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Longlegs
''Longlegs'' is a 2024 American horror thriller film written and directed by Osgood Perkins and starring Maika Monroe, Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, and Nicolas Cage. It follows an FBI agent in the 1990s who is tasked with tracking down an occultist serial killer responsible for murdering multiple families throughout Oregon. Cage served as a producer on the film through his Saturn Films production company. ''Longlegs'' was released in the United States by Neon on July 12, 2024. It received positive reviews and grossed $128 million worldwide on a budget of less than $10 million, becoming Neon's highest-grossing film domestically, the highest-grossing independent film of the year, and Perkins's highest-grossing film. Plot In 1974 Oregon, a young girl with a Polaroid camera follows a mysterious voice and encounters an erratic man in pale makeup. Twenty years later, FBI agent Lee Harker, who exhibits possible clairvoyance, is assigned by her supervisor William Carter to a case i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon (company)
NEON Rated, LLC, trade name, doing business as Neon (stylized in all caps), is an American independent film Filmmaking#Production, production and film distribution, distribution company founded in 2017 by CEO Tom Quinn and Tim League, who also was the co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. As of 2019, League is no longer involved with daily operations for the company. Its first film, ''Colossal (film), Colossal'', was released in 2017. The company became known for distributing such notable films as ''I, Tonya'' (2017), ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' (2019), ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), ''Palm Springs (2020 film), Palm Springs'' (2020), ''Flee (film), Flee'' (2021), ''Spencer (film), Spencer'' (2021), ''The Worst Person in the World (film), The Worst Person in the World'' (2021), ''Triangle of Sadness'' (2022), ''Anatomy of a Fall'' (2023), ''Anora'' (2024), ''Longlegs'' (2024), ''The Seed of the Sacred Fig'' (2024), and ''The Monkey (film), The Monkey'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maika Monroe
Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; born May 29, 1993) is an American actress. She made her film debut with the drama '' At Any Price'' (2012), and led the thriller film '' The Guest'' and the horror film '' It Follows'' (both 2014), which established her as a scream queen. She starred in the thrillers ''Greta'' (2018) and '' Watcher'' (2022) as well as the horror film '' Longlegs'' (2024). Aside from her horror and thriller roles, Monroe appears in the action film '' Independence Day: Resurgence'' (2016), the neo-noir ''Hot Summer Nights'' (2017), the black comedy ''Villains'' (2019), and the action film ''God Is a Bullet'' (2023). Early life Monroe was born Dillon Monroe Buckley on May 29, 1993, in Santa Barbara, California. Her mother was a sign language interpreter and her father was a construction worker. She later changed her first name to Maika, by which she had already been known for most of her life. At the age of 17, Monroe left Santa Barbara and moved to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oz Perkins
Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor, portraying the young version of his father Anthony Perkins' character Norman Bates in '' Psycho II'' (1983), and later appeared in films such as ''Six Degrees of Separation'' (1993), ''Legally Blonde'' (2001), '' Not Another Teen Movie'' (2001), ''Star Trek'' (2009), and '' Nope'' (2022). He made his directorial debut with the horror film '' The Blackcoat's Daughter'' (2015) and has since became known for directing horror films such as '' I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House'' (2016), '' Gretel & Hansel'' (2020), '' Longlegs'' (2024), and '' The Monkey'' (2025). Early life Osgood Robert Perkins II was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on February 2, 1974, the son of actress Berry Berenson (1948–2001) and actor Anthony Perkins (1932–1992). He is the older brother of musician Elvis Perkins, the grandson of actor Osgood Perkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Underwood
Blair Erwin Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film '' Krush Groove'' and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series ''L.A. Law''. Underwood has appeared in a number of films during his career, including '' Just Cause'' (1995), '' Set It Off'' (1996), '' Deep Impact'' (1998), '' Rules of Engagement'' (2000), '' Something New'' (2006), '' Madea's Family Reunion'' (2006), '' Juanita'' (2019), and '' Longlegs'' (2024). On television, he played a leading role in the 2000 medical drama '' City of Angels'', and also had regular roles in '' High Incident'' (1996–97), '' LAX'' (2004–05), '' Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–09), ''In Treatment'' (2008), ''The Event'' (2010–11), '' Ironside'' (2013) and '' Quantico'' (2016–18). Underwood has received two Golden Globe Award nominations, one Tony Award nomination, five NAACP Image Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award, and one Grammy Award. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Witt
Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American actress and musician. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in ''Dune'' (1984) and ''Twin Peaks'' (1990). Witt was a regular on Cybill Shepherd's sitcom ''Cybill'' (1995–1998) for four seasons, playing the title character's daughter, Zoe Woodbine. She had a critically acclaimed role as a disturbed teenager in '' Fun'' (1994), appeared as a music student in '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995) and as a terrorized college student in the horror film ''Urban Legend'' (1998). She appeared in ''Vanilla Sky'' (2001), '' Two Weeks Notice'' (2002), '' Last Holiday'' (2006), '' 88 Minutes'' (2007), '' I Care A Lot'' (2020) and '' Longlegs'' (2024). Witt has made television appearances in shows such as '' The Walking Dead'', ''The Sopranos'', '' Friday Night Lights'', '' Twin Peaks: The Return'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''Supernatural'', '' Justified'' and ''Orange Is the New Black''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiernan Shipka
