Sinister (2012)
Sinister (2012)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ethan Hawke
Ellison Oswalt
Vincent D'Onofrio
Professor Jonas
Juliet Rylance
Tracy
James Ransone
Deputy
Fred Thompson
Sheriff
Michael Hall D'Addario
Trevor
Clare Foley
Ashley
Blake Mizrahi
Christopher Miller
Tavis Smiley
Anchor
Cameron Ocasio
BBQ Son / Killer
Janet Zappala
Reporter
Danielle Kotch
Lawn Girl
Victoria Leigh
Stephanie
Scott Derrickson
Director
Ethan Haberfield
Pool Party Boy
Nicholas King
Bughuul / Mr. Boogie
C. Robert Cargill
Writer
Rachel Konstantin
Mrs. Stevenson (uncredited)
Jason Blum
Producer
Emily Brobst
Victim (uncredited) / Stunt Double
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Producer
Christopher Young
Composer
Christopher Norr
Cinematographer
Charles Layton
Executive Producer
Frédéric Thoraval
Editor
Sheila Jaffe
CastingDirector
Ruth Salen
CastingDirector
David Brisbin
ProductionDesigner
Arielle Toelke
Makeup Department Head
Abby O'Sullivan
Costume Design
Charles J. Coleman
Assistant Property Master
Roddy Cruz
Set Dresser
David A. Whittaker
Sound Effects Editor
David Altenau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Randolph Carty
Dolly Grip
Daniel Feighery
First Assistant 'B' Camera
George Bianchini
Steadicam Operator
Alexandra Franklin
Casting Assistant
Shawnique Hill
Costume Supervisor
Jason Milani
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John El Manahi
Art Direction
Thomas Spence
Property Master
Jack Donnelly
Camera Operator
Richard Green
Epk Producer
Olenka Denysenko
Script Supervisor
Liliana Meyrick
Key Hair Stylist
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Dane A. Davis
Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Hutson
Sound Mixer
Sonia Castleberry
Hairstylist
Omar Vaid
Property Master
Paul Hackner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor
Jason Piccioni
Visual Effects Producer
Brent Poleski
Key Grip
Reggie Diaz
Digital Intermediate Producer
Ryan Felix
Visual Effects Editor
Tim Jacobsen
Visual Effects Producer
Craig Addonizio
Electrician
Phil Beck III
Leadman
Phillip Beck
Special Effects Coordinator
Sean Feehan
Electrician
Lee Genick
Extras Casting
Joseph Hicks
Extras Casting
Gina Ruiz
Assistant Costume Designer
Michael Nickodem
Location Manager
Stacy Rowe
Script Supervisor
Alex Ullrich
Foley Artist
Will Dearborn
First Assistant Camera
Aaron Becker
Title Designer
Alex Klabukov
Key Grip
Steve Rodriguez
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Rich Krusell
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Richard Hebrank
Construction Coordinator
Doug Devine
Set Dresser
Ric Schnupp
ADR Recordist
Matt von Brock
CG Supervisor
Ryan Senecal
Special Effects Coordinator
Blaise Miller
Generator Operator
Ronen Gevint
Extras Casting
Thomas Milano
Music Editor
Karma Karel
Makeup Department Head
Stacy St. Onge
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Peter Bundrick
Key Carpenter
John Sanacore
Foley Mixer
Matthew Iadarola
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nina Kuhn
Chief Lighting Technician
Steve Berens
Animal Wrangler
Lauzanne Nel
Key Makeup Artist
Chris Leuzzi
Set Dresser
Justin Price
Set Dresser
Susan Paley Abramson
Casting Associate
Jessica Wenger
Costume Supervisor
Adrian Colbert
Visual Effects Editor
Scott Maguire
Camera Operator
Daniel James McCabe
Best Boy Electric
Jenna Bush
Camera Intern
Mike Spence
Set Dresser
Thomas W. Jordan
Boom Operator
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Tyler Fagerstrom
Digital Intermediate Assistant
David E. Schneider
Digital Intermediate Editor
Sarah C. Reeves
First Assistant Editor
Andrew Settle
Leadman
Jeremy Launais
Chief Lighting Technician
Daniel C. McFadden
Still Photographer
Christine Dougherty
Digital Intermediate Producer
Terry Robbins
Hair Department Head
Björn Rehbein
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Diane Macke
Visual Effects Coordinator
Matthew Tibbenham
Camera Supervisor
Tony Dustin
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Satoko Ichinose
Hair Department Head
Sarah Hindsgaul
Hairstylist
Carmen Cárdenas
Assistant Art Director
Jacqueline Canto
Assistant Set Decoration
Beauxregard Neylon
ADR Mixer
Marc Aramian
Sound Designer
Carl Casano
Electrician
Jasi Cotton Lanier
Stunts / Stunt Double
Miguel Palos
Thanks
Nicholas R. Bell
Second Assistant Director
Adam Bernard
Second Second Assistant Director
Gerard DiNardi
First Assistant Director
Angie Conners
Thanks
Diego Fernando Coronel
Thanks
Jonathan Deckter
Thanks
Alex Demetriades
Thanks
Stuart Ford
Thanks
W.B. Kirby Hill
Thanks
Sammy Janowitz
Thanks
Stephen Kempser
Thanks
Richard Kuhnla
Thanks
Julie Mandelbaum
Thanks
Dror Mohar
Thanks
Frank Prugo
Thanks
Michael Roban
Thanks
Lauren Valenti
Thanks
Bonnie Voland
Thanks
Rebecca Weis
Thanks
Cornel West
Thanks
J. Tom Jones
Transportation Captain
Herb Lieberz
Transportation Coordinator
Scott Lieberz
Driver
James Messersmith
Driver
Austin Nisar
Driver
Gary O'Connell
Driver
Harry Ycaza
Driver
Brian Wiggins
Production Assistant
Stephen Belmont
Production Assistant
Shatirah Rolle
Production Assistant
Anthony Rigual
Production Assistant
Mike Mitchell
Production Assistant
Timothy LaFleur
Set Production Assistant
Natalie Jones
Production Assistant / Set Production Assistant
Matt Hill
Set Production Assistant
Parker Haynes
Production Assistant
Alyssa Fannick
Production Assistant
Blaine Chou
Set Production Assistant
George Brassey
Key Set Production Assistant
Mitchell Berkowitz
Set Medic
Deborah Blake
Set Medic
Cathy Heskin
Set Medic
Stanton Barrett
Stunts
Heidi Burger
Stunts
Scott Burik
Stunts
Chris Colombo
Stunts
Tanner Gill
Stunts
Szilvia Gogh
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 29, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingR
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$82,515,113
Filming LocationsLos Angeles · Long Island, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by C. Robert Cargill and Derrickson. It shows Ethan Hawke as a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of snuff films depicting gruesome murders in his new house puts his family in danger. Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, and Michael Hall D'Addario appear in supporting roles.
Sinister was inspired by a nightmare Cargill had after watching the 2002 film The Ring. Principal photography on Sinister began in Autumn of 2011 in Long Island, New York with a production budget of $3 million. To add to the authenticity of old home movies and snuff films, the Super 8 segments were shot on actual Super 8 cameras and film stock. The film was a co-production between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
It premiered at the SXSW festival on March 10, 2012. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2012, and in the United States on October 12. Critics praised its acting, direction, cinematography and atmosphere, but panned its use of jump scares and other horror clichés. It was a box office success, grossing $87.7 million against its budget of $3 million. It has developed a reputation for scariness and is considered a cult classic. A 2020 study by Broadband Choices named Sinister the scariest film ever made, based on an analysis of viewer heart rates.
A sequel was released in 2015.