The Strangers (2008)
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- R
- 1h 26min
- Horror, Mystery
- 30 May 2008 (USA)
- Movie
A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 15 nominations.
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Alex Fisher | ... |
Mormon Boy #1
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Peter Clayton-Luce | ... |
Mormon Boy #2
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| Scott Speedman | ... |
James Hoyt
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| Liv Tyler | ... |
Kristen McKay
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| Gemma Ward | ... |
Dollface
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| Kip Weeks | ... |
Man in Mask
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| Laura Margolis | ... |
Pin-Up Girl
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| Glenn Howerton | ... |
Mike
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| Nick Barghini | ... |
Joe - Lumberjack (uncredited)
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| Shawn McClellan | ... |
Shawn the Bartender (uncredited)
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| Jordan Orr | ... |
Jordan - 911 caller (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Bryan Bertino | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Bryan Bertino | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Thomas J. Busch | ... | co-producer |
| Doug Davison | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Joseph Drake | ... | executive producer (as Joe Drake) |
| Marc D. Evans | ... | executive producer |
| Nathan Kahane | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Kelli Konop | ... | executive producer |
| Roy Lee | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Trevor Macy | ... | executive producer |
| Sonny Mallhi | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| tomandandy | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Peter Sova | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Kevin Greutert | ||
Editorial Department
| Tony Bacigalupi | ... | assistant editor |
| Zack Howard | ... | post-production assistant |
| Trent Johnson | ... | supervising digital colorist |
| Kim Roseborough | ... | assistant editor |
| Mark Sachen | ... | colorist |
| Akkara Srauy | ... | post-production assistant |
| April McMorris | ... | digital intermediate producer (uncredited) |
| Everette Jbob Webber | ... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Lindsey Hayes Kroeger | ... | (casting by) |
| David Rapaport | ... | (casting by) (as David H. Rapaport) |
Production Design by
| John D. Kretschmer | ||
Art Direction by
| Linwood Taylor | ||
Set Decoration by
| Missy Berent Ricker | ... | (as Missy Berent) |
Costume Design by
| Susan Kaufmann | ||
Makeup Department
| Coni Andress | ... | head of hair department |
| Wendy Bell | ... | makeup department head |
| Jennifer Santiago | ... | key hair stylist (as Jennifer A. Santiago) |
| Vincent Schicchi | ... | key makeup artist (as Vincent T. Schicchi) |
| Leigh Ann Yandle | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Leigh Ann Yandle-Perry) |
Production Management
| Thomas J. Busch | ... | unit production manager |
| Jane Nerlinger Evans | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Jason Leib | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Tom Nicoll | ... | production supervisor |
| Judy Richter | ... | production consultant |
| Andrew Rona | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Ben Urquhart | ... | post production executive |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Linda Brachman | ... | first assistant director |
| Nicole Feder | ... | dga trainee |
| Tim Fitzgerald | ... | second second assistant director (as David T. Fitzgerald) |
| Rudy Persico | ... | second assistant director (as Rudy A. Persico) |
Art Department
| Jerry Adderton | ... | set dresser |
| Gillian Albinski | ... | property master (as Gillian V. Albinski) |
| Daniel Auber | ... | storyboard artist (as Daniele Auber) |
| John B. Clarey III | ... | carpenter |
| Danielle Couture | ... | buyer |
| Nick S. Cross | ... | art department |
| Joshua L. Ellsworth | ... | propmaker |
| Helen Fooks | ... | storyboard artist (as Helen Williams Ward) |
| Craig Gilmore | ... | storyboard artist |
| Geoffrey S. Grimsman | ... | set designer |
| Chris Holcombe | ... | leadman |
| Doug Kelejian | ... | set dresser |
| Otto Lindsey | ... | on set dresser |
| Stephanie Macomber | ... | scenic (as Stephanie Macomber Kern) |
| Dim McRemnant | ... | graphic artist |
| Kelly Rubottom | ... | assistant property master |
| Thomas Michael Ryan | ... | foreman |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | ... | construction coordinator |
| Deanna Tilley | ... | art dayplayer |
| Luci Wilson | ... | prop assistant |
| Andre Hyland | ... | mask assistant (uncredited) |
| Steve A. Stephenson | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Kevin Stone | ... | construction utility technician (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jeffree Bloomer | ... | production sound mixer |
