The Purge (Original title)
Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 31 May 2013 (Release)Countries: USA, France, JapanDirector: James DeMonaco
Synopsis: Crime/Thriller. In 2022, the American government responds to escalating crime and overcrowded prisons by sanctioning an annual 12-hour period called The Purge, in which all criminal activity becomes legal. When an intruder breaks into the home of the Sandin family during The Purge, the family must use any means they can to protect themselves.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Subjects: Crime, Pardons
Releases
Date: 31 May 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 85 mins 16 secs - Length: 7674 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire
Date: 07 June 2013Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Title: Anthropocene unconscious: climate anxiety in suburban sfAuthor: Bould, MarkArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Argues that the Anthropocene operates as the unconscious of contemporary art and literature, allowing its concerns to surface even in texts which do not ostensibly address issues of climate breakdown. Considers the persistence of the suburb as a site of bourgeois consumption in science fiction narratives, before examining the interplay of conscious and unconscious elements in the treatment of climate change in three suburban science fiction films: 'The Purge' (2013), 'Marjorie Prime' (2017), 'The Tomorrow War' (2021).
Author: Warwick, Harry Pages: ix, 202 pages
Title: cinema of hopelessness: the rhetoric of rage in 21st century popular culture
Author: PHILLIPS, Kendall R. Pages: xiii, 123 pages
Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 31 May 2013 (Release)Countries: USA, France, JapanDirector: James DeMonaco
Synopsis: Crime/Thriller. In 2022, the American government responds to escalating crime and overcrowded prisons by sanctioning an annual 12-hour period called The Purge, in which all criminal activity becomes legal. When an intruder breaks into the home of the Sandin family during The Purge, the family must use any means they can to protect themselves.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Subjects: Crime, Pardons
Releases
Date: 31 May 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 85 mins 16 secs - Length: 7674 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Universal Pictures International UK & Eire
Date: 07 June 2013Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: Overlord Productions LLC, Production Company: Platinum Dunes, Production Company: Blumhouse, Production Company: Why Not Production, Presents: Universal Pictures, Presented in association with: Dentsu Inc., Fuji Television Network, Produced by: Jason Blum, Produced by: Sébastien K. Lemercier, Produced by: Michael Bay, Produced by: Andrew Form, Produced by: Brad Fuller, Line Producer: Gerard DiNardi, Unit Production Manager: Kaylene Carlson, Unit Production Manager: Jeff Kloss, Supervising Location Manager: Robert Craft, Post-production Supervisor: Tim Pedegana, 1st Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi, Script Supervisor: Babette Stith, Casting by: Lisa Fields, Written by: James DeMonaco, Director of Photography: Jacques Jouffret, Camera Operator: Kenneth Wiatrak, Visual Effects by: Method Studios, Edited by: Peter Gvozdas, Production Designer: Melanie Paizis-Jones, Art Director: Nick Plotquin, Costume Designer: Lisa Norcia, Make-up Department Head: Steve Costanza, Hair Department Head: David J. Larson, Main Title Design: Aaron Becker, Main Title Animation: Andrew Hildebrand, Music by: Nathan Whitehead, Production Sound Mixer: Edward Tise, Re-recording Mixer: Brian J. Armstrong, Re-recording Mixer: Anna Behlmer, Re-recording Mixer: Craig Mann, Supervising Sound Editor: Brian J. Armstrong, Stunt Co-ordinator: Kurt Bryant
Cast
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Ethan Hawke (James Sandin), Lena Headey (Mary Sandin), Adelaide Kane (Zoey Sandin), Max Burkholder (Charlie Sandin), Edwin Hodge (bloody stranger), Rhys Wakefield (polite leader), Tony Oller (Henry), Arija Bareikis (Mrs Grace Ferrin), Tom Yi (Mr Cali), Chris Mulkey (Mr Halverson), Tisha French (Mrs Halverson), Dana Bunch (Mr Ferrin), Peter Gvozdas (Dr Peter Buynak)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Science fiction film and television v16 n3 Autumn 2023 Pages: 251-275Title: Anthropocene unconscious: climate anxiety in suburban sfAuthor: Bould, MarkArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Argues that the Anthropocene operates as the unconscious of contemporary art and literature, allowing its concerns to surface even in texts which do not ostensibly address issues of climate breakdown. Considers the persistence of the suburb as a site of bourgeois consumption in science fiction narratives, before examining the interplay of conscious and unconscious elements in the treatment of climate change in three suburban science fiction films: 'The Purge' (2013), 'Marjorie Prime' (2017), 'The Tomorrow War' (2021).
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Dystopia and dispossession in the Hollywood science-fiction film, 1979-2017: the aesthetics of enclosureAuthor: Warwick, Harry Pages: ix, 202 pages
Title: cinema of hopelessness: the rhetoric of rage in 21st century popular culture
Author: PHILLIPS, Kendall R. Pages: xiii, 123 pages