Paranormal Activity (2009)

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Synopsis

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.




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Credits
Length: 99 min
MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Release Date:  September 25, 2009
Starring: Amber Armstrong, Michael Bayouth, Katie Featherston, Mark Fredrichs, Randy McDowell, Ashley Palmer, Tim Piper, Micah Sloat
Directed by: Oren Peli
Produced by: Jason Blum, Oren Peli, Steven Schneider
Written by: Oren Peli
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Paranormal Activity 4 Sucked, So Where Should It Go From Here?

Paranormal Activity 4 Sucked, So Where Should It Go From Here?

With Paramount already planning on Paranormal Activity 5 and set to unveil a Spanish-language spin-off next spring, I began to wonder, where the franchise will go from 4, and where it needs to go to get back on track. Obviously, this discussion will focus on specifics of Paranormal Activity 4, so MAJOR SPOILERS lie ahead. ...
by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-10-23 10:29:22comments
Paranormal Activity 5 And Latino-Focused Spinoff On Their Way

Paranormal Activity 5 And Latino-Focused Spinoff On Their Way

At this point a new Paranormal Activity movie is pretty much synonymous with the arrival of fall weather and Halloween, so it would be more surprising if Paramount had decided not to make another movie in the franchise, especially given the heavy-duty $30 million it's estimated to have made this weekend. But Paramount has put a twist in the usual formula of green lighting a sequel...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-21 19:15:51comments
Paranormal Activity Team Making A Latino-Themed Horror

Paranormal Activity Team Making A Latino-Themed Horror

Fans of found footage horror have the fourth installment of the Paranormal Activity series to look forward this fall. And from what’s being reported, it sounds like an offshoot of the popular franchise is in the works, in the form of a semi-related horror film by some of the people behind Paranormal Activity. ...
by Kelly West | published: 2012-04-06 18:50:58comments
The River's Zack Estrin To Pen Paranormal Activity 4

The River's Zack Estrin To Pen Paranormal Activity 4

The next installment of the Paranormal Activity has locked in a writer, and it’s someone who is no stranger to found footage horror. Zack Estrin, whose current work you’ve seen on ABC if you’ve been watching The River, is reportedly penned a deal to pen the fourth Paranormal Activity film. ...
by Kelly West | published: 2012-03-15 14:26:32comments
Paranormal Activity 4 Gets A Release Date

Paranormal Activity 4 Gets A Release Date

Earlier this week we learned that the Paranormal Activity franchise would be getting another sequel this year. The obvious prediction for the release date for the horror film would be somewhere near Halloween, which is when the earlier films made their way into theaters. Sure enough, the announced date does fall into that timeframe......
by Kelly West | published: 2012-01-04 19:02:02comments
Where Does The Paranormal Activity Franchise Go From Here?

Where Does The Paranormal Activity Franchise Go From Here?

This past weekend Paranormal Activity 3 set a whole slew of new records. The movie now holds the top spot for midnight opener for a horror film (bringing in $8 million), best opening day for a horror film in the US ($26.2 million) and best opening for a October/fall movie ($54 million). What makes it a true success, though, is that the whole movie cost only $5 million to make......
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-10-24 16:34:38comments
Giveaway: Win Paranormal Activity And Paranormal Activity 2 On DVD

Giveaway: Win Paranormal Activity And Paranormal Activity 2 On DVD

Unlike a lot of horror movie franchises, which just substitute a new group of characters to get terrorized whenever it's time to make a sequel, the Paranormal Activity films focus very tightly on a single family, with the first two films linking up to each other and establishing a large mythology...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-10-19 13:58:23comments
Fantastic Fest Day 7: Livid, The Corridor, Paranormal Activity 3

Fantastic Fest Day 7: Livid, The Corridor, Paranormal Activity 3

As a big fan of the franchise, I was looking forward to the third installment and was delighted when it was added as a Fantastic Fest secret screening. For a good portion of the film, it was delivering exactly what I was expecting with a few impressive new elements thrown in. ...
by Brian Salisbury | published: 2011-09-30 17:32:05comments
Paranormal Activity 3 Poster Goes Back In Time

Paranormal Activity 3 Poster Goes Back In Time

Paranormal Activity will continue to work its way backward through the story next month when the third installment of the horror franchise hits theaters. Paramount released the creepy new poster for the film, which is set in the late-’80’s. ...
by Kelly West | published: 2011-09-20 14:03:56comments
Ethan Hawke Trying Horror With Insidious, Paranormal Activity Producer

Ethan Hawke Trying Horror With Insidious, Paranormal Activity Producer

Hawke has signed on to the latest Scott Derrickson picture, an as-yet-untitled genre film that will be produced by Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity). Derrickson, who directed 2005’s bare-bones exercise The Exorcism of Emily Rose, will begin shooting the picture in September....
by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-07-15 17:08:34comments
Paranormal Activity 3 Coming Next Halloween

Paranormal Activity 3 Coming Next Halloween

In theory the Saw franchise wrapped up this Halloween, and that means there’s room for some other horror franchise to step in and take its annual place. Enter Paranormal Activity. The second entry in the fake found footage franchise...
by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-11-17 16:24:43comments
Buy A Ticket To See Paranormal Activity 2, Recieve A Free Copy Of The First Movie

Buy A Ticket To See Paranormal Activity 2, Recieve A Free Copy Of The First Movie

