Main Cast: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jon Abrahams
Release Year: 2002
Country: US
Run Time: 89 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
A college students discovers a horrifying truth behind the old saying "They only come out at night" in this thriller. Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is a college student studying psychology who, as a child, was haunted by "night terrors," hideous nightmares so vivid they seem real. As Julia's life becomes more stressful, her childhood nightmares begin coming back; what's more, her friend Billy (Jon Abrahams), who had similar dreams as a boy, also reports that his terrors have returned, complete with the same monsters he claims spirited him away for two days when he was little. Julia's boyfriend Paul (Marc Blucas) is certain they're both just imagining things thanks to too much studying and too little sleep, but when Billy turns up dead, an apparent suicide, Julia is convinced something really is out to get them. Certain there really are monsters which come out to get people when the lights go off, Julia is determined to find and harness these creatures of the dark, while Paul is convinced his girlfriend has descended into madness. While he's given possessive credit for the film in the United States, Wes Craven was not in fact a part of the creative team behind They. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Patrick Banister - Art Director, John Mariella - Associate Producer, Amy McIntyre-Britt - Casting, Anya Colloff - Casting, Jennifer Pate - Casting, Tony Blain - Co-producer, Barbara Kelly - Co-producer, Karen Matthews - Costume Designer, Richard Coleman - First Assistant Director, Robert Harmon - Director, David Crone - Second Unit Director, Chris Peppe - Editor, Ted Field - Executive Producer, David Linde - Executive Producer, Elia Cmiral - Composer (Music Score), Douglas Higgins - Production Designer, Rene Ohashi - Cinematographer, Scott Kroopf - Producer, Tom Engelman - Producer, Lin MacDonald - Set Designer, David Husby - Sound/Sound Designer, Anne Bakker - Sound/Sound Designer, Patrick Tatopoulos - Supervisor/Manager, Brendan William Hood - Screenwriter, David Crone - Additional Cinematography, Kyle Menzies - Visual Effects Supervisor, Patrick Tatopoulos - Creature Design, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures - Digital Effects
They (also known as Wes Craven Presents: They) is the title of a horror film released in 2002. The plot centers on the phenomenon of night terrors and their impact on the lives of adults who experienced them as children.
They tells the story of a Psychology grad student named Julia (Laura Regan) and an event that turns her life upside down. As a child she experienced horrifying night terrors, but has seemingly overcome the problem. She reunites with a childhood friend, Billy (Jon Abrahams), and he tells her that he believes their night terrors are caused by something otherworldly and warns her to stay out of the dark, before suddenly committing suicide. At his funeral, Julia meets two of Billy's friends who slowly begin to believe his claims. Julia's night terrors return and she begins to doubt her perception of the world around her.
Original spec screenplay
The original spec dealt with a group of four recent college grads who discover that Earth is actually run by a race of organic machines which allow the human race to exist so that they can kill them and harvest their corpses for "spare parts" as their own bodies break down and deteriorate. Shortly thereafter, the machines begin to eliminate the students, not only killing them but using their influence and abilities to wipe the memories of their family and friends—making it as though they never existed.[1]
