	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue adr editor
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Brookshire	....	dialogue editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Smokey Cloud	....	assistant sound editor
Blake Collins	....	foley mixer
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist
Marco Dary	....	adr coordinator: Italy
Miles Fuqua	....	adr recordist
Steven Ghouti	....	adr mixer
John Guentner	....	foley mixer
Kaspar Hugentobler	....	sound recordist
James Hyde	....	adr recordist
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Chuck Michael	....	sound designer
Chuck Michael	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chuck Michael	....	supervising sound editor
John Morris	....	sound designer
John Morris	....	supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Fred Paragano	....	adr mixer
Tom Ryan	....	adr mixer
Glen Trew	....	sound mixer
Sarah Vorhees	....	adr recordist
Peter Zimbicki	....	sound

Special Effects by
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects supervisor
Craig Byrom	....	special effects foreman
Meredith Johns	....	special effects makeup
Michael E. Wilks	....	special effects technician (as Michael Wilks)

Visual Effects by
Sean Lee	....	visual effects producer
Emanuel Rosario	....	stereoscopic conversion artist
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration

Stunts
Elizabeth Davidovich	....	stunt double: Mia Wasikowska
Brian Hite	....	stunt performer
Jessica Merideth	....	stunt double: Mia Wasikowska
Ian Quinn	....	stunt coordinator
Matthew R. Staley	....	stunt double: Aldin Ehrenreich
Kim Thompson	....	stunt double: Nicole Kidman

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alba	....	"a" camera operator/steadicam
Matt Blades	....	key grip
Austin Lee Boylen	....	camera intern
Evan Spencer Brace	....	camera intern
Tyler Bradley	....	powerpod technician
Armanda Costanza	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Christopher Crowther	....	grip
Jeremy Curtis	....	second assistant camera
Julian J. Delacruz	....	second assistant camera: a camera
David J. Duren	....	rigging gaffer
Tracy Facelli	....	second assistant camera: a camera
Howard Fox	....	grip
Drew Frazier	....	electrician
Scott Friedland	....	rigging key grip
Garland Gallaspy	....	electrician
Alex Gordon	....	electrician
Christopher Greenwood	....	grip
Chris Hill	....	video assist
Armand Holmes	....	second assistant camera
Chris Johnson	....	grip
Glenn Kaplan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jim La Verde	....	production grip
David Mellow	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Erin Naifeh	....	camera intern
Jeong-seok Park	....	cinematography coordinator
Macall B. Polay	....	still photographer
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia	....	dolly grip
Maxx Shores	....	grip
Jonathan Simms	....	additional grip
J.T. Sumner	....	camera loader
David J. Thompson	....	"a" camera operator/steadicam
Jason Velez	....	gaffer
Brett Walters	....	first assistant camera
Erin Griffith	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Doster	....	location casting
Johnny Gidcomb	....	adr voice casting
Sherlan N. Koloi	....	casting coordinator
Jason Montgomery	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robyn Daniel	....	costume assistant
Marcia Eden	....	costumer
Linda Giammarese	....	additional shopper
Loretta Harper	....	set costumer
Marybeth Meador	....	wardrobe department intern
Kelly Anne Ross	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	senior digital intermediate colorist
Marisa Clayton	....	digital intermediate producer
Rebekah Parmer	....	apprentice editor
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Ken Terry	....	first assistant editor
Darin Wooldridge	....	home video mastering colorist
Harry Muller	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Ted Caplan	....	music editor
Matt Dunkley	....	conductor
Matt Dunkley	....	orchestrator
Geoff Foster	....	score engineer & mixer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestral contractor
Jill Streater	....	supervising music copyist
Matthew Vogel	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Don Anderson	....	driver: cast
Dave Hodgin Jr.	....	transportation coordinator
Chris McDade	....	driver
Michael Robertson	....	picture car coordinator
Michael D. Robertson	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Jason K. Allen	....	stand-in: Ralph Brown
Sheila Allen	....	production accountant
Alison Baker	....	production assistant
Crystal Borovik	....	stand-in for nicole kidman
Susan Boyajian	....	voice actor
Evan Spencer Brace	....	on-set intern
Barbara Branch	....	first assistant accountant
Tara Cates	....	office production assistant
Emma Cooper	....	unit publicist
Tanja Crouch	....	post-production facilities manager
Matthew Crum	....	production assistant
S.K. Darling	....	assistant: Chan-wook Park
Jennifer Dumas	....	accounting clerk
Jen Dunn	....	assistant to Mia Wasikowska
Jennifer Dunne	....	location scout
David Greenbaum	....	production executive
George Tyler Hansen	....	payroll accountant
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: nicole kidman
Paula Holt	....	assistant post production accountant
Peter Hutchison	....	completion bond company representative: Film Finances, Inc.
Denise Johnson	....	photo double for Mia Wasikowska
Chase Kuertz	....	stand-in: Dermot Mulroney
Patricia Ledford	....	stand-in - Phyllis Somerville
Sydney Lunn	....	key assistant location manager
Elizabeth Maxwell	....	craft service
Michael Maxwell	....	caterer
Courtney McCrory	....	assistant post production accountant
Marlyce Moore	....	location assistant
Tom Moran	....	executive assistant: Tony Scott
Kevin Scott Page	....	office production assistant
Lee Peglow	....	assistant post-production accountant
Mark Ragland	....	location manager
Diana Rice	....	production assistant
Steven Robbins	....	assistant to Tony Scott
Christian Rodriguez	....	client services
Andrew Rozario	....	casting assistant
Jiyoun Gina Shin	....	assistant: Chan-wook Park
Dona Spangler	....	production coordinator
Dylan van Gardner	....	production assistant
David Velasco	....	location manager: new york
Sharon Watt	....	script supervisor
Eric Williams	....	key set production assistant
Jessica Jihee Woo	....	assistant to associate producer

