Happy Death Day

"Get up. Live your day. Get killed. Again."

2017 1h 37m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 6,732

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Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

“Get up. Live your day. Get killed. Again.”

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Cast

Jessica Rothe
Theresa 'Tree' Gelbman
Israel Broussard
Carter Davis
Charles Aitken
Gregory Butler
Ruby Modine
Lori Spengler
Blaine Kern III
Nick Sims
Rachel Matthews
Danielle Bouseman
Billy Slaughter
Dr. Winter
Caleb Spillyards
Tim Bauer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christopher Landon
Writers: Scott Lobdell, Christopher Landon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $125M — a 26.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Happy Death Day Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christopher Landon, shot by Toby Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard and Charles Aitken carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christopher Landon directs. Toby Oliver behind the camera. Bear McCreary scores. Gregory Plotkin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $125M — a 26.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Part of the "Happy Death Day Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Christopher Landon, shot by Toby Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gregory Plotkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard and Charles Aitken carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Get up. Live your day. Get killed. Again.".
10IMDB entry: tt5308322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "college", "murder", "time loop", "slasher".
12Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Toby Oliver
Original score: Bear McCreary
Editing: Gregory Plotkin
Production design: Cece Destefano
Costume design: Meagan McLaughlin
Makeup / hair: Allison Shepherd
Stunt coordinator: Mark Rayner
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,800,000
Box office: $125,479,266
Return: 2614% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Happy Death Day (2017)

Part of

Happy Death Day Collection

"Happy Death Day" is a 2017 American black comedy slasher film directed by Christopher Landon. The sequel, titled "Happy Death Day 2U," was released in 2019. A third entry in the series, with the working title "Happy Death Day to Us," is in development.

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Gimly2018-01-05
★ 6/10
If Mean Girls and Groundhog Day had a baby... and then that baby stabbed you... H_appy Death Day_ is an imperfect movie that I had such a good time with. I was on board ever since I first saw the trailer, and though it won't be making my top 5 or anything, I definitely was not disappointed. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
tmdb440066252019-03-09
★ 6/10
Happy Death Day is surprisingly great fun. It doesn't have a reason to exist other than to tell a slasher film in the Groundhog Day formula, but it's funny when it wants to be, creepy when it wants to be, and Jessica Rothe has got great screen presence. The film could have benefitted from more creative kills (and an R rating), but for a one or two time watch, Happy Death Day is sure to entertain.
beyondthecineramadome2022-06-20
★ 7/10
Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/kill-me-baby-one-morenbsptime-happy-death-day-review<a> Happy Death Day works because Rothe is a charismatic lead, invoking the scream queen performances of yesteryear. Most of the other characters are far more secondary, so the burden falls on Rothe to bring life to a grounding role. As the lead, Tree needs to be intriguing enough for the audience to put up with the repetitive nature of the genre, but also pliable enough to allow her character to grow. Her relationship with Carter is particularly interesting because it has to both progress over the course of one day for Carter (who forgets everything as the day resets) and vary for Tree over the many different versions of the one day she lives through. Their relationship must be both a blank slate and feel as though the needle has moved forward at the end of each repeated day. Broussard and Rothe are able to sell it completely from the first time Tree wakes up confused in Carter’s bed.