AnDread talks with actress Kristina Arntz about Fede Alvarez’s 2016 home invasion thriller Don’t Breathe, about three thieves who fight for their lives after breaking into the house of a blind man with a dark secret.
Show Notes
- Introduction
- Don’t Breathe Synopsis and Details 26:36
- Directed by Fede Alvarez
- Screenplay by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
- Earned $157 million on a $9 million budget
- Set in a dilapidated Detroit neighborhood, though most shooting was done in Hungary
- Cast:
- Rocky – Jane Levy
- Alex – Dylan Minnette
- Money – Daniel Zovatto
- The Blind Man (Norman Nordstrom) – Stephen Lang
- Don’t Breathe Discussion 28:36
- Overall thoughts
- Issue of sighted actor playing the role of the Blind Man
- The film’s portrayal of blindness and the Blind Man as a character
- General thoughts on blindness in horror – some examples:
- Peeping Tom (1960)
- Wait Until Dark (1967)
- The Cat O’ Nine Tails (1971)
- Suspiria (1977)
- The Beyond (1981)
- The Langoliers (1995)
- Late Phases (2014)
- Get Out (2017)
- Thoughts on disabled villains and destabilizing viewer sympathy
- Favorite/most interesting scene or aspect of the film
- As subversion of the home invasion trope – examples:
- Funny Games (1997)
- Them/Ils (2006)
- The Strangers (2008)
- Hush (2016)
- Becky (2020)
- In comparison to other recent horror movies with disabled characters
- Psycho Sounds 1:11:03
- Father and Son Watch Horror Movies hosted by Pastor Matt and Jackson
- Twitter: @FatherSonHorror, @PastorMattR, and @Kaine_Hero12
- Email: Jackson@FatherAndSonWatchHorror.com
- Letterboxd: PastorMattR and KaineHero
- AnDread’s guest appearance on Episode 38 to talk Don’t Breathe
- Freaky Fic 1:13:31
- Richard Matheson’s massively influential novel I Am Legend (1954)
- Plugs and Wrap-Up 1:18:37
- freaksandpsychospodcast.com
- freaksandpsychospodcast@gmail.com
- voicemail: 614-721-1011
- Twitter: @FreaksPsychos and @AnDreadtheBlind
- Facebook: facebook.com/groups/freaksandpsychos/
- Letterboxd: Andread and Disability in Horror
- Dark Mark, creator of the show’s intro and outro music
- Twitter: @mark_longfield
- Letterboxd: Darkmark
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Kristina Arntz’s films:
Darlin’ (streaming on Amazon Prime)
End Trip (streaming on Amazon Prime)
Kristina Arntz’s YouTube channel
Interview with AnDread about Freaks and Psychos and our mutual love for horror
Twitter @KristinaArntz_
Letterboxd Kristina Arntz
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