The Good Neighbor (2016)

A pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting elderly neighbor while keeping his every reaction under surveillance. A series of coincidences leads to tragedy.

Director:

Kasra Farahani

Writers:

Mark Bianculli, Jeff Richard

Stars:

James Caan, Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Caan	...	Harold Grainey
Logan Miller	...	Ethan
Keir Gilchrist	...	Sean
Laura Innes	...	Caroline
Edwin Hodge	...	Officer Palmer
Anne Dudek	...	Elise
Bailey Noble	...	Carly
Lili Reinhart	...	Ashley
Mindy Sterling	...	Mae
Nik Dodani	...	Sanjay
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Heather Cromwell
Dean Cameron	...	Defense Attorney
William Charles Mitchell	...	Judge
Billy Khoury	...	Neighbor
Ted King	...	Sean's Father

Storyline

A pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting elderly neighbor while keeping his every reaction under surveillance. A series of coincidences leads to tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

twist ending | teenage prankster | teenage drinking | teenage sex | widower | 

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Taglines:

You never know who's watching.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 2018 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Waiting

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content,Ball & Chain Productions,Star Thrower Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The posters in Sean's room include, amongst others, Night of the Living Dead (1968), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), Debbie Does Dallas (1978), White Zombie (1932), Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), and Reefer Madness (1936).

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Goofs

One of the characters identifies September 19, 2014 as a Saturday. It was a Friday.

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Quotes

Officer Palmer: Got a noise complaint, you mind if I come in?
Harold Grainey: Um, yeah, yeah I do.
[smiles faintly]

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Connections

References TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)

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Soundtracks

Feather
Performed by Little Dragon
Written by Yukimi Nagano, Fredrik Wallin, Erik Bodin & Håkan Wirenstrand (as Hakan Wirenstrand)
Courtesy of Peacefrog Holdings, LTD
Administered by Kobalt Media Publishing America, Inc.

User Reviews

It's like they say, "Don't judge a book by its cover"

After having seen the trailer for this flick, I think many can relate to the feeling that we were going to witness a wannabe 2016 version of "Disturbia". But, to our surprise, this brings a different approach on that "scary, murder-looking neighbor" theme. It's fresh, suspenseful and definitely keeps you always wondering on what that old man really is up to and how these two knuckleheads are keeping things under control, but were they really? The acting by Miller and Gilchrist is good, although nothing out of the ordinary. Kudos to Caan for living up to his name, he really did a good job of pursuing this character. The music throughout the whole film was definitely on point and was to me a very nice touch. Overall, the movie is pretty solid. Give it a watch, I doubt you'll be disappointed.