Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.

Director:

Christopher Landon

Writers:

Christopher Landon, Scott Lobdell (characters)

Stars:

Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Rothe	...	Tree Gelbman
Israel Broussard	...	Carter Davis
Phi Vu	...	Ryan Phan
Suraj Sharma	...	Samar Ghosh
Sarah Yarkin	...	Andrea 'Dre' Morgan
Rachel Matthews	...	Danielle Bouseman
Ruby Modine	...	Lori Spengler
Steve Zissis	...	Dean Roger Bronson
Charles Aitken	...	Gregory Butler
Laura Clifton	...	Stephanie Butler
Missy Yager	...	Julie Gelbman
Jason Bayle	...	David Gelbman
Caleb Spillyards	...	Tim Bauer
Jimmy Gonzales	...	Police Officer
Peter Jaymes Jr.	...	Police Officer

Storyline

Having survived the farcical but utterly life-threatening events in Happy Death Day (2017), the feisty sorority sister, Tree Gelbman, finds herself in the same college dorm, thankful to be alive. However, this time, it's Carter's roommate, Ryan, who claims that he is reliving the same paradoxical day over and over again, as a mysterious paranoid killer in a single-toothed baby-faced mask with a big kitchen knife has made a habit of murdering him. Under those circumstances, a valiant but vain attempt to face the challenge, once more, will send Tree back to square one, trapped in an all too familiar and blood-drenched time loop. How many deaths separate Tree from a truly happy birthday?

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | horror comedy | slasher flick | slasher | slasher killer | 

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Taglines:

Death makes a killer comeback.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, language, sexual material and thematic elements.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English French

Release Date:

13 February 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Happy Death Day 2

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,497,665, 15 February 2019, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$28,051,045, 4 April 2019

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,251,045, 7 April 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions, Dentsu, Digital Riot Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tree's freefall montage of various suicides, landing her back into Carter and Ryan's dorm room, pays visual reference to the music video of the song that plays over the montage: Paramore's Hard Times where in the music video lead vocalist Hayley Williams, sporting similar attire to Tree Gelbman and blonde hair collapses slowly back into a bed from the roof.

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Goofs

MRI machines do not turn on/off like that. First of all, MRI's are always on, even at night. There is an OFF button, but only for severe emergencies, because once the MRI is turned off - it takes weeks and thousands of dollars to turn it back on. Therefore, as soon as Tree and Gregory enter the room, her screwdriver and his gun would be pulled to the machine. The wheelchair would already be stuck to the machine (there was no reason to put one in an MRI room).

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Quotes

[Tree and Carter return to the lounge with Dean Bronson's keys. Bronson finally unwraps the tapestry off Danielle and helps her stand]
Danielle Bouseman: [forgetting she pretends to be French] Gracias.
Dean Roger Bronson: Okay. Shall we?
Danielle Bouseman: Okay.
[Bronson walks toward the door, then stops]
Dean Roger Bronson: Ah, forgot my keys.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The opening Universal logo is split into three separate screens, reflecting the distortion of time loops in the film.

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Connections

References Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

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Soundtracks

You're Beautiful
Written by James Blunt, Amanda Ghost, Sacha Skarbek
Performed by James Blunt
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. / Warner Music UK Ltd
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Not as good

Unfortunately this movie is not as good as the first one. I really enjoyed the first one but this one is nowhere near as entertaining. I am shocked how its rating is almost the same as the first movie.