| Sinister II | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Sinister II |
| Director: | Ciarán Foy |
| Writers: | Scott Derrickson; C. Robert Cargill |
| Producers: | Jason Blum; Bailey Conway; Phillip Dawe; Scott Derrickson; Brian Kavanaugh-Jones; Charles Layton; Jeanette Volturno-Brill |
| Composer: | tomandandy |
| Cinematography: | Amy Vincent |
| Editors: | Tim Alverson; Michael Trent |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Automatik Entertainment Blumhouse Productions Entertainment One |
| Released: | August 21st, 2015 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 97 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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| Previous: | Sinister |
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Sinister II is an American horror film of the supernatural thriller subgenre. It was directed by Ciarán Foy with a script written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Sinister and is produced by Automatik Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions and Entertainment One. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 21st, 2015.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| James Ransone | Ex-deputy So & So |
| Shannyn Sossamon | Courtney Collins |
| Robert Sloan | Dylan Collins |
| Dartanian Sloan | Zach Collins |
| Lea Coco | Clint Collins |
| Tate Ellington | Doctor Stomberg |
| John Beasley | Father Rodriguez |
| Lucas Jade Zumann | Milo |
| Jaden Klein | Ted |
| Lila Haley | Emma |
| Caden Marshall Fritz | Peter |
| Olivia Rainey | Catherine |
| Nick King | Bughuul |
| Michael Woods | The Creeper |
| Tory O. Davis | Security guard |
| Howie Johnson | State trooper Shermer |
| Grace Holuby | Stomberg's daughter |
| John Mountain | Christmas father |
| Nicole Santini | Christmas mother |
| Stephen Varga | Christmas son |
| Skylar McClure | Christmas daughter |
| Ethan Hawke | Ellison Oswalt [1] |
| Juliet Rylance | Tracy Oswalt [1] |
| Michael Hall D'Addario | Trevor Oswalt [1] |
| Claire Foley | Ashley Oswalt [1] |
| Victoria Leigh Morales | Stephanie Stevenson [1] |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Sinister 2 redirects to this page. This movie is based on characters and concepts developed by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill.
- The tagline to this film is "Some things you can't unsee". Another tagline is "Be Careful, Children at Play", which has also been presented as "Beware, Children at Play".
- This movie was shot in parts of Forest Park, Grant Park, Kankakee, and Chicago, Illinois. [2]
- The grocery store sequence in the beginning of the movie was filmed at 946 Beloit Avenue in Forest Park, Illinois. [2]
- The prison sequence was filmed in Joliet, Illinois. [2]
- Sinister II had a budget of $10,000,000, which is $7,000,000 higher than Sinister. It had a domestic opening of $10,542,116 and grossed $27,740,955 during its entire domestic run. It grossed $25,588,195 internationally, and totaled $53,329,150 for a net profit of $43,329,150 after production costs. [3]
- Sinister II came in at number 2 at the box office, bringing in little more than half of what Straight Outta Compton earned, which had already been out one week. It edged out Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation, which was in its third week of release. [4]
- Other films that premiered the same day as Sinister II include Hitman: Agent 47, American Ultra, and The Iron Ministry. [4]
- Sinister II was released on Blu-ray with Digital HD by Universal Studios on January 12th, 2016. 1080p resolution; English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; English SDH and Spanish sub-titles. [5]
- Actor Robert Daniel Sloan, who plays Dylan Collins, is credited as Robert Sloan in this film.
- Actor Nicholas King, who plays the Bughuul, is credited as Nick King in this film.
- Actor Michael B. Woods, who plays the Creeper, is credited as Michael Woods in this film.
- Actor John Francis Mountain, who plays the Christmas father, is credited as John Mountain in this film.
- Actors Robert Sloan and Dartanian Sloan are brothers in real life, and are part of a set of triplets, which includes a sister named Anastasia.
- This is Ciarán Foy's first film work as a director. Previously, he had directed six film shorts.
- So-and-So, a supporting character in the first Sinister, has now been promoted to main character. He is no longer a police deputy and is now a private detective. And the world has yet to see fit to give him a proper name.
Allusions[]
- In the beginning of the film, Ex-deputy So and So is speaking to a priest about the supernatural. The priest sarcastically intones the line "The power of Christ compels you", punctuating it with the idea that such a line would never work against evil entities. The line is actually taken from a rather infamous moment in the 1973 film The Exorcist wherein priests Lankester Merrin and Damian Karras repeatedly speak the line in an effort to exorcise the demon Pazuzu out of Regan MacNeil.
- In one sequence from the film, Dylan and Zach Collins are watching Night of the Living Dead. This is a low-budget independent horror film by director George A. Romero, which is one of the most well-regarded horror films ever made and is singularly responsible for redefining the concept of the zombie and turning zombie films into a cottage industry. It is followed by Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.
Ratings[]
- On the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), Sinister II has rating of 5.3 out 10 based on more than 55,000 votes.
- On the movie review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, Sinister II has a Tomatometer rating of 14% Rotten based on ninety-two critic reviews. It has an audience score of 31% based on more than 25,000 ratings.
- On Metacritic, Sinister II has a weighted average of 32 out of 100 based on seventeen critic reviews, indicating generally unfavorable reviews. It has a user score of 5.8, indicating mixed or average reviews based on 177 ratings.
- Sinister II has a rating of 2.4 on Letterboxd.
Featured quote[]
- Milo: If you tell anyone, we'll kill you first, and then your whole family, and we'll watch the film over and over and over.
Recommendations[]
- Black Phone, The
- Insidious
- Insidious: Chapter 2
- Insidious: Chapter 3
- Insidious: The Last Key
- It: Chapter Two
External Links[]
- Sinister II at IMDB
- Sinister II at Trakt TV
- Sinister II at Letterboxd.com
- Sinister II at the Kill Count Wiki
- Sinister II at the Movie Database
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The actor is credited, but their character does not actually make an appearance in this film. These are all cast members who appeared in the first Sinister.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 IMDB; Sinister 2 (2015); Filming & Production.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Sinister 2 (2015); Title Summary; All Releases.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Box Office Mojo; Sinister 2; Domestic Box Office for Aug 21, 2015.
- ↑ Blu-ray.com; Sinister 2; Blu-ray + Digital HD; Universal Studios (Jan 12, 2016).