Cube (1997 film)

This article is about the 1997 film. For other films, see Cube (film series).

Cube
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVincenzo Natali
Written by
Produced by
  • Mehra Meh
  • Betty Orr[1]
Starring
CinematographyDerek Rogers[1]
Edited byJohn Sanders[1]
Music byMark Korven[1]
Production
company
Cube Libre[2]
Distributed by
Release dates
Running time
90 minutes[4]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000 CAD[5]
Box office$9 million[6][7]

Cube is a 1997 Canadian science fiction horror-thriller film directed and co-written by Vincenzo Natali.[8] A product of the Canadian Film Centre's First Feature Project,[9] Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, and Maurice Dean Wint star as individuals trapped in a bizarre and deadly labyrinth of cube-shaped rooms.

Cube gained notoriety and a cult following for its surreal and Kafkaesque setting in industrial, cube-shaped rooms. It received generally positive reviews and led to a series of films. An American remake was in development at Lionsgate in 2015.[10] A Japanese remake was released in 2021.

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