Summary
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group's deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Awardʼ-winning play, THE HUMANS explores the hidden dread of a family and the love that binds them together.Additional Information
Subjects |
Families
-- Drama.
Fear -- Drama. Conflict of generations -- Drama. Thanksgiving Day -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Domestic drama (Motion pictures) Psychological films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [Santa Monica, California] :2022 |
Other Titles | Humans. |
Contributors |
Karam, Stephen,
film director, film producer, screenwriter. Lovegrove, Louise, film producer. Jenkins, Richard, 1947- actor. Houdyshell, Jayne, 1953- actor. Schumer, Amy, actor. Feldstein, Beanie, actor. Yeun, Steven, actor. Squibb, June, 1929- actor. Muhl, Nico, composer. Karam, Stephen. Humans. A24 (Firm), presenter. IAC Films, presenter. Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, June Squibb. |
Other Contributors |
Music, Nico Muhly. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R, for some sexual materal and language. |
Language |
English Spanish English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Notes |
Title from container. Based on the play by Stephen Karam. Originally released as a motion picture in 2021. Special features: audio commentary with writer-director Stephen Karam; Our ruffled spirits: making The humans; outtakes. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1. |
Description |
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |