The Gift (2015)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 48 mins

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A young married couple's lives are thrown upside down when an acquaintance from the husband's past brings them mysterious Gifts and a horrifying secret to lift after nearly 20 years.
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Cast: Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton, Rebecca Hall

Crew: Joel Edgerton (Director), Eduard Grau (Director of Photography), Danny Bensi (Music Director), Saunder Jurriaans (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Dates: 21 Aug 2015 (India)

Tagline: Just Because You're Done With The Past Doesen't Mean The Past Is Done With You

English Name: The Gift

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24 Critic Reviews
1 User Review
Slow but suspenseful with fabulous acting
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"The Gift" is one of the better psychological thrillers I have watched in a long..long time.The plot is something that I donot want to disclose here.The film makes use of moody lighting and eerie sounds and its good that the violence and gore is kept to the minimum.Superbly enacted by Joel Edgerton( who is one of the directors too),Rebeccca Hall and Jason Bateman ,all wonderfully restrained,this one is for lovers of thrillers and yes..it does take your patience and one has to keenly observe the dialogue which one of the major plus points.Worth watching.

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Cast
Jason Bateman
as Simon
Joel Edgerton
as Gordo
Rebecca Hall
as Robyn
Adam Lazarre White
as Ron
Allison Tolman
as Lucy
Beau Knapp
as Detective Walker
Beth Crudele
as Nurse
Busy Philipps
as Duffy
DaNae West
as Simon's Secretary
David Denman
as Greg
David Joseph Craig
as Stewart
Felicity Price
as Dr Angela Derezio
Jyothsna Venkatesh
as East Indian
Katie Aselton
as Joan
Laura Drake Mancini
as Janine
Melinda Allen
as Real Estate Agent
Mirrah Foulkes
as Wendy Dale
Nash Edgerton
as Frank Dale
PJ Byrne
as Danny
Stacey Bender
as Office Worker
Susan May Pratt
as Rhonda Ryan
Tim Griffin
as Kevin 'KK' Keelor
Wendell Pierce
as Detective Mills
Crew

Direction

Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director

Production

Producer
Production Company
Co-Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Production Supervisor
Production Assistant
Production Controller

Distribution

Distributor

Writers

Screenplay Writer
Dialogue Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Grip
Lighting Technician

Music

Music Director
Music Label
Music Editor
Music Coordinator

Sound

Foley Editor
Sound Mixer
Sound Re-recording Mixer
Foley Artist
Sound Editor
Boom Operator

Art

Art Director
Production Designer
Set Decorator
Prop Master
Set Dresser
Assistant Props Master
Carpenter

Casting

Casting Director
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Casting Assistant
Extras Casting
Voice Casting

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer
Costume Supervisor

Editorial

Editor
Post-Production Coordinator
Post-Production Assistant
Assistant Editor

Makeup and Hair

Hair Stylist
Makeup Supervisor

Post Production

Post Production Supervisor

Stunts

Stunt Director
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Double
Stunt Driver

Thanks

Special Thanks

Visual Effects

Compositor
Technical Details
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Digital
Camera:
ARRI ALEXA M
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Fun Stuff
Taglines:
Just Because You're Done With The Past Doesen't Mean The Past Is Done With You
The Sins Of The Past Will Become Your Present
Not Every Gift Is Welcome
Filming Locations:
Sherman Oaks Galleria - 15301 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California
15615 Castlewoods Drive, Sherman Oaks, California
5133 Louise Avenue, Encino, California
Hyperion Public- 2538 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, California
Goofs:
Continuity
When Gordon stays for dinner the amounts in the wine glasses vary up and down even after Simon tells Robyn that Gordo doesn't need any more wine.

Continuity
Robyn is holding a sponge with the coarse dark green side facing out, when the camera changes angle in the following shot the green side is reversed.
Trivia:
When Rebecca Hall's character is in the hospital, she stays in Room 237 - an homage to Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' (1980)

First theatrical release for distributor STX Entertainment

As he wanted to focus on directing, Edgerton filmed his own scenes as Gordo two weeks into shooting and completed them in seven days.

Joel Edgerton's second horror film after 2011's The Thing

First feature film directed by Joel Edgerton
Filming Start Date:
19 Jan 2015
Filming End Date:
20 Feb 2015
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