| Brad Brock | ... | foley mixer |
| Timothy Cargioli | ... | boom operator |
| Gary A. Hecker | ... | supervising foley artist |
| Scott Hecker | ... | supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker) |
| Albert Hedgepeth | ... | second boom operator / sound utility |
| Rick Hromadka | ... | sound effects editor |
| Marti D. Humphrey | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chris M. Jacobson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Cliff Latimer | ... | sound editor |
| Derek Pippert | ... | foley editor |
| Philip Rogers | ... | adr recordist |
| Jeff Rosen | ... | dialogue/adr supervisor |
| Roy Seeger | ... | first assistant sound editor (as R.W. Seeger) |
| Brad Semenoff | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| David Beavis | ... | special effects technician |
| David Hill | ... | special effects foreman |
| Michael J. Hudson | ... | special effects technician |
| William Purcell | ... | special effects coordinator (as Will Purcell) |
| Susan Beavis | ... | special effects buyer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Ozzie Carmona | ... | digital compositor |
| Michael Degtjarewsky | ... | digital compositor |
| Mark Freund | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Maureen Healy | ... | digital compositor |
| Phillip Hoffman | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Bill Holloway | ... | digital compositor |
| Patrick Keenan | ... | digital compositor |
| Erin L. Nelson | ... | digital restoration |
| Jim O'Hagan | ... | digital compositor: Pacific Title |
| Bobby R. Poirier | ... | visual effects associate producer (as Bob Poirier) |
| Tristan Rayos | ... | digital i/o |
| Jonathan Stern | ... | visual effects producer (as Jon Stern) |
| Wilson Tang | ... | digital restoration |
Stunts
| Cal Johnson | ... | stunt coordinator / stunt double: Glenn Howerton |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jason Bellitto | ... | additional camera |
| Hugh Braselton | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / second assistant camera |
| Rick Crank | ... | lighting technician |
| Catherine Cravens | ... | electrician |
| Lee Donaldson | ... | grip |
| Brian Gunter | ... | gaffer |
| Daniel R. Haizlip | ... | best boy grip |
| Geoff Herbert | ... | dolly grip |
| W.C. 'Chunky' Huse | ... | key grip |
| Tony Jenzano | ... | video assist |
| Gary Johnson | ... | second assistant camera |
| Brian Johnston | ... | rigging electrician |
| Roy Knauf | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Jon Ladd | ... | rigging electrician |
| Frank McGough | ... | dimmer board operator |
| David Morenz | ... | first assistant camera |
| Terry O'Deen | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Mark N. Overton | ... | electrician |
| Harrison Palmer | ... | electrician |
| Doug Robinson | ... | electrician |
| James Selph | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| Steve A. Stephenson | ... | rigging grip |
| Jeff Sterner | ... | electrician |
| Brian Sullivan | ... | camera operator |
| John R. Sutton | ... | rigging key grip |
| Mike Torino | ... | film loader |
| German Valle | ... | rigging electrician |
| Glenn Watson | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Maxann Crotts Harvey | ... | casting: stand-ins (as Maxann Crotts) |
| Tracy Kilpatrick | ... | casting: South Carolina |
| Caitlin McKenna | ... | adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Catherine A. Abreo | ... | set costumer |
| Emmie Holmes | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Laura Kaminski | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Karen Keyes | ... | key set costumer |
| Janet Melody | ... | tailor |
| Stephen K. Randolph | ... | costume supervisor |
| Maria Vaughan | ... | cutter/fitter |
Location Management
| Kimberly Bishop | ... | assistant location manager |
| Steve Rhea | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Christine Bergren | ... | music legal and clearances |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist |
| Michael Brake | ... | music editor |
| Bratislava Symphony Orchestra | ... | performer (as The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra) |
| Todd Brodie | ... | engineer |
| Jessica Catron | ... | musician: cello |
| George Doering | ... | musician |
| Jeremy Drake | ... | musician: guitar and effects |
| Peter Fuchs | ... | music scoring engineer / recording engineer |
| M.B. Gordy | ... | musician: percussion |
| Mark Graham | ... | music librarian |
| Maarten Hofmeijer | ... | music editor |
| Season Kent | ... | music supervisor |
| Frank Macchia | ... | music preparation |
| Dwight Mikkelsen | ... | orchestrator |
| Sheri Ozeki | ... | music editor |
| Marni Sanders | ... | copyist |
| Josh Sarles | ... | assistant to composers / music engineer / score mixer |
| Lee Scott | ... | music editor: temp music |
| Andrew Silver | ... | music editor |
| Steven L. Smith | ... | music preparation |
| G.E. Stinson | ... | musician: guitar and electronics |
