The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStacy Title
Written byJonathan Penner
Based onThe Bridge to Body Island
by Robert Damon Schneck
Produced by
  • Trevor Macy
  • Jeffrey Soros
  • Simon Horsman
Starring
CinematographyJames Kniest
Edited byKen Blackwell
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Production
companies
Distributed bySTX Entertainment
Release date
  • January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.2–7.4 million[2][3]
Box office$29.9 million[2]

The Bye Bye Man is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Stacy Title (in her final directed film before her death) and written by Jonathan Penner, based on the chapter "The Bridge to Body Island" in Robert Damon Schneck's book The President's Vampire. The film stars Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway, and Jenna Kanell.

Principal photography began on November 2, 2015, in Cleveland, Ohio. STXfilms released the film on January 13, 2017. The film received negative reviews from critics but grossed $29.9 million worldwide on a budget of $6.2‒7.4 million.

  1. ^ "The Bye Bye Man (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The Bye Bye Man (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study: 22. August 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.