Creep (2014)

A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.

Director:

Patrick Brice

Writers:

Patrick Brice (story), Mark Duplass (story)

Stars:

Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Patrick Brice	...	Aaron
Mark Duplass	...	Josef

Storyline

When a videographer answers an advert of the website Craigslist for a one-day job in a remote mountain town to video the last messages of a dying man. The job takes a strange turn when the last messages get darker and darker. The videographer continues to see the job through, but when it is time to leave he is unable to find his keys, and when he receives a strange phone call he finds his client is not at all what he initially seemed to be.

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Plot Keywords:

stalking | stalker | found footage | psychopath | woods | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief violence and language.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peachfuzz

Filming Locations:

Crestline, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions, Duplass Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is almost totally improvised. The film's 'bible' was only 'bare bones' - i.e., driving a car, while videotaping a dialogue of the trip.

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Goofs

Josef's weight fluctuates visibly throughout the film.

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Quotes

Josef: I love wolves. because they love deeply, but they don't know how to express it, and they're often very violent and, quite frankly, murder the things that they love, and inside of the wolf is this beautiful heart. And yeah it's misguided, and yeah occasionally it murders things. and this little wolf was so cute, it reminded me of you, honestly, You know, that moment I scared you in the woods. and it was - There was murder in your eyes, but it was like, it was baby murder, you're not ready to ...

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Connections

Referenced in Half in the Bag: Shut in and Arrival (2016)

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Soundtracks

I Was Born
Written by Sonny Smith
Performed by Sonny and the Sunsets
Courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co.

User Reviews

Really unnerving

I didn't really know what to expect with this film as I hadn't read many reviews, but gave it a go. It's starts off innocently enough, and the plot is easy to follow. Then we meet Josef, who right away seems a little off-kilter, but I couldn't put my finger on why until later. As the plot moves on, I felt like I'd ventured into the dark side of YouTube, when you're looking for something normal and you end up stumbling upon all kinds of crazy stuff.

The tension was very well paced and really effective, I found myself shrinking further and further down the settee. The ending was also very surprising, I was kind of expecting it but at the same time not really? If that makes sense! A good watch.