Smile [DVD]

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Smile is a 2022 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn (in his feature directorial debut), based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn't Slept. The film stars Sosie Bacon as a therapist named Rose Cotter, who, after witnessing the bizarre suicide of a patient, goes through increasingly disturbing and daunting experiences, leading her to believe what she is experiencing is supernatural. It also stars Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan, as well as Caitlin Stasey playing the same character she played in the short film.

We did say Dec. 20 made sense but that Paramount Pictures may release it a week early to time with those buying for Christmas gifts. It looks like Paramount Pictures thinks the way we do. Rogers, Kaniya. " 'Smile' is now available to watch at home — here's how to stream the hit horror movie". Business Insider . Retrieved November 29, 2022. Oh, what a premise. Spinning Smile on a cold, dark winter night I was immediately reminded of the lean and mean J-Horror, so eloquently described by Mark in Ju-on .

Navarro, Meagan (June 3, 2022). "Mysterious New 'Smile' Theatrical Teaser Brings Unsettling Grin and Release Date". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved June 3, 2022. In June 2020, Parker Finn was tapped by Paramount Pictures to write and direct a feature adaptation of his own short film Laura Hasn't Slept, which saw a young woman seeking the help of her therapist desperate to rid herself of a recurring nightmare. [5] On December 14, 2022, Kyle Gallner, who starred as Dr. Rose’s former partner Joel, revealed that he would definitely be up for another stint in a potential sequel. [27] Editing and post-production started on December 3, 2021, and lasted through the end of May 2022, with visual effects was done by the-Artery and was supervised by Yuval Levy and Vico Sharabani , when the film was simply retitled Smile. [11] [12] [13]

The film is being released generally after its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Thursday, September 22nd 2022, Yahoo! News reports. On December 2, 2022 Finn said that there are things he left out of his horror hit that could be explored in a follow-up. [22]Later, Rose visits Holly, attempting to patch things up, but only makes it worse. She hallucinates the entity taking the form of Holly. Joel eventually calls her, to inform her that he discovered all the witnesses committed suicide within a week. The exception was Robert Talley, who instead murdered someone, and the key witness to the murder continued the suicide chain. Rose and Joel visit Talley in jail, where he claims the only way to escape the curse is to kill someone in front of a witness, and do it in a brutal fashion to cause major psychological trauma, which the entity 'feeds' off of. a b Squires, John (November 30, 2022). " 'Laura Hasn't Slept' – Watch the Original Short Film That Became This Year's 'Smile' [Video]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved February 26, 2023. Not a lot has been announced for June 2022, but movie buffs will be excited to hear that Lawrence of Arabia is finally coming out on 4K.

There’s some great news for those who love horror movies. Smile is currently out in theaters. It was only released at the end of September, but we already know when it will come to DVD and Blu-ray. On December 13, 2022, it was revealed that the movie’s home video release included an audio commentary by Finn (complete with commentary subtitles), among other extras. The first-time filmmaker discusses his intentions behind several creative choices, from storytelling to camera movement. [26] The short movie later received a wide release as a bonus feature on the home video media release of Smile; Paramount marketed the feature as a " Smile original short film". [41] Finn additionally called the short "the origin" of Smile. [38] [42] Sequel [ edit ] Rose and Joel discover the sole exception in the chain of suicides: convicted murderer Robert Talley. Rose and Joel visit him in jail, where he claims that the entity feeds on trauma, and that the only way to escape it is to brutally kill someone else in front of a witness to traumatize them. Rose angrily rejects this idea. The demon appears at her home in Madeline's form and taunts her. Rose drives to her hospital with a knife and murders Carl, but it is revealed to be a hallucination. Rose wakes up in her car to find Morgan standing outside. He notices the knife, but she speeds away, prompting him to alert the police.

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The film's score was composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer. [14] For practical effects, Finn recruited Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics, who he described as a major influence in wanting to be a horror filmmaker for their work in films such as Aliens. [15] Trivia [ ] Rose angrily rejects the option and leaves. She is confronted at home by the entity in the Madeline's form telling her it is "almost time". Rose impulsively drives to her hospital with a knife and hallucinates murdering Carl in front of Desai to pass on the curse. Desai approaches Rose and, spotting the knife, alerts the police. a b Rubin, Rebecca (September 22, 2021). " 'Mare of Easttown' Actor Sosie Bacon to Star in 'Something's Wrong With Rose' for Paramount Players (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved September 22, 2021. The following month, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Rob Morgan, Kal Penn, Judy Reyes, Gillian Zinser and Caitlin Stasey joined the cast. [7]

Rose tries to patch things up with Trevor but becomes enraged after realizing he has called Madeline to provide psychological intervention without asking Rose first. Upset, she leaves to speak with Holly, who also dismisses Rose's belief in a curse. Holly compares Rose's behavior to their late mother, and Rose accuses Holly of abandoning her before their mother's death. Smile was shot digitally using Arri Alexa 65 cameras, at a resolution of 6.5K producing a 4K DI from which this UHD is sourced. Finn previously made a short film set in the same world titled: Laura Hasn’t Slept, which was meant to debut at SXSW in 2020. The festival that year was one of the first events to be shut down due to the spread of COVID-19, but Finn was still able to make a deal with Paramount to make Smile based on the strength of that short. [16]

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The film is a great blend of horror and drama, never dulling for a moment. On for approx 2 hours this felt like the right amount time to conclude.