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The Purge
The Purge film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by James DeMonaco
Produced by
Jason Blum
Michael Bay
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
Sébastien K. Lemercier
Written by James DeMonaco
Starring
Ethan Hawke
Lena Headey
Adelaide Kane
Max Burkholder
Music by Nathan Whitehead
Cinematography Jacques Jouffret
Edited by Peter Gvozdas
Production
companies
Platinum Dunes
Blumhouse Productions
Why Not Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
May 2, 2013 (Stanley Film Festival)
June 7, 2013 (United States)
Running time
85 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3 million[2]
Box office $89.3 million[3]
The Purge is a 2013 American dystopian horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, and Max Burkholder as members of a family who find themselves endangered by a gang of murderers during the titular annual Purge, a night during which all crime, even murder, is temporarily legal, sanctioned by a reformed American government.
The film grossed $89 million against a $3 million budget, becoming the lowest-budgeted film to finish first at the box office since 1988. It is the first installment in The Purge franchise with a sequel, subtitled Anarchy, released worldwide on July 18, 2014.[4] A third film, Election Year, was released July 1, 2016, while a prequel depicting the origins of the event, The First Purge, was released on July 4, 2018.[5][6]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Release
3.1 Home media
4 Reception
4.1 Critical reception
4.2 Box office
5 Sequels and prequel
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Plot
In 2014, the New Founding Fathers of America, a totalitarian political party, are voted into office following an economic collapse. They pass a law that sanctions an annual national civic tradition called "The Purge". For 12 hours each year all crime is legal, except the murder of politicians, and all emergency services are unavailable.
James Sandin returns to his home in an affluent Los Angeles gated community to wait out the night with his wife Mary and their two children, 17-year-old Zoey and 14-year-old Charlie. The family is assured that the security system manufactured by James' company will keep them safe. While the family awaits the start of the purge, Zoey meets her boyfriend Henry, an older boy whom James dislikes. James enables the security system, and as the purge begins, the family disperses in their home to go about their normal routines.
Zoey returns to her room to unexpectedly find Henry, who sneaked back in before the security system was engaged, and says that he plans to confront her dad about their relationship. Meanwhile, Charlie watches the security monitors, and sees a wounded man calling for help. He temporarily disables the system to allow the man into the house. James races to re-engage the system and holds the man at gunpoint as Henry comes downstairs and pulls a gun on James. Henry fires at James and misses, but James fires back, mortally wounding and eventually killing Henry. During the chaos, the wounded man disappears and hides.
Through the surveillance cameras, the family witness a gang of masked, heavily armed young adults arriving at the front lawn. The leader warns them that failure to surrender the wounded man will result in invasion. Mary asks James if the security system will protect them, but James admits the system will not actually resist a determined assault. They decide to find the man and give him to the purge gang outside, but after capturing him they realize they are no better than the gang. They decide to spare the man, and defend themselves against the gang.
With their deadline having passed, the gang uses a truck to rip the metal plating off the front door and enter the house. James fights back with a shotgun and kills several gang members before being mortally wounded by the leader. Charlie views the surveillance cameras, and notices their neighbors leaving their homes. The neighbors overpower and murder the gang. Elsewhere, Mary is subdued by two purgers, one of whom tickle tortures her before almost killing her, but are both killed by the neighbors. As the gang leader prepares to kill the remaining Sandins, Zoey appears and kills him.
Mary thanks their neighbors for their support, but one of them, Grace Ferrin, reveals their hatred for the Sandins due to the wealth acquired at their expense. They tie Mary, Charlie, and Zoey up with duct tape, pulling them out into the hallway to kill them, but as the neighbors make final preparations for the murder, the man whom Charlie let in earlier reappears. He shoots a neighbor dead and holds Grace hostage, forcing the neighbors to free the Sandins. He asks if Mary wishes to kill the neighbors, but Mary spares them. Eventually, the sirens go off, announcing the end of the annual purge. The neighbors leave, Mary thanks the man for his help, and he bids the Sandins good luck.
During the credits, news reports are heard, which state that this year’s purge was the most successful to date. Other stations broadcast that the stock market is booming due to the massive sales of weapons and security systems. A man’s voice speaks of the loss of his patriotism after the death of his sons the night before.