V/H/S/2 (2013)

Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance.

Directors:

Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener

Writers:

Simon Barrett, Jamie Nash

Stars:

Lawrence Michael Levine, Kelsy Abbott, Adam Wingard

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lawrence Michael Levine	...	Larry (segment "Tape 49")
Kelsy Abbott	...	Ayesha (segment "Tape 49")
L.C. Holt	...	Kyle (segment "Tape 49")
Simon Barrett	...	Steve (segment "Tape 49")
Mindy Robinson	...	Tabitha (segment "Tape 49")
Mónica Sánchez Navarro	...	Hotel Maid (segment "Tape 49")
Adam Wingard	...	Herman (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
Hannah Hughes	...	Clarissa (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
John T. Woods	...	Dr. Fleischer (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
Corrie Lynn Fitzpatrick	...	Young Girl (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
Brian Udovich	...	Bloody Man (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
John Karyus	...	Uncle (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
Casey Adams	...	Justin (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
Jay Saunders	...	Biker (segment "A Ride in the Park")
Bette Cassatt	...	Screaming Girl (segment "A Ride in the Park")

Storyline

Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance.

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Plot Keywords:

disturbing | male full frontal nudity | male nudity | mountain biking | helmet camera | 

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Taglines:

Who's tracking you?

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic and bloody violence, grisly images, sexual material, nudity and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Larry and Ayesha break into the dorm of Kyle, as Larry is searching the dorm, Ayesha pushes play on Kyle's laptop. When she pushes play, the three second footage shown is "Tape 56/frame narrative" from V/H/S. Therefore, footage of the "Tape 56/frame narrative" is shown in "Tape 49/frame/narrative."

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Goofs

In the segment 'Safe Haven', when the lone survivor is trying to escape the area, he smashes the car window to get inside the vehicle. A few seconds later, when the demon beast attacks the vehicle, bits of glass shatter across the screen coming from the already missing window.

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Quotes

[first lines of "A Ride in the Park"]
Biker: [answering headset] Hey, babe!
Biker's Girlfriend: Don't "hey babe" me, Mike Sullivan. We're supposed to be having breakfast.
Biker: Yeah, but it's a beautiful day; I just want to take the bike out for a spin.
Biker's Girlfriend: I wanted you to take *me* for a spin. You know, you ride that bike more than you ride me.

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Alternate Versions

An R-rated version was released on home video. It adds simulated tape damage to obscure a few particularly graphic sequences.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horror Movies: 2010s (2015)

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Soundtracks

Spiderbaby
Performed by Natur
Courtesy of Earache Records

User Reviews

An Improvement Over the First

V/H/S 2 manages to fix the faults of the first. It's shorter and takes the grungy, exploitative snuff film tone of V/H/S and adds more excitement and humor. The quality of the shorts this time around are much more consistent, but they are still a mixed bag. The first short "Phase I: Clinical Trials" is average at best, but it mixed in a bit of humor which I liked. "A Ride in the Park" was fantastic and incredibly unique in it's use of the first person POV. It was my favorite of the four segments. "Safe Haven" is a close second with countless WTF moments. I would have loved a feature length version of this one. The weakest entry was the last, "Slumber Party Alien Abduction". It ineffectively used loud noises and bright lights to generate scares and it just didn't work for me. The wrap around story "Tape 49" was good, but I liked the ambiguity of the first films "Tape 56" better. V/H/S 2 added fun to the series and I hope these films continue.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Canada Indonesia

Language:

English Indonesian

Release Date:

6 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

S-VHS

Filming Locations:

Frederick County, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,932, 14 July 2013

Gross USA:

$21,833

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$805,574

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Collective Studios, Bloody Disgusting, 8383 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1