Nope Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
Release date | July 18, 2022 (Los Angeles) July 22, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 10min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Daniel Kaluuya Keke Palmer Steven Yeun Michael Wincott Brandon Perea Keith David |
Directed by | Jordan Peele |
Written by | Jordan Peele |
Produced by | Jordan Peele Ian Cooper |
Cinematography by | Hoyte van Hoytema |
Edited by | Nicholas Monsour |
Music by | Michael Abels |
Production Company | Universal Pictures Monkeypaw Productions |
Distributor | Universal Pictures |
Nope Movie Cast & Characters:
- Daniel Kaluuya as Otis “OJ” Haywood Jr., the son of Otis Haywood Sr., and the brother of Emerald.
- Keke Palmer as Emerald “Em” Haywood, the daughter of Otis Haywood Sr., and the sister of Otis Jr.
- Steven Yeun as Ricky “Jupe” Park, a former child actor and owner/creator of the theme park “Jupiter’s Claim”
- Jacob Kim as young Ricky “Jupe” Park, who plays Mikey Houston on Gordy’s Home
- Michael Wincott as Antlers Holst, a renowned cinematographer
- Brandon Perea as Angel Torres, a tech salesman at Fry’s Electronics
- Wrenn Schmidt as Amber Park, Jupe’s wife
- Barbie Ferreira as Nessie, Angel’s co-worker at Fry’s
- Terry Notary as Gordy, a chimpanzee and star of the sitcom Gordy’s Home
- Devon Graye as Ryder Muybridge, a paparazzo who rides an electric bike
- Donna Mills as Bonnie Clayton, a commercial actress
- Osgood Perkins as Fynn Bachman, a commercial director
- Eddie Jemison as Buster, a crew member on the commercial
- Keith David as Otis Haywood Sr., the owner of Haywood’s Hollywood Horses Ranch
- Sophia Coto as Mary Jo Elliott, who plays Haley Houston on Gordy’s Home
- Haley Babula as Mary Jo Elliott (adult)
- Jennifer Lafleur as Phyllis Mayberry, who plays Margaret Houston on Gordy’s Home
- Andrew Patrick Ralston as Tom Bogan, who plays Brett Houston on Gordy’s Home
Storyline:
After random objects falling from the sky result in the death of their father, ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood attempt to capture video evidence of an unidentified flying object with the help of tech salesman Angel Torres and documentarian Antlers Holst.
Nope Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $68 million |
Domestic Collection | $123,277,080 |
International Collection | $47,958,512 |
Worldwide Collection | $171,235,592 |
About Nope Movie:
Nope is an American science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele, under his and Ian Cooper’s Monkeypaw Productions banner. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, and Keith David.
Jordan Peele officially announced his third directorial film in November 2020. He cited King Kong (1933), Jurassic Park (1993), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Jaws (1975), Signs (2002), and The Wizard of Oz (1939) as his main inspirations. Palmer and Kaluuya joined in February 2021. Yeun was cast the next month, and Peele revealed the title in July 2021.
Filming began in June 2021 in northern Los Angeles County, and wrapped in November.
Nope premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on July 18, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 22, 2022, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $172 million worldwide, and received positive reviews for its ambition, performances, cinematography, themes, visual style, and musical score, and for Peele’s direction.
It was also named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the American Film Institute. Since its release, the film has been cited as one of the best science fiction films of the 21st century and of all time.