Daniel Isn't Real

Daniel Isn't Real
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdam Egypt Mortimer
Screenplay by
  • Adam Egypt Mortimer
  • Brian DeLeeuw
Based onIn This Way I Was Saved
by Brian DeLeeuw
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLyle Vincent
Edited byBrett W. Bachman
Music byClark
Production
companies
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
  • March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09) (SXSW)
  • December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$75,407[1][2]

Daniel Isn't Real is a 2019 American psychological horror film directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer, from a screenplay by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw, based upon the novel In This Way I Was Saved by DeLeeuw. It stars Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Mary Stuart Masterson, Hannah Marks, Chukwudi Iwuji and Peter McRobbie.

Daniel Isn't Real had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019. It was released on December 6, 2019, by Samuel Goldwyn Films in select theaters and digitally.

Plot

As a child, Luke witnesses the aftermath of a mass shooting at a neighborhood coffee shop. He meets another boy among the onlookers at the scene: Daniel, who invites him to play and quickly becomes his friend. Although others cannot see Daniel, he appears physically real to Luke. The boys become close playmates.

Their friendship comes to an end when Daniel tricks Luke into blending an entire bottle of Claire's psychiatric medication into a smoothie, poisoning her. Claire makes Luke send Daniel away by symbolically locking him in her mother's old dollhouse.

Years later, college-aged Luke struggles with his social life and his responsibility to his mother, who copes with mental illness. He confides to his therapist, Dr. Cornelius Braun, that he is afraid he will eventually become just like her. One night, while sleeping at his childhood home, Luke unlocks the dollhouse.

Daniel reappears as an adult. He helps Luke thwart a suicide attempt by Claire, succeed in school, and begin a romance with an artist named Cassie. However, he begins exhibiting aggressive behavior and anger when Luke doesn't obey him. When Luke won't have sex with a psychology student named Sophie on a date, Daniel takes over his body and has sex with Sophie; afterward, he becomes angry and attacks Luke's roommate. Luke begins to question his sanity, believing he may have schizophrenia. He attempts to banish Daniel back to the dollhouse but is unsuccessful.

Luke becomes increasingly unstable, convinced that Daniel is taking over his body while he sleeps. He visits the father of John Thigpen, the shooter whose crime began the film, and learns John also had an invisible friend named Daniel. Luke realizes Daniel is a supernatural entity.

Luke calls Dr. Braun for help, who makes a late-night house call. Daniel appears to Dr. Braun and reveals his true nature. He takes over Luke's body and banishes Luke's consciousness to the dollhouse. Daniel kills Braun and decides his next target will be Cassie.

Daniel is let in by Cassie when he goes to her apartment. Cassie realizes something is wrong, confronts Daniel, and is chased to the rooftop. Cassie begs Luke to come back to reality; hearing her from inside the dollhouse, he summons the will to escape.

In a final confrontation with Luke, Daniel claims he has helped people for centuries, but none of them have deserved his help. Luke realizes Daniel's survival is dependent on Luke being alive; he kills himself by jumping from the roof.

Daniel, surrounded by darkness, reverts to his true monstrous form.

Cast

Production

In July 2018, it was announced Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, and Hannah Marks joined the cast of the film, with Adam Egypt Mortimer directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw, based upon a novel by DeLeeuw. Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller and Lisa Whalen will produce the film, while Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Emma Lee, Peter Wong and Stacy Jorgensen will serve as executive producers, under their SpectreVision and ACE Pictures banners, respectively.[3]

Filming

Principal photography began in July 2018, in New York City.[4]

Release

It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019.[5][6] Shortly after, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[7] It was released on December 6, 2019.[8]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Daniel Isn't Real holds an approval rating of 84% based on 82 reviews, with an average of 7.2/10. The critical consensus reads "Daniel Isn't Real, but the smart, stylish fun waiting for genre lovers in this well-acted suspense thriller is completely genuine."[9] On Metacritic, the film holds an averaged score of 61 out of 100 based on 11 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

For Variety, Dennis Harvey called the film "first-rate in all departments" and a "stylishly crafted psychological horror thriller".[11] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club wrote that the film is "a slick and thrilling take on the intersection of mental illness and creative inspiration that also doubles as a commentary on toxic masculinity" and awarded the film a B.[12] The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck said "The film is most effective when keeping the viewer off-balance as to whether the title character is merely a figment of Luke's possible mental illness or an actual malevolent force of the demonic variety who seeks more and more control of Luke's behavior".[13]

Box office

As of May 8, 2024, Daniel Isn't Real grossed $75,407 in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Colombia, New Zealand, and South Korea.[1][2]

Sequels

In December 2020, while speaking to Bloody Disgusting, Mortimer confirmed a "Vortex Trilogy" consisting of Daniel Isn't Real, Archenemy, and a planned third film, saying "mark my words we are going to make a third movie in the Vortex Trilogy that will have Daniel return and force Max, in some form, to deal with it. A crisis on infinite vortices pulling together as many of the characters from both stories as we can fit for a true cosmic horror/cosmic action crossover hybrid!"[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Daniel Isn't Real (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Daniel Isn't Real (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Vlessing, Etan (July 24, 2018). "Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane Join Thriller 'Daniel Isn't Real'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Franklin, Ericka (July 12, 2018). "Sasha Lane on gay awareness, reading minds and living her best life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Nolfi, Joey (February 7, 2019). "Pet Sematary remake to world premiere at 2019 SXSW Film Festival". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daniel Isn't Real". South by Southwest. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Hipes, Patrick (June 27, 2019). "Daniel Isn't Real': Patrick Schwarzenegger Thriller Scores Samuel Goldwyn-Shudder Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Daniel Isn't Real". Samuel Goldwyn Films. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Daniel Isn't Real (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Daniel Isn't Real Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 14, 2019). "SXSW Film Review: Daniel Isn't Real". Variety. Penske Media. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  12. ^ Rife, Katie (June 7, 2019). "Spirits Were High for the Overlook Film Festival's Druggy, Devil-Worshipping Return to New Orleans". The AV Club. G/O Media. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  13. ^ Scheck, Frank (December 4, 2019). "'Daniel Isn't Real': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Miska, Brad (December 14, 2020). "Archenemy and Daniel Isn't Real Take Place in Same Universe; Adam Egypt Mortimer Promises a "Vortex Trilogy"! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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