Knock Knock (2015 film)

Knock Knock
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEli Roth
Written by
Based onDeath Game
1977 film
by Anthony Overman
Michael Ronald Ross
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Quercia
Edited byDiego Macho
Music byManuel Riveiro
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate Premiere (United States)
Corazón Films (Chile)
Release dates
  • January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) (Sundance)
  • October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Chile
  • United States[2]
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$10 million[3][4]
Box office$6.3 million[5]

Knock Knock is a 2015 thriller film[a] directed by Eli Roth,[6] who also co-wrote the script with Guillermo Amoedo and Nicolás López. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas. The film was released on October 9, 2015, by Lionsgate Premiere. Knock Knock is a remake of Death Game (shot in 1974, not released until 1977), which was directed by Peter S. Traynor and starred Sondra Locke and Colleen Camp. All three individuals had a hand in the production of Knock Knock, while Camp also had a cameo in the newer film.[7][8]

  1. ^ "KNOCK KNOCK (18)". British Board of Film Classification. June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Knock Knock (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Sneider, Jeff (February 21, 2014). "Eli Roth to direct, co-write horror movie 'Knock Knock' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (April 4, 2014). "Keanu Reeves joins Eli Roth's 'Knock Knock,' Benicio Del Toro joins Denis Villeneuve's 'Sicario' & more". Indiewire. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Knock Knock (2015)". the-numbers. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Truitt, Brian (October 6, 2015). "'Knock Knock' aims to be 'Fatal Attraction'". USA Today. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Gingold, Michael (October 7, 2015). "Q&A: "KNOCK KNOCK"! Who's There? Director Eli Roth, on Keanu, "Free Pizza" and More". Fangoria. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. ^ King, Susan (October 3, 2015). "In 'Knock Knock,' actress Colleen Camp has a cameo -- and a producer credit". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California: Tronc. Retrieved September 2, 2017.


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