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The Bye Bye Man

  • 2017
  • PG-13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
27K
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Doug Jones in The Bye Bye Man (2017)
Three friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, a mysterious figure they discover is the root cause of the evil behind man's most unspeakable acts.
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Three friends stumble upon the horrific origins of a mysterious figure they discover is the root cause of the evil behind unspeakable acts.Three friends stumble upon the horrific origins of a mysterious figure they discover is the root cause of the evil behind unspeakable acts.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
    • Robert Damon Schneck
  • Stars
    • Douglas Smith
    • Lucien Laviscount
    • Cressida Bonas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stacy Title
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Penner
      • Robert Damon Schneck
    • Stars
      • Douglas Smith
      • Lucien Laviscount
      • Cressida Bonas
    • 331User reviews
    • 179Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos36

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    Honesty
    Clip 0:35
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    Just Doing My Job
    Clip 1:55
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    Douglas Smith
    Douglas Smith
    • Elliot
    Lucien Laviscount
    Lucien Laviscount
    • John
    Cressida Bonas
    Cressida Bonas
    • Sasha
    Michael Trucco
    Michael Trucco
    • Virgil
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    • The Bye Bye Man
    Jenna Kanell
    Jenna Kanell
    • Kim
    Erica Tremblay
    Erica Tremblay
    • Alice
    Marisa Echeverria
    Marisa Echeverria
    • Trina
    Cleo King
    Cleo King
    • Mrs. Watkins
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Widow Redmon
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    • Detective Shaw
    Leigh Whannell
    Leigh Whannell
    • Larry Redmon
    Keelin Woodell
    Keelin Woodell
    • Young Mrs. Redmon
    Lara Knox
    • Jane
    Jonathan Penner
    Jonathan Penner
    • Mr. Daizy
    Nicholas Sadler
    Nicholas Sadler
    • Professor Cooper
    Martha Hackett
    Martha Hackett
    • Giselle
    Ava Penner
    Ava Penner
    • Anna
    • Director
      • Stacy Title
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Penner
      • Robert Damon Schneck
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • 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 undefined.
    • Goofs
      When Elliot wants to view the dead file he found, the archivist tells him to use gloves because the documents contained are very old, and they may be damaged by greasy or sweaty fingers. However, when they are discussing the content, she is touching the documents barehanded herself. Elliot is seen wearing one glove, but he too touches the documents with his other, bare hand.
    • Quotes

      Elliot: No, Kim! There's a train, a real train!

      Train Driver: No!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fuck You, It's January!!!: Fuck You, It's Forever!!! (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Psychotic Reaction
      Written by Craig Atkinson, Sean Byrne (as John Byrne), Roy Chaney, Ken Ellner and John Michalski
      Performed by Count Five
      Courtesy of The Bicycle Music Company

    User reviews331

    Featured review
    5/10

    A solid horror entry

    Like some other reviewers said, I could not understand how the IMDb score at this time is 4.3. but there were so many 1 star ratings in the written reviews. This horror movie deserves 5 stars, which makes it worth watching if you are a horror fan. IMDb users note, horror movies rarely get above 6 stars, its just how people vote in this entire genre. A 7 in a real horror movie, is like "gone with the wind" or "citizen kane" level classic (lol). Anyways, back to the review.

    This movie has a good premise, good rules for the supernatural critter to follow, real unease and dread, even among the "authority" support characters, and a few good scares. The CGI budget is low, and it DOESN'T MATTER, as it might in some other movie.

    And I don't just mean it is good for an indie, it is just plain good (if you are a horror fan).
    • bobjohnson994
    • May 25, 2017
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nunca digas su nombre
    • Filming locations
      • Berea, Ohio, USA(Baldwin Wallace University)
    • Production companies
      • Huayi Brothers Media
      • Intrepid Pictures
      • Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,395,806
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,501,349
      • Jan 15, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,874,280
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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