Truth or Dare (2018)

A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone -- or something -- begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare.

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Writers:

Michael Reisz (screenplay by), Jillian Jacobs (screenplay by)

Stars:

Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucy Hale	...	Olivia Barron
Tyler Posey	...	Lucas Moreno
Violett Beane	...	Markie Cameron
Hayden Szeto	...	Brad Chang
Sophia Ali	...	Penelope Amari
Nolan Gerard Funk	...	Tyson Curran
Landon Liboiron	...	Carter / Sam Meehan
Sam Lerner	...	Ronald 'Ronnie' Wakowski
Tom Choi	...	Officer Han Chang
Aurora Perrineau	...	Giselle Hammond
Gregg Daniel	...	Detective Kranis
Brady Smith	...	Roy Cameron
Vera Taylor	...	Inez Reyes
Ezmie Garcia	...	Young Inez / Inez's Granddaughter
Andrew Howard	...	Randall Himoff

Storyline

Olivia Barron, her best friend Markie Cameron, Markie's boyfriend Lucas Moreno, along with Penelope Amari and her boyfriend Tyson Curran, and Brad Chang go on a trip to Rosarito, Mexico. In Mexico, Olivia runs into fellow student Ronnie who proceeds to harass her until a man intervenes on her behalf. The man introduces himself as Carter and eventually convinces her and her friends to join him for drinks at the ruins of a mission. There, Carter initiates a game of Truth or Dare with Olivia and her friends, plus Ronnie, who followed the group. Eventually, the game ends when Carter reveals that he deceived Olivia as a means of tricking her and her friends to the mission to offer them in his place in the supernatural game of Truth or Dare. As Carter leaves, he explains to Olivia that the game will follow them and they must not refuse it..

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Plot Keywords:

forced suicide | playing truth or dare | broken hand | pool table | drunk | 

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Taglines:

Live or Die.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing content, alcohol abuse, some sexuality, language and thematic materia

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

13 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blumhouse's Truth or Dare

Filming Locations:

Club Ed Film Set - 150th Street E, Lancaster, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,667,855, 15 April 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$40,717,020, 7 June 2018

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,717,020, 7 June 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The game was conceived to be not just a murderous, destructive force but also a challenging mix of character and honesty, touching on Hayden Szeto's character Brad Chang's sexuality and standing up to his father and Olivia, Markie and Lucas' resolution to their complicated relationship triangle.

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Goofs

When Penelope was walking on the roof, when Olivia was driving through the fence, the first time she hit it, the fog lights were yellow. The second time they were off and the parking lights were on. Then they were on and white. Moreover, after hitting the fence twice, the car shows no damage to the lights or to the body structure.

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Quotes

Giselle Hammond: [Begins dowsing woman in lighter fluid and starts lighter] I'm sorry I don't have a choice!
Elderly Woman: No, please!

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, Calux is asking the viewer: truth or dare?

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Alternate Versions

Unrated home release adds bloody violence, sex, sex references and alcohol consumption which was cut for a theatrical PG-13 rating.

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Connections

References Snatched (2017)

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Soundtracks

Nuevo Amor
Written by Scott Gerow and German Baratto Callejas
Performed by Los Dos
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Mediocre

I've seen better, I've seen worse. This will be forgotten in a few weeks.

I just didn't care about any of the characters. I typically enjoy BlumHouse horror films but this just felt lazy.