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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Mischief Night
"The lucky ones die first"
2013 1h 26m EN
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MID
★5.1TMDB · 105
HorrorDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Young Emily Walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mother's life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from an intruder.
“The lucky ones die first”
Cast
Noell Coet
Emily
Ian Bamberg
Jimmy
Adam C. Edwards
The Intruder
Stephanie Erb
Lauren
Daniel Hugh Kelly
David
Erica Leerhsen
Kim
Shannon Makhanian
Mom
Charlie O'Connell
Will
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard Schenkman
- Writers
- Jesse Baget, Richard Schenkman
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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MONEY
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Earned back only 53% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Noell Coet and Ian Bamberg and Adam C. Edwards carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The lucky ones die first".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2872810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Richard Schenkman directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Earned back only 53% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 4Released 13 years ago.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Noell Coet and Ian Bamberg and Adam C. Edwards carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The lucky ones die first".
- 8IMDB entry: tt2872810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "burglar", "blindness", "blind girl", "young girl".
The technical file
- Stunt coordinator
- Adam C. Edwards
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $108,000
- Box office
- $57,000
- Return
- 53% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Richard Schenkman
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- RU
Ruthless Pictures
Key crew
- Unit Production ManagerThomas E. Nicholson
- First Assistant DirectorThomas E. Nicholson
- Line ProducerJason Messeri
- Stunt CoordinatorAdam C. Edwards
- First Assistant CameraNikki Gray
- Second Assistant CameraLacey Joy
- Steadicam OperatorDean Smollar
- Sound MixerAlexander Burstein
- Boom OperatorNick Ronzio
- Art DirectionErica Karron
- Script SupervisorMary Shellogg
- GafferLee Narby
- Key GripBen Goldberg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- burglar
- blindness
- blind girl
- young girl
- young girl at home
- young girl not safe
- home intrusion
- home burglar
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-10-30R· (Blu-Ray & DVD)
- Digital2013-10-10R· (Digital)
- Digital2013-10-23R· (Digital)
- Digital2013-10-17R· (Digital)
Also known as
International titles
- Noche MacabraSV
- MischiefUS
- Mischief NightFR
