Trick r Treat
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| Directed by | Michael Dougherty |
| Produced by | Bryan Singer |
| Written by | Michael Dougherty |
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| Music by | Douglas Pipes |
| Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
| Edited by | Robert Ivison |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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82 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $165 million |
Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 American-Canadian anthology horror film written and directed by Michael Dougherty. The film stars Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Rochelle Aytes, Lauren Lee Smith, Leslie Bibb, and Anna Paquin. It centers on four Halloween-related horror stories. One common element that ties the stories together is the presence of Sam, a mysterious child trick-or-treater wearing shabby orange footie pajamas with a burlap sack over his head, who makes an appearance in all the stories whenever someone breaks Halloween traditions.
Despite being delayed for two years and having a small number of public screenings, the film received much critical acclaim and has since garnered a strong cult following. In October 2013, the filmmakers announced that a sequel, Trick 'r Treat 2, is in the works. In 2016, Michael Dougherty and Legendary Pictures teamed up with AtmosFX to create a series of digital Halloween decorations that feature Sam.
Emma and Henry discuss removing the Halloween decorations from their yard, which is against tradition before midnight. Emma does so regardlessly and is enveloped by a sheet, under which her throat is slit by a candy sucker. Later, Henry finds Emma's mutilated body parts incorporated into the decorations.
Charlie begins to take a bucket of candy under a "please take one!" sign, and is caught by the homeowner: his school principal, Steven Wilkins. Charlie is given a lecture on respect by Wilkins but coughs then vomits blood and dies, poisoned by a chocolate bar. Wilkins drags the body into his house just ahead of a group of trick-or-treaters who receive candy.
Wilkins dumps Charlie in his back yard, in a large hole containing another child's body. As he tries to bury the bodies, Wilkins faces numerous interruptions: his young son Billy repeatedly asking for help with his jack-o'-lantern, a neighbor's dog that barks at the fence, the first child in the grave trying to escape, and surly neighbor Mr Kreeg. Wilkins stabs the boy with his shovel, throws a severed finger over the fence to distract the dog, and explains to Kreeg that he is dealing with a septic leak.
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