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Simon Barrett (born 1978 or 1979) is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter known for his collaborations with Adam Wingard, including A Horrible Way to Die, V/H/S, V/H/S/2, You're Next, and The Guest. He is associated with the mumblegore movement and has worked with director Joe Swanberg several times.
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Barrett was born in Columbia, Missouri, in 1978 or 1979.Usually with
Filmography of Simon Barrett (16 films)
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ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
, 2h4Directed by Bill Plympton, Álex de la Iglesia, Vincenzo Natali, Jérôme Sable, Marcus Dunstan, Larry Fessenden, Todd Rohal, Jim Hosking, Erik Matti, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, Sion Sono, Julien Maury, Julian Gilbey, Julian Barratt, Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado, Kristina Buožytė
Genres Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Martina García, Julian Barratt, Ian Virgo, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Andy Nyman, Laurence R. Harvey
Roles Assassin's Employer (segment "A")
Rating54%
26 réalisateurs, 26 façons de mourir. Comme dans le premier film, 26 cinéastes proposent 26 nouveaux courts métrages horrifiques, développés à partir de chacune des 26 lettres de l'alphabet.
Why Horror? (2014)
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors John Carpenter, Eli Roth, Alexandre Aja, Rodrigo Gudiño, Simon Barrett, George A. Romero
Roles Self
Rating61%
The documentary follows horror movie fan and journalist Tal Zimerman as he tries to look at the reasons why people enjoy the horror genre. The genre is globally popular and is present in a wide variety of formats such as films, books, music, graphic novels, artwork, and video games, yet reactions to it can sometimes be polarized and in some instances Tal feels that the genre's fans are misunderstood. At the same time, Tal is conflicted over how he can be "disturbed by gruesome imagery showcased in the news, but thrives on blood and guts found in movies, books, music, graphic novels and video games" and as such sets out to try to find how horror affects his mind. For his research Tal interviews several different people, from genre filmmakers and writers to scientists and psychologists, to uncover why people enjoy horror and how perception, traditions, and beliefs help impact how horror is perceived and displayed in various countries and globally as a whole.
The ABCs of Death (2013)
, 1h50Directed by Ben Wheatley, Nacho Vigalondo, Xavier Gens, Angela Bettis, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Jake West, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Yūdai Yamaguchi, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Banjong Pisantanakun, Simon Rumley, Anders Morgenthaler, Jon Schnepp, Kaare Andrews
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Erik Audé, Kyra Zagorsky, Arisa Nakamura, Chems Dahmani, Eva Llorach
Roles Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)
Rating47%
The film is divided into twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The varieties of death range from accidents to murders.
You're Next (2013)
, 1h36Directed by Adam Wingard, Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about families, Serial killer films
Actors Sharni Vinson, Ti West, A. J. Bowen, Barbara Crampton, Rob Moran, Amy Seimetz
Roles Tiger Mask
Rating65%
A couple is in their house having sex. One steps into the shower and comes out to find his girlfriend outside of the window lying dead with her throat slit, along with the words "you're next" written with her blood on the window. He himself is then killed by Lamb Mask by jamming his machete through his head.
V/H/S/2 (2013)
, 1h32Directed by Eduardo Sánchez, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Simon Barrett
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Demons in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Ghost films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Adam Wingard, Mindy Robinson, Lawrence Michael Levine, Oka Antara, Simon Barrett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Roles Steve (segment "Tape 49")
Rating60%
The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own short horror film. Each short film is linked together with the concept of found footage (each segment is from the VHS tapes found in the first film).
Contracted (2013)
, 1h18Directed by David Eric England
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, LGBT-related films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, LGBT-related films, Disaster films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Caroline Williams, Najarra Townsend, Simon Barrett
Roles BJ
Rating53%
The film opens with a man, later revealed to be named BJ, in a morgue who has sex with a corpse that has a biohazard symbol on the toe tag; afterward, he handles an empty test tube while washing up. Later, at a party, Samantha unsuccessfully attempts to contact her ex-girlfriend Nikki and meets with her friend Alice, who encourages Samantha to drink to forget about her recent break-up. Riley, who has an unrequited crush on Samantha, and Zain attempt to flirt with her, but Samantha brushes them off and excuses herself. She eventually gives in to Alice's intense pressure and becomes drunk. BJ introduces himself to Samantha and hands her a drink that he claims she dropped. Samantha, too drunk to know whether it is her drink or not, accepts it. Although she says she is a lesbian who is already involved in a relationship, as a result from being drunk and drugged, she agrees to have intercourse with BJ. From inside his car, Samantha begs BJ to stop and eventually blacks out.
