Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

Directors:

Henry Joost
Ariel Schulman

Writers (WGA):

Christopher Landon (screenplay)
Chad Feehan (story)
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Release Date:

19 October 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

It's Closer Than You Think

Plot:

It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in.

Plot Keywords:

Laptop Computer | Demon | Cat | Sequel | Imaginary Friend

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Katie Featherston	...	Katie
Kathryn Newton	...	Alex
Sprague Grayden	...	Kristi
Matt Shively	...	Ben
Alexondra Lee	...	Holly
Stephen Dunham	...	Doug
Sara Mornell	...	Debbie
Brady Allen	...	Robbie
Aiden Lovekamp	...	Wyatt
Alisha Boe	...	Tara
Brendon Eggertsen	...	Derek
Brian Boland	...	Daniel
Rightor Doyle	...	Referee
William Juan Prieto	...	Hunter
Georgica Pettus	...	Sarah
Constance Esposito	...	Robbie's mom's friend
Jonah Pasco	...	Shadow Boy
Ty Dawson	...	Shadow Boy

Directed by
Henry Joost
Ariel Schulman

Writing credits (WGA)
Christopher Landon		(screenplay)
Chad Feehan		(story)
Oren Peli		(film "Paranormal Activity")

Produced by
Jason Blum	....	producer
Akiva Goldsman	....	executive producer
James Moran	....	associate producer
Oren Peli	....	producer
Gregory Plotkin	....	co-producer
Steven Schneider	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Doug Emmett

Film Editing by
Gregory Plotkin

Casting by
Terri Taylor

Production Design by
Jennifer Spence

Art Direction by
Jason Garner

Set Decoration by
Lori Mazuer

Costume Design by
Leah Butler

Makeup Department
Robert Hall	....	special makeup designer: Almost Human Inc
Paula Jane Hamilton	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Ralph Bertelle	....	executive in charge of production
Jason Pomerantz	....	production manager (IMAX Version)
Richard Stirling	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Giles	....	second second assistant director
James Moran	....	first assistant director
James Moran	....	second unit director
Marc Newland	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marc Newland	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Bonnie Betancourt	....	shopper
Natalie Contreras	....	buyer
Natalie Contreras	....	shopper
T. Scott Elliott	....	set dresser
James Fernandez	....	on-set dresser
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser
Randy Molique	....	set dresser
Peter Van Zyl	....	greensman
Daniel Vazquez	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Walter Anderson	....	sound mixer
Paul Aulicino	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Peter Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Kris Fenske	....	sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Daniel A. Greenwald	....	boom operator
Glynna Grimala	....	ADR Supervisor
Laura R. Harris	....	dialogue editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	supervising foley artist
Craig Mann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Shamburger	....	boom operator
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Jon Title	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Mark Gullesserian	....	special effects coordinator
Ted Robinson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Beth D'Amato	....	digital paint and roto supervisor
Nick Hsieh	....	cg supervisor: Base FX
Simon Marinof	....	digital compositor
Shawn Monaghan	....	digital compositor: ILM
Karen M. Nichols	....	look development
Erik Pampel	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Eddie Pasquarello	....	visual effects supervisor
Sam Stewart	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Jeremy Therrien	....	assistant technical director

Stunts
James Armstrong	....	stunt coordinator
Tyler Barnett	....	utility stunts
Emily Brobst	....	stunts
Jay Caputo	....	stunt rigger
Jennifer Caputo	....	utility stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	utility stunts
Dorian Kingi	....	stunts
Megan Lurty	....	stunt double: Alex
Simon Potter	....	stunt rigger
Buddy Sosthand	....	stunts
Sera Trimble	....	stunt driver
Bryon Weiss	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Farley	....	key grip
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez	....	grip
Dean Hendler	....	still photographer
Joseph Joyce	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jordan C. Kadovitz	....	computer video playback
Jordan C. Kadovitz	....	key video assist
Aaron Kroger	....	outpost engineer
Nicholas Lareau	....	outpost engineer
Damon Liebowitz	....	gaffer
Oliver Mancebo	....	digital imaging technician
David Peirce	....	grip
Greg Reyher	....	electrician
Sean Roberts	....	electrician
Larry Sushinski	....	electrician
Buddy Allen Thomas	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Mike Visencio	....	set lighting best boy
Brian Woronec	....	console operator

Casting Department
Sarah Domeier	....	casting assistant
Patty Majorczak-Connolly	....	adr voice casting
John McAlary	....	casting associate
Mark Sussman	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca M. Graves	....	costumer
Rosa Lopez	....	key costumer
Tania Pacheco	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Michel Aller	....	additional editor
Brian Gee	....	nextLAB operator
Mark Griffith	....	digital intermediate colorist
Greg Hollander	....	post-production assistant
George Koran	....	digital intermediate additional colorist
Sarah Lucky	....	assistant editor
Gray Marshall	....	vfx editor
Timothy Llewellyn Moxey	....	nextLAB operator (as Timothy Moxey)
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Joe Rosenbloom	....	apprentice film editor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Daniel Sessoms	....	nextLAB operator

Music Department
Daniel Wehr	....	musical sound designer

Transportation Department
Randy Peters	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Philbrick	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Michael Wesley Aycock	....	key assistant location manager
Benjamin Scott Baker	....	medic
Benjamin Scott Baker	....	set nurse
Keith Blomberg	....	personal assistant to Mr. Blum
Joshua Butt	....	production assistant
Steven Davis	....	computer graphics /video playback supervisor
Andrew Emilio DeCesare	....	production staff
Paula Henry	....	production assistant
Julia Heymans	....	production assistant
Brianna Hoskins	....	assistant production coordinator
Lynn Johnson	....	set medic
Jessica Kivnik	....	assistant to: Mr. Landon
Jessica Kivnik	....	script coordinator
Ryan Lacen	....	production assistant
Megan Lurty	....	key production assistant
Brandon Moore	....	assistant to Steven Schneider
Amber Perez	....	production assistant
Chelsea Peters	....	assistant: Mr. Blum
Jess Pineda	....	assistant to Zack Estrin
Sam Schweikert	....	set production assistant
Patrick R. Siembieda	....	production accountant
Jenny Siff	....	script supervisor: second unit
Diane Weiss	....	script supervisor
Mandy Yaeger	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Stephen Dunham	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Blumhouse Productions (as Blumhouse)
• Solana Films
• Room 101 (as Room 101, Inc.)

Distributors

• Paramount Japan (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Japan)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Solar Entertainment (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence/terror

Runtime:

88 min | 96 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47943) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | India:A | Portugal:M/16 | France:U (with warning) | Japan:G | Philippines:R-13 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Nevada, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Brady Allen's character, Robbie, was named after Robbie Mannheim, a child that in 1959 was alleged victim of an evil possession and he had a exorcism to save his life.

Goofs:

Continuity: The time tags in the lower left-hand corner of many of the cameras disappear and reappear several times throughout the film.

Quotes:

Alex:Dad, what is that?
Doug:That is awesome!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Goofy Conversation

Waste of time and money

what a waste of time and cash.. the movie was pointless. with no flow. no questions answered. just a waste. I never review movies but had to share how bad this was..compared to part 1- 2- and 3.... i don't know what else to say other than how misleading the commercial is.. the commercial was cut and spliced with video and audio that didn't even match what happened in the movie... you have been warned. when the movie was over.. people actually Boo'd. hopefully people will spread the word, and save others from throwing their money away. i know die-hard fans will go and give it a shot, but will be disappointed as well. Sinister was better and actually made you jump quite a few times.