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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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John Dies at the End
"Just so you know... they're sorry for anything that's about to happen."
2013 1h 39m EN
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HorrorComedy
Synopsis
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A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
βJust so you know... they're sorry for anything that's about to happen.β
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Chase Williamson
Dave
Rob Mayes
John
Paul Giamatti
Arnie Blondestone
Clancy Brown
Dr. Albert Marconi
Glynn Turman
Detective Lawrence 'Morgan Freeman' Appleton
Doug Jones
Roger North
Daniel Roebuck
Largeman
Fabianne Therese
Amy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Don Coscarelli
- Writers
- Don Coscarelli
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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AWARDS
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Directed by Don Coscarelli, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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AWARDS
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Editor Don Coscarelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes and Paul Giamatti carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Just so you know... they're sorry for anything that's about to happen.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Don Coscarelli directs. Mike Gioulakis behind the camera. Brian Tyler scores. Don Coscarelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 13 years ago.
- 4Directed by Don Coscarelli, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Don Coscarelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes and Paul Giamatti carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Just so you know... they're sorry for anything that's about to happen.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1783732 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 15 themes, including "journalist", "monster", "based on novel or book", "detective".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mike Gioulakis
- Original score
- Brian Tyler
- Editing
- Don Coscarelli
- Production design
- Todd Jeffery
- Costume design
- Shelley Kay
- Makeup / hair
- Robert Kurtzman
- Sound
- Paul Ratajczak
- Runtime
- 99 min Β· 1h 39m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $142,000
- Return
- 14% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 59% π₯« Rotten
- Metacritic
- 53/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 Β· 41,379 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 6 nominations total
Also by
Don Coscarelli
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- M3
M3 Alliance
- M3
M3 Creative
US
- MI
Midnight Alliance
- SI
Silver Sphere Corporation
- SY
Syndrome Studio
- TO
Touchy Feely Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerBrad Baruh
- Executive ProducerDaniel Carey
- ProducerDon Coscarelli
- Executive ProducerPaul Giamatti
- ProducerAndy Meyers
- ProducerRoman Perez
- EditorDon Coscarelli
- EditorDonald Milne
- CastingDylann Brander
- CastingKelly Wagner
- Production DesignTodd Jeffery
- Art DirectionPatrick William Muller
- Set DesignerDwayne Burgess
- Costume DesignShelley Kay
- Executive ProducerDac Coscarelli
- Supervising Sound EditorPaul Ratajczak
- Sound Re-Recording MixerPaul Ratajczak
- Visual EffectsDavid Hartman
- CostumerJanelle Perusi
- StuntsBob Ivy
- NovelJason Pargin
- Co-ProducerAaron Godfred
- Co-ProducerJoshua Lewin
- First Assistant DirectorJeff Shiffman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- journalist
- monster
- based on novel or book
- detective
- dark comedy
- invasion
- portal
- psychic
- drugs
- cell phone
- dog
- alternative reality
- out of body experience
- multiple dimensions
- mind altering drug
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2012-01-23RΒ· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2012-03-13Β· South by Southwest Film Festival
- Theatrical2013-01-25R
- Digital2012-12-27R
Also known as
International titles
- John muere al finalES
- John Morre no FinalBR
- ηΊ¦ηΏ°ζεζ»δΊCN