It goes without saying that most people interested in seeing Paranormal Activity 2 are fans of the original, the low-budget horror film that ended...
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-10-18 22:19:42comments
Katie Featherston Is In The Dark On The Paranormal Activity 2

Katie Featherston Is In The Dark On The Paranormal Activity 2

Back in March, when asked about the Paranormal Activity sequel, Micah Sloat flat out said, “ I know a lot, I can’t tell you.” Naturally, that sparked rumors that Sloat could get some face time...
by Perri Nemiroff | published: 2010-05-27 16:12:18comments
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Totally Original Looking Paranormal Entity Trailer

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by Will LeBlanc | published: 2009-12-16 08:37:30comments
Paramount Wants To Make A Bunch Of Paranormal Activitys

Paramount Wants To Make A Bunch Of Paranormal Activitys

I bet it feels like winning Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? whenever a studio throws a couple bucks in the ring for a movie like Paranormal Activity and ends up making more on it than they do on some of their huge blockbusters...
by Tim Gomez | published: 2009-12-11 12:13:59comments
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Paramount Nabs Area 51 US Distribution Rights

Area 51 is about “three teens whose curiosity leads them to the notorious Area 51 portion of Nellis Air Force Base in the Nevada desert.” Thanks to a hefty seven-figure deal, U.S. distribution rights now belong to Paramount Pictures...
by Perri Nemiroff | published: 2009-11-29 15:45:38comments
Will Area 51 Be Too Much Like Paranormal Activity?

Will Area 51 Be Too Much Like Paranormal Activity?

Since the movie will be shot in the same improvisational manner as Paranormal Activity, the script is really just a summary of scenes and props-- it goes without saying that there's a lot of room for things to change in the shooting process...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-11-11 10:27:26comments
Paranormal Goat Activity

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by Josh Tyler | published: 2009-11-04 11:43:14comments
Katie Featherston's Next Movie Cashing In On Paranormal Activity

Katie Featherston's Next Movie Cashing In On Paranormal Activity

In a move that either conveys extreme balls or extreme idiocy, the producers behind the indie horror movie Walking Distance have given it the new name Experimental Activity. Oh snap...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-11-04 09:00:19comments
Paranormal Acitvity Sequel Still Promised By Greedy Executives

Paranormal Acitvity Sequel Still Promised By Greedy Executives

Since Paranormal Activity became such a gigantic hit, there haven't been rumors of a sequel so much as glum anticipation-- it made a lot of money on the cheap, and of course the executives are going to cash in on it...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-11-03 10:19:33comments
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Why Won't Anyone Distribute The Paranormal Activity Director's Next Film?

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Paramount is riding on some huge success right now, having bought Paranormal Activity for $300,000 and spun it into a #1 box office hit, bringing in $61 million and counting. Doesn't it seem like a no-brainer that they'd jump right on director Oren Peli's next project...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-10-27 09:12:08comments
Weekend Box Office: Paranormal Activity Is The New Blair Witch

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by Scott Gwin | published: 2009-10-25 21:14:04comments
Sequel Talk: Paranormal Activity 2 Planning

Sequel Talk: Paranormal Activity 2 Planning

What do you do when a movie costs just $15,000 and pulls in $62.5 million at the box office in just one month? Make a sequel of course. According to the LA Times, Paranormal Activity 2 talk is abuzz over at Paramount Pictures....
by Perri Nemiroff | published: 2009-10-25 15:40:58comments
Paranormal Activity Gets Wide Release, But Only If You Click

Paranormal Activity Gets Wide Release, But Only If You Click

Paramount Pictures has announced that the much lusted after new horror movie Paranormal Activity may, after weeks of fan teasing, go wide. But of course since this is Paranormal Activity it will only go wide if you get on the internet and click a button...
by Josh Tyler | published: 2009-10-07 01:34:48comments
Paranormal Activity Director Starts On His Next Film

Paranormal Activity Director Starts On His Next Film

Writer-director Oren Peli's film isn't really all that much like Blair Witch, given that it's set inside a house and actually shows you (sort of) the thing you're supposed to be scared of. But his next film might be headed even further in the Blair Witch direction...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-10-06 08:13:09comments
Paranormal Activity Goes Even Wider

Paranormal Activity Goes Even Wider

Paranormal Activity is going even wider. The midnight screening sensation trickled out into a 33 market expansion this last weekend and now Paramount Pictures has announced that it’ll be in 40 the following weekend...
by Josh Tyler | published: 2009-10-05 13:23:36comments
Paranormal Activity Expands To 20 Cities

Paranormal Activity Expands To 20 Cities

I’m a cynical bastard so when I heard that Paramount was staging special midnight screenings last week to gauge audience reaction to Paranormal Activity, as a means of deciding whether or not to release it wider...
by Josh Tyler | published: 2009-09-29 00:14:18comments
Review: Paranormal Activity Midnight Screening

Review: Paranormal Activity Midnight Screening

As a horror weenie and someone who gets legitimately scared even in ridiculous Nightmare on Elm Street sequels, I can't fairly vouch for how scary Paranormal Activity is. But it's a fascinating indie film, an example of how much can be done with so little money...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-09-25 10:42:55comments
Paranormal Activity Trailer And Poster

Paranormal Activity Trailer And Poster

Paranormal Activity is yet another movie for believers. As always when I write about one of these movies, I’m forced to get this out of the way right off the bat. I am not a believer. I am a skeptic. This movie is not for me, but it’s probably for you...
by Josh Tyler | published: 2009-09-16 02:35:42comments
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