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V/H/S
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V/H/S is a 2012 American found footage horror anthology film and the first installment in the V/H/S franchise created by Brad Miska and Bloody Disgusting, and produced by Miska and Roxanne Benjamin. It features a series of six found footage shorts written and directed by Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, and the filmmaking collective Radio Silence.
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V/H/S is a 2012 American horror film directed by Adam Wingard, Ti West, Joe Swanberg, David Bruckner, and Radio Silence Productions. The compilation film, written and edited by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, stars Adam Wingard and Hannah Fierman. Produced by Bloody Disgusting, The Collective, and 8383 Productions, the movie is set in a hotel during Halloween and is presented in English. It was distributed by Magnolia Pictures and Netflix via video on demand and direct-to-video formats.
The film has a runtime of 116 minutes and a budget of 242000. It generated revenue of 100345 and is part of the V/H/S Collection, followed by V/H/S/2. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation and review scores of 57%, 5.6/10, and 54/100. An IMDb rating of 5.8 and a TMDb vote average of 6.099 are also recorded. The work is categorized as a found footage film and includes elements of fantasy and mystery.
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Film · TMDB
6.1When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
Cast
- Calvin Lee Reeder as Gary (segment "Tape 56")
- Lane Hughes as Zak (segment "Tape 56")
- Kentucker Audley as Rox (segment "Tape 56")
- Adam Wingard as Brad (segment "Tape 56")
- Simon Barrett as Steve (segment "Tape 56")
- Andrew Droz Palermo as Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56")
Themes
- webcam
- anthology
- burglary
- vhs
- handheld camera
- found footage
- vcr
- shocking
- aggressive
- pov (point of view)
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Vhs-film-poster.jpg
- Film.alt
- Stacks of black VHS tapes, some with white labels that come together to form a skull shape.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.starring
- see below
- Film.music
- Lucas Clyde
- Film.distributor
- Magnet Releasing
- Film.runtime
- 116 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.gross
- $1.9 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
V/H/S | A Magnet Releasing and Magnolia Pictures Movie | Directed by Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg and Radio Silence | Own it on DVD, Blu-ray™ or Digital HD
V/H/S is a point of view, found-footage horror film from the perspective of America's top genre filmmakers. In V/H/S, a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house in the countryside and acquire a rare tape.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- V/H/S/2
- Director
- Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
- Screenwriter
- Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
- Cast member
- Joe Swanberg
- Production company
- Bloody Disgusting
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 950641
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
- Official website
- www.magnetreleasing.com/vhs
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 2012-01-01
- title
- V/H/S
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set during recurring event
- Halloween
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- hotel
- review score
- 54/100
- form of creative work
- compilation film
- film editor
- Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Genesis
- Plot
- "Tape 56" (frame narrative) — Prologue
- "Amateur Night"
- "Tape 56" — First interlude
- "Second Honeymoon"
- "Tape 56" — Second interlude
- "Tuesday the 17th"
- "Tape 56" — Third interlude
- "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger"
- "Tape 56" — Epilogue
- "10/31/98"
- Alternative joke ending
- Cast
- "Tape 56"
- "Amateur Night"
- "Second Honeymoon"
- "Tuesday the 17th"
- "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger"
- "10/31/98"
- Release
- Reception
- Sequels and spin-offs
- See also
- References
- External links
V/H/S is a 2012 American found footage horror anthology film and the first installment in the V/H/S franchise created by Brad Miska and Bloody Disgusting, and produced by Miska and Roxanne Benjamin. It features a series of six found footage shorts written and directed by Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, and the filmmaking collective Radio Silence.
The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012, and was released on demand on August 31, 2012. It also made a limited theatrical release in the United States on October 5, 2012, and in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2013.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “V/H/S” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.