This collection is killer.
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
Cast
Calvin Lee Reeder
Gary (segment "Tape 56")
Lane Hughes
Zak (segment "Tape 56")
Kentucker Audley
Rox (segment "Tape 56")
Adam Wingard
Brad (segment "Tape 56")
Simon Barrett
Steve (segment "Tape 56")
Andrew Droz Palermo
Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56")
Joe Swanberg
Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Sophia Takal
Stephanie (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Kate Lyn Sheil
The Stalker (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Hannah Fierman
Lily (segment "Amateur Night")
Mike Donlan
Shane (segment "Amateur Night")
Joe Sykes
Patrick (segment "Amateur Night")
Drew Sawyer
Clint (segment "Amateur Night")
Jasper Lewis
Lisa (segment "Amateur Night")
Nicholas Tecosky
Bartender (segment "Amateur Night")
Lisa Marie Thomas
Lisa's Friend (segment "Amateur Night")
Rob Mosca
Bouncer (segment "Amateur Night")
Chad Villella
Chad (segment "10/31/98")
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Matt (segment "10/31/98")
Tyler Gillett
Tyler (segment "10/31/98")
Paul Natonek
Paul (segment "10/31/98")
Nicole Erb
The Girl (segment "10/31/98")
John Walcutt
Cult Leader (segment "10/31/98")
Bilal Mir
Cult Dude (segment "10/31/98")
Damion Stephens
Cult Dude (segment "10/31/98")
Koz McRae
Cult Dude (segment "10/31/98")
Eric Curtis
Eric (segment "10/31/98")
Nicole Boccumini
Niky (segment "10/31/98")
Melinda Fleming
Melinda (segment "10/31/98")
Drew Moerlein
Joey Brenner (segment "Tuesday the 17th")
Jason Yachanin
Spider (segment "Tuesday the 17th")
Norma C. Quinones
Wendy (segment "Tuesday the 17th")
Glenn McQuaid
Victim in River (segment "Tuesday the 17th")
Liz Harvey
The New Girl (segment "The Sick Thing That Happened To Emily When She Was Younger")
Helen Rogers
Emily
Daniel Kaufman
James
Segments
Tape 56 (Frame Narrative)
The frame narrative focuses on a criminal gang who film their exploits, which include smashing the walls and windows of an abandoned house and sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot. An anonymous source offers them a large sum of money to break into a house and steal a single VHS videotape. The gang is eager to expand their criminal enterprises, and accept the task but soon themselves picked off and hunted by a strange creature.
Amateur Night
The short follows a group of three friends who visit a local nightclub, intending to pick up drunk girls for the purpose of filming an amateur porn video. Unbeknownst to them, one of the girls who they take home is hiding a dark secret, and their immoral plot of sex and voyeurism is sure to come to a grisly end.
Second Honeymoon
It follows a couple on their second honeymoon in Arizona, who face relationship troubles and a mysterious stalker, who seems to have some kind of connection to the couple.
Tuesday the 17th
A homage to slasher movies of the past, this short follows a group of friends who are led into the woods by a one of the members, and are pursued by a seemingly unstoppable, invisible killer.
The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger
This short is shot entirely to look like desktop footage, and follows a couple who are haunted and tormented by what seems to be ghostly children.
10/31/98
The short is set on the title date (Halloween in 1998), follows a group of friends who head out to a party at a friends house, only to end up at the wrong address. However, there is something terrible lurking in the attic of the house, and soon the boys are running for their lives from a powerful, demonic entity.
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Activity
- Release Date 07/28/2012
- Language English
- Directors Joe Swanberg, Glenn McQuaid, Adam Wingard, Ti West, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Chad Villella, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez
- Writers Glenn McQuaid, Nicholas Tecosky, Simon Barrett, Chad Villella, David Bruckner, Ti West, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez
- Editors Adam Wingard, Joe Swanberg, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Gressis, David Bruckner, Ti West, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Cinematographers Adam Wingard, Eric Branco, Michael J. Wilson, Victoria K. Warren, Andrew Droz Palermo, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez
- Producers Roxanne Benjamin, Gary Binkow, Simon Barrett, Ti West, Brad Miska
- Companies The Collective, 8383 Productions, Bloody Disgusting
- Homepage www.magnetreleasing.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH | Jul 11, 2012 | Digital | 18 |
| Canada | Jul 28, 2012 | Theatrical | — |
| Russia | Sep 6, 2012 | Theatrical | 18+ |
| France | Sep 15, 2012 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Netherlands | Oct 5, 2012 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United States | Oct 5, 2012 | Theatrical | R |
| GR | Oct 11, 2012 | Theatrical | Κ-18 |
| Germany | Oct 17, 2012 | Theatrical | 18 |
| IE | Oct 27, 2012 | Digital | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 12, 2012 | Theatrical | 18 |
| AR | Nov 22, 2012 | Theatrical | — |
| AT | Dec 29, 2012 | Premiere | 16 |
| Mexico | Jan 25, 2013 | Theatrical | C |
| South Korea | May 2, 2013 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Japan | Jul 13, 2013 | Digital | R18+ |
V/H/S Ratings
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Special Effects
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Sound Design
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