The beginning of the movie is actually the end of the movie, then they recap. The surreal, sad story behind the acclaimed new doc three. Home invasions are a not an all too common occurrence, but for most people they are a major fear, a fear that bryan bertino exploited quite well in 2008s the strangers, the story of a young couple who become the victims of a random home invasion while vacationing in their remote summer home. Jun 11, 2010 the movie the strangers is not based on a true story. But what makes the film more frightening is that there was a rumor. Here are more movies in which the truth is stranger than fiction. The two boys approach the house, and enter to find a bloody and disastrous scene.
I do not understand how this has possibly happened to anyone in real life. The strangers provides a few scares, but offers little else to distinguish itself from other slasher films. What you are about to see is inspired by true events. Nov 03, 2015 the fortean slip bedtime stories 44 the keddie murders of cabin 28. Our friends at foundflix address both these issues in their most recent video. The true story behind the film the strangers is an incident from writer and director bryan bertinos childhood, when someone knocked on the door of bertinos home while his parents were away. Theres lots of blood and gore and some dead bodies. The 2018 horror movie slate is already building up quite the repertoire. Knocks on the door in the night are the start of what proceeds to be a fear inditing ploy by 3 unknown masked individuals.
Though i was not really convinced by speedmans attempt to reflect intense emotions, you can always rely on liv taylor, who is given a rather thin piece of script really working her ass off to get the most out of it. Jonah hill and miles teller star as the unexpected arms dealers in the movie. What is the true story behind the film the strangers. So what do you make of that bleak endingand why were the titular strangers faces never revealed. The plot follows kristen and james scott speedman whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who infiltrate the home. Based on a true story, a couple on the rocks stay in a residential house in the woods. The fortean slip bedtime stories 44 the keddie murders of cabin 28. The movie is very loosely based on a set of stories likely invented by the snedekers and the warrens and cleaned up by garton for print. Netflix has come out with many true crime dramas and documentaries over the past year, including the recent killer inside.
The strangers is a 2008 american horror film written and directed by bryan bertino and starring liv tyler and scott speedman as a young couple who are terrorized by three masked assailants, who break into the remote summer home and destroy all means of escape or calling for help by destroying. The movie the strangers is not based on a true story. Rent the strangers 2008 starring liv tyler and scott speedman on dvd and bluray. Best movies based on true stories, real life events. There have been great movies about home invasion, like in cold blood, that made more of it than gruesome events. The strangers 2008 the strangers is a horrorslasher film that tells the story of couple kristen and james and how they were tortured by three complete masked strangers in their vacation home.
Later, he found out that empty homes in the neighborhood had been robbed. A sequel to the 2008 film the strangers, it is written by bryan bertino who wrote and directed the first film and ben ketai. According to the trailer it is based off true events kristen mccay and james hoyts murder. That said, unlike many others in the horror genre, the film doesnt sexualize its terror, and the characters in peril arent just sacrificial lambs the filmmakers attempt to make you care about them. Mar 09, 2016 so in the end the strangers inspired by atrue story claim is definitely true, but a combination of several stories to appeal to general audiences. May 29, 2008 the strangers is a wellshot film the cinematographer is the veteran peter sowa. That last thing i would call this movie is based on a true. I felt the film could have been slightly shorter, since, not much happens in the duration of the film, and although the mysteries of the plot are never quite fully resolved, it makes the film that much more intense. Prey at night is a homeinvasion horror movie thats a sequel to 2008 s hit the strangers. There are nights when all we want to do is curl up in bed and watch a horror movie.
In the rt consensus you may have read the following. Ahead, scroll through movies you wont believe are based on true stories. Prey at night begins with the message that the film youre about to see is based on true events. While we all practice social distancing in order to help flatten the curve of the virus, wed suggest checking out our calendar of upcoming livestreamed events. Its no wonder, then, that netflix viewers may be a little confused about the story that the upcoming drama series, the stranger, is based on. The screenplay was inspired by two reallife events. The strangers is a horrorslasher film that tells the story of couple kristen and james and how they were tortured by three complete masked strangers in their vacation home. I just saw it an hour ago and is beginning to think the whole true story thing is well. In addition to a fourth insidious film that premiered in january and an.
By arrangement with warner music group film & tv licensing. The terrifying 2008 home invasion horror film the strangers was sadly inspired by reallife violent crimes, including some brutal murders. The one you saw in the movie is a bit more realistic than the real picture itself. In 2008, the strangers was released, and it centered on a family who was tortured at their home for no reason. I think vault of horror debunked this true story business by taking a look at the press notes, where the writerdirector reveals that his screenplay is based on a childhood memory of his little sister opening a door to some strangers while his parents were away. The true story that inspired the movie the strangers. The 2008 financial crisis had taken a toll on the clubs clientele, which meant a downturn in the womens pay. Jun 01, 2008 the movie the strangers is a true story. The strangers true story popsugar entertainment uk.
The movie is based roughly on cases of home invasion, but as its own entity it is not a true story. But how much of what made its way on screen actually. Alternate versions the unrated version is over two minutes longer than the theatrical version which includes one additional scene of kristen, after being stabbed and left for dead, is crawling on the floor of the house to reach mikes ringing cell phone. The strangers refuses to go as far as most horror movies today, and that is to its benefit. The strangers is a wellshot film the cinematographer is the veteran peter sowa. James lies on the floor, dead, and kristen in the hallway having dragged herself a short distance away from the living room, her white gown saturated in blood. Mar 12, 2018 like the strangers, new film the strangers. Is netflixs the stranger based on a true story of deception. In light of coronavirus news and restrictions on gatherings put in place by governor inslee, washington movie theaters have closed through may 4 at least. I was wondering if someone could confirm this and if they knew the true background of the case. We all love doing that, but what makes a scary movie scarier is knowing that it is based on a true story. Mar 11, 2018 the strangers true story how horror movie the strangers is and isnt based on a true story march 11, 2018 by ryan roschke. Is the movie the strangers 2008 based on a true story.
