When Will disappears, Joyce can hear her son trying to communicate from a dimension linked to the walls of her house, just like young Carol Anne in Poltergeist. What is the monster in Stranger Things ? What does electricity have to do with it â either the monster or his victims are able to communicate using lights, and the evil government organization disguises themselves "Hawkins Power & Light," which is extra suspicious. We did some top-level political brainstorming. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond. Seriously, its head opens up to reveal four petal-like pieces. [12] The Duffers created a mock-trailer, where they combined clips from more than twenty-five classic films, including Carpenter and Spielberg movies, and added a John Carpenter soundtrack over it. The glossary below identifies the myriad strands of cinematic DNA that comprise the show. “Red” was the idea that eventually became the final product. What’s often forgotten about Close Encounters is how much Richard Dreyfuss’s character terrorizes his family to follow an alien premonition. For one, there’s the sticky residue that the creature both leaves in its wake and uses to trap its victims. Meanwhile, Joyce has begun seeing Bob Newby, a classmate from high school and the manager of the local RadioShack. Beyond the sweetness of outcasts from different worlds forging a powerful bond, there are many specific moments when Stranger Things dips into the Spielberg well: the use of a crude communication device to reach another dimension, Elle working telekinetic magic from Mike’s bicycle, Elle wandering curiously around the house when no one’s home, government agents in Hazmat suits, and Elle dressing up in a wig. Stranger Things puts Elle in a similar netherspace whenever she’s dunked into the sensory-deprivation tank. They were charmed by existing electronic soundtracks, as they were very modern and cutting-edge, while also inevitably evoking the sounds of ’80s music (most notably Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, and John Carpenter). At the arcade, Will experiences an "episode", where he finds himself in the Upside Down version of the arcade. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…. For one, Elle’s age is slightly closer to Drew Barrymore’s 9-year-old pyro, and neither Stranger Things nor Firestarter could be considered a coming-of-age tale in quite the same way Carrie is. The show takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the early-to-mid 1980s. Jonathan, Will's brother, witnesses the events of the party, taking photos. 10 Shocking Stories From Mariah Carey’s Memoir, Everything We Know About the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez Shooting. Now, they’ll have to band together to survive and remember that friendship is always stronger than fear. The Duffers felt that having a synth soundtrack would do exactly what they wanted to achieve with the show: It would feel both modern and nostalgic at the same time. Videodrome (1983) David Cronenberg’s horror film about the fusion of technology and human flesh doesn’t have much in common with Stranger Things, other than the porous border between the real world and the world of fantasy. Carrie (1976) Elle is a hybrid of two Stephen King stories about girls with telekinetic power, Carrie and Firestarter. They used Cinema 4D, but most of it was done in After Effects, with “tonnes and tonnes of layering.” For effects, they used elements of Lens Distortion 4K, which is real shot optical lens flares, and Gorilla Grail, which is real scanned 35mm film grain, which was also used in the actual film footage in the show. Back in Hawkins, the boys go to the Palace arcade, where they find that someone with the name "MADMAX" has beaten Dustin's high score in "Dig Dug" by over 100,000 points. [14], Being filmmakers, the Duffers were determined to approach the show as an eight-hour movie and not have it feel like typical television which influenced their every key decision in the development process. But when Will communicates with Joyce through the house in episode two, his bedroom walls distend like the skin-colored television in Videodrome. More than triple the audience of this year’s Oscars. Kyle and Michael first started composing music in summer 2015, sending “sketch” tracks inspired by the characters, tone, and story. Of the two, Stranger Things owes a little more to Carrie, if only because Elle and Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) have a broader range of skills and a similarly sheltered upbringing. Oscar Isaac to Play Bearded ’70s Francis Ford Coppola Alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Armie Hammer Debuts Divorce Mustache in British GQ. July 15, 2016. Stranger Things and Cronenberg’s movie come together in a sequence where Elle thwarts a group of heavily armed government goons by squeezing their heads until blood pours from their eyes. When Nancy gets her hands on a torn-up positive of the shot, she pieces it together and notices a mysterious, blurry figure on the extreme right end of the frame. She will be Marvel’s first onscreen Muslim hero. They Live (1989) In episode six of Stranger Things, Jonathan confronts Nancy’s jealous boyfriend, Steve (Joe Keery), who they believe has been leaving slut-shaming graffiti about her all over town.
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