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Paranormal Activity

Year:
Duration:
86 min | 97 min (extended version) | 83 min (unrated version)
Genres:
Horror
IMDB rate:
6.3
Director:
Oren Peli
Awards:
3 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-10-16
Filming Locations: San Diego, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $15,000
Opening Weekend: $19,617,650 (USA) (16 October 2009)
Gross: $107,918,810 (USA) (21 January 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
Amber Armstrong
Amber Armstrong
Paranormal Activity
Katie Featherston
Katie
Micah Sloat
Micah
Mark Fredrichs
Psychic
Ashley Palmer
Diane
Crystal Cartwright
Exorcism Nanny
Randy McDowell
Lt. Randy Hudson
James Piper
Richard
Did you know?
Trivia
Oren Peli intended to make the film for around $10,000 but the final budget ended up being between $11,000 and $15,000.
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The knife Micah is wielding when talking to Katie during the making dinner scene at the beginning of the movie is the same knife he is killed with in the alternate ending.
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Filming was completed in 10 days.
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Goofs
Towards the beginning of the movie, when Micah and Katie are talking with the psychologist, there is a hard cut from the doctor to Katie as the doctor is talking, but the dialogue does not skip. Since the movie is supposed to be entirely self-filmed footage, this would imply that either there were two cameras filming at once, or that they did a second "take" with the doctor, both of which are unlikely.
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The security system is set every night, yet Katie goes outside and sits on the swing without setting off the alarm.
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When Katie is saying she doesn't want to leave the house, it is assumed that Micah has set the camera on the bed, as it stops moving and stays at a constant angle. This explains why the camera stayed while Micah walked away.
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Quotes
Katie: Is that what I think it is?
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Micah: [Micah replays the tape of him questioning the entity, when he asks "Would you like to you the Ouija board?" he hears a grunt] I'll take one for yes, two for no.
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Micah: What if we just get this Ouija board and we find out what it wants and then we give it what it wants? Then it's gone.
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Faq
Q
What's with all the names in the credits?
A
Those are the individuals who helped to promote the film via the "Demand It" viral marketing campaign. Individuals who voted for the film to come to their city and/or linked others to the eventful site were given the opportunity to submit their names to Paramount for inclusion in the credits as a way of thanking them for their efforts. Some individuals chose to submit their online handles (such as "Pimpman Squeezejuice") as opposed to their real names.
Q
Does this film feature real video evidence?
A
No. This is shot in a faux documentary style (mockumentary) that was been made popular by such films as The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Cannibal Holocaust (1980).
Q
How does the movie end?
A
Following the night #20 attack on Katie, where she is dragged out of her bed, she gives up hope and wants to move to a new house. She shows Micah a bite mark on her back. When Micah announces it's time to move, however, Katie doesn't want to go. When Micah storms out of the room, leaving the camera on the bed watching Katie, Katie speaks in a voice which is hers but also the voice of a man at the same time. The next night, shortly after 1 AM, Katie wakes up, walks over to Micah's side of the bed, stares at him for two hours, and then leaves the bedroom. She walks down the stairs and about half a minute later she screams. Micah runs out to her. After screaming and thumps and squishy noises, heavy footsteps are heard. Micah's body is tossed at the camera, knocking it over. Katie enters the bedroom, hovers over Micah's body, and growls at the camera. A followup note reads: Micah's body was discovered by police on October 11th, 2006. Katie's whereabouts remain unknown.
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