You're Next (2011)

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

Director:

Adam Wingard

Writer:

Simon Barrett

Stars:

Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen

11 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sharni Vinson	...	Erin
Nicholas Tucci	...	Felix
Wendy Glenn	...	Zee
AJ Bowen	...	Crispian
Joe Swanberg	...	Drake
Margaret Laney	...	Kelly (as Sarah Myers)
Amy Seimetz	...	Aimee
Ti West	...	Tariq
Rob Moran	...	Paul
Barbara Crampton	...	Aubrey
L.C. Holt	...	Lamb Mask
Simon Barrett	...	Tiger Mask
Lane Hughes	...	Fox Mask
Larry Fessenden	...	Erik Harson
Kate Lyn Sheil	...	Talia

Storyline

A family reunion turns into a full-on massacre when a gang of masked killers invade a sprawling country mansion on a ruthless mission of murder. Paul (Rob Moran) and Aubrey Davison (Barbara Crampton) are about to celebrate their wedding anniversary, and they've invited their grown-up children out to the country to share in the revelry. The first to arrive are Crispian (A.J. Bowen) and his new girlfriend Erin (Sharni Vinson). It isn't long before the rest of the family has filed in as well, and the party gets under way. Later, at the dinner table, old sibling rivalries begin to resurface and parental preferences quickly become apparent. Just as tensions begin to flare up, however, a crossbow arrow blasts through the glass window and panic sets in. The family is under attack. But who are the savage invaders donning eerie farm-animal masks, and what is their motive behind slaughtering everyone in the house? No one is safe as the blood starts to flow, but Erin is determined to see the ...

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Plot Keywords:

home invasion | victim fights back | masked killer | masked villain | hired killer | 

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Taglines:

The door may be locked, but it won't protect you.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cacería macabra

Filming Locations:

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,020,196, 25 August 2013, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$18,474,268, 13 October 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Snoot Entertainment, HanWay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The primary filming location was an antique home that had been empty for 12 years.

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Goofs

When Kelly is thrown through the window of the neighbor's house, the actor who lands on the floor in the pile of glass is wearing pants, while Kelly was wearing a skirt as she ran towards the house, and is wearing a skirt again right before the masked killer kills her on the floor.

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Quotes

Felix: [Lamb Mask removes his bloody shoe] Whoa, wait, don't do that! You don't want your DNA in here man!
Lamb Mask: I'll clean it up later. Just like the rest of this fucking mess!
Felix: Excuse me? You say that like it's my fault. Listen, just so we're perfectly clear, I just had to kill my own brother because you guys keep getting beat up by some girl! I had to stab my brother! More than once! You were supposed to do that! For all the good you guys did in here you could have stayed outside with your fucking ...
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Crazy Credits

The soundtrack credits consist entirely of three different recordings of "Looking for the Magic".

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Alternate Versions

After the initial screening at the Toronto International Film Festival some edits were made to tighten the first half hour, which included making the initial conversation shorter between the parents when they're in their vehicle.

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Connections

References Funny Games (1997)

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Soundtracks

Looking for the Magic
Performed by The Dwight Twilley Band
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Used by permission of EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

A messed up family, cleaned up by an outsider!

This kind of films is usually low rated by me. It's very rare that I find one good film and that happened to be this one. I was braced for another disappointment, then I totally got surprised when it reached half way mark. Good twist too. In fact, there are many twists in the final quarters. Not like breathtaking, but very acceptable with kind of story and characters it had.

Another home invasion film. A family reunites for the parent's wedding anniversary at their rural vacation house. Slowly all the children arrive with their life partners, and then suddenly while dining, the attack takes place. Creates full of chaos, the family does not know what to do. But one of the members' retaliation makes thing complication for the attackers. What follows after that, and how it all ends are the rest of the story.

First of all, this is not a horror film as labelled. It is a terror. We don't have a such genre, so it comes under horror. But the best way to call it a thriller. Sharni Vinson was very good. It's because of how her role was designed. Best film so far by this filmmaker, until his upcoming big titles. A one-night-event film, and of course a limited cast. They make sequels for crap films, but this one definitely deserves one. So I'm expecting one. Thos who love this genre must see it.

8/10