Terrifier 2

"Who's laughing now?"

2022 2h 18m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 2,607

Horror

Synopsis

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A year after the Miles County massacre, Art the Clown is resurrected by a sinister entity. Art returns home, where he must hunt down and destroy teenage Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan on Halloween. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true nature of Art's evil intent.

“Who's laughing now?”

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Cast

Lauren LaVera
Sienna Shaw
David Howard Thornton
Art the Clown
Elliott Fullam
Jonathan Shaw
Sarah Voigt
Barbara
Kailey Hyman
Brooke
Casey Hartnett
Allie
Charlie McElveen
Jeff
Amelie McLain
The Little Pale Girl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Damien Leone
Writers: Damien Leone
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $16M — a 63.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Terrifier Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Damien Leone, shot by George Steuber. 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 Paul Wiley. 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 Damien Leone 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

ERA

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Lauren LaVera and David Howard Thornton and Elliott Fullam carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Damien Leone directs. George Steuber behind the camera. Paul Wiley scores. Damien Leone cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $16M — a 63.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 4 years ago.
4Part of the "Terrifier Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Damien Leone, shot by George Steuber. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paul Wiley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Damien Leone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lauren LaVera and David Howard Thornton and Elliott Fullam carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Who's laughing now?".
10IMDB entry: tt10403420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "halloween", "clown", "gore", "resurrection".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: George Steuber
Original score: Paul Wiley
Editing: Damien Leone
Production design: Sadie Rae
Costume design: Olga Yarlug
Makeup / hair: Jackie Hughes
Sound: Damien Leone
Runtime: 138 min · 2h 18m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $250,000
Box office: $15,815,602
Return: 6326% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Terrifier 2 (2022)

Part of

Terrifier Collection

Terrifier is an American horror media franchise consisting of slasher-splatter films, comic books, and various other media. The franchise mainly focuses on Sienna Shaw, a young woman destined to defeat the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer that inhabits the fictitious Miles County, New York. Additionally, the series follows Victoria Heyes, a disfigured survivor struggling with her mental health, and the Little Pale Girl, a sinister entity accompanying Art.

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Nathan2022-10-18
★ 6/10
Terrifier 2 is a massive improvement over its parent film but doesn't quite do enough to move the needle for me. From the get-go, this films tone and quality is drastically superior to the previous entry. The writing gives characters room to develop, and audiences can actually grow attached to characters in way that was blatantly absent from the first film. I enjoyed the added lore for Art that was sprinkled throughout, adds a level of depth to the newly founded horror icon. The writing allows for much more creative kills and set pieces, with the story taking place across an entire town rather than one claustrophobic apartment building. But with all those improvements, there are still lingering problems that carried over from the first film. Actor performances were all over the board. Some actresses were really compelling and honestly shocked me for the indie type feel of the film. Some notable highlights for me were the lead actress Lauren LaVera, Kailey Hyman, and Elliott Fullam. But other performances were legitimately bad, it felt like I was watching a high school drama production. There are some major pacing problems, for starters this movie is almost 2.5 hours long. There is no need for a runtime this long, there is so much fluff in here that it really bogs down the flow of the film. This movie does a better job of adding suspense to its scenes but is too reliant on blood and gore to get its gasps from the audience. I normally am one to appreciate when a movie goes above and beyond in the gore department, but this movie went overboard. So many scenes had be physically ill due to the graphic content. Sometimes less is more and that is for sure the case here. Despite its flaws, this is a great next step for this small-time studio and with the success at the box office there will surely be a sequel where Dameon Leone has the opportunity to craft a real top notch horror film. Score: 63% | Verdict: Decent
tmdb460475772023-02-03
I liked the first Terrifier movie better. This one just seemed to be an excuse to show blood and gore and there was a lot of wasted time on dream sequences (or, rather, nightmares). Art the Clown is as creepy and vicious as ever but there's just not enough story to support the very long running time (it's over two hours!). Not recommended.
4EverFinalGirl2023-04-02
David Howard Thornton is back as Art the Clown in Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2. Art is resurrected and sets his sights on a brother and sister on Halloween. I couldn’t wait to watch this! Positives: The kills. Very brutal and gory. I would say bloodier than the first. I think there is more of a story than in the first Terrifier. More character development with the brother and sister. Negatives I think 2 hrs 18 mins is way too long. I feel that in the middle it was a little slow and could have been cut. I was hoping for more of a backstory of Art the Clown but they spent more time on the brother and sister than him. Does Terrifier 2 fit into the Terrifier franchise? Yes. If you enjoyed the first movie you should watch Terrifier 2. If you were on the fence about the first one, check this one out. If you don’t like blood and gore, pass on this movie. Rating: 3/5