“House at the End of the Street” is an American horror film starring Elizabeth Shue, Jennifer Lawrence and Max Thierot and directed by Mark Tonderai. It is set in Pennsylvania, although it was filmed primarily in Ottawa, Canada. This film lasts for 101 minutes and its dialogues are entirely in English. The rating of this movie is PG-13.
release dates
The original release date for this film was February 3, 2012, but it was later rescheduled to April 2012, and then to August 21, 2012. The reason for the changes to the release dates was likely to prevent it from competing. with other horror films from Relativity. Media, distributor of the film. A novel based on the script was released on August 21, 2012 to serve as a companion to the film.
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Sarah Cassidy (Elisabeth Shue) is a recently divorced mother trying to start over in life. She and her daughter Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) move into a nice house in a small town in rural Pennsylvania. Sarah and Elissa begin to experience some unexplained events that lead them to discover the town’s chilling secret. Years before, a girl from the house next door killed her parents in their sleep and then disappeared. Her brother Ryan Jacobson (Max Thierot) survived the massacre and still lives in the house. Elissa befriends Ryan against Sarah’s wishes, and they all find themselves drawn into a dangerous mystery.
writers
The writers for “The House at the End of the Street” are David Loucka and Jonathan Mostow. Mostow wrote the original short story, from which Loucka developed the screenplay. Mostow also wrote the film’s novelization from the script.
Loucka’s first big hits as a screenwriter were comedies like “The Dream Team” in 1989 and “Eddie” in 1996. However, he is currently best known for his psychological thrillers like “The Ring” in 2002 and “Dream House” in 2011. .
Mostow is both a director and a writer, often doing both for the same film. He got his start in documentaries and music videos before making the 1989 thriller “Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers” and the 1991 action drama “Flight of Black Angel.” Mostow’s first commercially successful film was the 1997 thriller “Breakdown” starring Kurt Russell. This was followed by the 2000 World War II film “U-571” and the 2003 sci-fi action film “Rise of the Machines.” He took a six-year hiatus from movies before directing the 2009 sci-fi actioner “Surrogates.”
producers
The producers of “House at the End of the Street” include Peter Block and Aaron Ryder. The main producer is Aaron Ryder, who approved Ottawa for the film after scouting locations for two months. Ryder selected primarily rural locations for the film, although he did spend a week filming at Algonquin College. Ryder’s producing credits include the 2001 comedy “The Mexican,” starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. He also produced the 2000 psychological thriller “Memento” and the 2001 thriller “Donnie Darko.”
Peter Block is best known as the producer of the “Saw” horror film series, which currently includes six films. He also produced the 2005 horror film “The Devil’s Rejects,” the 2008 action-adventure film “Rambo 4,” and the 2009 horror film “Daybreakers.”
Actors
Jennifer Lawrence is best known as Katniss Everdeen, the main character in the 2012 action movie “The Hunger Games.” She also played Mystique in the 2011 superhero movie “X-Men: First Class.” Lawrence starred in the 2010 drama “Winter’s Bone” as Ree Dolly. This role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress at the age of 20, making her the second-youngest actress to be nominated.
Elizabeth Shue is best known as Sera in the 1995 romantic drama “Leaving Las Vegas,” for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She also played Jennifer Parker in the second and third films of the “Back to the Future” trilogy. Shue’s first film role was as Ali Mills in the 1989 martial arts film “The Karate Kid.”
Max Thierot’s first film was the 2004 family comedy “Catch That Kid” when he was 16 years old. He also starred in the 2005 comedy “The Pacifier,” which also starred Vin Diesel. Thierot’s first dramatic role was a Shepard farmer in the 2007 drama “The Astronaut Farmer,” and he also had a starring role in the 2007 comedy/drama “Nancy Drew.” Thierot’s first adult role was as Michael Stewart in the 2009 erotic thriller “Chloe.” His last film before doing “House at the End of the Street” was the 2011 drama “Foreverland.”
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