Before I Wake | |
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Directed by | Mike Flanagan |
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Cinematography | Michael Fimognari |
Edited by | Mike Flanagan |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4.9 million[2] |
Before I Wake (also known as Somnia) is a 2016 American dark fantasyhorrorfilm directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and co-written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard.[3] The film stars Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, Annabeth Gish, and Dash Mihok.
Plot[edit]
A frightened man with a gun enters a child's room nervously. He looks around as if expecting something to reveal itself in the shadows, when a sudden commotion makes him pull the trigger. The gunfire awakens the child and the man breaks down in tears. Later, Jessie and Mark Hobson take in a foster child, eight-year-old Cody Morgan, after their young son Sean dies from accidentally drowning in the bathtub.
On his first night, they are amazed as multicolored butterflies flutter across the living room, emitting a strong glow. Mark tries to capture a blue butterfly to show to Cody, as he likes butterflies. However, Cody wakes up and the butterflies disappear. The next day at school, he befriends a girl name Annie and antagonizes a mean student. At home, Cody asks Mark who the child in the picture is, and Mark replies that he is their dead son, Sean. Cody answers that his mom is dead, too. That night, the couple see their deceased child and try to hug him. When Cody wakes up, Sean disappears. Upon discovering Cody's gift to make his dreams become reality, Jessie takes advantage of it. She lets Cody watch home videos of Sean and, that night, the couple once again sees their beloved child. Days later, Mark notices the addiction that his wife has found and accuses her of using Cody for his gift instead of loving him. After the argument, Mark takes down the pictures of Sean.
Cody falls asleep at school, and a nightmarish creature that Cody calls 'the Canker Man' appears before the mean child, as Annie watches in horror and screams, waking him up. Meanwhile, Jessie goes to a doctor and complains that her foster child has trouble sleeping; the doctor prescribes medication. She mixes it with Cody's drink, unbeknownst to her husband. Red dead redemption pc license key. That night Sean once again appears before them but turns into a nightmare. Mark attempts to wake Cody up but can not. Jessie confesses that she drugged him. The nightmare creature devours Mark as Jessie is thrown across the room and falls unconscious. She wakes up with Cody on the phone calling 911 for help. Suspecting domestic violence and that the boy has been drugged, social services takes Cody away to an orphanage.
Jessie steals Cody's social worker's files and talks to his former foster parent, the man from the beginning named Whelan Young. At the orphanage, the staff have noticed that Cody has not been sleeping for the past two days. That night, the boy is given a tranquilizer, which he protests against helplessly. Jessie arrives to find the place dark and isolated. She sees nightmarish creatures in every room. Finally, she finds Cody, but before she can go near him, she is thrown across the hallway by one of the creatures. She pulls out a pillow shaped like a blue butterfly, and hugs the creature. As she holds it, it takes the form of Cody and disappears. Before it disappears, she whispers to him and asks him to release all the people the creatures have taken. The nightmare turns into a beautiful dream, and all the people taken by 'the Canker Man' reappear, though only as dreams themselves. Jessie takes the-still unconscious Cody home.
The following day, Jessie gives Cody the journal his birth mother Andrea had kept, which shows how much she had loved him and his gift. However, she had died of pancreatic cancer when Cody was just three years old. It is revealed that 'the Canker Man' is actually his mother when she had cancer, but Cody had read the journal wrong and thought a monster had taken over his mother because of what the chemotherapy had done to her. Then she tells him that there is more to his recurring nightmares than meets the eye, and Cody begins to learn how to control his gift.
