The Purge: Election Year

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Timing: 1:49 (109 min)

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Release date

2016-06-29

Country

France, Japan, United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Fuji Television Network, Why Not Productions, Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes, Dentsu Entertainment, Man in A Tree

Genre

Action, Horror, Thriller

Budget

$10 000 000

Revenue

$118 587 880

Website

http://www.purgeelectionyear.com

Director

James DeMonaco

Actors

Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo, Mykelti Williamson, Betty Gabriel, J. J. Soria, Raymond J. Barry, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor, Ethan Phillips, Terry Serpico
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Scenario

James DeMonaco

Producer

Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, Jason Blum, Sebastien Lemercier, Luc Etienne, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson

Operator

Jacques Jouffret

Composer

Nathan Whitehead

Artist

Martin Fahrer, Megan Romero

Audition

Terri Taylor

Editing

Todd E. Miller
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• Initially, it was intended to be a prequel to the film *The Purge* (James DeMonaco, 2013), but this idea was abandoned when Frank Grillo accepted the director's offer to reprise his role as Sergeant Leo Barnes from *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014).
• The events depicted in the film unfold in March 2025.
• The film's plot unfolds two years after the events depicted in James DeMonaco's "The Purge: Anarchy" (2014).
• Filming took place in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
• James DeMonaco wrote the screenplays and directed all films in the franchise, which is rare in the horror genre.
• The shotgun carried by Laney is a Serbu Super-Shorty.
• In Spain, the films in the franchise were released under different titles, but with the same subtitle: "The Purge: Beasts of the Night" (2013), "Anarchy: Beasts of the Night" (2014), and "Election: Beasts of the Night" (2016).
• The working title of the film was "The Purge: Killers".
• Soldiers of the "New Founding Fathers of America" party wear Nazi symbols on their chests.
• Each element of the franchise has been commercially more successful than the previous one. This is rare for horror films.
• Raymond J. Barry, who played Caleb Warrens, and Michael T. Williamson, who played Joe Dixon, starred in the crime drama series "Justice" (2010). The former played Arlo Givens, the latter – Ellstin Limehouse.
• The "Scavengers" gang, or "the bus gang," does not appear in the film.
• Edwin Hodge plays the role of Dante Bishop in the film, a role previously held by Carmelo Jones, played by Mike Kenneth Williams, in "The Purge 2".
• Edwin Hodge's character appears in all three films of the franchise. In "The Purge 3", viewers learn his name is Dante Bishop, whereas in the first two films he was simply referred to as "The Stranger".
• Elizabeth Mitchell, who played Senator Roan, starred as one of the main characters in the series "Lost" (2004-2010). The film features a reference to this television series – it concerns an Apollo chocolate bar that Kimmy attempts to steal in Joe's store.
• The first film in the franchise where the siren signaling the end of The Purge is not heard.
• Caleb Warrens, the leader of the political party "New Founding Fathers of America", appears in the film.
• Edwin Hodge is the only actor to appear in all three films of the franchise. His character dies in the final film.
• All the characters depicted on the film's posters die as the plot progresses.
• In three unrelated films – “Forrest Gump” (Robert Zemeckis, 1994), “Con Air” (Simon West, 1997), and “The Purge: Election Year” (James DeMonaco, 2016) – the character of Michael Williamonsen encounters the protagonist, takes a bullet to the stomach, and talks to the protagonist, after which he either dies or is taken to the hospital.
• The following characters from previous installments of the franchise do not appear in “The Purge: Election Year”: Carmelo Jones, Cali Sanchez, Liz, Tanya, Rico Sanchez, Big Papa, Eva Sanchez, Shane, the Bandit, Warren Grass, the Elegant Old Woman, the Second Bandit, Diego, Roddy, Barney, Lauren, Katherine, Mr. Sabian (his wife appears), Carlos, Mr. Lockhart, Lauren Lockhart, and the “Battle Brothers”.
• When the main heroine, who is tied up, is brought into the church, it can be noticed that the gag in her mouth appears and disappears.
• Originally, it was intended to be a prequel to James DeMonaco's 'The Purge' (2013), but this idea was abandoned when Frank Grillo accepted the director's offer to reprise his role as Sergeant Leo Barnes from 'The Purge: Anarchy' (2014).
• The film's plot unfolds two years after the events depicted in James DeMonaco's 'The Purge: Anarchy' (2014).
• In Spain, the films in the franchise were released under different titles, but with the same subtitle: 'The Purge: The Night of the Beasts' (2013), 'Anarchy: The Night of the Beasts' (2014), and 'Election: The Night of the Beasts' (2016).
• The working title of the film was "The Purge: Killers".
• Soldiers of the "New Founding Fathers of America" party wear Nazi symbols on their chests.
• Raymond J. Barry, who played Caleb Warrens, and Michael T. Williamson, who played Joe Dixon, both appeared in the crime drama series "Justice" (2010). The former played Arlo Givens, the latter – Ellstin Limehouse.
• The "Scavengers" gang, or "the bus gang," does not appear in the film.
• Dante Bishop, played by Edwin Hodge in the film, plays the role that Carmelo Jones, played by Mike Kenneth Williams, performed in "The Purge 2".
• The character of Edwin Hodge appears in all three films of the franchise. In "The Purge: Election Year" viewers learn that his name is Dante Bishop, whereas in the first two films he was simply referred to as "The Stranger."
• Elizabeth Mitchell, who played Senator Roan, starred as one of the main characters in the TV series "Lost" (2004-2010). The film contains a reference to this television series – it concerns an Apollo chocolate bar that Kimmy tries to steal in Joe’s store.
• Caleb Warrens, the leader of the political party "New Founding Fathers of America," appears in the film.
• In three unrelated films – "Forrest Gump" (Robert Zemeckis, 1994), "Con Air" (Simon West, 1997), and "The Purge: Election Year" (James DeMonaco, 2016) – the character of Michael Williamson interacts with the protagonist, takes a bullet to the stomach, and talks to the protagonist, after which he either dies or is taken to the hospital.
• The following characters from previous installments of the franchise do not appear in "The Purge: Election Year": Carmelo Jones, Cali Sanchez, Liz, Tanya, Rico Sanchez, Big Papa, Eva Sanchez, Shane, the Bandit, Warren Grass, the Elegant Old Lady, the second Bandit, Diego, Roddy, Barney, Lauren, Katherine, Mr. Sabian (his wife appears), Carlos, Mr. Lockhart, Lauren Lockhart, and "The Battle Brothers."