Get Out (2017)

A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.

Director:

Jordan Peele

Writer:

Jordan Peele

Stars:

Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford

Won 1 Oscar. Another 151 wins & 199 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Chris Washington
Allison Williams	...	Rose Armitage
Catherine Keener	...	Missy Armitage
Bradley Whitford	...	Dean Armitage
Caleb Landry Jones	...	Jeremy Armitage
Marcus Henderson	...	Walter
Betty Gabriel	...	Georgina
LaKeith Stanfield	...	Andre Logan King (as Keith Stanfield)
Stephen Root	...	Jim Hudson
Lil Rel Howery	...	Rod Williams
Ashley LeConte Campbell	...	Lisa Deets
John Wilmot	...	Gordon Greene
Caren L. Larkey	...	Emily Greene (as Caren Larkey)
Julie Ann Doan	...	April Dray
Rutherford Cravens	...	Parker Dray

Storyline

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

hypnosis | neurosurgeon | brain surgery | abduction | racism | 

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Taglines:

Gripping, scary, witty and timely!

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Get Out

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,377,060, 26 February 2017

Gross USA:

$176,040,665

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$255,413,717

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, QC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The detective that Rodney visits is named Latasha Peele.

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Goofs

When Chris sends Rod a photo on his phone, he begins typing Rod's name into the recipient tab. However, even after several letters, his phone screen shows "no name found" in the tab. A suggested contact should have popped up right away.

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Quotes

Parker Dray: Fair skin has been in favor for, what, the past hundreds of years. But, now the pendulum has swung back. Black is in fashion!

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Connections

Featured in Film Discussions: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Film Discussion and Review (2017)

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Soundtracks

(I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Written by John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz and Franke Previte
Performed by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Best debut from a first time director in years

Let's clear the air about this film. It's not a horror film. It's not a comedy. What it is, is a suspenseful thriller of the highest level, worthy to be compared to Hitchcock caliber. The humor is there, along with a few horror scenes, but not enough to overshadow the main theme of the story. The film hits all cylinders with almost no misfires. As far as complaints that the film is racist, it is not. It would work just as well with an all-black or all-white cast. Those complaints are from people who are uncomfortable with black people or interracial relationships and are letting it distract them from the narrative of the film. I most certainly hope that it reaches the wider audience that it so richly deserves.