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| Title: | Five Nights at Freddy's |
| Directed by: | Emma Tammi |
| Written by: | Scott Cawthon; Seth Cuddeback; Chris Lee Hill; Tyler MacIntyre; Emma Tammi |
| Produced by: | Jason Blum; Scott Cawthon; Ryan Turek; Beatriz Sequeira; Christopher H. Warner; Marc Mostman; Russell Binder; Jennifer Scudder Trent |
| Based on: | Five Nights at Freddy's |
| Music by: | The Newton Brothers |
| Cinematography: | Lyn Moncrief |
| Edited by: | William Paley; Andrew Wesman |
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| Production: | Universal Pictures Blumhouse Productions Scott Cawthon Productions |
| Distributors: | Peacock |
| Released: | October 25th, 2023 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 109 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Five Nights at Freddy's is an American feature film of the supernatural and psychological thriller subgenres of horror, which also dips a furry toe into the "killer toys" subgenre. It is base on the video game series of the same name, which was created by Scott Cawthon and first released on PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Oculus platforms on August 8th, 2014. The movie adaptation was directed by Emma Tammi with a screenplay by franchise creator Scott Cawthon, as well as Emma Tammi, Seth Cuddeback, Chris Lee Hill, and Tyler MacIntyre. It was produced by Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions in association with Scott Cawthon Productions and released theatrically in the United Kingdom on October 25th, 2023. In the United States, it was released simultaneously in theaters, as well as on the Peacock streaming service on on October 27th. The film stars Josh Hutcherson as Mike Schmidt, who is hired as a late night security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Mike uses his own form of sleep therapy as a means of divining insight into the disappearance of his brother, who was kidnapped many years ago. The disappearance of his brother, as well as several other children, have a direct link to some of the bizarre occurrences taking place at Freddy Fazbear's, including the emergence of five murderous animatronic mascots known as Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Mister Cupcake.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Josh Hutcherson | Mike Schmidt |
| Piper Rubio | Abby Schmidt |
| Elizabeth Lail | Vanessa |
| Matthew Lillard | Steve Raglan/William Afton |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | Aunt Jane |
| Kat Conner Sterling | Max |
| David Lind | Jeff |
| Christian Stokes | Hank |
| Joseph Poliquin | Carl |
| Grant Feely | Ghost kid (blonde boy) |
| Asher Colton Spence | Ghost kid (with hook) |
| David Huston Doty | Ghost kid (with bunny ears) |
| Liam Hendrix | Ghost kid (with hat) |
| Jophielle Love | Ghost kid (blue-eyed girl) |
| Tadasay Young | Doctor Lillian |
| Michael P. Sullivan | Doug |
| Wyatt Parker | Young Mike Schmidt |
| Lucas Grant | Garrett |
| Jessica Blackmore | Mike's mom |
| Garrett Hines | Mike's dad |
| Ryan Reinike | Freddy's security guard |
| Theodus Crane | Jeremiah |
| Julia Belanova | Cindy |
| Lisa Mackel Smith | Ice cream lady |
| Xander Mateo | Afraid young boy |
| Matthew Patrick | Sparky's diner waiter |
| Bailey Winston | Kim |
| Gralen Bryant Banks | Pharmacist |
| CoryxKenshin | Cabbie |
| Victoria Patenaude | Social worker |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline to this film is "When the night shift starts, the nightmare begins."
- There are a total of thirty credited cast members in this film.
- The film, as well as the franchise as a whole, is affectionately referred to by the acronym "FNAF", or "FNaF".
- Principal filming on Five Nights at Freddy's commenced on February 1st, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shooting concluded on April 3rd, 2023. [1]
- Even before the movie was released, producer Jason Blum said that it had already made back its budget from selling the streaming and theatrical distribution rights.
- At its widest U.S. release, Five Nights at Freddy's was screened in 3,675 theaters. [2]
- Five Nights at Freddy's came in at number 1 at the box office during the October 27th-29th weekend, beating out Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which was in its third week. Other movie premieres that weekend include After Death at #4, Freelance at #8, Inspector Sun at #14, and Priscilla at #20.
- Other horror films that were in release during this weekend include The Exorcist: Believer, which was in its fourth week, Saw X, which was in its fifth week, The Nun II, which was in its eighth week, and Haunted Mansion, was in its fourteenth week.
- Five Nights at Freddy's grossed $80,001,720 over its opening domestic weekend. It grossed $137,275,620 during its entire domestic run as well as another $152,086,000 internationally for a worldwide gross of $289,361,620. [3]
- Five Nights at Freddy's, "Night Shift Edition", was released on Blu-ray with DVD and Digital HD by Universal Studios on December 12th, 2023. The 4K UHD version was released the same day. [4]
- Actor Cory Williams, who plays a taxicab driver, is credited as CoryxKenshin in this film. Williams is a popular LetsPlay YouTuber whose videos on the popular Five Nights At Freddy's game have each garnered over 1 million views.
- On Metacritic, Five Nights at Freddy's has a Metascore of 33 out of 100 based on thirty-eight posted critic reviews indicating generally unfavorable opinions. It has 3 positive reviews, 15 negative reviews, and 20 mixed reviews. Conversely, it has a user score of 8.0 out of 10, based on 1,615 user ratings, indicating favorable reviews.
- On the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Five Nights at Freddy's has a Tomatometer score of 32% based on 212 posted critic reviews. It has 67 positive reviews and 145 negative reviews, averaging 4.60 out of 10. The movie has an audience score of 87% based on 2,500 verified user ratings, averaging 4.3 out of 5.
- On Letterboxd, the film has a weighted average review rating of 2.57 out of 5 based on 532,657 user ratings.
- This is Emma Tammi's fourth film work as a director. However, it is not her first horror genre work. She also directed two episodes of the Hulu anthology series Into the Dark in 2020 and 2021.
- Actor Josh Hutcherson is best known for playing the role of heroic life-or-death competitor Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games film series.
- Actor Matthew Lillard is probably best known for his portrayal of silly psychopath Stu Macher in the 1996 slasher hit Scream. He also played paranormal investigator Dennis Rafkin in Thir13en Ghosts in 2001.
Recommendations[]
- Banana Splits Movie, The
- Chopping Mall
- Demonic Toys
- Killjoy
- M3GAN
- Willy's Wonderland
- Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
External Links[]
- Five Nights at Freddy's at IMDB
- Five Nights at Freddy's at Trakt.TV
- Five Nights at Freddy's at Wikipedia
- Five Nights at Freddy's at Metacritic
- Five Nights at Freddy's at Letterboxd.com
- Five Nights at Freddy's at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Five Nights at Freddy's (2023); Filming & Production.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Domestic 2023 Weekend 43. October 27-29, 2023.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Five Nights at Freddy's (2023); All Releases. Domestic/International.
- ↑ Blu-ray.com; Five Nights at Freddy's Blu-ray; Night Shift Edition. Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD (Dec 12, 2023).
Keywords[]
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