Friday 24 October 2014

BACK GROUND INFORMATION | INSIDIOUS

Insidious is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey. It is the first instalment in a series. The story, bearing strong resemblance to the 1982 classic Poltergeist, centres around a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral dimension. The film was released in theatres on April 1, 2011,and is FilmDistrict's first theatrical release. A sequel, Insidious: Chapter 2, was released on September 13, 2013, with Wan returning as director and Whannell returning as screenwriter. Because of the film's success it was turned into a maze for 2013's annual Halloween Horror Nights. The next film in the series, Insidious: Chapter 3 is set to be released on May 29, 2015.
Cast:   
Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
Josh Feldman as young Josh
Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier
Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
Barbara Hershey as Lorraine Lambert
Leigh Whannell as Specs

 Directed by- James Wan
 Produced by- Jason Blum, Steven Schneider and Oren Peli
 Written by- Leigh Whannell
 Starring- Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey
 Music by- Joseph Bishara
Cinematography- John R. Leonetti and David M. Brewer
Edited by- James Wan and Kirk Morri
Production companies- Alliance Films, IM Global, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse Productions
Distributed by- FilmDistrict (USA) and Momentum Pictures (UK)
 Release dates- September 14, 2010 (TIFF) and April 1, 2011 (United States)
Running time- 102 minutes
Country- United States
 Language- English
Budget- $1.5 million
 Box office- $97,009,150

No comments:

Post a Comment