The Purge
One night a year, all crime is legal.
Country
Genre
Budget
$3 000 000
Box office
$89 328 627
Director
Actors
Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield, Tony Oller, Arija Bareikis, Tom Yi, Chris Mulkey
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, Jason Blum, Sebastien Lemercier
Camera operator
Composer
Nathan Whitehead
Artist
Melanie Jones
Audition
Lisa Fields
Editing
Peter Gvozdas
Whole Team (130)
Whole Team (130)
Short description
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film features a robot named Timmy who closely resembles the Terminator; he is a reference to the series 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' (2008-2009), in which Lena Headey played a leading role.
- According to director and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the idea for the film came to him as follows. Once, he and his wife were driving somewhere when a drunk driver cut them off, nearly causing a fatal accident. The conversation with the drunk driver who caused the accident quickly escalated into a fight, as he showed no remorse whatsoever. Later, DeMonaco's wife confessed to him that she would like there to be a rule allowing one to kill a person with impunity once a year.
- Over a hundred masks were created for the film.
- The women in white dresses are based on the followers of Charles Manson (1934-2017), a criminal and cult leader whose members were responsible for several high-profile murders in the US during the mid-20th century.
- Ethan Hawke was a friend of producer Jason Blum and director James DeMonaco, and was happy to support their low-budget film with his participation. Rumor has it that Hawke was paid only $3,000 upfront for the role.
- The women in white dresses are based on followers of Charles Manson (1934-2017), a criminal and cult leader whose members were involved in a number of high-profile murders in the United States in the mid-20th century.
- Riza Wakefield was cast in the film just one day before filming began. All other candidates for the role were overacting, but Wakefield, according to director James DeMonaco, played the part with a certain detachment and a smile on his lips, as if he were enjoying everything, and his performance reminded DeMonaco of Manson.
- Director James DeMonaco was once asked why everything takes place in one house, when the beginning of the film shows killings happening in the street. He cited the fact that only 19 days were allocated for filming, and the budget was limited to $2.7 million, but promised that if he ever got to shoot a sequel to this film, it would be more like the action movie “Escape from New York” (John Carpenter, 1981).
- The film includes a robot named Timmy, who strongly resembles the Terminator, and is a reference to the series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008-2009), where Lena Headey played the lead role.
- Riza Wakefield was cast in the film a day before shooting began. All other candidates for the role overacted, while Wakefield, according to director James DeMonaco, played somewhat detached, with a smile on his lips, as if he was enjoying it all, and his acting reminded DeMonaco of Manson.
- Director James DeMonaco was once asked why everything takes place in one house, given that the beginning of the film shows murders occurring on the street. He cited the fact that filming was allotted only 19 days and the budget was limited to $2.7 million, but promised that if he ever got to film a sequel, it would be more like the action movie 'Escape from New York' (John Carpenter, 1981).
- Ethan Hawke was friends with producer Jason Blum and director James DeMonaco and was happy to support their low-budget film with his participation. Rumor has it that Hawke was paid only $3,000 upfront for the role.
- According to director and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the idea for the film came to him in the following way. He and his wife were driving somewhere when they were cut off by a drunk driver, nearly resulting in their death. The conversation with the drunk driver quickly escalated into a fight because the man showed no signs of remorse. Later, DeMonaco's wife confessed to him that she wished there were a rule allowing a person to kill someone once a year with impunity.
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