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Signs

Year:
Duration:
106 min
Genres:
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Awards:
3 wins & 19 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2002-08-02
Filming Locations: Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Earnings
Budget: $72,000,000
Opening Weekend: $60,117,080 (USA) (4 August 2002)
Gross: $227,965,690 (USA) (2 February 2003)
Cast
Actor
Character
Mel Gibson
Rev. Graham Hess
Joaquin Phoenix
Merrill Hess
Rory Culkin
Morgan Hess
Cherry Jones
Officer Paski
M. Night Shyamalan
Ray Reddy
Patricia Kalember
Colleen Hess
Ted Sutton
SFC Cunningham
Merritt Wever
Tracey Abernathy, the Pharmacist
Lanny Flaherty
Mr. Nathan
Marion McCorry
Mrs. Nathan
Michael Showalter
Lionel Prichard
Kevin Pires
Brazilian Birthday Boy
Clifford David
Columbia University Professor
Rhonda Overby
Sarah Hughes
Greg Wood
TV Anchor
Paul L. Nolan
Mexico City Reporter (voice) (as Paul Nolan)
Ukee Washington
Off-Screen TV Anchor (voice)
Babita Hariani
Car Radio Voice (voice)
Adam Way
Radio Eye Witness (voice)
Angela Eckert
Soda Commercial Girl
Jose L. Rodriguez
Radio Host (voice)
Paul Wilson
Soda Commercial Singer (voice)
Thomas Griffin
Soda Commercial Singer (voice)
Chuck Pressler
Fireman (uncredited)
Samantha Steffen
Bo Stand In (uncredited)
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Trivia
Just after the DVD is inserted into the player, and immediately after the Touchstone logo, a dark, fuzzy image appears in black and white, very quickly. It is a movie still with Merrill, Morgan and Bo sitting on the couch with the aluminum hats on their heads. The picture is shown even faster when "Play" is selected.
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M. Night Shyamalan insisted that the film posters be released without showing Mel Gibson's face, as it is an ensemble piece, and that it didn't refer to The Sixth Sense (1999), as it's an entirely different movie.
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M. Night Shyamalan's scene in which he talks to Hess about the death of his wife was shot a day after a member of Shyamalan's family died.
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Goofs
When Graham is at Reddy's house, Reddy speeds away in his truck the camera is reflected in the window.
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When Graham comes to the children after Morgan had to kill their dog, Bo is sitting with her knees up to her face. In this shot her shoes are perfectly tied. Once it changes to Graham and Morgan looking down at the dead dog and Morgan leaves, Graham goes over to Bo. Her right shoe lace is untied.
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Uncle Merrill disappears from the end of the table when Morgan is talking to the sheriff.
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Quotes
Merrill: Hey, you guys okay?
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Graham Hess: What are you thinking about?
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Ray Reddy: Don't open my pantry, Father. I found one of them in there and I locked him in.
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Faq
Q
What does the title mean?
A
Some viewers see the crops circles as the 'signs' that aliens are coming. However, the major point of the movie is not about an alien invasion but about the idea of coincidences and seeing signs from them. Graham sums up the point of the movie when he tells his brother Merrill (Joaquin Phoenix), 'People break down into two groups when they experience something lucky. Group 1 sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence. They see it as a sign, evidence that there is someone up there watching out for them. Group 2 sees it as just pure luck, a happy turn of chance. I'm sure that people in group 2 are looking at those 14 lights in a very suspicious way. For them, the situation is a 50/50...could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that, whatever happens, they're on their own, and that fills them with fear...But there's a whole lot of people in group 1. When they see those 14 lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that, whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them, and that fills them with hope. What you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs...sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?' Director M. Night Shyamalan verifies that on the DVD commentary when he says: 'Sure, people can say that the title 'Signs' stood for the crop circles, but the main theme and premise of the film consists of Graham's call back to his duty and family through signs. The signs are from God'.
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Signs can be found here.
Q
Could an extraterrestrial species with an intolerance for water actually exist?
A
Terrestrial lifeforms are all composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus elements, which were (and still are) abundant when life started to exist on Earth. Liquid water is also abundant and serves as the main solvent for the organic compounds within terrestrial lifeforms. Water serves as a source of chemical energy and can dissolve both positively and negatively charged particles, which makes water an essential condition for life on Earth. However, other elements and solvents could theoretically be the basis of life as well. Ammonia is another possible solvent, although its characteristics are less favourable than water. As excess ammonia is harmful to terrestrial lifeforms, too much water could also be toxic to ammonia-based lifeforms. In very rare cases, there have been terrestrial beings, including some humans, who have shown an intolerance or allergy to water, so it's a possibility that a race of extraterrestrial beings could do the same.
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Photos from cast
Abigail Breslin
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