V/H/S: Viral

"Mayhem goes viral."

2014 1h 21m EN

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4.8

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32%

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4.2

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★4.8TMDB · 731🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●38Metacritic★4.2IMDB · 22,117

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As the streets of Los Angeles overflow with camera-wielding gawkers seeking to capture images of a bizarre police pursuit, the same people who sought to exploit the suffering of others for amusement on the Internet become the stars of a gruesome viral video from which no one gets out alive.

“Mayhem goes viral.”

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Cast

Patrick Lawrie
Kev (segment "Vicious Circles")
Emilia Ares
Iris (segment "Vicious Circles")
Celia K. Milius
Grandma (segment "Vicious Circles")
Steve Berens
Cop (segment "Vicious Circles")
Garrett Bales
Spooked Guy (segment "Vicious Cycles")
Stephanie Silver
Eva (segment "Vicious Circles")
Charles Johnson
BMX #1 (segment "Vicious Circles")
Ryan Staats
BMX #2 (segment "Vicious Circles")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Writers: Nacho Vigalondo, Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop
Languages: English
Countries: Spain, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Spain, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "V/H/S Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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392+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nacho Vigalondo, shot by Harris Charalambous. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kristopher Carter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Justin Benson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nacho Vigalondo directs. Harris Charalambous behind the camera. Kristopher Carter scores. Justin Benson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Spain, United States of America.
4Part of the "V/H/S Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5392+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Nacho Vigalondo, shot by Harris Charalambous. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Kristopher Carter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Justin Benson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Patrick Lawrie and Emilia Ares and Celia K. Milius carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Mayhem goes viral.".
11IMDB entry: tt3704538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harris Charalambous
Original score: Kristopher Carter
Editing: Justin Benson
Production design: Cindy Chao
Costume design: Beatriz García
Makeup / hair: Renonda Anderson
VFX supervisor: Gregg Bishop
Sound: Phillip Blackford
Stunt coordinator: Casey Adams
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,756
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: V/H/S: Viral (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes: 32% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 38/100
IMDB rating: 4.2/10 · 22,117 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

V/H/S Collection

Found footage anthology films centered around a number of disturbing VHS tapes that are discovered by innocent viewers and the possessive influence of the videos over those who see them. Realized by a collaboration of various filmmakers and different casts, the installments are mostly standalone in nature; though recurring elements indicate the same fictional villain as the source for all of its videos.

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Gimly2019-03-14
★ 4/10
Following on from my stle of review from previous entry, V/H/S/2, I'll just bne giving my quick thoughts segment by segment, rather than the whole thing (star rating is still for Viral overall though). Vicious Circles: Of the various framing devices found across the V/H/S franchise, "Vicious Circles" is the best/makes the most sense, but it wasn't great or anything. Dante the Great: The most fun of the entries across the whole series. It does stand out in a bad way a little bit, firstly because it's a combination of fake "found footage" and fake "documentary" which... Like it's weird to have sat through all these shorts and then suddenly have a guy giving an interview to a camera crew, and secondly because I think calling it horror is a stretch. More of a... Fantasy-action-comedy with some heavy gore right at the end. Parallel Monsters: Has the same problems as the previous film's "Safe Haven" entry, but fewer pros to counterbalance it. Could probably be explored in a full length movie to better effect, but even that I'm unsure about. Bonestorm: The silliest and worst acted of the entire franchise, which truly is saying something. Would probably make more sense as something outside of a _V/H/_S film, say... playing silently on a loop on a TV in a skateboard shop, for instance. Gorgeous Vortex: The "hidden" V/H/S: Viral entry is an odd one. The only thing it has going for it is also the dumbest thing about it. It's a 15 minute movie that is entirely aesthetic in value, the first and only entry with good video quality. But this is supposed to be a collection of crappily filmed, glitchy footage, copied over to VHS tapes - so in what universe does it make sense? Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

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