Dark Skies (film)
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| Directed by | Scott Stewart |
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Jason Blum Couper Samuelson Jeanette Brill |
| Screenplay by | Scott Stewart |
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Keri Russell Josh Hamilton Dakota Goyo Kadan Rockett J. K. Simmons |
| Music by | Joseph Bishara |
| Cinematography | David Boyd |
| Edited by | Peter Gvodas |
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| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
| Box office | $26.4 million |
Dark Skies is a 2013 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Scott Stewart and produced by Jason Blum starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, and J. K. Simmons.
The film was released on February 22, 2013.
The Barrett family, mother Lacy, father Daniel, older son Jesse, and younger son Sammy, reside on a quiet suburban street in an unnamed American city. Daniel is currently unemployed, placing the burden of supporting the family on Lacy, who works as a real estate agent. Their two sons enjoy a happy relationship and communicate with each other from their beds via walkie-talkie.
A number of strange occurrences befall the family. During the night, the contents of the kitchen are rearranged in bizarre configurations. The house alarm is set off when it detects that all entry points were breached simultaneously. Sammy suffers a fit while playing soccer and Lacy is shocked when hundreds of birds suddenly crash into the house. One night, Lacy is awakened by a sound from Sammy's room. When she goes to check on him, through the darkness she sees a figure standing over his bed. She turns on the light to find an empty room. Sammy is found walking away from the house but cannot remember leaving. Lacy, Daniel and Jesse each suffer catatonic episodes and regain consciousness with no memory of their experiences. Strange symbols are found on Jesse and Sammy's bodies.
Greatly disturbed by the various phenomena afflicting the family and the house, Lacy begins to search online for answers and finds articles attributing some of what they have experienced to UFOs and reports of alien abduction. Daniel installs security cameras throughout the house. He reviews the night's footage and frame-by-frame analysis reveals three dark figures standing over their beds as they slept. Now believing that there is an extraterrestrial force at work, Lacy and Daniel seek the help of a specialist, Edwin Pollard, who calls the beings "the Grays." Pollard informs them that many others have suffered the same fate as the Barretts, with most cases ending in a child abduction. Edwin warns the Barretts that the person who the Grays first show interest in is usually the one who is abducted and that they should be highly protective of Sammy, who he believes has been "chosen."
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