It's up there with stuff like "Requiem For a Dream" and "Let's Talk About Kevin" on the list of "movies that are pretty damn good but I never need to watch again"
Watched today and I liked it. All of the actors, especially Cage, did a fantastic job. Great cinematography, editing and scoring that kept the mood throughout the movie. I see the connection between SOTL and 7; cops hunting a serial killer, but I didn’t really see it being similar beyond that trope. This movie stands on its own merits. Circling back around to Nic, wow, his character was amazing and if I didn’t know it was him I wouldn’t have known. The makeup and voice really do disguise his very distinct personality, voice and looks. Great horror/suspense thriller.
I think it’s intentional and the character itself wears makeup. Watch the movie and it will make sense.
Glad to see it's success. https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-of...-moon-channing-tatum-nicolas-cage-1236008154/ With good word of mouth it could have long legs and hit 70-100m, possibly higher if it catches a buzz worldwide.
This was too ****ing weird, even for me. It was like a long Tool live-action video without the great music.
I bought a bunch of furniture from a buddy who was closing down his airbnb (no beds). I’ve found this picture taped in hidden spots on a few of the items so far:
Longlegs Is Now the Highest-Grossing Indie Film of the Year Osgood Perkins' horror sensation starring Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe has lived up to its name, demonstrating remarkably long legs at the box office. By Cheryl Eddy Published August 16, 2024 Longlegs is celebrating a big milestone. Osgood Perkins‘ breakout horror filmstarring Maika Monroe as an unusually intuitive FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as the nightmarish serial killer she’s chasing is now officially 2024’s highest-grossing independent film. According to a press release from Neon, the studio behind Longlegs, the film has now crossed the $100 million box-office mark worldwide. Furthermore, “with a current cumulative gross of $72 million in the U.S. and Canada, Longlegs is the highest independent film release of 2024 thus far and the top grossing R-rated horror film of 2024.” That nightmarish marketing campaignreally worked! Those numbers mark a huge achievement—especially considering the film has yet to open in certain key markets, including Italy and Latin America. So far worldwide, it’s scored big in the UK and Ireland (“the top grossing international territory for the film, currently with $10 million”), as well as Canada ($7 million). Even more superlatives: Longlegs has grossed more in the U.S. than Neon’s previous top release, the Oscar-winning Parasite (which did earn more globally); it’s also “the highest grossing indie horror film of the last 10 years,” with a take that eclipses other notable recent hits, including Talk to Me, Insidious Chapter 3, and Hereditary. With this in mind, Neon is clearly thrilled it’s got another Perkins horror movie in the pipeline—Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, coming in February—and that it’s producing It Followssequel They Follow, starring Longlegs‘ Monroe. On a broader scale, Longlegs‘ lucrative success stands to buoy the entire indie horror genre. Audiences who had a good time watching Nic Cage’s unnerving performance may be more likely to seek out other delightfully freaky, offbeat releases—and indie studios just got another nudge that, as always, investing in low-budget horror can reap huge rewards.