Cast[edit]
- Kate Bosworth as Jessie Hobson
- Thomas Jane as Mark Hobson
- Jacob Tremblay as Cody Morgan
- Annabeth Gish as Natalie Friedman
- Topher Bousquet as The Canker Man
- Dash Mihok as Whelan Young
- Jay Karnes as Peter
- Lance E. Nichols as Detective Brown
- Kyla Deaver as Annie
- Hunter Wenzel as Tate
- Antonio Evan Romero as Sean
- Scottie Thompson as Teacher
- Justin Gordon as Dr. Tennant
Production[edit]
On September 7, 2013, it was announced that Oculus director Mike Flanagan was set to direct a horror film called Somnia he co-wrote with Jeff Howard for Intrepid Pictures, and that the producers would be Trevor Macy and William D. Johnson, with Demarest Films' Sam Englebardt co-producing and co-financing the film with MICA Entertainment headed by Dale Armin Johnson.[3] Focus Features International initially handled international sales of the film.[3] On November 7, 2013, it was announced that Sierra/Affinity would now handle all international rights which were previously held by FFI.[4] On April 4, 2014, Relativity Media acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[5] In March 2015, the title was changed to Before I Wake, apparently over Flanagan's objections.[6]
On November 7, 2013, Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane joined the lead cast of the film as the child's parents, and Jacob Tremblay was set to play as Cody.[4] On November 18, 2013, Annabeth Gish joined the cast of the film to play Natalie, the case worker assigned to young Cody.[7]
Filming commenced on November 11, 2013, in Fairhope, Alabama.[8][9][10] On December 12, 2013, the crew filmed scenes at Barton Academy.[11] Filming completed on December 16, 2013.[8][9] The music was composed by Danny Elfman and The Newton Brothers.[12]
Release[edit]
On April 4, 2014, Relativity Media acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[5] The film was originally scheduled to be released on May 8, 2015, but was pushed back to September 25, 2015, and later pulled from the schedule due to the company's filing for bankruptcy.[13] The film was rescheduled to April 8, 2016,[14] and then rescheduled to September 9, 2016.[15] It was then pulled from the schedule.[16]
In June 2016, it was announced that the film would screen at the Fantasia International Film Festival in July.[17] The film had its North American premiere there on July 31, 2016, while still being distributed by Relativity Media.[18] Excluding the United States, Netflix released the movie worldwide on April 28, 2017.[19] In December 2017, it was revealed that Netflix had obtained United States rights to the film from Relativity Media, thus owning worldwide rights.[20] Netflix released the film in the U.S. on January 5, 2018.[21]
Reception[edit]
According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.33/10.[22] At Metacritic, which assigns and normalizes scores of critic reviews, it has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews.'[23]
References[edit]
- ^'AMC Theatres: Before I Wake'. AMC Theatres. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^'Before I Wake (2016)'. The Numbers. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ abcMcNary, Dave (7 September 2013). ''Oculus' Director Mike Flanagan Tapped For 'Somnia''. variety.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ abRoxborough, Scott (7 November 2013). 'Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane Will Star in Horror Pic 'Somnia''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ abFleming Jr, Mike (4 April 2014). 'Relativity Acquiring U.S. Distribution Rights To 'Oculus' Filmmaker Followup 'Somnia''. deadline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^'Mike Flanagan on Twitter'. twitter.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^''Somnia' Adds Annabeth Gish'. deadline.com. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ abD. Anderson, Marc (4 December 2013). 'Kate Bosworth muses on Fairhope life on Twitter while filming 'Somnia' in town'. al.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ abKaylor, Mike (22 November 2013). 'ON THE SET OF 'SOMNIA': Executive producer Scott Lumpkin brings movie film crew to his hometown'. gulfcoastnewstoday.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^'Extras Casting Call this weekend in Mobile, AL for 'Somnia', starring Katee Sackhoff'. onlocationvacations.com. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^Philips, Rena (12 December 2013). 'Somnia movie crew filming at historic Barton Academy'. mcpss.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^Schweiger, Daniel (8 April 2014). 'Interview with The Newton Brothers'. Film Music Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^Miska, Brad (2015-04-09). ''Before I Wake' Flutters Into September Release'. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^Pederson, Erik (December 4, 2015). 'Relativity Dates Five Films For 2016 Including 'Kidnap' & 'Masterminds''. Deadline.com. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^Rainey, James (May 17, 2016). 'Post-Bankruptcy Relativity Sets 'Masterminds,' Other Release Dates'. Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^Miska, Brad (August 16, 2016). 'Guess What? 'Before I Wake' Just Got Pulled From Release'. Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^Collis, Clark (June 17, 2016). 'Jacob Tremblay horror movie 'Before I Wake' to screen at Fantasia Film Festival'. ew.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^'Before I Wake - Fantasia 2016'. www.fantasiafestival.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^'Mike Flanagan's 'Before I Wake' Hitting Netflix, Except in the States - Bloody Disgusting!'. Bloody Disgusting!. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^'Here's What's Coming to Netflix in January 2018'. Collider. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^Collis, Clark (2017-12-13). 'Repeatedly-delayed Jacob Tremblay horror movie Before I Wake coming to Netflix'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^'Before I Wake (2018)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^'Before I Wake Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- Before I Wake on IMDb
Look up wake up, wake-up, or wakeup in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
To wake up is to emerge from sleep.
