Save Yourselves!

"Turning off their phones was the dumbest idea on the planet."

2020 1h 33m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 227

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news that the planet is under attack.

“Turning off their phones was the dumbest idea on the planet.”

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Cast

Sunita Mani
Su
John Reynolds
Jack
Ben Sinclair
Raph
John Early
Blake
Jo Firestone
Desi
Gary Richardson
Chuck
Johanna Day
Judy
Stephen Koepfer
Desperate Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Huston Fischer
Writers: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Huston Fischer, shot by Matt Clegg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Orkin. 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 Sofi Marshall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Sunita Mani and John Reynolds and Ben Sinclair carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Turning off their phones was the dumbest idea on the planet.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7873348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alex Huston Fischer directs. Matt Clegg behind the camera. Andrew Orkin scores. Sofi Marshall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Alex Huston Fischer, shot by Matt Clegg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Andrew Orkin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sofi Marshall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sunita Mani and John Reynolds and Ben Sinclair carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Turning off their phones was the dumbest idea on the planet.".
7IMDB entry: tt7873348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matt Clegg
Original score: Andrew Orkin
Editing: Sofi Marshall
Production design: Katie Fleming
Costume design: Brooke Bennett
VFX supervisor: Jeff Desom
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Save Yourselves! (2020)

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SWITCH.2020-12-10
★ 7/10
Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson haven't imagined the apocalypse with the fullness of imagination it requires - much less the weight - perhaps because, like most comedies with a side of romance, 'Save Yourselves!' is supposed to go down easy. But there's real wisdom and honesty to the way this relationship plays out, as both characters struggle to get out of the literal and proverbial woods with some perspective. Despite the doom and gloom, 'Save Yourselves!' packs in a lot of laughs - and even a little hopefulness (depending on how you interpret its wonderfully thought-provoking ending). - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-save-yourselves-millennials-versus-apathy-and-a-fuzzy-alien-apocalypse
Kamurai2021-02-07
★ 8/10
Really great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is an amazing approach to the alien invasion trope masked with a existential revelation style trope. Honestly, I think its big mistake was using (or at least going out of its way to concentrate humor on) Brooklyn hipsters, it is really distracting. Using the "relationship repair" out of town establishing act feels clever and the actors do a good job, but it is the tribble like creatures that really make the movie stand out. I've been dying for a non-humanoid alien movie for a while now, and this was a great answer.