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Insidious is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, ... Insidious(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2010horrorfilmbyJamesWan InsidiousTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyJamesWanWrittenbyLeighWhannellProducedby JasonBlum StevenSchneider OrenPeli Starring PatrickWilson RoseByrne BarbaraHershey Cinematography JohnR.Leonetti DavidM.Brewer Editedby JamesWan KirkMorri MusicbyJosephBisharaProductioncompanies HauntedMovies[1][2] Stage6Films[3] AllianceFilms[2] IMGlobal[2] DistributedbyFilmDistrict[1]Releasedates September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)(TIFF) April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)(UnitedStates)[4] Runningtime101minutesCountries UnitedStates[5] Canada[5] LanguageEnglishBudget$1.5million[6]Boxoffice$99.5million[6] Insidiousisa2010AmericansupernaturalhorrorfilmdirectedbyJamesWan,writtenbyLeighWhannell,andstarringPatrickWilson,RoseByrne,andBarbaraHershey.ItisthefirstinstallmentintheInsidiousfranchise,andthethirdintermsoftheseries'in-storychronology.Thestorycentersonacouplewhosesoninexplicablyentersacomatosestateandbecomesavesselforavarietyofmalevolententitiesinanastralplane. InsidioushaditsworldpremiereonSeptember14,2010,atthe2010TorontoInternationalFilmFestival(TIFF)andreceivedawidetheatricalreleaseonApril1,2011,byFilmDistrict.Thefilmisfollowedbyasequel,Chapter2(2013),andtwoprequels,Chapter3(2015)andTheLastKey(2018). Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 3.1Filming 3.2Music 4Release 4.1Theatricalrun 4.2Homemedia 5Reception 5.1Boxoffice 5.2Criticalresponse 5.3Awardsandnominations 6Sequelandprequels 6.1Sequel 6.2Prequels 7Seealso 8References 9Externallinks Plot[edit] MarriedcoupleJoshandRenaiLambert,theirsonsDaltonandFoster,andinfantdaughterCali,haverecentlymovedintoanewhome.Oneday,Daltoninexplicablyfallsintoacoma. Afterthreemonthsoftreatmentwithoutresult,RenaiandJoshtakeDaltonhome.Thefamilystartstoexperiencedisturbingparanormalevents.RenaibeginshearingvoicesoverthebabymonitorwhennooneisinCali'sroom,FostersaysthatDaltonsleepwalksatnight,andRenaiseesafrighteningfigureinCali'sroom.AfterRenaiisattackedbythefigure,theLambertsdecidetomove,believingthehousetobehaunted. Inthenewhouse,however,thesupernaturalactivitycontinues.Josh'smotherLorrainearrivesandisterrifiedwhensheseesared-faceddemonbehindJosh.ShecallsEliseRainier,apsychic,andherparanormalinvestigatorsSpecsandTucker.[7]InDalton'sroom,Eliseseesthesamered-faceddemonicfigurethatLorrainesaw. EliseexplainsthatDaltonisnotinacoma;hewasbornwiththeabilitytoastraltravel,andhadbeenunknowinglydoingsoinhissleep,probablybelievinghewasdreaming.Thistimehehastravelledtoofarandhasbeencapturedinapurgatoryrealmcalled"TheFurther",aplaceinhabitedbythetorturedsoulsofthedead.Withouthismentalpresence,hisbodyiscomatosebutspiritsdesiretouseitsotheycanenterthephysicalworld. EliseperformsaseancetocommunicatewithDaltonandthedemonpossessesDalton'sbodyandattacksthegroupbeforebeingstoppedbyElise.Sheexplainsthatshe'sknownLorrainefordecades,andhadpreviouslyhelpedJoshwhenhewaseightyearsold.ItisrevealedthatJoshalsopossessestheabilitytoastralproject,thoughhehadsuppressedhismemoryofityearsago.Elisehadhelpedhimprotecthimselffromtheparasiticspiritofaneviloldwomanthatwantedtopossesshim.TheonlywaytorescueDaltonisforJoshtogointoTheFurtherandsavehim. EliseputsJoshinatranceandheisabletoprojecttotheirprevioushouse.HefightsoffaspiritandenterstheDemon'slair,wherehefindsDaltonchained.Hefreeshim,buttheyarechasedbythedemonwhilethespiritsoftheFurtherinvadetherealworldandterrorizeElise,Renai,andtheothers.Afterescaping,Joshconfrontstheoldwomanthathauntedhimasachild,tryingonceandforalltoovercomehisfears.TheoldwomandissolvesandwhenJoshandDaltonreturntotheirbodies,thespiritshavealldisappeared. ThefamilycelebratestheirvictorybutElisesensesthatsomethingisamissaboutJosh.Whenshesnapsaphotoofhim,Joshbecomesenragedandstrangleshertodeath.RenaiishorrifiedwhenshediscoversElise'sdeadbodyandevenmoresowhensheseesthephotoElisetook.ThephotorevealsthatJoshisnowtheevilwomanfromhischildhood;shepossessedhimwhenheconfrontedherintheFurther. Cast[edit] PatrickWilsonasJoshLambert