Thanks
Tanja Crouch	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Scott Free Productions
• Indian Paintbrush
• Fox Searchlight Pictures

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Australia (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Filmtools  expendables
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Mike Maxwell and Company  catering
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Paragon Studios  sound post-production
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals

Also Known As:

"Innocent Garden" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent and sexual content

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47590) | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Philippines:R-16 | Australia:MA15+ | Netherlands:16 | Japan:PG12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Hillsboro High School - 3812 Hillsboro Park, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Scott Free Productions

Trivia:

Colin Firth, James Franco, Joel Edgerton, and Michael Fassbender were considered for the role of Uncle Charlie. Firth was actually cast, but he dropped out and was replaced by Matthew Goode.

Quotes:

[first lines]
India Stoker:My ears hear what others cannot hear; small faraway things people cannot normally see are visible to me. These senses are the fruits of a lifetime of longing, longing to be rescued, to be completed. Just as the skirt needs the wind to billow, I'm not formed by things that are of myself alone...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Film '72: Episode dated 27 February 2013" (2013)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Formed By Things That Are of Myself Alone

Blood ties explored in a poignant and disturbing manner; striking; beautiful

I was privileged enough to view this film at the annual Sundance Film Festival and I must say it was well worth the time and wait. The cast itself includes some incredibly talented and experienced names, yet it is India (Wasikowska) and her raptor-like awareness, that truly sets the tone for the film when drawing upon the mystery and oddity of supporting characters who sink deeper into their roles like fangs in flesh as the film clicks along.

The script itself could be rewritten with more depth and attention to the emotional wealth and strange sway of the characters, for all of them are skilled enough to operate powerfully under the shroud of mystery director Park Chan-Wook erects so flawlessly, yet the film could be much improved in tragic and horrifying value through a more tailored script.

Editing must also be noted, for Chan-Wook's is very engaging in that it utilizes the temporal frequency to link certain events, building upon India's character and the internal struggles of those who surround her, as well as the realization of her uncanny ability to cope with the revelations that come about and fit so frighteningly together.

The audience comes to realize that some mysteries are exclusive only to those who are bound to travel the same blood trail that links generations in infinite conclusion and everlasting despair and a terrible longing and love can be as exclusive in it's own forbidden and lonely way.

The soundtrack is pleasantly surprising and fitting, with a piece from Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) and the debut of Emily Wells's "Becomes the Color", which serves to chart India's multifaceted transformation. I strongly recommend this film and highly praise actors Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Dermot Mulroney, who all contribute to the initial and lasting allure.