The Purge (2013 film)

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The Purge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames DeMonaco
Written byJames DeMonaco
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJacques Jouffret
Edited byPeter Gvozdas
Music byNathan Whitehead
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release dates
Running time
85 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[3]
Box office$89.3 million[4]

The Purge is a 2013 American dystopian action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, and Max Burkholder as members of a wealthy family who find themselves endangered by a gang of murderers during the annual Purge, a night during which all crime, including murder, is temporarily legal. The Purge premiered at the Stanley Film Festival on May 7, 2013, and Universal Pictures theatrically released it in the United States on June 7, 2013. The film grossed $89 million against a $3 million budget.

It is the first installment in The Purge franchise. A sequel, subtitled Anarchy, was released worldwide on July 18, 2014.[5] A third film, Election Year, was released July 1, 2016, and a prequel, The First Purge, was released on July 4, 2018,[6][7] and a television series, set between the second and third films, aired for two seasons from September 4, 2018 to December 17, 2019. A fifth film, The Forever Purge, was released on July 2, 2021.[8]

Plot

In 2014, a totalitarian political party called the New Founding Fathers of America are voted into office following an economic collapse and pass a law sanctioning the "Purge", an annual event wherein all crime is legal and emergency services are suspended temporarily. By 2022, the United States is said to have become virtually crime-free, with legal unemployment rates having dropped to 1%.

James Sandin returns to his home in an affluent Los Angeles gated community to wait out the Purge with his wife Mary and their children, Zoey and Charlie. The family is assured the security system manufactured by James' company will keep them safe while Zoey meets her boyfriend Henry. As the purge begins, James enables the security system and the family disperses to go about their normal routines. Zoey returns to her room and finds Henry, who had snuck in before the security system was engaged, planning on confronting her father about their relationship. Meanwhile, Charlie watches the security monitors and sees a wounded man calling for help. He temporarily disables the system to allow the man inside, but James races to re-engage the system and holds the man at gunpoint. Henry comes downstairs and points a pistol at James and opens fire, but then James returns fire and mortally wounds Henry. During the chaos, the stranger disappears.

Through the surveillance cameras, the family sees a gang of masked, heavily armed people arriving at the front lawn. The leader demands the homeless man, warning that failure to comply will result in an invasion. When Mary asks about the security system, James admits it is incapable of withstanding a determined assault. The family find and capture the stranger to give him to the gang, only to realize that they would not be any better if they did and choose to defend him and themselves. After the deadline passes, the gang breaks into the house. James fights back and kills several of them before the leader stabs him. Charlie notices the neighbors leaving their homes on the monitors before the neighbors enter and kill the remaining gang members. Elsewhere, Mary is ambushed by two of the Purgers. After Mary is restrained, the female Purger straddles Mary and starts to tickle Mary's ribs, embarrassing her as she begs her to stop. After tickling her some more, she's about to impale Mary with her machete, but the neighbors save her. The leader attempts to kill the family, but is killed by Zoey while James dies from his injuries.

Mary starts to thank the neighbors for saving them, but their leader, Grace Ferrin, reveals her group's hatred for the Sandins due to their wealth being acquired at the neighbors' expense. They capture the Sandins and prepare to kill them, but the stranger returns, kills one of the neighbors, and holds Grace hostage to force them to free the Sandins. Mary stops him from killing the remaining neighbors, deciding that they will all peacefully wait out the remainder of the Purge.

The next morning, Grace attempts to seize control, but Mary wounds her in retaliation. As sirens sound to signal the end of the Purge, she forces the neighbors to leave and thanks the stranger for his help. He bids the Sandins luck before leaving as well.

Television news reports state this year's purge was the most successful to date. Other stations report that the stock market is booming due to the massive sales of weapons and security systems. A man’s voice speaks of the loss of his patriotism after the death of his sons the night before.

