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V/H/S

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 56m
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V/H/S (2012)
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Play trailer1:48
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  • Horror
  • Thriller

When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.

IMDb RATING
5.8/10
62K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,712
411
  • Directors
    • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin(segment 10/31/98)
    • David Bruckner(segment Amateur Night)
    • Tyler Gillett(segment 10/31/98)
  • Writers
    • Brad Miska(concept)
    • Simon Barrett(segment Tape 56)
    • David Bruckner(segment Amateur Night)
  • Stars
    • Calvin Reeder
    • Lane Hughes
    • Adam Wingard
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin(segment 10/31/98)
    • David Bruckner(segment Amateur Night)
    • Tyler Gillett(segment 10/31/98)
  • Writers
    • Brad Miska(concept)
    • Simon Barrett(segment Tape 56)
    • David Bruckner(segment Amateur Night)
  • Stars
    • Calvin Reeder
    • Lane Hughes
    • Adam Wingard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 352User reviews
    • 272Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Videos3

    No. 1
    Trailer 1:48
    No. 1
    International Version
    Trailer 2:03
    International Version
    V/H/S
    Trailer 1:47
    V/H/S

    Photos83

    Hannah Fierman in V/H/S (2012)
    Helen Rogers in V/H/S (2012)
    Matt Bettinelli-Olpin in V/H/S (2012)
    Calvin Reeder in V/H/S (2012)
    Kate Lyn Sheil in V/H/S (2012)
    Helen Rogers at an event for V/H/S (2012)
    Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Joe Swanberg, Helen Rogers, and Brad Miska at an event for V/H/S (2012)
    V/H/S (2012)
    Brad Miska at an event for V/H/S (2012)
    Hannah Fierman at an event for V/H/S (2012)
    Roxanne Benjamin at an event for V/H/S (2012)
    Tyler Gillett at an event for V/H/S (2012)

    Top cast

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    Calvin Reeder
    Calvin Reeder
    • Gary (segment "Tape 56")as Gary (segment "Tape 56")
    Lane Hughes
    Lane Hughes
    • Zak (segment "Tape 56")as Zak (segment "Tape 56")
    Adam Wingard
    Adam Wingard
    • Brad (segment "Tape 56")as Brad (segment "Tape 56")
    Hannah Fierman
    Hannah Fierman
    • Lily (segment "Amateur Night")as Lily (segment "Amateur Night")
    Kentucker Audley
    Kentucker Audley
    • Rox (segment "Tape 56")as Rox (segment "Tape 56")
    Frank Stack
    • Old Man (segment "Tape 56")as Old Man (segment "Tape 56")
    Sarah Byrne
    • Abbey (segment "Tape 56")as Abbey (segment "Tape 56")
    Melissa Boatright
    • Tabitha (segment "Tape 56")as Tabitha (segment "Tape 56")
    Simon Barrett
    Simon Barrett
    • Steve (segment "Tape 56")as Steve (segment "Tape 56")
    Andrew Droz Palermo
    Andrew Droz Palermo
    • Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56")as Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56")
    Mike Donlan
    • Shane (segment "Amateur Night")as Shane (segment "Amateur Night")
    Joe Sykes
    Joe Sykes
    • Patrick (segment "Amateur Night")as Patrick (segment "Amateur Night")
    Drew Sawyer
    Drew Sawyer
    • Clint (segment "Amateur Night")as Clint (segment "Amateur Night")
    Jasper Lewis
    Jasper Lewis
    • Lisa (segment "Amateur Night")as Lisa (segment "Amateur Night")
    • (as Jas Sams)
    Nicholas Tecosky
    Nicholas Tecosky
    • Bartender (segment "Amateur Night")as Bartender (segment "Amateur Night")
    Rob Mosca
    • Bouncer (segment "Amateur Night")as Bouncer (segment "Amateur Night")
    Lisa Marie Thomas
    Lisa Marie Thomas
    • Lisa's Friend (segment "Amateur Night")as Lisa's Friend (segment "Amateur Night")
    Sunita Patel & Family
    • Motel Office Staff (segment "Amateur Night")as Motel Office Staff (segment "Amateur Night")
    • Directors
      • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin(segment 10/31/98)
      • David Bruckner(segment Amateur Night)
      • Tyler Gillett(segment 10/31/98)
    • Writers
      • Brad Miska(concept)
      • Simon Barrett(segment Tape 56)
      • David Bruckner(segment Amateur Night)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    A POV, found footage horror film from the perspective of America's top genre filmmakers. A group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house in the countryside and acquire a rare tape. Upon searching the house, the guys are confronted with a dead body, a hub of old televisions and an endless supply of cryptic footage, each video stranger than the last. —Anonymous
    • anthology
    • male full frontal nudity
    • female frontal nudity
    • filmed killing
    • female full frontal nudity
    • 182 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • This collection is killer.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for bloody violence, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, pervasive language and some drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The brick house the three guys break into where all the VHS tapes are located is the same house from Marble Hornets, a found footage web series on YouTube that popularized Slender Man.
    • Goofs
      On "10/31/1998", one of the characters, the Soldier, was wearing digital camouflage pants. Digital camouflage did not come out until after 2001/02.
    • Quotes

      [Clint hears Lily whisper to him at the bar for the first time]

      Clint: What?

      [Lily talks without any sound]

      Clint: I - I have no idea what you're saying. Why are you all alone?

      [Clint finally gets his drinks he was waiting for]

      Clint: Thanks, man.

      Clint: Hey, you want to go meet some people over there?

      Lily: [Lily silently whispers] I like you.

      Clint: Well, I like you too. So, do you ever come here... before?

      Lily: [Lily whispers quietly again] I like you.

      Clint: Oh, okay.

    • Alternate versions
      The 10/31/98 segment has an alternate ending, where the guys cheat death by escaping from their car.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Modern Monsters in Movies (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't It Bully
      Written and Performed by Aristocrats

      (segment "Amateur Night")

    User reviews352

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A shoddy, overlong tribute to anthology horror movies.
    I'm a big fan of anthology horror movies, and horror in general and I'm willing to accept found footage movies if they're done well enough. That being said this is not done well at all. They use every found footage cliché except night vision. Constant "glitch cuts", people carrying the camera around while in danger for no reason, disoriented confusing action sequences. The found footage aspects are the main weakness in this movie, but I'll put that aside for now and review this movie on its other aspects.

    First of all every character in this movie is terrible. They're either perverted frat boy assholes or completely void of personality. They're not the kind of characters you can't wait to be killed, they're the kind of characters you can't wait to stop listening to. I know there's no time to really flesh out any characters in an anthology, but you can at least give them a personality, these guys are just boring, boring, boring.

    The plot of most of these shorts are only possible through monumentally stupid decisions from the characters. They never call the call the cops, are constantly tripping while running away (maybe if you dropped the camera...), and the overarching plot characters are the stupidest of them all.

    There's no bow-tie at the end connecting all these stories, and therefore no need for the very bland overarching story itself. However in a few of the tapes the mystery is strong enough to keep you interested and some of the tension is pretty thrilling, although it never really pays off.

    I would be more forgiving of the cliché story and characters if it was easier to watch, and I'd be more forgiving of the found footage faux-pas if it had better stories. But this is the worst of both worlds, I would give this a 4/10 but I'm bumping it up 1 for the tits.
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    • im_goode
    • Nov 21, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 2012 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 10/31/98
    • Filming locations
      • Woodbury-Story House - 2606 N. Madison Avenue, Altadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 8383 Productions
      • Bloody Disgusting
      • Studio71
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,345
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,402
      • Oct 7, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,944,287
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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