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The Purge is a 2013 American dystopian action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco.The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, and Max Burkholder as members of a wealthy family who find themselves endangered by a gang of murderers during the annual Purge, a night during which all crime, including murder, is temporarily legal.
In the movie, Staten Island is chosen as a “testing ground” for a new concept — the purge — by the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA). For 12 hours, all crime on the island will be legal.
The Purge is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also directed by James DeMonaco, who was inspired by a Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Return of the Archons".
He is best known for creating the Purge franchise, writing all five films in the series and directing the first three, The Purge (2013), [1] Anarchy (2014), and Election Year (2016). [2] DeMonaco's first produced screenplay was the Robin Williams comedy Jack (1996), directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
“The Purge” hit theaters on June 7, 2013, and DeMonaco saw his once-unfilmable project clobbering box office competition like the third weekend of “Fast & Furious 6” and the opening run of ...
Horror Movie Quotes: American Psycho Quotes and Patrick Bateman Quotes. 98. "I have to return some videotapes." — Patrick Bateman, American Psycho (2000) "American Psycho" (2000)
A. After all, tomorrow is another day; Ah, phooey! All right Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up; All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain
Universal Pictures is returning to its profitable horror franchise "The Purge" with a fifth installment. The still-untitled film, centered on America's annual 12-hour lawless rampage, hits ...