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Hush ( 2016 film ) - wikipedia Hush ( 2016 film ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> Hush <Td_colspan="2"> Official poster Directed by Mike Flanagan Produced by Trevor Macy Jason Blum Written by Mike Flanagan Kate Siegel Starring John Gallagher Jr . Michael Trucco Kate Siegel Music by The Newton Brothers Cinematography James Kniest Edited by Mike Flanagan Production company Blumhouse Productions Intrepid Pictures Distributed by Netflix Release date March 12 , 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 12 ) ( SXSW ) April 8 , 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 08 ) ( United States ) Running time 81 minutes Country United States Language English American Sign Language Budget $1 million Hush is a 2016 American horror film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan , starring Kate Siegel , who also co-wrote the film with Flanagan . 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 , and was released by Netflix on April 8 , 2016 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot ( edit ) Madison `` Maddie '' Young ( Kate Siegel ) is a deaf author . She temporarily lost her ability to hear and speak after a bout of bacterial meningitis at the age of 13 and lost both permanently after a corrective surgery gone wrong . She lives in an isolated house in the woods . Her friend and neighbor Sarah ( Samantha Sloyan ) visits her one day to return a copy of her book . That night , a masked killer ( John Gallagher Jr . ) chases her to Maddie 's house . Sarah bangs on the door for help , but Maddie ca n't hear her , and the man stabs her to death . After knocking on the door several times , the man quickly learns that Maddie is deaf and decides to make her the next victim . He sneaks into the house , steals her phone , takes photos of her and sends them to her laptop to make her aware of his presence . As Maddie realizes this , she locks herself inside the house . The man cuts the power and sabotages her car . Maddie writes on the glass - paneled front door `` wo n't tell , did n't see face , boyfriend coming home '' with her lipstick . However , the man responds by taking off his mask , saying that she has seen his face now . He then taunts her by propping Sarah 's bloody body up against her bedroom window . Maddie tries to distract him with her car alarm so she can get Sarah 's phone from her body . She fails to get it before he returns but successfully stabs his arm with a hammer 's claw . She then makes several failed attempts to escape through the window and ends up climbing onto the roof . The man fires a crossbow bolt and hits her leg , but she manages to knock him off the roof and grab his crossbow . She staggers back into the house and removes the bolt from her leg before trying to reload the crossbow . Sarah 's boyfriend John ( Michael Trucco ) arrives , looking for Sarah . The man meets John , pretending to be a police officer responding to a call , and delivers a false story of how he was rendered unconscious by an intruder . He asks for John 's phone , faking a call for police backup . While handing John 's phone back to him , an earring falls out the man 's pocket , presumably belonging to either Maddie or Sarah . John points out the flaws in the man 's testimony , stating that Maddie is deaf and mute , and therefore would n't be able to make a call . John , becoming suspicious with the man , lures him off the porch with a rock in hand , planning to attack him from behind . But at that moment , Maddie bangs on the door to get his attention . With John distracted , the man stabs him in the neck . As John bleeds out , he uses his remaining strength to put the man in a chokehold , mouthing the word `` run '' to Maddie . Maddie imagines a vivid hypothetical situation of her doing so . Running on her injured leg is futile , and the man is able to quickly catch her , bludgeoning her to death with a stone . In a shift back to reality , she also realizes she can not risk hiding inside the house , as she is dangerously close to bleeding out . Maddie decides her only hope for survival is to kill the man . John dies , and the man threatens Maddie 's cat with a knife . Maddie prevents this by shooting him with the crossbow from the porch , hitting him in the shoulder . While running back inside , she drops the remaining bolt for the crossbow . While attempting to grab it , the man slams the sliding door shut on her wrist , crushing and stomping on her hand with his boot . Maddie pulls her mangled hand back inside , closing and locking the door . As Maddie lies on the ground writhing in pain , he threatens to enter the house . She taunts him by writing `` do it , coward '' on the door with her own blood . While the man begins bashing the glass door in with a tire iron , Maddie quickly types a description of the man and a message to her family on her laptop before running to the bathroom with a knife , waiting for the man to enter . Having difficulty breaking through the glass door , the man smashes the skylight and enters through it unbeknownst to Maddie , who has her back turned to him watching the bathroom door . The man edges closer to her , preparing to stab her from behind , but Maddie feels his breath on the back of her neck . She turns , narrowly avoiding his attack , and stabs him in the knee . She stumbles into the kitchen , her vision beginning to blur . When approached in the kitchen , Maddie sprays the man in the eyes with insecticide and then triggers her specialized smoke alarm to disorient him . The man is able to overcome her , throwing her to the ground and strangling her . Her heartbeat starts to slow and her life flashes before her eyes . On the verge of death , she grabs a corkscrew on the floor just within arms reach and plunges it into his throat , finally killing him . Maddie takes her cellphone from the man 's pocket and dials 911 before stumbling outside and sitting on the porch . Maddie 's cat sits next to her , rubbing against her leg . Bathed in the blue and white lights of an approaching police cruiser 's sirens , Maddie closes her eyes , pets her cat , and smiles . Cast ( edit ) Kate Siegel as Maddie Young John Gallagher Jr. as Man Michael Trucco as John Stanley Samantha Sloyan as Sarah Greene Emilia Graves as Max Production ( edit ) Nothing was known about the project until September 2015 , when it was revealed at a buyers ' screening which occurred at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . It was revealed Mike Flanagan had directed and written the film , along with his wife Kate Siegel who also stars in it . On making the main character a deaf mute , Flanagan had said it originated from him wanting to do a movie `` without dialogue '' . The possibility of making the film entirely silent was briefly considered , but was soon abandoned when it was realized that building tension with this limitation would be `` impossible '' Flanagan also noted that the target audience would not have been used to silent films and , as such , would `` seek out every kind of audio stimulus anywhere else in the environment '' or simply choose to not watch the film at all . The script itself consisted largely of scene directions , which Flanagan and Siegel developed by acting out in their own house . The fact that so much of the script was based around Flanagan and Siegel 's own house proved problematic for filming , as when they went to shoot the film in Alabama , they could not find a house similar enough to theirs and had to significantly alter the film 's script . Flanagan also found challenges in the single location and had to plan the cinematography to keep the film interesting to the audience , especially given the mute nature of the protagonist ; to this end , Flanagan used a Steadicam to follow Siegel 's every move , along with a boom mic and a spotter , to make the movement more `` dynamic '' . The resulting audio for these scenes could not be used and had to be redone in post , with Flanagan noting that the audio initially `` sounded like a herd of elephants . '' To represent Maddie 's world , various ambient sounds were used , such as the sound of ultrasound machines . Flanagan did not want to use pure silence for these scenes , as he still felt it would make viewers even more aware of their surrounding and take them out of the experience . As a result of the aforementioned camera set in , Siegel had to ADR her own breath into the final film . The film 's soundtrack was composed by The Newton Brothers . Release ( edit ) The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12 , 2016 . Prior to the premiere , Netflix acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film , which it released on April 8 . Reception ( edit ) On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes Hush has an approval rating of 94 % based on 16 reviews , with an average rating of 7.5 / 10 . On Metacritic , the film has a score of 67 out of 100 based on reviews from 7 critics indicating `` Generally favorable reviews '' . Benjamin Lee of The Guardian said that Hush `` offers ingenious suspense '' and awarded it