31 (film)

31
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Zombie
Written byRob Zombie
Produced by
  • Rob Zombie
  • Mike Elliott
  • Andy Gould
  • Michael Sherman
  • Matthew Perniciaro[1]
  • Eddie Vaisman
Starring
CinematographyDavid Daniel
Edited byGlenn Garland
Music by
Production
companies
  • Bow + Arrow Entertainment
  • Spookshow International Films
  • Protagonist Pictures[2]
  • Windy Hill Pictures
  • PalmStar Entertainment
  • Spectacle Entertainment Group
Distributed bySaban Films
Release dates
  • January 23, 2016 (2016-01-23) (Sundance)
  • September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
Budget$1.5 million[4]
Box office$850,419[5]

31 is a 2016 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Meg Foster, Richard Brake, Jane Carr, Judy Geeson, E.G. Daily, and Malcolm McDowell.

A period piece set in 1976, the film is about five carnies, who are kidnapped by a gang of homicidal clowns called "The Heads". The carnies are forced to play a survival game called "31", where they are chased by the clowns through a maze of rooms for over 12 hours. The penalty for capture is torture and murder, while bets are placed on the carnies' progress.

The film was crowdfunded online twice at fanbacked.com.[6] At a test screening, Zombie compared 31 to his 2005 film The Devil's Rejects.[7] It received mixed reviews, with multiple critics deeming it unoriginal.

  1. ^ Ford, Rebecca. "AFM: Rob Zombie Moving Forward With Halloween Horror Film '31'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (October 31, 2014). "AFM: Rob Zombie Sets Halloween Horror Movie '31'". Variety. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "31 (18)". British Board of Film Classification. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Thompson, Luke. "Review: Rob Zombie's '31' Is Bloody And (Perhaps Unintentionally) Relevant". Forbes. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "'31' (2016) International Box Office Results". Boxofficemojo. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Dunham, Nancy. "Rob Zombie is back, he's ready to yak about next horror flick". Washington Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "Rob Zombie Screens '31' and Compares it to 'The Devil's Rejects' and fans have compared it to the Halloween remake". Bloody Disgusting. September 21, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.