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* film: a different adaptation of this story appears as the story "Button, Button" from ''[[Twilight Zone (1985 series)]]'' | * film: a different adaptation of this story appears as the story "Button, Button" from ''[[Twilight Zone (1985 series)]]'' | ||
* fiction: [[Richard Matheson]]'s short story "Button, Button" | * fiction: [[Richard Matheson]]'s short story "Button, Button" | ||
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Revision as of 03:51, 10 January 2017
Summary
"You are the experiment. All you have to do is push the button." A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a struggling young married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.
Details
- Release Date: 2009
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery (conspiracy/cover-up), Art/Experimental
- Runtime: 1 hr 55 min
- Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella
- Director: Richard Kelly
- Writer: Richard Kelly (screenplay), Richard Matheson (short story "Button, Button")
- Producer/Production Co: Warner Bros., Radar Pictures, Media Rights Capital (MRC)
- View Trailer: (link)
- TVTropes: (link)
- IMDB Page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: PG-13 (Violence, Profanity, Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- Ss___ (One and a Half Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian)
Some vaguely "Lovecraftian" overtones reminiscent of "The Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)", in the form of an alien intelligence from another dimension manipulating human beings for its own mysterious purposes.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- (review needed)
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't know.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- film: a different adaptation of this story appears as the story "Button, Button" from Twilight Zone (1985 series)
- fiction: Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button"
- setting: Delta Green