four out of five stars . Geoff Burkshire of Variety , though criticizing the film 's third act , called it `` one of the more inspired concoctions to emerge from the busy Blumhouse horror - thriller assembly line in recent years . '' Michael Gingold of Fangoria gave the film 3.5 / 4 stars , calling it `` a good old - fashioned truly scary movie '' . Jasef Wisener of TVOvermind gave the film a 4.7 / 5 , noting that `` Thanks to the performances from its two leads , Hush succeeds in almost every aspect and delivers one of the best horror films in modern history . '' Richard Newby of the website Audiences Everywhere called the film `` a modern slasher movie classic that 's not to be missed . '' Stephen King wrote about the film on April 20 , 2016 , saying , `` How good is Hush ? Up there with Halloween and , even more , Wait Until Dark . White knuckle time . On Netflix . '' Filmmaker William Friedkin , director of The Exorcist , also commented on the film , saying `` HUSH is a great horror film ... on Netflix . Terrifying . '' See also ( edit ) List of films featuring home invasions List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Hush ( 2016 ) '' . AllMovie . Retrieved June 28 , 2017 . Jump up ^ Mike Flanagan ( @ flanaganfilm ) ( 26 October 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 . Jump up ^ `` Hush ( 2016 ) '' . IMDb. 8 April 2016 . Retrieved 11 April 2016 . ^ Jump up to : `` Hush '' . SXSW.com . Retrieved March 11 , 2016 . Jump up ^ McNary , Dave ( March 10 , 2016 ) . `` Netflix Buys Mike Flanagan 's Horror - Thriller ' Hush ' Ahead of SXSW Premiere '' . Variety . Retrieved March 11 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Fleming Jr , Mike ( September 11 , 2015 ) . `` Hush ' Buyer Screening Leaves Buyers Buzzing : Toronto '' . Deadline.com . Retrieved March 11 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Mack , Andrew ( September 12 , 2015 ) . `` Toronto 2015 : Mike Flanagan 's ' Secret Project ' HUSH Creates Buzz At Buyers Screening '' . TwitchFilm.com . Retrieved March 11 , 2016 . ^ Jump up to : Thurman , Trace . `` ( Interview ) ' Hush ' Director Mike Flanagan and Actress Kate Siegel On Their New Thriller ! '' . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 8 June 2016 . Jump up ^ Peitzman , Lous . `` Meet The Filmmaker Who Wants To Save Horror From Jump Scares '' . Buzzfeed . Retrieved 8 June 2016 . ^ Jump up to : Gingold , Michael . `` Q&A : `` HUSH '' Director Mike Flanagan on the Scary Sounds of Silence `` . Fangoria . Retrieved 8 June 2016 . Jump up ^ `` The Newton Brothers scoring Mike Flanagan 's `` Hush '' `` . FilmMusicReporter.com . October 18 , 2015 . Retrieved March 11 , 2016 . Jump up ^ McNary , Dave ( March 11 , 2016 ) . `` SXSW Unveils Lineup With James Caan , Ethan Hawke , Keegan - Michael Key Movies '' . Variety . Jump up ^ Hipes , Patrick ( March 10 , 2016 ) . `` Netflix Acquires Micro-Budget Horror Pic ' Hush ' , Latest From Blumhouse & Intrepid '' . Deadline.com . Retrieved March 11 , 2016 . Jump up ^ http://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/netflix-buys-mike-flanagans-hush-before-sxsw-world-premiere-60145/ Jump up ^ `` Hush ( 2016 ) '' . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved April 8 , 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Hush reviews '' . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 16 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Lee , Benjamin ( April 14 , 2016 ) . `` Hush review -- nifty home invasion thriller offers ingenious suspense '' . The Guardian . Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 26 . Jump up ^ Burkshire , Geoff ( March 13 , 2016 ) . `` SXSW Film Review : ' Hush ' '' . Variety . Retrieved March 13 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Gingold , Michael ( March 13 , 2016 ) . `` '' HUSH '' ( 2016 ; SXSW Movie Review ) `` . Fangoria . Retrieved March 13 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Wisener , Jasef ( April 9 , 2016 ) . `` ' Hush ' ( 2016 ) Film Review '' . TVOvermind . Retrieved June 13 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Newby , Richard ( April 12 , 2016 ) . `` Hush is Brutal and Nuanced '' . audienceseverywhere.net . Retrieved April 12 , 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Stephen King Gets Loud About HUSH '' . Dread Central . Retrieved April 21 , 2016 . Jump up ^ @ WilliamFriedkin ( 5 December 2016 ) . `` '' HUSH is a great horror film ... on Netflix . Terrifying. `` '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter . 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