Smile Movie Details:
| Movie Name | Smile |
|---|---|
| Based on | Laura Hasn’t Slept by Parker Finn |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psychological, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Release Dates | September 22, 2022 (Fantastic Fest) September 30, 2022 (United States) |
| Running Time | 1hr 55min |
| Age rating | R |
| Cast | Sosie Bacon Jessie T. Usher Kyle Gallner Kal Penn Rob Morgan |
| Directed by | Parker Finn |
| Written by | Parker Finn |
| Produced by | Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Isaac Klausner Robert Salerno |
| Cinematography by | Charlie Sarroff |
| Edited by | Elliot Greenberg |
| Music by | Cristobal Tapia de Veer |
| Production Companies | Paramount Players Temple Hill Entertainment |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Domestic Collection | $105.9 million |
| International Collection | $111.5 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $217.4 million |
Smile Movie Cast & Characters:
- Sosie Bacon as Rose Cotter
- Kyle Gallner as Joel
- Jessie T. Usher as Trevor
- Robin Weigert as Dr. Madeline Northcott
- Caitlin Stasey as Laura Weaver
- Kal Penn as Dr. Morgan Desai
- Rob Morgan as Robert Talley
- Gillian Zinser as Holly
- Judy Reyes as Victoria Muñoz
- Jack Sochet as Carl Renken
Storyline:
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.
About Smile Movie:
- The film is based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn’t Slept by Parker Finn.
- The film was originally titled “Something’s Wrong With Rose” before being renamed “Smile.”
- Smile was announced in June 2020. Principal photography began on October 11, 2021, in New Jersey, including in the city of Hoboken, and wrapped on November 24, 2021.
- Some filming locations included the Murphy Varnish Lofts, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark and Lewis Morris Park in Morristown.
- The trailer and poster were released on June 22, 2022.
- Smile premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2022,. The film was released in the United States on September 30, 2022 by Paramount Pictures.
- Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brian Robbins said that Smile was originally slated for a streaming-only release on Paramount+, but the studio eventually decided to release the film theatrically because of strong results from test screenings.
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the visuals, themes, cinematography and Bacon’s performance, but criticized some of its jump scares and noted its similarities to other horror films such as The Ring, It, and It Follows.
- Smile grossed $105.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $111.5 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $217.4 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film’s net profit as $101 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it tenth on their list of 2022’s “Most Valuable Blockbusters”.
- The film was released for VOD platforms including Paramount+ on November 15, 2022, with a DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD set released on December 13, 2022.
- A sequel titled ‘Smile 2‘ is in development and is scheduled to be released on October 18, 2024.
