The Bye Bye Man (2017)

Three friends stumble upon the horrific origins of a mysterious figure they discover is the root cause of the evil behind unspeakable acts.

Director:

Stacy Title

Writers:

Jonathan Penner (screenplay by), Robert Damon Schneck (based on "The Bridge to Body Island" by)

Stars:

Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Douglas Smith	...	Elliot
Lucien Laviscount	...	John
Cressida Bonas	...	Sasha
Doug Jones	...	The Bye Bye Man
Michael Trucco	...	Virgil
Jenna Kanell	...	Kim
Erica Tremblay	...	Alice
Marisa Echeverria	...	Trina
Cleo King	...	Mrs. Watkins
Faye Dunaway	...	Widow Redmon
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Detective Shaw
Leigh Whannell	...	Larry Redmon
Keelin Woodell	...	Young Mrs. Redmon
Lara Knox	...	Jane
Jonathan Penner	...	Mr. Daizy

Storyline

When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

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Plot Keywords:

hallucination | maggot | psychic reading | scratch mark | railroad track | 

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Taglines:

The evil behind the most unspeakable acts has a name

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements, partial nudity, some language and teen drinking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

USA China

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nunca Digas Su Nombre

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,378,000, 13 January 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$22,377,458, 10 February 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,239,232, 27 January 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Huayi Brothers Media, Intrepid Pictures, Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 100 min (unrated)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story on which the film is based, "The Bridge to Body Island," has a much more complex mythology for the Bye Bye Man: He was an albino born in New Orleans in 1912 who ran away as a child and became a derelict who lived in a train yard. After going blind he began murdering people and cutting out their eyes and tongues, which he sewed together and brought to life using voodoo. The resultant creature became the Bye Bye Man's literal seeing-eye dog, helping him hunt his prey. Several elements from the story- notably the dog and the motif of trains-- were retained for the movie, though their purpose is left more elliptical.

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Goofs

Quadriplegic man moving his feet in the first minutes of the movie.

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Quotes

Elliot: Don't say it, don't think it. Don't say it, don't think it. Don't say it, don't think it.

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Alternate Versions

An unrated cut was released on home video in April of 2017. It is 99 minutes long compared to the original cut of 96 minutes.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Blair Witch (2016)

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Soundtracks

Crime Scene
Performed by The Newton Brothers
(P) 2017 STX Recordings, LLC., under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Why the bad reviews?

I just finished watching this movie. I don't understand all the bad reviews I thought it was pretty good. I'm very particular on my horror especially these days. I found it to be rather eerie and a creepy atmosphere. It has a nightmare on elm street kind of vibe but more stranger. It's not a serial killer rip off and far from boring.

Perhaps people are just obsessed with the lousy "found footage" atmosphere or the Ouija boards possessions. I thought it was a rather refreshing considering all the other flicks these days. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it I just put it on for background noise and I thought it was going to be a random crazy fellow killing random people.

I highly suggest it I'm shocked about all the bad reviews I'm wondering if we watched the same movie. If you're not the type to listen to bad reviews I say take a chance for it.