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Paranormal Activity ()

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After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
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Katie
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Micah
Mark Fredrichs ...
Psychic
Amber Armstrong ...
Amber
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Diane
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Crystal Cartwright ...
Exorcism Nanny (uncredited)
Spencer Marks ...
Dr. Johann Averies (uncredited)
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Lt. Randy Hudson (uncredited)
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Richard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Oren Peli ... (directed by)

Written by

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Oren Peli ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jason Blum ... producer (produced by)
Rick A. Osako ... line producer: additional photography (uncredited)
Oren Peli ... producer (produced by)
Steven Schneider ... executive producer
Toni Taylor ... associate producer (uncredited)
Jeanette Volturno ... line producer: additional photography (uncredited)
Amir Zbeda ... associate producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Oren Peli ... director of photography

Editing by

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Oren Peli

Editorial Department

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Michael Underwood ... digital intermediate colorist
Tricia Chiarenza ... color timer (uncredited)
Phillip Dawe ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Faust Pierfederici ... colorist (uncredited)
Jay Warren ... digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Lee Wimer ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Oren Peli ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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Oren Peli ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Ahmedwael
Oren Peli ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Crystal Cartwright ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Danielle Daly ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Mark Graziano ... post-production executive (uncredited)
Richard Stirling ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
David Barbee ... sound designer (uncredited)
Mark Binder ... re-recording mixer (uncredited) / sound designer (uncredited)
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr. ... sound designer (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Greg LaPlante ... digital mastering (uncredited)
Jordan O'Neill ... dts sound mastering engineer (uncredited)
Nick Shaffer ... sound effects editor (uncredited) / supervising dialogue editor (uncredited)

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Amit Raj ... roto artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Chris J. King ... stunts
Craig Jensen ... utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dale Robinette ... special still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Ricki Maslar ... additional casting (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Robert Cedric Bowden ... production assistant
Ruzanna Kegeyan ... Worldwide Sales
Corey Lubak ... promotions
Ngoc Nguyen ... studio publicist
William Michael Redman ... audio description narrator
Angie Conners ... international marketing (uncredited)
Alana Crow ... business and legal affairs (uncredited)
Lisa Garner ... marketing (uncredited)
Stephen Kessen ... promoter (uncredited)
Kailey Marsh ... assistant to Steven Schneider (uncredited)

Thanks

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Wesley Cannon ... thanks
Michael Decaire ... thanks
Daniel Di Mond ... thanks
Avery Guerra ... thanks (as Avery Battles) / the producers wish to thank (as Avery Battles)
Darcie Pendry ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to. Written by Paramount Pictures

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Taglines What Happens When You Sleep? See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Actividad paranormal (United States, Spanish title)
  • Paranormal Activity 1 (United Kingdom, Welsh title)
  • Paranormal activity (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Nadprirodna aktivnost (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatian title)
  • Actividad paranormal (Peru)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Box Office

Budget $15,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $19,617,650, 16 Oct 2009
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $193,355,800

Did You Know?

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Trivia The actors weren't given scripts but were given guidelines on how to behave or what to discuss in their scenes. See more »
Goofs (at around 18 mins) Towards the beginning of the movie, when Micah and Katie are talking with the psychologist, there is a hard cut from the doctor to Katie as the doctor is talking, but the dialogue does not skip. Since the movie is supposed to be entirely self-filmed footage, this would imply that either there were two cameras filming at once, or that they did a second "take" with the doctor, both of which are unlikely. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Paralyzed See more »
Crazy Credits Fans who submitted their name on the official website during the film's theatrical run were treated with having their name listed in the film's ending credits on the DVD/Blu-ray release of the film as thanks from Paramount for making the film such a success. See more »
Quotes Katie: You promised me - don't look at me like that! - you promised me you weren't going to mess with that stuff.
Micah: No. I promised you I wasn't going to buy a Ouija board. I didn't buy a Ouija board. I borrowed a Ouija board.
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