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Smiley

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
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POPULARITY
13,127
1,680
Smiley (2012)
After learning of an urban legend in which a demented serial killer can be summoned through the Internet, mentally fragile Ashley must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley's next victim.
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After discovering an urban legend of a demented serial killer, who has nothing but a carved "smiley" on his face, a mentally fragile teenager must figure out if she is going insane - or if s... Read allAfter discovering an urban legend of a demented serial killer, who has nothing but a carved "smiley" on his face, a mentally fragile teenager must figure out if she is going insane - or if she could be the next victim.After discovering an urban legend of a demented serial killer, who has nothing but a carved "smiley" on his face, a mentally fragile teenager must figure out if she is going insane - or if she could be the next victim.
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
9.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,127
1,680
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    • Director
      • Michael J. Gallagher
    • Writers
      • Glasgow Phillips(screenplay)
      • Michael J. Gallagher(screenplay)
      • Ezra Cooperstein(story)
    • Stars
      • Caitlin Gerard
      • Melanie Papalia
      • Shane Dawson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael J. Gallagher
    • Writers
      • Glasgow Phillips(screenplay)
      • Michael J. Gallagher(screenplay)
      • Ezra Cooperstein(story)
    • Stars
      • Caitlin Gerard
      • Melanie Papalia
      • Shane Dawson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 97User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:07
    Theatrical Version

    Photos28

    Michael Traynor in Smiley (2012)
    Michael Traynor and Caitlin Gerard in Smiley (2012)
    Still of Shane Dawson in Smiley
    Smiley (2012)
    Official Teaser Poster
    Still of Roger Bart in Smiley
    Still of Caitlin Gerard in Smiley
    Michael Traynor in Smiley (2012)
    Nikki Limo in Smiley (2012)
    Jana Winternitz and Toby Turner in Smiley (2012)
    Caitlin Gerard in Smiley (2012)
    Caitlin Gerard in Smiley (2012)

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    Caitlin Gerard
    Caitlin Gerard
    • Ashley
    Melanie Papalia
    Melanie Papalia
    • Proxy
    Shane Dawson
    Shane Dawson
    • Binder
    Andrew James Allen
    Andrew James Allen
    • Zane
    Liza Weil
    Liza Weil
    • Dr. Jenkins
    Roger Bart
    Roger Bart
    • Professor Clayton
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Diamond
    Toby Turner
    Toby Turner
    • Mark
    Michael Traynor
    Michael Traynor
    • Smiley
    Jana Winternitz
    Jana Winternitz
    • Maria
    Nikki Limo
    Nikki Limo
    • Stacy
    Steve Greene
    Steve Greene
    • Crash
    Richard Ryan
    Richard Ryan
    • Kells
    DeStorm Power
    DeStorm Power
    • Decepticon
    Jason Horton
    Jason Horton
    • Flasher
    Billy St. John
    Billy St. John
    • Dad
    Patrick O'Sullivan
    Patrick O'Sullivan
    • Cooper
    Tiger Darrien Blue Skylar
    Tiger Darrien Blue Skylar
    • Mary
    • (as Darrien Skylar)
    • Director
      • Michael J. Gallagher
    • Writers
      • Glasgow Phillips(screenplay) (story)
      • Michael J. Gallagher(screenplay)
      • Ezra Cooperstein(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Has only sold 30,000 copies
    • Goofs
      When the detectives are talking to Ashley and they reveal the Youtube video where she's smashing her computer in the library, you can clearly see the editing options on top of the video (edit video details, edit annotations, audio swap, etc.). This would indicate that the detectives were the ones who uploaded the video, as they were logged into the account where the video was uploaded.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Proxy: We really killed her!

      [last lines]

      Zane: Oh come on... she killed herself!

      [sees the real smiley standing behind her]

      Zane: PROXY?

      [sees her being stabbed in the eye]

      Zane: Holy shit!

      [smiley waves at him then slams down the laptop]

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end after the credits are done, Ashley wakes up!
    • Connections
      Featured in Phelous & the Movies: Emoticonly (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Il trovatore : Act I: Tace la notte!
      Written by Giuseppe Verdi
      Performed by Sondra Radvanovsky

    User reviews97

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    One Of the Crappier Slashers I've Seen In a Long Time
    Yeah, so I watched 2012's Smiley last night.

    It's a piece of crap with a stupid plot, a stupid attempt at a "twist"… and I'm sure some freakin' hipster will defend it as the direction of the new "Artcore" movement.

    Just because you call a piece of crap a rose, doesn't make it a rose.

    So, a girl starts college, and her partying new dorm mate invites her to a party. Once there she's introduced to "Smiley" – You get in an Internet chat room with someone, and while you are there, you type "I did it for the lulz" three times, and magically something bad happens to the person on the other side of the chat window. Not a terrible idea for a horror movie, but unfortunately, it is a terrible horror movie. I'm not even 100% sure where it went off the track, but it was one of those movies where you just end up waiting for it to end.
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    5
    • catfishman
    • Mar 12, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I Did It for the Lulz
    • Filming locations
      • Glendora, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Level 10 Films
      • Andrew E. Freedman Public Relations
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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