JoshFeldmanasyoungJosh RoseByrneasRenaiLambert LinShayeasEliseRainier TySimpkinsasDaltonLambert BarbaraHersheyasLorraineLambert BrynnBowieandMadisonBowieasKaliLambert LeighWhannellasSteven"Specs" AngusSampsonasTucker AndrewAstorasFosterLambert HeatherTocquignyasNurseKelly CorbettTuckasNurseAdele RubenPlaasDr.Sercarz JohnHenryBinderasFatherMartin ChristopherMarrBesinaasGhost MarfrenCubarasTree JosephBisharaasLipstick-FaceDemon J.LaRoseasLongHairedFiend PhilipFriedmanasParker"Marilyn"Crane/TheBrideinBlack:Friedman'scharacterwascreditedon-screenas"theOldWoman". KellyDevotoandCorbettTuckasDollGirls BenWoolfasDancingBoy LaryCrewsastheWhistlingGhostDad JosePrendesasTopHatGuy CaslinRoseastheGhoul/Contortionist Production[edit] ThemoviewassomewhatofareactionofWan'stothesuccessoftheSawseries.[8]WandirectedthefirstSawfilmin2004,andwhilehestatedinaninterviewwithEntertainmentWeeklythathewas"veryproud"ofthemovie,healsofeltthatthemovie,specifically,theviolenceandgoreofit,putsomepeopleoffandmadethemhesitanttoworkwithhim.[8]WanthusmadeInsidiousinparttoprovethathecouldmakeamoviewithoutthelevelofviolencefoundintheSawseries.[8] Filming[edit] PrincipalphotographyforInsidiouswascompletedoverthecourseofthreeweeksin2010,fromlateApriltomid-MayatthehistoricHeraldExaminerBuildingindowntownLosAngeles.[9]Inregardstotheshortershootingschedule,actorPatrickWilsonexplained,"Wehadlongdaysandalotofpagesaday,andwedidn'tgetalotofcoverageorrehearsal.Butluckily,thebenefitofdoingamoviethat'snotonabigbudget—andthereasonit'susuallydonelikethat—issoifthefilmmakersfeellike,'OK,we'renotgoingtosacrificeanythingonscreen,'whichIdon'tthinktheyhave,itletsthemhavecompletecontrol.Sowewereingoodhands."[10] Music[edit] ThemusicalscoretoInsidiouswascomposedbyJosephBishara,whoalsoappearsinthefilmasthedemon.[9]Performedwithaquartetandapiano,abulkofthescorewasimprovisedandstructuredintheeditingprocess,althoughsomerecordingsessionsbeganpriortofilming.[11]Ondescribingtheapproachofthefilm'ssoundtrack,directorJamesWanexplained,"Wewantedalotofthescaresequencestoplayreallysilent.But,whatIliketodowiththesoundtrackissetyouonedgewithareallyloud,sortoflike,atonalscratchyviolinscore,mixingwithsomereallyweirdpianobangsandtakethatawayandallofasudden,you'relike,'Whatjusthappenedthere?'"[12] AnexclusivelydigitalsoundtrackalbumwasreleasedbyVoidRecordingsonOctober11,2011.[13]Additionalsongsfeaturedinthefilminclude: "TiptoeThroughtheTulips"byTinyTim(1968) "NuvoleBianche"byLudovicoEinaudi(2004) "Decode"byParamore(uncredited) Release[edit] Theatricalrun[edit] InsidioushaditsworldpremiereintheMidnightMadnessprogramattheTorontoInternationalFilmFestivalonSeptember14,2010.Lessthan12hoursafteritsscreening,theU.SdistributionrightstothefilmandtheworldwidedistributionrightstoanysequelswerepickedupbySonyPicturesWorldwideAcquisitions.[14][15]OnDecember29,2010,itwasannouncedthatthefilmwouldbereleasedtheatricallyonApril1,2011bythethen-relativelynewfilmcompanyFilmDistrict.[16]ThefilmwasalsoscreenedatSouthbySouthwestinmid-March2011.[17] Homemedia[edit] InsidiouswasreleasedonDVDandBlu-rayonJuly12,2011throughSonyPicturesHomeEntertainment.[18]TheBlu-raybonuscontentincludesthreefeaturettes:Horror101:TheExclusiveSeminar,OnSetWithInsidious,andInsidiousEntities.[19]Onthedaypriortothefilm'shomemediarelease,SonyPicturesandFangoriahostedafreescreeningofthefilmattheSilentMovieTheaterinLosAngelesfollowedbyaninteractiveQ&AwithdirectorJamesWanandscreenwriterLeighWhannell.