The Shack (2017)

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."

Director:

Stuart Hazeldine

Writers:

John Fusco (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Worthington	...	Mack Phillips
Octavia Spencer	...	Papa
Tim McGraw	...	Willie
Radha Mitchell	...	Nan Phillips
Megan Charpentier	...	Kate Phillips
Gage Munroe	...	Josh Phillips
Amélie Eve	...	Missy Phillips (as Amelie Eve)
Avraham Aviv Alush	...	Jesus
Sumire	...	Sarayu
Alice Braga	...	Sophia
Graham Greene	...	Male Papa
Ryan Robbins	...	Emil Ducette
Jordyn Ashley Olson	...	Emily Ducette
Laura MacKillop	...	Amber Ducette
Emily Holmes	...	Vicki Ducette

Storyline

After the abduction and presumed death of Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, Mack receives a letter and suspects it is from God, asking him to return to The Shack where Missy may have been murdered. After contemplating it, he leaves his home to go to The Shack for the first time since Missy's abduction and an encounter that will change his life forever.

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Plot Keywords:

guilt | loss of daughter | family trip | holy trinity | death of daughter | 

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Taglines:

You're never as alone as you think.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material including some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

La Cabaña

Filming Locations:

Stawamus Chief Park, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,172,119, 5 March 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$57,330,873, 12 May 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$43,505,116, 20 March 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment,Hurwitz Creative,Netter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2005, William Paul Young was working three jobs and living in a 900-square-foot apartment with his wife and four of his six children after losing his home to bankruptcy. He started writing a novel during his daily 40-minute train commute, hoping to express his feelings about God to his children, since he couldn't afford to buy holiday gifts. He expected his family and maybe a few friends to read it. The book sold over 20 million copies.

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Goofs

Sam Worthington's Australian accent shows through several times throughout the movie, despite his character, Mack, being born and raised in the Midwest.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Willie: Who wouldn't be skeptical when a man claims to have spent an entire weekend with God? In a shack, no less. And not just any shack. This was the shack. What I'm about to tell you is a little on the... well, it's a lot on the fantastic side. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's not true.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Octavia Spencer/John Lithgow/Luke Bryan (2017)

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Soundtracks

I Met a Bear
Traditional
Courtesy of John DeFaria

User Reviews

Well done adaptation from book

I loved the book, and therefore was very interested to see the movie production. I thought the movie followed the book as closely as I've ever observed before...while there are differences, the essence of the message, and desire of God to have a personal relationship with each one of us - came through. I thought the casting was well done, and the visual translations of the book's imagery close to how I "imagined" it in reading. Thank you for bringing this book to the big screen, and I hope many find hope in Jesus, outside of religion.