The Voices
The Voices is a 2014 English-language black comedy psychological horror thriller film starring Ryan Reynolds as a factory worker with schizophrenia whose hallucinations drive him to commit murder while conversing with his talking pets and the severed heads of his victims. Directed by Marjane Satrapi and written by Michael R. Perry, it also stars Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, and Jacki Weaver.
Plot
Plumbing fixtures factory worker Jerry Hickfang struggles with schizophrenia and lives above a bowling alley. He experiences vivid hallucinations, often manifesting as his pets - his good-natured dog, Bosco, and his antisocial cat, Mr. Whiskers - talking to him, but hides it from his court-appointed therapist, Dr. Warren. His condition causes him to be isolated from his coworkers, including Fiona, on whom he has an unrequited crush.
More details
| author | Michael R. Perry |
|---|---|
| director | Marjane Satrapi |
| editor | Stéphane Roche |
| genre | comedy crime horror thriller |
| keywords | abandon abusive father animal shelter beg bowling alley break break in build burn childhood home climb dinner theater drive factory worker flee force gas leak hunt isolated jesus karaoke kidnap kill musical number plumb plumbing fixtures rescue schizophrenia severed head suffer talk tupperware voice |
| musicBy | Olivier Bernet |
| producer | Adi Shankar Matthew Rhodes Roy Lee Spencer Silna |
| productionCompany | 1984 Private Defense Contractors Babelsberg Studio Mandalay Vision Vertigo Entertainment |
| publisher | Lionsgate |
| recordedAt | Berlin Germany |
| theme | black comedy comedy horror comedy thriller independent psychological horror serial killer slasher |