24 Exposures (2013)
, 1h17Directed by Joe Swanberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal, Hannah Fierman, Joe Swanberg
Roles Michael Bamfeaux
Rating42%
Billy, a fetish photographer who specializes in staged depictions of dead women, becomes involved in a murder mystery when one of his models turns up dead for real. Michael Bamfeaux, a depressed police detective, investigates the crime and probes Billy as to why he chooses to involve himself in the world of exploitation and fetish. Billy can not explain why he does what he does, except that he accepts that he is attracted to certain ideas and women. As the two men become friendlier, Michael becomes more involved in Billy's photoshoots. When Alex, Billy's girlfriend, is attacked by a jealous model with whom Billy and Alex had a threesome, Michael shoots and kills Alex's attacker. Michael later attempts to sell his memoirs, but a literary agent suggests that the story's loose ends and weak protagonist are not a good sell.
V/H/S (2012)
, 1h56Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Chad Villella, Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard, Adam Wingard, Hannah Fierman, Joe Swanberg, Simon Barrett
Roles Steve (segment "Tape 56")
Rating58%
The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own short horror film. Each short film is linked together with the concept of found footage (each segment is from the VHS tapes found in the room).
All the Light in the Sky (2012)
, 1h19Directed by Joe Swanberg
Genres Drama
Actors Jane Adams, Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Larry Fessenden, Lindsay Burdge, Susan Traylor
Rating63%
The film follows Marie (Jane Adams), an actress struggling with the prospect of aging, which becomes all the more apparent when her 25-year-old, aspiring actress niece Nika (Sophia Takal) arrives for a weekend stay.
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
, 1h25Directed by Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors A. J. Bowen, Lane Hughes, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, Whitney Moore, Simon Barrett
Roles Olsen
Rating52%
In rural Missouri, serial killer Garrick Turrell (AJ Bowen) escapes from police custody and immediately resumes taking the lives of strangers whilst searching for his ex-girlfriend, Sarah. Meanwhile, having met at group therapy for recovering alcoholics, Sarah (Amy Seimetz) and Kevin (Joe Swanberg) begin to develop a tentative relationship. As the body count builds, Turrell makes his way to Sarah's new location just as she seems to be getting her life in order.
Red Sands (2009)
, 1h28Directed by Alex Turner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Shane West, Leonard Roberts, Aldis Hodge, Theo Rossi, Noel Gugliemi, Callum Blue
Roles Matt Carson
Rating42%
In 2002, Jeff Keller, who mysteriously survived the slaughter of his troops during a mission, is debriefed by an officer. The facts gathered indicate that he and his soldiers had been ambushed by al-Qaeda fighters who killed them all, leaving Keller for dead.
Director
V/H/S/2 (2013)
, 1h32Directed by Eduardo Sánchez, Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Simon Barrett
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Demons in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Ghost films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Adam Wingard, Mindy Robinson, Lawrence Michael Levine, Oka Antara, Simon Barrett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Rating60%
The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own short horror film. Each short film is linked together with the concept of found footage (each segment is from the VHS tapes found in the first film).
Scriptwriter
Blair Witch (2016)
, 1h29Directed by Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Callie Hernandez, Valorie Curry, Heather Donahue
Roles Writer
Rating50%
En 2014, James Donahue trouve sur YouTube une vidéo contenant l'image d'une femme qu'il croit être sa sœur Heather, disparue en 1994 près de Burkittsville (Maryland) alors qu'elle enquêtait sur la légende de la sorcière de Blair. Croyant qu'elle est toujours en vie, il décide de partir à sa recherche, accompagné de son ami Peter Jones, d'Ashley Bennett, la petite amie de Peter, et de l'étudiante en cinéma Lisa Arlington, qui veut faire un documentaire sur l'affaire. Talia et Lane, de jeunes habitants de la région qui ont trouvé et téléchargé la vidéo, se joignent à eux.
The Guest (2014)
, 1h39Directed by Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Psychologie
Actors Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyers, Lance Reddick, Ethan Embry, Leland Orser
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Still struggling over the loss of their eldest son, Caleb, to the war in Afghanistan, the Peterson family—Mr. and Mrs. Peterson and their children Luke and Anna—are unexpectedly visited by David Collins, a former soldier who claims to have been a friend of Caleb's, and is there to fulfill his promise to Caleb to help take care of the family. David is polite, warm and friendly toward the family, and Mrs. Peterson offers to let him stay as long as he needs to.
The ABCs of Death (2013)
, 1h50Directed by Ben Wheatley, Nacho Vigalondo, Xavier Gens, Angela Bettis, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Jake West, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Yūdai Yamaguchi, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Banjong Pisantanakun, Simon Rumley, Anders Morgenthaler, Jon Schnepp, Kaare Andrews
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Erik Audé, Kyra Zagorsky, Arisa Nakamura, Chems Dahmani, Eva Llorach
Roles Writer
Rating47%
The film is divided into twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The varieties of death range from accidents to murders.