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| Title: | Us |
| Directed by: | Jordan Peele |
| Written by: | Jordan Peele |
| Produced by: | Jason Blum; Ian Cooper; Daniel Lupi; Sean McKittrick; Jordan Peele; Beatriz Sequeira |
| Music by: | Michael Abels |
| Cinematography: | Mike Gioulakis |
| Edited by: | Nicholas Monsour |
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| Distributors: | Monkeypaw Productions Dentsu |
| Released: | March 22nd, 2019 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 116 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $20,000,000 |
| Gross: | $254,664,460 (Worldwide) |
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Us is an American feature film of the psycho-thriller subgenre with elements of science fiction. It was written and directed by Jordan Peele and produced by Monkeypaw Productions. It premiered theatrically in the United States on March 22nd, 2019. The premise of the film centers on the Wilson family, who go on a family trip to an isolated summer home. On their first night in the house, they discover a group of doppelgangers who look like twisted versions of themselves. The doppelgangers raid the Wilson's home in an effort to terrorize them, and presumably kill them, forcing the Wilsons to fight back.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lupita Nyong'o | Adelaide Wilson/Red |
| Winston Duke | Gabe Wilson/Abraham |
| Elisabeth Moss | Kitty Tyler/Dahlia |
| Tim Heidecker | Josh Tyler/Tex |
| Shahadi Wright Joseph | Zora Wilson/Umbrae |
| Evan Alex | Jason Wilson/Pluto |
| Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | Russel Thomas/Weyland |
| Anna Diop | Rayne Thomas/Eartha |
| Cali Sheldon | Becca Tyler/Io |
| Noelle Sheldon | Lindsey Tyler/Nix |
| Madison Curry | Young Adelaide/Young Red |
| Ashley McKoy | Teenage Adelaide/Teenage Red |
| Napiera Groves | Doctor Foster |
| Lon Gowan | Don |
| Alan Frazier | Alan/Jeremiah |
| Duke Nicholson | Danny/Tony |
| Dustin Ybarra | Troy/Brand |
| Nathan Harrington | Glen/Jack |
| Kara Hayward | Nancy/Syd |
Notes[]
- The tagline for this film is "We are our own worst enemy".
- There are a total of nineteen credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Us began on July 30th, 2018. Principal photography concluded on October 8th, 2018.
- Us grossed $71,117,625 over its opening weekend.
- Us closed out of theaters on June 6th, 2019. It had been in release a total of eleven weeks (77 days).
- This is Jordan Peele's second work in the horror genre. He also wrote and directed the 2017 film Get Out. His next film is Nope in 2022.
- Flashback scenes from Adelaide's childhood take place in Santa Cruz, California in 1986.
Trivia[]
- Director and screenwriter Jordan Peele provides the voice of the narrator for the VisionQuest fun house.
- Actors Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke also appeared together in the 2018 film Black Panther.
- The character of Danny is tethered to a doppelganger named Tony. These are named after Danny Torrance and his imaginary friend Tony from the 1980 film The Shining, which starred Jack Nicholson. Danny and Tony were portrayed in Us by actor Duke Nicholson who is the grandson of Jack Nicholson. Director Jordan Peele had no idea of this family connection when Duke was cast. He even instructed him to act like Lloyd, the bartender character featured in The Shining. This movie marks Duke Nicholson's feature film debut.
- During the 1986 prologue sequence, Rayne Thomas tells her husband Russell and daughter Adelaide that they are shooting a film over by the carousel. This is a reference to the 1987 film The Lost Boys, which included a scene at the same Santa Cruz boardwalk featured in Us, and would've been in the process of filming during the Summer of 1986.
- Actress Lupita Nyong'o based the voice of Red on that of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; specifically the spasmodic dysphonia he suffered from. She worked extensively with a dialect coach and vocal therapist so as to not damage her voice.
- Inside the VisionQuest attraction on the Santa Cruz boardwalk, the words "Get Out" can be seen carved on the wall. This was the name of writer & director Jordan Peele's first film.
- Gabe Wilson's boat is named "Craw Daddy". Josh Tyler's boat is named "BYachtch".
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- This film has a twist ending. In the very last scene, Adelaide has a flashback to 1986 Santa Cruz, which reveals that Red switched places with her at the amusement park. Red has been doubling as Adelaide ever since.
Ratings[]
- On the Internet Movie Database, Us has a Starmeter rating of 6.8 out of 10 based on more than 337,000 user votes. 21,000 voters ranked it as a 10, making up 6.3% of the total vote. 11,000 users ranked it as a 1, making up 3.4% of the vote. The unweighted mean is 6.7.
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Us has a 93% certified "Fresh" rating on the Tomatometer based on 554 approved critic reviews. It has 515 positive reviews and 39 negative reviews, averaging 7.90 out of 10. The film has an audience score of 60% based on more than 10,000 ratings, averaging 3.3 out of 5. Of the three Jordan Peele films to date, Us ranks #2 in Tomatometer ratings. Get Out has a Tomatometer score of 98%, and Nope has a Tomatometer score of 83%.
- On Metacritic, Us has a Metascore of 81 out of 100 based on 56 posted critic reviews, indicating universal acclaim, and has been categorized as a "Must-See". This makes up 93% of the total vote. It has 52 positive reviews, 0 negative reviews and 4 mixed reviews.
- On Letterboxd, Us has a weighted average of 3.65 out of 5 based on 1,206,302 user reviews.
Recommendations[]
- Faculty, The
- Get Out
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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