Movie: The Box (2009/I)

“Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures”

• Director: Richard Kelly
• Release Date:
  6 November 2009 (USA)
• Run Time:
  115 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA:
  Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.

Tagline: You Are The Experiment

Trivia: On the commentary of Tony Scott’s Domino (2005), Richard Kelly outright dismissed shooting a 1970s period piece with a digital camera. But after seeing David Fincher’s Zodiac (2007/I), Kelly’s position quickly changed and he was quoted saying, “It can be done.”

Goofs: Anachronisms: When footage is shown of the Langley Research Center we can see a fuselage of an A-320, an aircraft not built until 1989.