Cast

The Sandin family

The Neighbors

  • Arija Bareikis as Grace Ferrin
  • Tom Yi as Mr. Cali
  • Chris Mulkey as Mr. Halverson
  • Tisha French as Mrs. Halverson
  • Dana Bunch as Mr. Ferrin

The Purgers

  • Rhys Wakefield as Polite Leader
  • John Weselcouch as Interrupting Freak Purger
  • Alicia Vela-Bailey as Blonde Female Freak Purger
  • Mickey Facchinello as Brunette Freak Purger
  • Boima Blake as Freak Purger
  • Nathan Clarkson as Freak Purger
  • Jesse Jacobs as Freak Purger
  • Aaron Kuban as Freak Purger
  • Chester Lockhart as Freak Purger
  • Tyler Osterkamp as Freak Purger
  • R. J. Wolfe as Freak Purger

Other characters

Release

The film premiered at the Stanley Film Festival on May 2, 2013,[10] and released in cinemas on June 7, 2013, in the United States.[11] In its opening weekend, The Purge topped the box office with $16.8 million on opening day and $34.1 million through the entire weekend.[12] The film earned $64.5 million domestically and $24.9 million outside the United States, for a total of $89.3 million worldwide, with a production budget of $3 million.[13]

The Purge was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 8, 2013. A 4K UHD Blu-ray release occurred on June 12, 2018.[14]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 39% based on 156 reviews and a weighted average of 5.20/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Half social allegory, half home-invasion thriller, The Purge attempts to make an intelligent point, but ultimately devolves into numbing violence and tired clichés."[15] The film holds a score of 41 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 33 critics, signifying "mixed or average reviews".[16]

On io9, Charlie Jane Anders described it as "a clunky and implausible political screed in movie form".[17] Entertainment Weekly gave The Purge a B−, saying that it "clearly has a lot on its mind, but it never really manages to express it".[18]

In the Tri-City Herald, Gary Wolcott described the movie as "[A]lmost the dumbest movie in history. My recommendation is purge The Purge from your weekend movie plans."[19]

Sequels and prequel

Main article: The Purge

Due to the success of the first film, a sequel, The Purge: Anarchy, was developed by Universal and Blumhouse. It was released worldwide on July 18, 2014 and is set in 2023, a year after the first film.[20][21] Edwin Hodge (The Stranger), Tyler Osterkamp (The Freak), and Nathan Clarkson (The Purger) were the only cast members to reprise their role, while only Hodge was credited.

A third film, The Purge: Election Year, was released on July 1, 2016.[22] A fourth film, The First Purge, which is set as a prequel in the franchise, was released on July 4, 2018.[23] Ethan Hawke reprises his role as James Sandin in the opening scene of "7:01am", the series finale of The Purge television series. A fifth film, The Forever Purge, was released on July 2, 2021.[8]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "The Purge' (15)". British Board of Film Classification. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Amy (2013-06-06). "Box office: Low-budget 'The Purge' expected to beat 'The Internship'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ "The Purge (2013) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Purge Movies at the Box Office - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  6. ^ "Warning: The next Purge will take place on July 4, 2018". ComingSoon.net. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Purge 4 Director Will be Burning Sands' Gerard McMurray". 20 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b Welk, Brian (July 8, 2020). "Universal Shifts Blumhouse's 'Halloween' Sequel and 'The Forever Purge' to 2021". TheWrap. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. ^ The character's real name was revealed as "Dante Bishop" in The Purge: Election Year.
  10. ^ Kit, Borys. "Ethan Hawke's The Purge to Open Inaugural Stanley Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  11. ^ "The Purge (2013) – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for June 7-9, 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  13. ^ "The Purge (2013) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  14. ^ "High Def Digest | Blu-ray and Games News and Reviews in High Definition". ultrahd.highdefdigest.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  15. ^ "The Purge (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  16. ^ "The Purge Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  17. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane (June 7, 2013). "The Purge could be this year's most hamfisted political movie". io9. Gawker Media. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  18. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (June 12, 2013). "The Purge Movie". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  19. ^ Wolcott, Gary (June 6, 2013). "The Purge: Spend your money elsewhere". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  20. ^ "The Purge has a sequel in development". 10 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Universal Re-Slots The Purge". Deadline.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  22. ^ Mike Fleming Jr (6 October 2014). "'The Purge' Scares Up Third Film With Director James DeMonaco - Deadline". Deadline.com.
  23. ^ "This Is What The Purge 4 Will Be About - CINEMABLEND". 29 September 2016.

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