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The Bay is a 2012 American horror, science fiction, and thriller film directed by Barry Levinson, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Steven Schneider, Oren Peli, Jason Blum, and Levinson, the movie was released on September 13, 2012. The cast includes Kristen Connolly, Kether Donohue, Christopher Denham, and Will Rogers. Production companies involved include Alliance Films, IM Global, Blumhouse Productions, Baltimore Pictures, Hydraulx, Automatik Entertainment, Haunted Movies, and Roadside Attractions. The narrative is set in Maryland during Independence Day.
The film has a runtime of 85 minutes and was distributed by Starz Entertainment via video on demand. It was scored by Marcelo Zarvos. The production budget was $2,000,000, resulting in revenue of $1,581,252. Critical assessments include a 76% rating, a score of 6.5 out of 10, and a Metascore of 65 out of 100. The film received an R rating and earned one win and one nomination. Its tagline is "Panic feeds on fear."
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5.8Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.
Cast
- Kristen Connolly as Stephanie
- Will Rogers as Alex
- Michael Beasley as Officer Jimson
- Christopher Denham as Sam
- Kenny Alfonso as Doctor Michaels
- Kether Donohue as Donna Thompson
Themes
- zombie
- parasite
- found footage
- pov (point of view)
- cautionary tale
- multiple organisms
- pseudo-documentary
- faux documentary
- found footage adjacent
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
30,781 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- found footage film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Screenwriter
- Barry Levinson
- Composer
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Producer
- Barry Levinson
- Production company
- Blumhouse Productions
- Narrative location
- Maryland
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 854586
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bay bridges shot 187609960.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 2012-11-02
- title
- The Bay
- distributed by
- Starz Entertainment
- different from
- Hudson's Bay
- Commons category
- Cymothoa exigua
- set during recurring event
- Independence Day
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 65/100
- capital cost
- 2000000
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