The Visit (2015 American film)
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| Directed by | M. Night Shyamalan |
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| Written by | M. Night Shyamalan |
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| Music by | Paul Cantelon (Epilogue Theme only) |
| Cinematography | Maryse Alberti |
| Edited by | Luke Franco Ciarrocchi |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $98.5 million |
The Visit is a 2015 American found footage horror film written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. The film was released in North America on September 11, 2015 by Universal Pictures.
The film received mixed reviews, with praise towards the performance from the child actors, script and atmosphere and criticism at the inconsistent tone, finding conflict between horror and comedy. Nevertheless, it was a box office success and was seen as a possible comeback for Shyamalan.
Philadelphian teens, 15-year-old Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and her 13-year-old brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), prepare for a five-day visit with their maternal grandparents while their divorced mother, Loretta Jamison (Kathryn Hahn), goes on a cruise with her new boyfriend. The two kids, who have never met their grandparents, intend to film a documentary about their visit. Loretta reveals that she has not spoken to her parents in fifteen years after having married her substitute high-school teacher Corin, of whom her parents disapproved. The father of Becca and Tyler, Corin, left Loretta after ten years for another woman. Loretta tells Becca little about the disagreement she had with her parents that led to their estrangement, suggesting that Becca ask them for the details instead.
Becca and Tyler meet their grandparents (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie), whom Becca refers to as "Nana" and "Pop Pop." At the isolated farmhouse, Becca and Tyler are instructed to never go into the basement because it contains toxic mold, and that bedtime is 9:30 p.m. An hour past curfew, Becca ventures downstairs for something to eat and sees Nana projectile vomiting, frightening her. She tells Pop Pop, who dismisses it as Nana having the stomach flu. He reminds her not to leave the room after 9:30.
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