The Arrival

"Mommy!"

2017 0h 17m EN

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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A little boy feels betrayed when his mother has another son and decides to give her a taste of her own medicine -- by summoning another mother.

“Mommy!”

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Cast

Elias Harger
Thomas
Michael McMillian
Arthur
Jocelyn DeBoer
Karen
Dawn Luebbe
New Mommy
Matthew Scott Montgomery
Jerry
Daniel Montgomery
Larry
Rhoda Pell
Wedding Guest
Dennis Nicomede
Baptism Guest

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jocelyn DeBoer
Writers: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer, shot by Daniel Kenji Levin. 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 Samuel Nobles. 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 Taylor Gianotas 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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Elias Harger and Michael McMillian and Jocelyn DeBoer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jocelyn DeBoer directs. Daniel Kenji Levin behind the camera. Samuel Nobles scores. Taylor Gianotas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer, shot by Daniel Kenji Levin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Samuel Nobles. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Taylor Gianotas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Elias Harger and Michael McMillian and Jocelyn DeBoer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Mommy!".
10IMDB entry: tt6086192 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.