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| Title: | Talk to Me |
| Directed by: | Danny Philippou; Michael Philippou |
| Written by: | Danny Philippou; Bill Hinzman; Daley Pearson |
| Music by: | Cornel Wilczek |
| Cinematography: | Aaron McLisky |
| Edited by: | Geoff Lamb |
| Production | |
| Production: | Screen Australia Causeway Films Head Gear Films Metrol Technology South Australian Film Corporation |
| Distributors: | A24 |
| Released: | October 30th, 2022 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 95 min. |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
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Talk to Me is an Australian feature film of the supernatural thriller and ghost fiction subgenres of horror. It was directed by Danny and Michael Philippou with a screenplay written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman based on a concept developed by Daley Pearson. The film was produced by Screen Australia, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology and Causeway Films in association with the South Australian Film Corporation. It premiered at the Adelaide Flim Festival in South Australia on October 30th, 2022. It was first screened in the United States at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21st, 2023. It was screened at the South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States on March 10th, 2023. It opened theatrically in Australia on July 27th, 2023. It was released theatrically in the United States on July 28th.
Plot[]
Cast[]
Note: This database only lists the first 35 credited cast members. For the full cast list, including uncredited cast, see the expanded entry for this film at IMDB
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ari McCarthy | Cole |
| Hamish Phillips | Tyson |
| Kit Erhart-Bruce | Peck |
| Sarah Brokensha | Fiona |
| Jayden Davison | Jayden |
| Sunny Johnson | Duckett |
| Sophie Wilde | Mia |
| Marcus Johnson | Max |
| Kidaan Zelleke | Aunty Lee |
| James Oliver | James |
| Joe Bird | Riley |
| Jett Gazley | Alex Varolli |
| Alexandra Jensen | Jade |
| Dog | Cookie |
| Helene Philippou | Possessed girl on phone |
| Miranda Otto | Sue |
| Zoe Terakes | Hayley |
| Chris Alosio | Joss |
| Otis Dhanji | Daniel |
| Zac Scott | Teen at first possession party |
| Jess Kuss | Teen at first possession party |
| David Roberts | Teen at first possession party |
| Demi Van Kasteren | Teen at first possession party |
| Pia Gillings | Teen at first possession party |
| Oscar Wangel | Teen at first possession party |
| Courtlan Gordon | Teen at first possession party |
| Louisa Giameos | Teen at first possession party |
| Jem O'Callaghan | Teen at first possession party |
| Joe Romeo | Teen at first possession party |
| Alex Noel | Teen at first possession party |
| Charlie Morkunus | Teen at first possession party |
| Robin Northover | Eerie man |
| Frances Cassar | Olmen |
| Kelly Butler | Olmen spirit |
| Leeanna Walsman | Elizabeth spirit |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline to this film is "If you talk to them, they will answer."
- There are a total of 78 credited cast members in this film. 24 cast members play unnamed predator spirits.
- Production on Talk to Me began in February, 2021 with principal filming commencing in April. Filming wrapped in May, 2021 and production concluded in June. [1]
- This movie was filmed on-location in Adelaide, South Australia, which is also the primary setting of the film.
- Actress Alex Noel McCarthy, who plays a teenager at the first possession party, is credited as Alex Noel in this film.
- Actress Nicole Tiele, who plays a predator spirit, is credited as Nicola Thiele in this film.
- Actor Joseph Baker, who plays a predator spirit, is credited as Joseph House Baker in this film.
- In the domestic United States, Talk to Me grossed $48,299,436 totaling 52.5% of total earnings, with another $43,739,770 internationally for a worldwide total of $92,039,206. [2] This is off a budget of approximately 4.5 million dollars, making the film a huge box office success.
- Talk to Me was released on Blu-ray with DVD and digital copy by Lionsgate Films on October 3rd, 2023. [3]
- On the Internet Movie Database, Talk to Me has a Starmeter score of 7.1 out of 10 based on more than 135,000 user votes. 6.9% of the total voting population gave the film a 10, though its unweighted mean was 7 out of 10 with 30.6% of the total vote. Only 2.7% of the voting population gave the movie a score of 1.
- On the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Talk to Me holds a 95% certified fresh rating on the Tomatometer based on 293 approved critic reviews. It has 277 positive reviews and 16 negative reviews, averaging 2.70 out of 10. The film has an audience score of 82% based on more than 1,000 verified user ratings, averaging 4.1 out of 5.
- On Metacritic, Talk to Me has a Metascore of 76 out of 100 based on 44 posted critic reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. It has 41 positive reviews, totaling 93% of the total vote with 0 negative reviews and 3 mixed reviews, making up 7% of the total voting percentage. The user score on the film is 7.1 out of 10 based on 169 user ratings with 132 positive votes, 12 negative votes and 25 mixed.
- On Letterboxd, Talk to Me has a weighted average review score of 3.58 out of 5 based on 670,856 user ratings.
- As of March, 2024 Talk to Me has a user score of 72% out of 100 based on 2,370 ratings on The Movie Database.
- Screenwriter Bill Hinzman is not to be confused with S. William Hinzman, who is an American actor best known for playing the cemetery zombie in George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. S. William Hinzman passed away on February 5th, 2012.
- Actor Zoe Terakes is a transgender performer. Zoe's character, Hayley, is also a transgender person.
- Actress Miranda Otto is also known for playing Esther Mullins in Annabelle: Creation in 2010.
Recommendations[]
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Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Talk to Me (2022); Filming & Production.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Talk to Me (2022); All Title Summary. All Releases.
- ↑ Blu-ray.com; Talk to Me Blu-ray; Lionsgate Films, 2022. Blu-ray + DVD + Digital.
Keywords[]
Australia | Bus | Dogs | Ghosts | Gore | Hospital | Nightmares | Profanity | Scissors | Severed hands | Suicide | Wheelchair