Brightburn (2019)

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

Director:

David Yarovesky

Writers:

Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn

Stars:

Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Banks	...	Tori Breyer
David Denman	...	Kyle Breyer
Jackson A. Dunn	...	Brandon Breyer
Abraham Clinkscales	...	Royce
Christian Finlayson	...	Fauxhawk
Jennifer Holland	...	Ms. Espenschied
Emmie Hunter	...	Caitlyn
Matt Jones	...	Noah McNichol
Meredith Hagner	...	Merilee McNichol
Becky Wahlstrom	...	Erica
Terence Rosemore	...	P.E. Teacher
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Sheriff Deever
Elizabeth Becka	...	Principal
Annie Humphrey	...	Deputy Aryes
Steve Agee	...	EJ

Storyline

After a difficult struggle with fertility, Tori Breyer's dreams of motherhood come true with the arrival of a mysterious baby boy. Brandon appears to be everything Tori and her husband, Kyle, ever wanted -- bright, talented and curious about the world. But as Brandon nears puberty, powerful darkness manifests within him, and Tori becomes consumed by terrible doubts about her son. Once Brandon begins to act on his twisted urges, those closest to him find themselves in grave danger.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | superhero | one word title | gore | lying | 

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Taglines:

He's Not Here To Save The World.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/bloody images, and language.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brightburn

Filming Locations:

Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,845,658, 26 May 2019

Gross USA:

$17,300,439

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$32,893,421

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA), The H Collective, Troll Court Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The building collapse was filmed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was the real demolition of The Sir John Carling Building on July 13th, 2014. The stock footage was shot by filmmaker Chris Chitaroni.

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Goofs

(At around 1 hour 14 min) Brandon flew thru the house creating a hole in the wall in front of his mother, who was hiding under the counter. The hole clearly expanded below the counter top with dust coming out floating toward her. The second shot after that shows the same wall, level with the counter top, with no hole and no dust whatsoever.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kyle Breyer: Are you okay?
Tori Breyer: Mm-hmm.
Kyle Breyer: Oh, I like this. Maybe this time we get lucky and make a baby?
Tori Breyer: Let's just have some fun.
Kyle Breyer: Oh, I like fun.
Tori Breyer: Just shut up and kiss me.

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Crazy Credits

The film's title doesn't appear until the end.

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Alternate Versions

The UK version is cut in two scenes to reduce strong gory images in order to obtain a '15' rating.

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Connections

References Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013)

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Soundtracks

Better the Silence
Written by Jonathan Phillip Dix and Beck Goldsmith
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

don't believe the tagline

Tagline was suggesting it would be an interesting take on the reversal of superman premise. But instead of exploring why and what makes someone a hero or an evildoer, that was completely overridden and it became just a horror movie with gore elements, with "evil superman" being just a wallpaper theme. It's not a bad horror, mind you, but for me it felt like a very interesting opportunity was lost here.