Summer of 84

"Every serial killer lives next door to someone"

2018 1h 46m EN

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6.9

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71%

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6.7

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★6.9TMDB · 1,522🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 50,740

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Synopsis

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After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.

“Every serial killer lives next door to someone”

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Cast

Graham Verchere
Davey Armstrong
Judah Lewis
Tommy 'Eats' Eaton
Caleb Emery
Dale 'Woody' Woodworth
Cory Gruter-Andrew
Curtis Farraday
Tiera Skovbye
Nikki Kaszuba
Rich Sommer
Wayne Mackey
Jason Gray-Stanford
Randall Armstrong
J. Alex Brinson
Officer Cole

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Simard
Writers: Matt Leslie, Stephen J. Smith
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Simard, shot by Jean-Philippe Bernier. 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 Jean-Philippe Bernier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Austin Andrews 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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Graham Verchere and Judah Lewis and Caleb Emery carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Simard directs. Jean-Philippe Bernier behind the camera. Jean-Philippe Bernier scores. Austin Andrews cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 3% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 8 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Directed by François Simard, shot by Jean-Philippe Bernier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jean-Philippe Bernier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Austin Andrews shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Graham Verchere and Judah Lewis and Caleb Emery carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Every serial killer lives next door to someone".
10IMDB entry: tt5774450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "friendship", "camera", "cop", "suburbia".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean-Philippe Bernier
Original score: Jean-Philippe Bernier
Editing: Austin Andrews
Production design: Justin Ludwig
Costume design: Florence Barrett
Makeup / hair: Kita Nahanni
Sound: Mark Angly
Stunt coordinator: Paul Wu
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $42,027
Return: 3% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Summer of 84 (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 71% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 57/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 50,740 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

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Gimly2018-10-05
★ 7/10
A very pleasant surprise. It was hardcore derivative, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. Even if it had, there is nothing old hat about that ending. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
Kewl Kat2018-10-28
★ 6/10
Perhaps some mild spoilers 1/3 of the way through and so far it's rather annoying. Ridiculous dialog, unrealistic feel and cliche stuff that copies recent successful shows/movies. I'll finish it later but I'm not expecting much. OK...finished it! It actually ends up better than it started. I think it could have been vastly improved with a few changes. It tries too hard in places and a few of the characters were unrealistic or maybe the acting was just bad. The dad was acted poorly and the neighbor girl was too old and unbelievable. She seemed like some 25-year-old Playboy Bunny crushing on the nerdy kid she used to babysit. There is no universe in the multiverse where this would happen. All that said, the conclusion was pretty good and obviously opens it up for a sequel at some point. I really thought the it was setting up for a giant twist where the guy who you thought was the killer was innocent and the real killer was the hot neighbor girl. That would have explained her unhealthy obsession with the boy next door. 6/10.