What was strangers about

Bryan Bertino. Top credits Director Bryan Bertino. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Official Trailer. Photos Top cast Edit. Gemma Ward Dollface as Dollface. Glenn Howerton Mike as Mike. Jordan Orr Jordan - caller as Jordan - caller voice uncredited. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. 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.

Lock the door. Pretend you're safe. Did you know Edit. Trivia According to director Bryan Bertino , the film is partially based on an incident he experienced as a child.

One evening a stranger came to his door, asked for someone who was not there, and left. Later, Bertino found out that other homes in his neighborhood had been broken into that night. Goofs Kristen trips over some chairs, but in a later scene they are up again.

While The Strangers' insular premise introduces very few characters outside of Kristen Liv Tyler , James Scott Speedman , and the three strangers, its microcosmic nature allows an almost unparalleled ratcheting of tension as a young couple fights tooth and nail for their lives. Despite the almost ethereal nature of its masked antagonists, The Strangers is based on several true stories.

Several harrowing real-life crimes form the backbone of The Strangers ' core narrative, including several notorious murders. Here's the real-life crimes and true stories that inspired The Strangers. According to novice writer and director Bryan Bertino, The Strangers is primarily based on three alternate real-world events. The first is the infamous series of murders committed by the Manson Family in , later nicknamed "Helter Skelter," which were organized by Charles Manson in an ill-conceived bid to start a race war the cult leader had predicted.

In particular, the home invasion and killing of actress Sharon Tate stands out as a clear marker for The Strangers ' artistic direction, with its gruesome knife violence drawing close parallels to the stabbing at the Tate home. The second inspiration for The Strangers is the infamous Keddie Cabin Murders, in which four people were killed in a small California resort town, including Sue Sharp, her son John, daughter Tina, and John's friend Dana.

Disturbingly, the motive for those murders is still unknown, as the Keddie police department never caught the real-life killer s , and the case remains unsolved. Make this guided journal your trusted friend during your journey to feeling whole again. Sign up for the Thought Catalog Weekly and get the best stories from the week to your inbox every Friday. By Chrissy Stockton Updated September 20, The Strangers. Come press play with us. We hear you like all things creepy… we do too.

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