The Babadook
The Babadook is a 2014 Australian-Canadian psychological horror drama movie, written and directed by Jennifer Kent as her directorial debut.[3] It is about a woman and her son being tortured by an evil spirit based on a child's book. The movie stars Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman, while Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, and Ben Winspear appear in supporting roles.
| The Babadook | |
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| Directed by | Jennifer Kent |
| Produced by | Kristina Ceyton Kristian Moliere |
| Written by | Jennifer Kent |
| Starring | Essie Davis Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Daniel Henshall Barbara West Ben Winspear |
| Music by | Jed Kurzel |
| Cinematography | Radek Ladczuk |
| Edited by | Simon Njoo |
Production company | Causeway Films |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One IFC Films Icon Productions |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $6.7 million[2] |
The Babadook was produced by Causeway Films (Kristina Ceyton) and is based on the short movie Monster (2005), also written and directed by Kent. The movie was shown at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and received positive reviews.[4][5] On Rotten Tomatoes' aggregation, it was ranked as the third most-liked movie of the year.[6]
The Babadook Media
Writer and director Jennifer Kent
The monster design for the Babadook was inspired by The Man in the Beaver Hat in London After Midnight (1927).
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References
- ↑ "The Babadook". British Board of Film Classification. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Babadook". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ SA horror film The Babadook to make a profit thanks to significant overseas success - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ↑ Caceda, Eden (9 December 2013). "Two Aussie Features Selected For Sundance". Filmink. http://www.filmink.com.au/news/two-aussie-features-selected-for-sundance/. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ Rooney, David (21 January 2014). "The Babadook: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/babadook-sundance-review-673048.
- ↑ "Best of 2014". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- The Babadook on IMDb
- The Babadook at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Babadook trailer Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at Fliks.com.au
- How Jennifer Kent made The Babadook at SBS Movies
