The Invitation

The Invitation (2016)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Release date

2016-04-08

Country

United States

Production

XYZ Films, Gamechanger Films, Lege Artis, The Invitation, Drafthouse Films

Genre

Thriller, Horror

Budget

$1 000 000

Revenue

$354 835

Website

http://gamechanger-films.com/the-invitation

Director

Karyn Kusama

Actors

Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch, Lindsay Burdge, Mike Doyle, Jay Larson, Michelle Krusiec, Karl Yune
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Scenario

Producer

Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Martha Griffin, Nick Spicer, Wendy Ettinger, Dan Cogan, Nate Bolotin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Mynette Louie, Julie Parker Benello

Operator

Bobby Shore

Composer

Theodore Shapiro

Artist

Hallie Kutak, Nik Taylor

Audition

Leo Yılmaz

Editing

Plummy Tucker
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• Creative control over the making of the independent film was in the hands of director Karin Kusam and screenwriters Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Major studios did not participate in the project's creation.
• In the scene where Will remembers his son's room (played by Aiden Lavakamp), toys and letter blocks are scattered on the floor. They appear to be scattered randomly at first glance, but Logan Marshall-Green, who played Will, later confessed that he deliberately left an "Easter egg" in the scene. The letter blocks can be arranged to spell "KUSAMA," the director's last name.
• At the party, wine is poured into glasses directly from the bottle, and a decanter is only used for the last pour. This nuance suggests to the audience and the main character that the party has become dangerous.