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The Bay

  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27K
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The Bay (2012)
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town in the wake of an ecological disaster that turns the people of Chesapeake Bay into hosts for a mutant breed of parasites that take control of their minds, and eventually their bodies.
Play trailer2:29
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  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Michael Wallach(screenplay by)
    • Barry Levinson(story by)
  • Stars
    • Will Rogers
    • Kristen Connolly
    • Kether Donohue
Top credits
  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Michael Wallach(screenplay by)
    • Barry Levinson(story by)
  • Stars
    • Will Rogers
    • Kristen Connolly
    • Kether Donohue
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 183User reviews
    • 220Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:29
    Theatrical Version

    Photos20

    Barry Levinson in The Bay (2012)
    Jane McNeill in The Bay (2012)
    The Bay (2012)
    Jane McNeill in The Bay (2012)
    Barry Levinson in The Bay (2012)
    The Bay (2012)
    The Bay (2012)
    Actress Kether Donohue with director Barry Levinson and actor Frank Deal at The Bay world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
    Kether Donohue, Barry Levinson, and Frank Deal
    Kether Donohue as Donna Thompson in The Bay.
    Kether Donohue as Donna Thompson in The Bay.
    The Bay (2012)

    Top cast

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    Will Rogers
    Will Rogers
    • Alexas Alex
    Kristen Connolly
    Kristen Connolly
    • Stephanieas Stephanie
    Kether Donohue
    Kether Donohue
    • Donnaas Donna
    Frank Deal
    Frank Deal
    • Mayor Stockmanas Mayor Stockman
    Nansi Aluka
    Nansi Aluka
    • Jaqulineas Jaquline
    Christopher Denham
    Christopher Denham
    • Samas Sam
    Stephen Kunken
    Stephen Kunken
    • Dr. Abramsas Dr. Abrams
    Kimberly Campbell
    • Nurse Rebeccaas Nurse Rebecca
    Beckett Clayton-Luce
    • Charlesas Charles
    Dave Hager
    • Fisher Jerryas Fisher Jerry
    Tara Polhemus
    Tara Polhemus
    • Teenage Girlas Teenage Girl
    Sean Johnson
    • Teenage Boyas Teenage Boy
    Murat Erdan
    • Mike Radio Hostas Mike Radio Host
    • (as Murat 'Murf Dawg' Erdan)
    Lamya Jezek
    Lamya Jezek
    • Ms. Rosenblattas Ms. Rosenblatt
    • (as Lamya Reynolds)
    Lucia Scarano
    Lucia Scarano
    • Marla Spadaforaas Marla Spadafora
    • (as Lucia Forte)
    Stacy Rabon
    Stacy Rabon
    • Middle Age Womanas Middle Age Woman
    Charles Weaver
    • Water Rescue Workeras Water Rescue Worker
    Keyla S. Childs
    • Ms Crustaceanas Ms Crustacean
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Michael Wallach(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Barry Levinson(story by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Barry Levinson was approached to do a documentary about the Chesapeake bay. He watched another documentey about the Chesapeake bay that talked about the pollution and the lack of fish. He said it was a great documentary but nobody will care about it. And so he said he would take all of the facts about the Chesapeake bay and turn it into a theatrical base piece.
    • Goofs
      The events take place in 2009. One of the characters shows her symptoms via FaceTime which did not debut until 2010.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Williams: This is Dr. Williams in Communical Disease. You believe you may have a bacterial case?

      Dr. Abrams: Not one, we have thirty.

      Dr. Williams: What?

      Dr. Abrams: I have thirty people in my waiting room right now.

      Dr. Williams: What are the symptoms?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Into the Unknown: Barry Levinson on 'the Bay' (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Red Cadillac and A Black Moustache
      Written by Lillian May & Willie Bea Thompson

      Performed by Warren Smith

    User reviews183

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Creepy and creepier for being plausible
    I liked it. Most horror movies depend on something supernatural and implausible to get their chills, but this one makes only modest science-fiction leaps from real ecological problems facing Chesapeake Bay to something truly creepy. Sure, its innocents-at-risk central subplot is hokey, but what do you expect from a horror movie? (We all need someone to identify with.) I think its use of the found-footage technique, by which it pretends to be a documentary, increases both its plausibility and its scariness. I can't judge how well or how fairly it publicizes the ecological problems facing Chesapeake Bay, but it makes for a zinger of a horror movie.
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    • stephen-brackin
    • Jun 6, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2012 (Belgium)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Затока
    • Filming locations
      • Georgetown, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Automatik Entertainment
      • Haunted Movies
      • Hydraulx
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,668
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,747
      • Nov 4, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,581,252
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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