| Paul Talkington | ... | orchestra contractor |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn |
| tomandandy | ... | score producer |
| Allan Wilson | ... | conductor / copyist |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Donald Binder | ... | driver |
| Christie Chaplin | ... | driver |
| Alan Hilburn Jr. | ... | driver: special equipment |
| Skip Long | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| Lee Siler | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Scott Siler | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Pamela Alessandrelli | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| John Alfred | ... | finance executive |
| Susan J. Bonno-Buckner | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Jen Brett | ... | production assistant |
| Jennifer D. Corley | ... | production assistant |
| Betsy Custer | ... | production executive |
| Ashleigh Falls | ... | set production assistant |
| Randy Gardner | ... | production assistant |
| Alex Heineman | ... | production executive |
| Pam Holdridge | ... | production coordinator |
| Renee Kitterman | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Ashley Kravitz | ... | clearances |
| Robert Labrecque | ... | production accountant |
| Jennifer Lemmond | ... | stand-in |
| Karen Love | ... | Ms. Tyler's chef |
| Brandon Lyles | ... | accounting clerk |
| Christie Mattull | ... | insurance services |
| Genevieve McDevitt | ... | office production assistant (as Genevieve Darr) / production secretary |
| Terry Mettger | ... | payroll accountant |
| Jack Munn | ... | key medic |
| Craig Newkirk | ... | animal wrangler |
| Oak Porcelli | ... | stand-in |
| Alicia Rudd | ... | animal trainer |
| Damien Saccani | ... | development executive |
| Rima Saleeby | ... | stand-in for Laura Margolis |
| Tracey Schaefer | ... | unit publicist (as Tracey Zemitis) |
| Ben Urquhart | ... | post production executive |
| Kho Wong | ... | assistant: Sonny Mallhi |
| Stephanie Yeager | ... | assistant: Bryan Bertino |
| Paulette Osorio | ... | publicity executive (uncredited) |
| Christian Skibinski | ... | online promotion: Germany (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Michael A. Connolly | ... | special thanks (as Michael Connolly) |
| Elizabeth Rowin | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Rogue Pictures (presents)
- Intrepid Pictures (presents)
- Vertigo Entertainment
- Mandate Pictures
- Mad Hatter Entertainment
Distributors
- ACME (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Cascade Film (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Forum Hungary (2008) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Luna Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Presidio (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Rogue Pictures (2008) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (2008) (United States) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile)
- Blue Sky Media (2006) (Slovakia)
- Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czechia)
- Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paris Filmes (2007) (Brazil)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- RTL Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL5)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition)
- Solar Pictures (2008) (Philippines)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- fX Network (2010) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
- Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
- Technicolor (digital intermediate and opticals)
Other Companies
- Social Media Thunder (Marketing)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Cut Music (additional music editorial)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- High Output (dollies)
- IMS Film & Media Insurance (insurance)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- Murphy PR (publicity)
- Pacific Title (main and end titles)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- Pictorvision (aerial camera system)
- Pivotal Post (avid editing equipment)
- Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (score performed by)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR Facility)
- Technicolor (digital intermediate)
- Technicolor (opticals)
- The Dub Stage (sound re-recording)
- Universal Studios Sound Facilities (adr recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Lock the door. Pretend you're safe. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $20,997,985, 01 Jun 2008 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $82,391,145 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was shot entirely with hand-held cameras or steady cams. Every shot has some camera movement. See more » |
| Goofs | After Kristen injures her ankle, she limps in the house, then walks perfectly. Immediately after, she limps again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull/Cleaner/Recount/War, Inc./The Children of Huang Shi (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sprout and The Bean See more » |
| Quotes |
Kristen:
Why are you doing this to us? Dollface: Because you were home. See more » |