Wake up may also refer to:
- 2Music
Television[edit]
- Wake Up (TV program), a former Australian breakfast TV show
- 'Wake-Up', an episode of the television series Teletubbies
- 'Wake Up', a 2014 episode of the animated television series Adventure Time
- 'Wake Up' (TV series), a medical drama series from Taiwan
- 'Wake Up' (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a 2017 episode from the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- 'Wake Up' (Supergirl), a 2017 episode from the third season of Supergirl
Music[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Wake Up! (The Boo Radleys album), 1995
- Wake Up (BTS album), 2014
- Wake Up (Jessica Andersson album), 2009
- Wake Up! (John Legend and The Roots album), 2010
- Wake Up (Paige Armstrong album), 2009
- Wake Up! (Pope Francis album), 2015
- Wake Up (Shalamar album), 1990
- Wake Up (Sway EP), 2013
- Wake Up (Swoope album), 2012
- Wake Up (The Vamps album), 2015
- Wake Up (Youngblood Hawke album), 2013
- Wake Up (Anthony Neely album), 2012
- Wake Up, by Roy Ayers, 1992
- Wake Up, by Avant, renamed The Letter, 2010
Songs[edit]
- 'Wake Up' (Arcade Fire song), 2005
- 'Wake Up' (ClariS song), 2012
- 'Wake Up' (Eliot song), 2019 song that represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
- 'Wake Up' (Eskimo Joe song), 2001
- 'Wake Up' (Fetty Wap song), 2016
- 'Wake Up' (Hilary Duff song), 2005
- 'Wake Up' (The Living End song), 2006
- 'Wake Up' (Rage Against the Machine song), 1992
- 'Wake Up' (Suicide Silence song), 2009
- 'Wake Up!' (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra song), 2014
- 'Wake Up' (The Vamps song), 2015
- 'Wake Up' (XTC song), 1984
- 'Wake Up' (Travis Scott song), 2019
- 'Wake Up (Make a Move)', by Lostprophets, 2004
- 'Wake Up', by Aaradhna from Treble & Reverb
- 'Wake Up', by Alanis Morissette from Jagged Little Pill
- 'Wake Up!!!', by Aldo Nova from Nova's Dream
- 'Wake Up', by Alicia Keys from The Diary of Alicia Keys
- 'Wake Up', by American Hi-Fi from Blood & Lemonade
- 'Wake Up', by Aphrodite's Child from It's Five O'Clock
- 'Wake Up', by Awolnation from Megalithic Symphony
- 'Wake Up', by Brand Nubian from One for All
- 'Wake Up', by Breed 77 from Insects
- 'Wake Up', by The Chambers Brothers from Love, Peace and Happiness
- 'Wake Up', by The Charlatans from Wonderland
- 'Wake Up', by Chicane from The Best of Chicane: 1996–2008
- 'Wake Up!', by Close Your Eyes from We Will Overcome
- 'Wake Up', by CNBLUE from Code Name Blue
- 'Wake Up', by Coheed and Cambria from Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
- 'Wake Up', by Damageplan from New Found Power
- 'Wake Up!', by The Doors, a poem from the song 'Celebration of the Lizard'
- 'Wake Up', by Dope from Felons and Revolutionaries
- 'Wake Up', by Dr. Dog from Easy Beat
- 'Wake Up', by Earshot from Letting Go
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- 'Wake Up', by Girls' Generation from Hoot
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- 'Wake Up', by Hanson from the film soundtrack The Princess Diaries
- 'Wake Up', by Hilary Duff from Most Wanted
- 'Wake Up', by Hooverphonic from No More Sweet Music
- “Wake Up”, by Kayzo and RIOT
- 'Wake Up', by KJ-52 from The Yearbook
- 'Wake Up', by Korn from Issues
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- 'Wake Up', by Mad Season from Above
- 'Wake Up', by Merle Haggard from The Way I Am
- 'Wake Up', by Metro Station from Savior
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- 'Wake Up', by Mr. Big from Actual Size
- 'Wake Up', by The Neville Brothers from Yellow Moon
- 'Wake Up', by Oingo Boingo from Good for Your Soul
- 'Wake Up', by Pennywise from the compilation Punk-O-Rama III
- 'Wake Up', by Pepper
- 'Wake Up', by Pure Essence
- 'Wake Up', by Ringo Starr from Stop and Smell the Roses
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- 'Wake Up', by Run–D.M.C. from Run–D.M.C.
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- 'Wake Up', by Sarah Slean from Day One
- 'Wake Up', by Sibel Redžep
- 'Wake Up', by Slapshock from Project 11-41
- 'Wake Up', by Sliimy
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- 'Wake Up', by Teddy Thompson from Teddy Thompson
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- 'Wake Up', by Tim Armstrong from A Poet's Life
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- 'Wake Up', by The Verve Pipe from A Family Album
- 'Wake Up', by The Walkmen from Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
- 'Wake Up', by Woody Guthrie from Nursery Days
- 'Wake Up', by Yoko Ono from It's Alright (I See Rainbows)
- 'Wake Up', by Z-Ro from King of da Ghetto
- 'Wake Up (Next to You)', by Graham Parker from Steady Nerves
- 'Wake Up (Set Your Sights)', by Uriah Heep from ..Very 'Eavy ..Very 'Umble
- 'Wake Up (The Sleeping Giant)', by Twisted Sister from Love Is for Suckers
Other[edit]
- Wake Up, a musical by Rainhard Fendrich and Harold Faltermeyer
See also[edit]
- 'Wake It Up', a 2008 song by E-40
- 'Wake Me Up When September Ends', a 2004 song by Green Day
- 'Wake Up, America!', a World War I song written in 1916
- Wake Up, O Sleeper, a 2003 album by Cool Hand Luke
- Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up!, a 2007 album by The Pillows
- Wakeup Call (WBAI), a New York morning radio program
- Wake-up robot problem, a situation where an robot must localize itself without prior knowledge
- Woke, a term referring to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice
Wake Up The Movie
I Wake Up Screaming | |
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Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
Produced by | Milton Sperling |
Screenplay by | Dwight Taylor Steve Fisher |
Based on | I Wake Up Screaming 1941 novel by Steve Fisher |
Starring | Betty Grable Victor Mature Carole Landis Laird Cregar |
Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | |
Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $462,500[1] |
Box office | $1,491,500[1] |
I Wake Up Screaming (originally titled Hot Spot) is a 1941 film noir.[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dwight Taylor. The film stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of Grable's few dramatic roles.
