Knock Knock (2015)

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Director:

Eli Roth

Writers:

Eli Roth, Nicolás López

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas

Cast

Cast overview:
Keanu Reeves	...	Evan
Lorenza Izzo	...	Genesis
Ana de Armas	...	Bell
Aaron Burns	...	Louis
Ignacia Allamand	...	Karen
Dan Baily	...	Jake
Megan Baily	...	Lisa
Colleen Camp	...	Vivian
Antonio Quercia	...	Uber Driver
Otto	...	Monkey

Storyline

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. A sexy new thriller from director Eli Roth and written for the screen by Eli Roth & Nicolás López & Guillermo Amoedo and story by Anthony Overman and Michael Ronald, KNOCK KNOCK stars Keanu Reeves as the family man who falls into temptation and Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas as the seductresses who wreak havoc upon his life, turning a married man's dark fantasy into his worst nightmare. KNOCK KNOCK will be released by Lionsgate Premiere in theaters and On Demand on October 9th.

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Plot Keywords:

torture | female psychopath | threesome | artist | architect | 

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Taglines:

One night can cost you everything

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent behavior, strong sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA Chile

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Knock Knock: Seducción Fatal

Filming Locations:

Santiago de Chile, Chile

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,943 (USA) (16 October 2015)

Gross:

$34,004 (USA) (16 October 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Camp Grey, Dragonfly Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Colleen Camp and Sondra Locke, two of the producers of this movie, starred in Death Game (1977), the original movie "Knock Knock" is based on.

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Goofs

The 3D-printer shown in close up at around 14:00 was miscalibrated, spitting filament from at least 3 mm higher than it should have. A properly calibrated 3d printer has about a paper's thickness gap between the hot-end's nozzle and the print's top surface layer.

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Quotes

Jake: Dad, are you sure you can't come to the beach with us?
Evan Webber: I would love nothing more, sport, but if daddy doesn't work this weekend we'll have to live in a box. Do you guys want to live in a box?

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Knock Knock/Search Party (2015)

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Soundtracks

Somewhere to Run
Composed by Emeen Zarookian
Performed by Emeen Zarookian
Courtesy of Directional Music

User Reviews

A morbid psychosexual thriller that flirts with both silliness and cinematic greatness.

After skimming through some of these reviews, I'm not sure what people were expecting from Knock Knock. It plays out like a cross between No Good Deed and The Loved Ones. The story isn't original of course but this is Eli Roth's take on a home invasion thriller and it's refreshingly sadistic. Two strangers knock on Keanu Reeves' door, he invites them in, their sociopathic tendencies start to peek through, and things escalate from there. The acting is largely impressive. Keanu comes across as silly at times but, for the most part, he fits the part of the innocent dad and he bounces off the chemistry of the two female leads very well.

Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas really make this movie what it is. They have palpable charisma, and they provide Reeves excellent scenarios to react to. The dialogue could sound outlandish and childish if read in a different context, but Izzo and de Armas pull it all off with a straight face and their character's intentions progress to the downright sinister. It's actually interesting subject matter, and Roth does have something to say with this film, and I believe he accomplishes it elegantly with as little blood as possible.

Knock Knock is not perfect - it goes on for a few minutes too long and sometimes Reeves reads lines as if he'd just shot up heroin, but it's intriguing and truly captivating once it gets going and becomes a psychological horror house in its finest moments. Callously covering up a dead body with papier-mâché? That's chilling. Being buried alive? Macabre. It's nice to see Roth hasn't lost his touch, and the humor is definitely there intentional or not. I highly recommend this movie to fans of home invasion thrillers. Just don't go in expecting a polished masterpiece; Knock Knock is depraved, raw and filthy in the best ways possible.