[20] Reception[edit] Boxoffice[edit] Thefilmopenedwith$13.3million,makingit#3attheUSboxofficebehindHopandSourceCode.Onabudgetof$1.5million,ithassincegrossedatotalofUS$54millionintheUSand$44.5millioninternationally,foratotalof$99.5millionworldwide.[21]Insidiouswasoneofthemostprofitablefilmsof2011(withCars2havingaworldwideprofitof$362million).[22] Criticalresponse[edit] ReviewaggregateRottenTomatoesreportsthat66%ofcriticshavegiventhefilmapositivereviewbasedon177reviews;theaveragescoreis6.00/10.Thecriticalconsensusis:"Asidefromashakyfinalact,Insidiousisaveryscaryandveryfunhauntedhousethrillride."[23]OnMetacritic,thefilmhasaweightedaveragescoreof52outof100basedon30critics,indicating"mixedoraveragereviews".[24]RogerEbertgavethefilmtwo-and-a-halfstarsoutoffourandwrote,"Itdependsoncharacters,atmosphere,sneakyhappeningsandmountingdread.Thisoneisnotterrificallygood,butmoviegoerswillgetwhatthey'reexpecting."[25] Anumberofnegativereviewsreportedthatthesecondhalfofthefilmdidnotmatchthedevelopmentofthefirst.MikeHaleofTheNewYorkTimeswrotethat"thestrongestanalogueforthesecondhalfofInsidiousisonethatthefilmmakersprobablyweren’ttryingfor:itfeelslikealesspoeticversionofanM.NightShyamalanfairytale."[26]Similarly,JamesBerardinellicommented,"[i]fthere'sacomplainttobemadeaboutInsidious,it'sthatthefilm'ssecondhalfisunabletoliveuptotheimpossiblyhighstandardssetbythefirsthalf."[27]EthanGilsdorfofTheBostonGlobewrotethat"[t]hefilmbeginswithpromise"but"[t]hecrazytrainofInsidiousrunsfullyofftherailswhenthefilmmakersgologicalandsomeofthestrangegetsexplainedawayasadoubleshotofdemonicpossessionandastralprojection."[28] Positivereviewshavefocusedonthefilmmakers'abilitytobuildsuspense.JohnAndersonofTheWallStreetJournalexplains"[w]hatmakesamoviescaryisn'twhatjumpsoutofthecloset.It'swhatmightjumpoutofthecloset.Theblood,thegoreandthenoiseofsomanyfrightfilmsmissthehorrifyingpoint:Moviewatchersarefarmoreconvinced,instinctively,thatwhatwedon'tknowwillmostassuredlyhurtus...Insidiousestablishesthatthesefolkscanmakeafilmthatoperatesonanentirelydifferentlevel,sansgore,orobviousgimmicks.Andmakefleshcrawl."[29]MichaelPhillipsoftheChicagoTribunewrote:"directorJamesWanandscreenwriterLeighWhannelladmireallsortsoffright,fromtheblatanttotheinsidiouslysubtle.Thisoneliesataneffectivehalfwaypointbetweenthoseextremes."[30]PeterTraversofRollingStonecommented:"Here'sabetter-than-averagespookhousemovie,mostlybecauseInsidiousdecidesitcandauntanaudiencewithoutsprayingitwithblood."[31]ChristyLemireoftheAssociatedPressstated:"Insidiousisthekindofmovieyoucouldwatchwithyoureyesclosedandstillfeelengrossedbyit."[32] Awardsandnominations[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(October2016)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Year Result Award Category Recipient 2011 Won FrightMeterAwards BestHorrorFilm JamesWanLeighWhannell 2011 Nominated FrightMeterAwards BestDirector JamesWan 2011 Nominated FrightMeterAwards BestActress RoseByrne 2011 Won FrightMeterAwards BestSupportingActress LinShaye 2011 Nominated FrightMeterAwards BestScreenplay LeighWhannell 2011 Nominated SaturnAwards BestSupportingActress LinShaye 2011 Nominated 2011ScreamAwards BestHorrorFilm − 2011 Nominated 2011ScreamAwards BestHorrorActor PatrickWilson 2011 Nominated 2011ScreamAwards BestHorrorActress RoseByrne Sequelandprequels[edit] Sequel[edit] Mainarticle:Insidious:Chapter2 Asequel,Insidious:Chapter2,wasreleasedonFriday,September13,2013.[33] Prequels[edit] Mainarticles:Insidious:Chapter3andInsidious:TheLastKey Athirdinstallment,Insidious:Chapter3,withLeighWhannellservingasdirectorandwriter,wasreleasedonJune5,2015,toahighboxofficegrossandamixedcriticalresponse.[34] Afourthinstallment,withAdamRobitelasdirectorandWhannellaswriterofthefilm,[35]Insidious:TheLastKeywasreleasedonJanuary5,2018,andreceivedmixedreviews. 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