The Strangers

After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.
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Film Cast:

  • Kristen McKay: Liv Tyler
  • James Hoyt: Scott Speedman
  • Dollface: Gemma Ward
  • Man in the Mask: Kip Weeks
  • Pin-Up Girl: Laura Margolis
  • Mike: Glenn Howerton
  • Mormon Boy #1: Alex Fisher
  • Mormon Boy #2: Peter Clayton-Luce
  • Joe – Lumberjack (uncredited): Nick Barghini
  • Shawn the Bartender (uncredited): Shawn McClellan
  • Jordan – 911 Caller (voice) (uncredited): Jordan Orr

Film Crew:

  • Editor: Kevin Greutert
  • Production Consultant: Judy Richter
  • Makeup Department Head: Wendy Bell
  • Director of Photography: Peter Sova
  • Casting: David Rapaport
  • Supervising Sound Editor: Scott A. Hecker
  • Producer: Doug Davison
  • Producer: Roy Lee
  • Music Editor: Lee Scott
  • Executive Producer: Joseph Drake
  • Producer: Nathan Kahane
  • Executive Producer: Kelli Konop
  • Casting: Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
  • ADR Voice Casting: Caitlin McKenna
  • Costume Design: Susan Kaufmann
  • Executive Producer: Marc D. Evans
  • Executive Producer: Trevor Macy
  • Executive In Charge Of Production: Andrew Rona
  • Director: Bryan Bertino
  • Foley Mixer: Brad Brock
  • Executive In Charge Of Production: Jane Nerlinger Evans
  • First Assistant Accountant: Susan J. Bonno-Buckner
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Chris M. Jacobson
  • Steadicam Operator: Brian Sullivan
  • Executive Producer: Sonny Mallhi
  • Production Executive: Alex Heineman
  • Costume Supervisor: Stephen K. Randolph
  • Art Direction: Linwood Taylor
  • Casting: Tracy Kilpatrick
  • Foley Supervisor: Gary A. Hecker
  • Music Editor: Michael Brake
  • Key Makeup Artist: Vincent Schicchi
  • Set Designer: Geoffrey S. Grimsman
  • Stunt Double: Cal Johnson
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Marti D. Humphrey
  • Visual Effects Supervisor: Mark Freund
  • Stand In: Oak Porcelli
  • Sound Re-Recording Assistant: Brad Semenoff
  • Production Design: John D. Kretschmer
  • Key Set Costumer: Karen Keyes
  • Music Editor: Sheri Ozeki
  • Construction Coordinator: Jeffrey Schlatter
  • Assistant Makeup Artist: Leigh Ann Yandle
  • Sound Effects Editor: Rick Hromadka
  • Special Effects Coordinator: William Purcell
  • Rigging Gaffer: Terry O’Deen
  • Transportation Coordinator: Lee Siler
  • Special Effects Technician: David Beavis
  • Music Editor: Maarten Hofmeijer
  • ADR Supervisor: Jeff Rosen
  • Digital Intermediate Editor: Everette Webber
  • Visual Effects Coordinator: Phillip Hoffman
  • Assistant Editor: Tony Bacigalupi
  • Electrician: Jeff Sterner
  • Hair Department Head: Coni Andress
  • Sound Editor: Cliff Latimer
  • Gaffer: Brian Gunter
  • Boom Operator: Timothy Cargioli
  • Still Photographer: Glenn Watson
  • Key Hair Stylist: Jennifer Santiago
  • Thanks: Michael A. Connolly
  • Music Supervisor: Season Kent
  • Script Supervisor: Thom Rainey
  • Post Production Supervisor: Jason Leib
  • Music Editor: Andrew Silver
  • Tailor: Janet Melody
  • Carpenter: John B. Clarey III
  • Grip: Lee Donaldson
  • Production Sound Mixer: Jeffree Bloomer
  • Electrician: Mark N. Overton
  • ADR Recordist: Philip Rogers
  • Electrician: Harrison Palmer
  • Unit Publicist: Tracey Schaefer
  • Thanks: Elizabeth Rowin
  • Set Dresser: Doug Kelejian
  • Executive Producer’s Assistant: Kho Wong
  • Co-Producer: Thomas J. Busch
  • Property Master: Gillian Albinski
  • Colorist: Mark Sachen
  • Assistant Production Coordinator: Pamela Alessandrelli
  • Production Coordinator: Pam Holdridge
  • Driver: Donald Binder
  • Location Manager: Steve Rhea
  • Second Assistant Camera: Hugh Braselton
  • Set Decoration: Missy Berent Ricker
  • Key Grip: W.C. ‘Chunky’ Huse
  • Conductor: Allan Wilson
  • Storyboard Artist: Daniel Auber
  • First Assistant Director: Linda Brachman
  • Propmaker: Joshua L. Ellsworth
  • Leadman: Chris Holcombe
  • Foley Editor: Derek Pippert
  • Visual Effects Producer: Jon Stern
  • Lighting Technician: Rick Crank
  • Dolly Grip: Geoff Herbert
  • First Assistant Camera: David Morenz
  • Carpenter: Steve A. Stephenson
  • Assistant Editor: Kim Roseborough
  • Orchestrator: Dwight Mikkelsen
  • Scenic Artist: Stephanie Macomber
  • Second Assistant Camera: Gary Johnson
  • First Assistant Sound Editor: Roy Seeger
  • Digital Compositor: Maureen Healy
  • Storyboard Artist: Craig Gilmore
  • Second Assistant Director: Rudy Persico
  • Digital Intermediate Producer: April McMorris
  • Digital Compositor: Patrick Keenan
  • Assistant Property Master: Kelly Rubottom
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Tim Fitzgerald
  • Digital Compositor: Jim O’Hagan
  • Digital Compositor: Ozzie Carmona
  • Music Producer: Tom Hajdu
  • Music Producer: Andy Milburn
  • Electrician: Catherine Cravens
  • Video Assist Operator: Tony Jenzano
  • Camera Loader: Mike Torino
  • Music: tomandandy
  • Special Effects Technician: Michael J. Hudson
  • Production Executive: Betsy Custer
  • Set Production Assistant: Ashleigh Falls
  • Assistant Location Manager: Kimberly Bishop
  • Production Accountant: Robert Labrecque
  • Digital Compositor: Michael Degtjarewsky
  • Utility Sound: Albert Hedgepeth
  • Post Production Assistant: Zack Howard
  • On Set Dresser: Otto Lindsey
  • Additional Camera: Jason Bellitto
  • Best Boy Grip: Daniel R. Haizlip
  • Driver: Christie Chaplin
  • Storyboard Artist: Helen Fooks
  • Animal Wrangler: Craig Newkirk
  • Production Supervisor: Tom Nicoll
  • Set Dresser: Jerry Adderton
  • Graphic Designer: Dim McRemnant
  • Digital Compositor: Bill Holloway
  • Electrician: Doug Robinson
  • Set Costumer: Catherine A. Abreo
  • Post Production Assistant: Akkara Srauy
  • Driver: Alan Hilburn Jr.
  • Driver: Skip Long
  • Transportation Captain: Scott Siler
  • Production Assistant: Jen Brett
  • Production Assistant: Jennifer D. Corley
  • Production Assistant: Randy Gardner
  • Second Assistant Accountant: Renee Kitterman
  • Stand In: Jennifer Lemmond
  • Production Secretary: Genevieve McDevitt
  • Payroll Accountant: Terry Mettger
  • Stand In: Rima Saleeby

