The Boy (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Craig Macneill |
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| Music by | Hauschka |
| Cinematography | Noah Greenberg |
| Edited by | Craig Macneill |
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| Distributed by | Chiller Films |
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Boy is a 2015 American horror film directed by Craig Macneill, written by Macneill and Clay McLeod Chapman, and starring Jared Breeze, David Morse, and Rainn Wilson. It was based on a short film by Macneill and Chapman, Henley, which was in turn loosely inspired by a novel written by Chapman, Miss Corpus. Breeze plays the titular boy, a budding serial killer.
Ted Henley (Jared Breeze) and his father (David Morse) operate a floundering family business—The Mt. Vista Motel. It’s just the two of them since Ted’s mother ran off with a guest years earlier, stealing the motel’s soul and one of its last regular patrons. Since then, Ted’s father has drifted into despondency—becoming a living ghost, haunting his own motel and leaving Ted to fend for himself. In his isolation, unchecked by the bounds of parenting, friendship, or affection, Ted's fascination with death awakens with destructive consequences.
The story has its genesis in a book written by Clay McLeod Chapman, Miss Corpus. Chapman said that few people read it except for Craig William Macneill, the film's co-writer and director. Fond of one chapter in particular, Macneill suggested they expand it to a short film, which eventually screened at the Sundance Film Festival. SpectreVision took an interest in the short, and it was expanded to feature length. A full trilogy is planned in which the lead character's progress will be examined at the ages of 9, 13, and 18. The trilogy is not based on the book and is original material. Macneill expects the films to be released in quick succession. Filming began on February 17, 2014, in Medellin, Colombia. Colombia was chosen due to its tax incentives and the fact that they could afford to build their own set – something not possible in the United States for their budget. It took six weeks to construct. Composer Hauschka was announced to have joined in April 2014. Macneill said that the themes of the film include "the dangerous blend of isolation, neglect and youth". He said that audiences should take from his film a greater interest in the welfare of neighboring children.
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