Apr 17, 2017 did you remember to lock the backdoor. Naomi watts starred in the remake of an austrian horror movie of the same name, about strangers who visit a family at their lake house. As our own brian collins has written before, bryan bertinos the strangers is a perhaps underrated slasher masterpiece, and one of the absolute scariest contemporary horror films thats an impressive and increasingly rare feat, but one that bertino pulls off in effortlessly savage fashion. Perhaps more disquieting than the strangers is that bertinos film was inspired by a few reallife events. So in the end the strangers inspired by atrue story claim is definitely true, but a combination of several stories to appeal to general audiences. Mar 08, 2018 writerdirector bryan bertinos thriller the strangers premiered in 2008, and it has taken 10 years to get this sequel, subtitled prey at night, on screen.
In addition to a fourth insidious film and an epic halloween reboot, were also getting a sequel to 2008 s the strangers. What is the true story of the movie the strangers answers. Its also said that the movie was loosely based on both the 1981 keddie resort murders in northern california as well as the manson family murders, led by charles manson and his family. Later, he found out that the same strangers went to other homes in the neighborhood and ransacked and burglarized them if no one was home. Characters are stabbed, beaten, and shot, often very graphically. A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants. As a horror fan, and knowledgeable on how disappointing and horrible these films can often turn out, i thoroughly enjoyed the strangers. The dvd and bluray copies of the strangers were released on october 21, 2008. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive. Even though you have already figured out the fates of the couple, its an intriguing intro and youre hooked. How horror movie the strangers is and isnt based on a true story. With the masked frighteners getting more violent and no means. It wasnt so much that the film starring liv tyler and scott speedman boasted a unique concept. Jun 01, 2008 the recent 2008 horror film the strangers is supposedly based upon a true story.
In 2008, the strangers, one of the most unsettling movies ever, hit theaters. Explore your worst fears with this shocking suspense thriller inspired by disturbing true events. The movie is inspired by real events, one of which is a number of neighborhood breakins during director bertinos childhood. Everything you need to know about the strangers movie 2008. The strangers and the reallife horrors that inspired a. Rather, it was collectively inspired by several different home invasiontype crimes, including but not limited to the manson family murders. Prey at night is a 2018 american slasher film directed by johannes roberts and starring christina hendricks, martin henderson, bailee madison and lewis pullman. Strangers is a suspense thriller revolving around a couple tyler and speedman in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. With the masked frighteners getting more violent and no means to contact help, the couple must hold out as long as possible. Parents need to know that the strangers is a grisly, tense, very scary horror movie with plenty of blood spilled. Mar 05, 2018 the original strangers film also claimed to be based on a true story, but its main inspiration was the notorious manson family murders, according to a 2008 shock till you drop interview with. The strangers ist ein usamerikanischer horrorthriller aus dem jahr 2008. His little sister answered, and the person asked for someone who didnt live at the house. The filmmaker has cited a childhood experience where strangers knocked on his door while.
Rent the strangers 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Explore your worst fears imaginable with this shocking suspense thriller inspired by disturbing true events. The strangers is a 2008 american horror film written and directed by bryan bertino and starring liv tyler and scott speedman as a young couple who are terrorized by three masked assailants, who break into the remote summer home and destroy all means of escape or calling for help by destroying their car, cell phones, and phone line. The strangers new full movie the strangers, in theaters may 30th. Is the movie the strangers based on a true story answers. Alternate versions the unrated version is over two minutes longer than the theatrical version which includes one additional scene of kristen, after being stabbed and left for dead, is crawling on the floor of the house to reach mikes ringing cell phone, only to have it ring off before she can answer it. The strangers is a 2008 american slasher film written and directed by bryan bertino. With that memory in mind, bertino created this, his debut screenplay.
Mar 26, 2018 the 2018 horror movie slate is already building up quite the repertoire. Scott speedman in the strangers 2008 liv tyler and scott speedman in the strangers 2008 bryan bertino. Mar 08, 2018 this isnt a horror movie that will take up residence in your nightmares for weeks, but the sequel to the solid 2008 original the strangers is nonetheless just as effective in the short. The plot follows kristen liv tyler and james scott speedman whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who infiltrate the home. Jul 01, 2018 the incredible true story of triplets separated at birth and reunited years later unfolds in the documentary three identical strangers business. In april of 1981 sue sharp, two of her children and a friend of her sons were murdered b. Its very violent, with attacks via knife, gun, ax, golf club, baseball bat, and truck. Kmc forums movies movie discussion the strangers based on a true story. Rather, it was collectively inspired by several different home invasiontype crimes, including but. Considering that we then go on to see a husband, wife and their. Thats hollywood, but, as scary as it may be, also real life. A new sequel is out this year, and its also claiming to be based on a true story. The first 45 minutes are quite intense, the whole setup just works fine and the simple but effective cinematography is nice to watch. The strangers based on a true story movies that matter.
No one needs another movie where someone is tortured to death. Prey at night informs its audience straight out of the gate that its terrifying story is based on true events. The strangers true story how horror movie the strangers is and isnt based on a true story march 11, 2018 by ryan roschke. The characters of the strangers in the movie are fictional. It stars liv tyler and scott speedman and is directed and written by bryan bertino.
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