Movie Reviews:

  • Gimly: Upon first viewing, _The Strangers_ was one of only two films I’d seen that actually ever frightened me as an adult (well, a seventeen year-old, but close enough). To be fair, both films I’d seen in the same setting – alone, the middle of the night, in the aptly named “Suicide Flats”, and what’s more, I’ve since re-watched _The Strangers_ a couple of times and realised that both my fear, and my enjoyment, were perhaps a bit overstated on that first viewing. Even taking that into account though, and seeing it again almost a decade after that first time, I still honestly believe that _The Strangers_ is a good movie, with some pretty genuinely creepy elements.

    _Final rating:★★★½ – I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

  • Key-Si: I know this movie gets hyped without end, and I think, that has mainly to do with Liv Tyler playing the lead. I remember seeing this, as it first came out, and even though I enjoyed it, it didn’t really stick with me. Nothing overwhelming, but a nice watch. Liv Tyler does a fine job here, but for most of the time she is alone in the house, and the movie becomes quite repetitive after a while. Once we get to the killers, most people were so excited about the reason, they did all this. Because ‘Kristen’ was home! Seriously? Who would have thought? Isn’t that the same reason, why ‘Jason Voorhees’ kills people all around ‘Camp Crystal Lake’? Because they are there? But I get it. The point is, that the killers have no other motivation than just to attack random people. There is no desire for money or jewelery… just the pure lust to take lives. But that is a motivation, most serial killers have, and therefore it doesn’t seem all that special. When the movie becomes bloody towards the end, I really loved it though. It is nice, to see a movie like this acted by someone, who is as well known as Liv Tyler, and also Scott Speedman was totally fine. “The Strangers” is a fine little home invasion movie, but most certainly it doesn’t deserve this extreme hype.
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