Directed By : Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Produced By :Brent Emery , Lizzie Friedman, Karen Lauder, Greg Little, Christopher McQuarrie
Written By : Tim Talbott
Starring : James Wolk , Ezra Miller , Billy Crudup , Olivia Thirlby , Thomas Mann , Tye Sheridan , Moises Arias , Michael Angarano , Callan McAuliffe , Ki Hong Lee , Keir Gilchrist
Movie Genre : Drama, Thriller
Also Known As (Other Title): Untitled Stanford Prison Experiment Project
Release Date: 17 July 2015
Production Company : Coup d'Etat Films, Sandbar Pictures, Abandon Pictures
Distributed By : IFC Films
Edited By : Fernando Collins
Did You Know
- A film project about the Stanford prison experiment was first announced in 2002, when producer Brent Emery assigned Tim Talbott to write the script for the film. Problems beset and delayed the project for twelve years, including financing and the 2007 writers' strike.
- On August 19, 2014, it was announced that Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller and Michael Angarano would play lead roles.[2] On August 26, Jack Kilmer joined the cast to play Jim, one of the student prisoners whose personality makes him the perfect subject to comply with all that is asked of him.[4] On August 28, Nicholas Braun joined the film to play Vandy, an abusive and sadistic guard.
- The film received positive response from critics upon its premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film has a score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5 out of 10.[12] On Metacritic the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews"
- Tim Talbott Won for Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at 31st Sundance Film Festival
- Kyle Patrick Alvarez Won Grand Jury Prize at 31st Sundance Film Festival
Moviepouch - Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.
Stanford University psychology professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a psychological experiment to test the hypothesis that the personality traits of prisoners and guards are the chief cause of abusive behavior between them. In the experiment Zimbardo selects twenty-four male students to participate in a 7–14 days prison simulation to take roles as prisoners or guards. They receive $15 per day. The experiment is conducted in a mock prison located in the basement of Jordan Hall, the university psychology building. The students who are guards become abusive, as does Zimbardo himself. Two students who play the role of prisoners quit the experiment early and the entire experiment is abruptly stopped after only six days. The US Office of Naval Research provides the funding for the experiment and US Navy and Marine Corps both show interest in this investigation into the causes of conflict between military guards and prisoners. [wikipedia]
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Not Rated
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