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Planning for ''Honeymoon'' began in 2010, after Janiak viewed ''Monsters'' and ''Tiny Furniture'',<ref name=FMM>{{cite web|title=The Women of SXSW: Honeymoon Writer/Director Leigh Janiak|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/84854-the-women-of-sxsw-honeymoon-writerdirector-leigh-janiak/#.Ux2ctD9dXA1|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> and she and Phil Graziadei began writing the script in 2012.<ref name=Complex>{{cite web|last=Barone|first=Matt|title=SXSW: The Festival's Creepiest Movie About (Doomed) Love is Also Its Most Inconspicuous|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/03/interview-honeymoon-director-leigh-janiak-sxsw|publisher=Complex|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> While writing the film's script Janiak was inspired by the idea that "Even small moments though can drive a wedge between people" and with her writing partner, wondered "how far we could push them until they started falling apart |
Planning for ''Honeymoon'' began in 2010, after Janiak viewed ''Monsters'' and ''Tiny Furniture'',<ref name=FMM>{{cite web|title=The Women of SXSW: Honeymoon Writer/Director Leigh Janiak|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/84854-the-women-of-sxsw-honeymoon-writerdirector-leigh-janiak/#.Ux2ctD9dXA1|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> and she and Phil Graziadei began writing the script in 2012.<ref name=Complex>{{cite web|last=Barone|first=Matt|title=SXSW: The Festival's Creepiest Movie About (Doomed) Love is Also Its Most Inconspicuous|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/03/interview-honeymoon-director-leigh-janiak-sxsw|publisher=Complex|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> While writing the film's script Janiak was inspired by the idea that "Even small moments though can drive a wedge between people" and with her writing partner, wondered "how far we could push them until they started falling apart."<ref name=FMM /><ref name=BDI>{{cite web|last=Dickson|first=Evan|title='Honeymoon' Director Leigh Janiak On Relationship Terror And Body Horror|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3282546/sxsw-14-interview-honeymoon-director-leigh-janiak-on-relationship-terror-and-body-horror/|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> Janiak chose Rose Leslie to perform as Bea after viewing her performance on ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.<ref name=BDI /> Principal photography began in spring 2013 and had a limited budget.<ref name=FMM /> |
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| Directed by | Leigh Janiak |
| Written by | Phil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak |
| Produced by | Patrick Baker, Esme Howard |
| Starring | Rose Leslie Harry Treadaway Ben Huber, Hanna Brown |
| Cinematography | Kyle Klutz |
| Edited by | Christopher S. Capp |
| Music by | Heather McIntosh |
Production company | Fewlas Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Honeymoon is a 2014 horror film directed by Leigh Janiak and her feature film directorial debut. The movie had its world premiere on March 7, 2014 at South by Southwest and stars Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway as a newly married couple whose honeymoon ends up being ruined by a series of strange events.[1] The film received a wide release on September 12, 2014.[2]
Plot
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Bea (Rose Leslie) and Paul (Harry Treadaway) are newly married and off to have a romantic honeymoon in a rustic cabin set in a secluded forest. During their stay there, they go to a small restaurant whose owner initially acts hostile, asking them to leave, but later calms down, realizing he was Bea's childhood friend. The man's wife then comes in, acting weird and saying they need to get away. After that, everything goes normally until their wedded bliss is cut short when Bea goes missing. Paul finds her naked and disoriented in the woods with no evidence as to how or why she got there. He takes her back to the cabin, with her claiming she was sleepwalking due to the stress, and to make nothing of it. However, as time passes, Bea's behavior becomes increasingly distant and strange. At first, Paul blames Bea's strange behaviour on some encounter with Will, the restaurant owner, but soon he realizes there's more going on. On one night Paul was staying awake and he sees some bright lights through the windows, but when he goes to investigate he finds nothing. One day, during an argument Bea locks herself in the bathroom, and when Paul breaks in, he finds her repeatedly stabbing herself in the crotch. Paul then ties her to her bed and she asks him to "take it out of her". Paul puts his hand into her vagina and takes out a large worm-like creature. Bea later explains that the night she disappeared into the woods, she saw the lights at night and couldn't help walking towards it. She then saw some silhouettes and they apparently impregnated her. Bea then says that she is Bea, but they're taking away what's left of her. She then says she must protect Paul because they are going to "dispose of him". Bea then knocks Paul out, takes him into the middle of the lake on a boat, ties an anchor to his feet and throws him into his death. Bea is then shown to be deteriorating, her skin becoming white and flaky. Bea then meets Will's wife, and they walk away into the lights. The film finishes with Bea saying "Before I was alone, but now I'm not."
Cast
- Rose Leslie as Bea
- Harry Treadaway as Paul
- Ben Huber as Will
- Hanna Brown as Annie
Production
Planning for Honeymoon began in 2010, after Janiak viewed Monsters and Tiny Furniture,[3] and she and Phil Graziadei began writing the script in 2012.[4] While writing the film's script Janiak was inspired by the idea that "Even small moments though can drive a wedge between people" and with her writing partner, wondered "how far we could push them until they started falling apart."[3][5] Janiak chose Rose Leslie to perform as Bea after viewing her performance on Game of Thrones.[5] Principal photography began in spring 2013 and had a limited budget.[3]
Reception
Shock Till You Drop gave Honeymoon a positive review, stating "Janiak demonstrates some wonderfully confident direction for a first-timer, utilizing space, sound design and two very good lead actors as her tools to slowly amplify the tension and mess with your head."[6] Twitch Film also praised the film and called it "a good story, excellently told, and very, very scary."[7] Meanwhile, Pop Insomniacs gave it a mixed review, saying that the film "isn’t going to blow your mind, or scare the crap out of you" but director Leigh Janiak "is clever enough to bank on these young stars and their explosive chemistry instead."[8]
References
- ^ Turek, Ryan. "SXSW Exclusive: Leigh Janiak, Phil Graziadei Talk Honeymoon, Horror & Relationships". STYD. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=honeymoon.htm
- ^ a b c "The Women of SXSW: Honeymoon Writer/Director Leigh Janiak". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Barone, Matt. "SXSW: The Festival's Creepiest Movie About (Doomed) Love is Also Its Most Inconspicuous". Complex. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ a b Dickson, Evan. "'Honeymoon' Director Leigh Janiak On Relationship Terror And Body Horror". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Turek, Ryan. "SXSW Review: Honeymoon a Perfect Marriage of Paranoia & Body Horror". STYD. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Aldrich, Ryland. "SXSW 2014 Review: HONEYMOON Is All Parts Scare". Twitch Film. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Greene, Andy. ""Honeymoon" Review: Explosive Chemistry Saves Stock Premise". Pop Insomniacs. Retrieved 8 September 2014.