The Conjuring (2013)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 52 mins

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Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville.. 'The Conjuring' tells the true story of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), world renowned paranormal investigators, who were called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives.
Did you know? A movie based on the Perron family house has been in the works for over 20 years. It first surfaced when Ed Warren played a tape of his interview with Carolyn Perron to producer Tony DeRosa-Grund. Read More
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as Carolyn Perron
as Ed Warren
as Lorraine Warren
as Camilla
as Reporter
as Female Student
as College Student
as Mrs. Walker
as Maurice
as Student
as Suicide Maid
as Catholic Priest
as Nancy
as David
as Christine
as Brad
as Bathsheba
as College Student
as April
as Student #1
as Cindy
as Georgiana
as College Student
as Debbie
as Roger Perron
as Leah
as Student #2
as Andrea
as Drew
as Student
as Judy Warren
as Father Gordon
as Rick

Direction

Director
First Assistant Director

Production

Executive Producer
Unit Production Manager

Writers

Screenplay Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director

Art

Art Director
Production Designer
Set Designer
Set Decorator

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Editorial

Editor

Post Production

Post Production Supervisor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Camera:
ARRI ALEXA M
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Movie Connection(s):
Spin off: Annabelle (English)
Dubbed into: The Conjuring (Tamil)
Dubbed into: The Conjuring (Telugu)
Spoofs: A Haunted House 2 (English)
Followed by: The Conjuring 2 (Hindi)
Referenced in: Ragini MMS 2 (Hindi)
Followed by: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (English)
Spin off: Annabelle: Creation (English)
Spin off: The Nun (English)
Reference: Citizen Kane (English)
Reference: The Searchers (English)
Reference: The Exorcist (English)
Reference: Suspiria (Italian)
Reference: The Evil Dead (English)
Reference: Poltergeist (English)
Referenced in: Annabelle (English)
Referenced in: Minions (English)
Referenced in: The Visit (English)
Referenced in: Golmaal Again (Hindi)
Referenced in: Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha (Malayalam)
Featured in: Annabelle (English)
Featured in: Aadupuliyattam (Malayalam)
Dubbed into: The Conjuring (Latin American Spanish)
Trivia:
The film broke box office records after bringing in a total of $41 million at the box office during its opening weekend. It stands as the third highest grossing opening weekend for an R-rated horror film behind Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) and Hannibal (2001). The Conjuring made a total of $137 million at the box office.

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga both traveled to Connecticut to meet with Lorraine Warren prior to filming.

Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren investigated the Perrons' Rhode Island farmhouse in 1973 and 1974.

Director James Wan modeled the film's cinematography and atmosphere after vintage 1970s horror films.

Film debut of Kyla Deaver.

This is the first film by James Wan that did not involve Leigh Whannell in any way.

Lili Taylor researched The Exorcist (1973) to prepare for her role.

Marks the third collaboration between James Wan and Patrick Wilson. The pair also worked together in Insidious (2010) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

The first film directed by James Wan to not feature a cameo of the Billy puppet doll from the Saw (2004) film series.

Not only marks the second film composer Joseph Bishara has scored a James Wan film, but it is the second time he has played a demon figure for Wan. He portrays the demon embodiment of Bathsheba Sherman and previously played a lipstick-faced demon in Insidious (2010).

A movie based on the Perron family house has been in the works for over 20 years. It first surfaced when Ed Warren played a tape of his interview with Carolyn Perron to producer Tony DeRosa-Grund.

Andrea Perron wrote a three-part book based on her experiences in the house titled "House of Darkness, House of Light." Experiences written about in her book also appear in the film. Perron cites the film as a work of art and not a work of fiction.

The evil witch in the film has been played by one of the music composers