The Neon Demon

The Neon Demon (2016)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2016-05-31

Country

Belgium, Denmark, France, United States

Production

Wild Bunch, Gaumont, Vendian Entertainment, Bold Films, DR, Det Danske Filminstitut, Space Rocket Nation, MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe

Genre

Thriller, Horror

Budget

$7 000 000

Revenue

$3 073 700

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Director

Nicolas Winding Refn

Actors

Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Desmond Harrington, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Alessandro Nivola, Charles Baker
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Scenario

Producer

Vincent Maraval, Nicolas Winding Refn, , Sidonie Dumas, Jeffrey Stott, Thor Sigurjonsson, Brahim Chioua, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, Christophe Riandée

Operator

Natasha Braier

Composer

Cliff Martinez

Artist

Audition

Nicole Daniels, Courtney Bright

Editing

Matthew Newman
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• Initially, the film was titled "I'm Walking with the Dead," with a screenplay to be written by Polly Statham and Carey Mulligan slated to star.
• The soundtrack composer, Cliff Martinez, described the film as something between Valley of the Dolls and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
• Amazon Studios acquired the distribution rights to the film in November 2015.
• Christina Hendricks and Nicolas Winding Refn last worked together on the set of Drive (2011).
• Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, and Alessandro Nivola also starred together in the film «Bomb» (2012).
• The film was shot in chronological order. According to Elle Fanning, the ending was conceived directly on set.
• Originally, it was planned that someone from the crew would break the mirror in the bathroom. A person hit the mirror with a heavy vase, but nothing happened. Nicolas Winding Refn asked Abby Lee, who played Sarah, to throw an ashtray at the mirror in one of the takes. The mirror shattered into many pieces on the first try, and that take was used in the film.
• During filming, Nicolas Winding Refn would shout "Violence, bitches!" instead of "Action!" before turning on the camera.
• Abby Lee, the Australian supermodel and actress who played Sarah, acted as an unofficial consultant to the crew regarding the world of high fashion during filming. She explained to Nicolas Winding Refn how model selection works, and she also taught Elle Fanning how to walk the runway.
• Initially, the film was titled "I'm Walking With the Dead," with a screenplay to be written by Polly Stenham and the lead role intended for Carey Mulligan.