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Plot[edit]
A young promoter, Frankie Christopher (Victor Mature), is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn (Carole Landis), a young actress he 'discovered' as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray (Alan Mowbray) and gossip columnist Larry Evans (Allyn Joslyn).
Frankie hides out with Vicky's sister, Jill (Betty Grable), with whom he is falling in love, but is eventually captured and interrogated by the cops. An obsessive police officer, Cornell (Laird Cregar), knows that Frankie is innocent but because the evidence is completely incriminating, he tries to put the suspect behind bars anyway. Frankie escapes and eventually finds the murderer's true identity.
Cast[edit]
- Betty Grable as Jill Lynn
- Victor Mature as Frankie Christopher
- Carole Landis as Vicky Lynn
- Laird Cregar as Ed Cornell
- Alan Mowbray as Robin Ray
- Allyn Joslyn as Larry Evans
- Elisha Cook, Jr. as Harry Williams
- Chick Chandler as Reporter
- Cyril Ring as Reporter
- Morris Ankrum as Asst. District Attorney
- Charles Lane as Florist
- Frank Orth as Caretaker
- Gregory Gaye as Headwaiter
- May Beatty as Mrs. Handel
Background[edit]
The movie was originally known as I Wake Up Screaming. Its title was then changed to Hot Spot. It was the first film Mature made under his contract with 20th Century Fox. Mature, Carole Landis and Alice Faye were meant to star.[3] Faye was replaced by Betty Grable. The title was eventually changed back to I Wake Up Screaming although it was released in some markets as Hot Spot.
The film was remade in 1953 as Vicki.[2]
Reception[edit]
Box Office[edit]
The film earned a profit of $574,100.[1]
Critical response[edit]
Film critic Dennis Schwartz gave the film a favorable review, writing, 'Veteran Fox studio director H. Bruce Humberstone (Charlie Chan at the Opera/Sun Valley Serenade), whose films ranged from Charlie Chan to Tarzan, puts forth his best effort in this thrilling film noir. I Wake Up Screaming was remade in 1953 as Vicki. Dwight Taylor bases his screenplay on the book by pulp writer Steve Fisher. In a jarring move that works in an odd way, 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' is the soundtrack that can be heard throughout. This early film noir, shot in a naturalistic style, showed how dark photography can increase a brooding mood and make the film more tense .. The conclusion is filled with plot twists and surprise character revelations, as the marvelously sinister performance by Laird Cregar as the sicko detective dominates the screen.'[4]
Music[edit]
The film's score was made up of 'Over the Rainbow' and the theme from the 1931 film Street Scene, written by Alfred Newman.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ abcMank, Gregory William (2018). Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy. McFarland.
- ^ abMayer, Geoff and Brian McDonnell. Encyclopedia of film noir (2007: Greenwood Publishing Company). page 226. ISBN978-0-313-33306-4
- ^SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Goldwyn to Film the Life of Lou Gehrig -- Picture Listed for Release Next Year DANCE HALL' HERE FRIDAY Carole Landis and Romero in Roxy Feature -- 'Stars Look Down' Opens July 23By DOUGLAS W. CHURCHILL Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 15 July 1941: 22.
- ^Schwartz, Dennis. Ozus' World Movie Reviews, film review, December 20, 2004. Accessed: July 10, 2013.
- ^Beck, Jay and Tony Grajeda. Lowering the Boom: Critical Studies in Film Sound (2008: University of Illinois Press). page 114. ISBN0-252-07532-3
External links[edit]
- I Wake Up Screaming on IMDb
- I Wake Up Screaming at AllMovie
- I Wake Up Screaming at the TCM Movie Database
- I Wake Up Screaming at the American Film Institute Catalog
- I Wake Up Screaming informational site and DVD review at DVD Beaver (including images)
- I Wake Up Screaming film trailer on YouTube