Kiernan Brennan Shipka (born November 10, 1999) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as List of Mad Men characters#Sally Draper, Sally Draper in the AMC (TV channel), AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), and Sabrina Spellman in the Netflix fantasy series ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' (2018–2020) and the sixth season of The CW series ''Riverdale (American TV series), Riverdale'' (2021–2022). In addition to supporting roles in films such as ''Longlegs'', ''Twisters (film), Twisters'', and ''The Last Showgirl'' (all in 2024), Shipka has also had starring roles in ''The Blackcoat's Daughter'' (2015), ''Totally Killer'' (2023), and ''Sweethearts (2024 film), Sweethearts'' (2024), among others. Early life Shipka was born in Chicago, Illinois, to John Young Shipka, a real estate developer, and Erin Ann Brennan. She is of mostly Irish descent. Shipka started taking ballroom dancing classes at the age of five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cage's work across diverse film genres has gained him a significant cult following. Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in films such as ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982) and ''Valley Girl (1983 film), Valley Girl'' (1983), as well as various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as ''Rumble Fish'' (1983), ''The Cotton Club (film), The Cotton Club'' (1984), and ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986). He received critical success for his roles in ''Moonstruck'' and ''Raising Arizona'' (both 1987), before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for the dramatic film ''Leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturn Films
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cage's work across diverse film genres has gained him a significant cult following. Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in films such as '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982) and '' Valley Girl'' (1983), as well as various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as ''Rumble Fish'' (1983), '' The Cotton Club'' (1984), and ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986). He received critical success for his roles in ''Moonstruck'' and '' Raising Arizona'' (both 1987), before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for the dramatic film ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995). He was Oscar-nominated for playing twins Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. Born in Manhattan, Perkins began his career as a teenager in summer stock theater, summer stock programs, although he acted in films before his time on Broadway theatre, Broadway. His first film, ''The Actress'', co-starring Spencer Tracy and Jean Simmons and directed by George Cukor, was an overall disappointment, prompting Perkins to return to theatre. He made his Broadway debut in the Elia Kazan-directed ''Tea and Sympathy (play), Tea and Sympathy'' (1953)'','' in which he played Tom Lee, a "sissy" who is "cured" by the right woman. He was praised for the role, and after it closed, he turned to Hollywood cinema, Hollywood once more, starring in ''Friendly Persuasion (1956 film), Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) with Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire, which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best New Actor of the Year and a nomination for the Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Perkins
Elvis Brooke Perkins (born February 9, 1976) is an American folk-rock musician. He released his debut studio album, ''Ash Wednesday'', in 2007. He subsequently toured in support of the album with his band Elvis Perkins in Dearland, composed of Perkins alongside multi-instrumentalists Brigham Brough, Wyndham Boylan-Garnett and Nick Kinsey. The band released its self-titled debut, '' Elvis Perkins in Dearland'', in 2009. The band formed in Providence, Rhode Island around 2004 when Perkins moved to the East Coast upon completing ''Ash Wednesday'', although the members have been friends and collaborators for many years. Early life Perkins is the son of actor Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), and photographer and actress Berry Berenson (1948–2001) who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks. He was raised in Los Angeles and Manhattan with his older brother, actor and director Oz Perkins. Perkins is a great-grandson of the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who was a great- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter James Bryant
Peter James Bryant is an American actor best known for his television series roles as Bling in '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2001), Waldo Weatherbee in '' Riverdale'' (2017–2023) and Phillip Sterling in ''Family Law Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations. Overview Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include: * Marriag ...'' (2021–2024). Filmography Film Television External links * American male film actors American male television actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Long stubs with short prose {{US-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakota Daulby
Dakota Daulby (born October 10, 1994) is a Canadian film and television actor, producer, director and screenwriter. Early life Daulby was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He spends his time between his home town of Maple Ridge and Vancouver. He started his two-year acting program under the department head and Gemini Award winning actor Phil Granger and completed the program with honours in September 2014. Career Daulby entered the American market with work on TV shows such as ''Falling Skies'' and ''Wayward Pines''. He discovered his love for acting at a young age and proceeded to enroll in New Image College. 2011–2014: Early roles Daulby got his first break after landing the lead role in the award-winning short film ''Why Does God Hate Me?'', written and directed by Joel Ashton McCarthy. The film was featured at the New York Film Festival and other film festivals across the world. Daulby next appeared in the Lifetime film '' Girl Fight'' by director Stephen Gylle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
