Hush (2016 film)

Hush
Hush
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Mike Flanagan
Written by	Mike Flanagan; Kate Siegel;
Produced by	Trevor Macy; Jason Blum;
Starring	John Gallagher Jr.; Michael Trucco; Kate Siegel;
Cinematography	James Kniest
Edited by	Mike Flanagan
Music by	The Newton Brothers
Production; companies	Blumhouse Productions; Intrepid Pictures;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	March 12, 2016 (SXSW); April 8, 2016 (United States);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; American Sign Language;
Budget	$1 million

Hush is a 2016 American slasher film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan, and starring Kate Siegel, who also co-wrote the film with Flanagan.^[3] The film co-stars John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan, and Emilia "Emma" Graves. It was jointly produced by Trevor Macy through Intrepid Pictures and Jason Blum through Blumhouse Productions.

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2016,^[4] and was released by Netflix on April 8, 2016.^[5] It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and atmosphere.

The film has been remade twice in India, once as the Hindi-language film Khamoshi (June 2019), and again as the Tamil-language film Kolaiyuthir Kaalam (August 2019). Both remake films were directed by Chakri Toleti.^[6]^[7] Midnight Mass, a miniseries based on the Hush story within a story of the same name, also created and directed by Flanagan, and starring Siegel, was released on Netflix on September 24, 2021.^[8]^[9]

^ "Hush (2016)". AllMovie. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
^ Mike Flanagan [@flanaganfilm] (October 26, 2016). "@BlakeZ43 Alas Hush was 1 mil; Absentia was 70k. Got mixed up in a few articles. But glad you dig it!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Hush (2016)". IMDb. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^ "Hush". SXSW.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ McNary, Dave (March 10, 2016). "Netflix Buys Mike Flanagan's Horror-Thriller 'Hush' Ahead of SXSW Premiere". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ "Kolaiyuthir Kaalam Movie Review: A textbook example on how not to make a slasher flick". Cinema Express. 10 August 2019.
^ "Khamoshi Review: No thrills, no scares!".
^ Petski, Denise (August 9, 2021). "'Midnight Mass': Mike Flanagan's Netflix Horror Series Unveils First Trailer, Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
^ King, Darryn (September 24, 2021). "Mike Flanagan Explores His Private Horrors in 'Midnight Mass'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[1] "Hush (2016)". AllMovie. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

[2] Mike Flanagan [@flanaganfilm] (October 26, 2016). "@BlakeZ43 Alas Hush was 1 mil; Absentia was 70k. Got mixed up in a few articles. But glad you dig it!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] "Hush (2016)". IMDb. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

[auto-4] "Hush". SXSW.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.

[5] McNary, Dave (March 10, 2016). "Netflix Buys Mike Flanagan's Horror-Thriller 'Hush' Ahead of SXSW Premiere". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2016.

[Tamil-6] "Kolaiyuthir Kaalam Movie Review: A textbook example on how not to make a slasher flick". Cinema Express. 10 August 2019.

[Hindi-7] "Khamoshi Review: No thrills, no scares!".

[Mass1-8] Petski, Denise (August 9, 2021). "'Midnight Mass': Mike Flanagan's Netflix Horror Series Unveils First Trailer, Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[Mass2-9] King, Darryn (September 24, 2021). "Mike Flanagan Explores His Private Horrors in 'Midnight Mass'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

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