FROM THE PRODUCER BEHIND OCULUS AND THE STRANGER COME THE TERRIFYING SUPERNATURAL THRILLER
THE BYE BYE MAN
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD ON MARCH 28, 2017 AND ON BLU-RAY AND DVD ON APRIL 11,2017 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
OWN THE ALL-NEW UNRATE VERSION WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE!
Universal City, CA, March 9, 2017 – People commit unthinkable acts every day. Time and again, we grapple to understand what drives a person to do such terrible things. But what if all of the questions we’re asking are wrong? What if the cause of all evil is not a matter of what…but who? STX Entertainment (Bad Moms, The Boy) redefines horror with an-all new iconic villain in The Bye Bye Man, arriving on Digital HD on March 28, 2017 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 11, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Starring Doug Smith (Ouija), Lucien Laviscount (“Scream Queens”), Cressida Bonas (“Doctor Thorne”), Jenna Kanell (“The Vampire Diaries”), Carrie Anne Moss (The Matrix), Faye Dunaway (The Thomas Crown Affair), Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Michael Trucco (“Battlestar Glactica”), The Bye Bye Man introduces a psychological force of evil who grows in power every time you think of his name or say it out loud. Be the first to own the all-new unrated version with shocking never-before-seen footage, available on Blu-ray™ and Digital HD!
From the producer of Oculus and The Strangers comes The Bye Bye Man. When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover that there is only one way to avoid his curse: don’t think it, don’t say it. But once the Bye Bye Man gets inside your head, he takes control, making you see and do the most unspeakable acts committed by man. Is there a way to survive his possession? Starring Douglas Smith (Ouija) and Carrie Anne-Moss (The Matrix), see the chilling thriller that critics are calling “a paranormal thrill ride that will echo in your nightmares” (Elizabeth Rayne, Den Of Geek).
The film will be available on Blu-ray™ with DIGITAL HD and UltraViolet™ and DVD.
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FILMMAKERS
Cast: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway
Casting By: Anne McCarthy, Kellie Roy
Music Supervisor: James Curd
Music By: The Newton Brothers
Special Make-up Effects: Robert Kurtzman
Costume Designer: Leah Butler
Edited By: Ken Blackwell, ACE
Production Designer: Jennifer Spence
Director of Photography: James Kniest
Co-Executive Producer: Jonathan Penner
Executive Producers: Seth William Meier, Patrick Murray, Marc D. Evans, Donald Tang, Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Oren Aviv
Produced By: Trevor Macy, p.g.a., Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman
Based on: “The Bridge to Body Island” by Robert Damon Schneck
Screenplay By: Jonathan Penner
Directed By: Stacy Title
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: April 11, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 64179295
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 For terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements,
partial nudity, somelanguage and teen drinking
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/DVS DD 2.02
Run Time: 1 hour, 37 minutes / 1 hour, 40 mins
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: April 11, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 64179291
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 For terror, horror violence, bloody images, sexual content, thematic elements,
partial nudity, somelanguage and teen drinking
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1/DVS DD 2.02
Run Time: 1 hour, 37 minutes
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