Horns (2013)

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to find strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Director:

Alexandre Aja

Writers:

Keith Bunin (screenplay), Joe Hill (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Minghella

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Ig Perrish
Max Minghella	...	Lee Tourneau
Joe Anderson	...	Terry Perrish
Juno Temple	...	Merrin Williams
Kelli Garner	...	Glenna Shepherd
James Remar	...	Derrick Perrish
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Lydia Perrish
Heather Graham	...	Veronica
David Morse	...	Dale Williams
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Eric Hannity
Nels Lennarson	...	Wallace Sturtz (as Nels Leonardson)
Don Thompson	...	Al O'Hara
Jay Brazeau	...	Father Mould
Alex Zahara	...	Dr. Renald
Kendra Anderson	...	Nurse Delilah

Storyline

After Iggy's long-time girlfriend is murdered and the whole town agrees he is the killer, he awakens one morning with horns and the townspeople soon confess their sins. Once knowing the sins of the people, he is facing the true killer of his beloved girlfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | sex in woods | sex outdoors | death during sex | sex in a car | 

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Taglines:

Love hurts like hell

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, some graphic nudity, disturbing violence including a sexual assault, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cuernos

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$107,544, 2 November 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$164,480, 7 November 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Granite Pictures,Mandalay Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ig's car's license plate indicates 2036LUK which probably refers to the Bible (Luke 20:36) which reads: "and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection."

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Goofs

The film is set in Washington state (witness the car license plates), but when Ig drives into town near the start of the movie, we can see a branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on the right side of the street.

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Quotes

Lee Tourneau: I'll be damed.
Ig Perrish: You and me both.

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Alternate Versions

The UK cinema version reduces a rape scene and a very strong gory image to achieve a 15 rating.

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Connections

References On the Waterfront (1954)

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Soundtracks

Shut Up I am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings
Written by Spencer Krug, Camilla Wynne Ingr, Jordan Robson Cramer and Michael Doerksen
Performed by Sunset Rubdown

User Reviews

Very Good And VERY Original

I'm a sucker for originality and for movies that try do something different. I get sick and tired of seeing the same thing over and over again and wish more filmmakers would take a chance instead doing the same old things. "Horns" is probably one of the most original movies I have ever seen and I loved that about it. It combines so many different movie genres into one fun, crazy, heart felt story that unfortunately is not going to be for everyone.

Right off the bat I could tell I was going to enjoy this. It starts off as what looks to be your run of the mill thriller flick then quickly spirals into some incredibly out there. Once the Horns are introduced things just take a shift into the bizarre, and I loved that. There are some truly hilarious and insane scenes. The film does a nice job of being cleverly light and rather dark at the same time.

The acting was excellent. Daniel Ratcliffe does a great job of being American, it was weird to hear him without the accent at first but he does such a good job that I eventually completely forgot that he was even British. The rest of the supporting cast did a great job, all the characters were extremely interesting and well written so that may have had something to do with it.

Overall I really enjoyed this. It definitely isn't for everybody and has a pretty long run time of 2 hours so I could see people getting bored with it if it isn't exactly there thing. But if you want to see something that you haven't seen before, something that tries to be original but not too overly artsy, something with heart then I suggest giving this a try.

8/10