Boogeyman (2005)

A young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has affected his life.

Director:

Stephen Kay

Writers:

Eric Kripke (story), Eric Kripke (screenplay),

Stars:

Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry Watson	...	Tim
Emily Deschanel	...	Kate Houghton
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Franny
Tory Mussett	...	Jessica
Andrew Glover	...	Boogeyman
Lucy Lawless	...	Tim's Mother
Charles Mesure	...	Tim's Father
Philip Gordon	...	Uncle Mike
Aaron Murphy	...	Young Tim
Jennifer Rucker	...	Pam
Scott Wills	...	Co-Worker
Michael Saccente	...	Jessica's Dad
Louise Wallace	...	Jessica's Mom
Brenda Simmons	...	Jessica's Grandma
Josie Tweed	...	Jessica's Sister

Storyline

Set in the country, 'Boogeyman' tells the haunting tale of a young man traumatized by memories of terrible events he experienced in his childhood bedroom and who, years later, reluctantly returns home to face his fears of a monstrous entity that could be real or merely a figment of his imagination.

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Plot Keywords:

Childhood | Fear | Boogeyman | Hometown | Uncle | 

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Taglines:

You thought it was a just a story... but it's real.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of horror and terror/violence, and some partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [us]

Country:

USA New Zealand Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baubas

Filming Locations:

Albert Park, Princes Street, Auckland Central Business District, Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$42,974 (South Africa) (20 May 2005)

Gross:

$103,542 (South Africa) (20 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Senator International, Ghost House Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Tim goes swerves around the truck on his way to the house you can see a hubcap rolling off the left side of his car. Both hubcaps are on the left side of his car in following scenes.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Jessica: Hey, you're not getting weird on me again are you?
Tim: No.

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Crazy Credits

In the theatrical version, after all of the credits have rolled there is a scene shot from inside of a closet looking out into a darkened room with a boy sleeping. The boy awakes and asks his mother (not pictured) to shut the closet door. Footsteps are heard as she approaches the door, but as she closes it, there is a huge slam noise and the screen cuts to a blue screen displaying, "This film was rated PG-13".

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Connections

Referenced in Phelous & the Movies: The Boogeyman (2011)
compares it to the 1980 original

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Soundtracks

"Falling Home"
Written by Dave Whitehead
Performed by Noisehead
Courtesy of White Noise Ltd

User Reviews

Statisticly bad, but individually great

Great movie for those who were afraid of boogeymen and darkness in their childhood, just like I did. I give it 11+ of 10. The movie has HQ special effects and the idea: face your fears, that is the way to fight them. And this is the way I used in my childhood. I recommend this film for those who know how it feels to be afraid of darkness. The movie has many "fast" scary scenes, which made me remember my childhood fears and this is the main reason why I enjoyed watching it. There are many bad opinions about this film on IMDb, but I do not recommend you listening to them. There is a great statistic possibility of that you will not like this movie, but still i insist you watch it cause you might lose such pleaser as I experienced watching this great movie. Take a risk and give it a try and maybe you will be scary surprised. P.S. sorry for bad grammar of English:)