The Ring
The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ehren Kruger, and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, and Brian Cox. The film follows Rachel Keller, a journalist who discovers a cursed VHS tape that causes its viewers to die seven days later. It is the first installment in the American Ring series and a remake of the 1998 Japanese film, itself based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki.
Plot
Teenage girls Katie and Becca discuss an urban legend about a cursed videotape that causes whoever views it to die a week later. That night, Katie, who viewed it one week ago with her friends, is killed by an unseen force.
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| author | Ehren Kruger Hiroshi Takahashi Kōji Suzuki Scott Frank |
|---|---|
| award | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |
| contentLocation | Seattle Washington |
| director | Gore Verbinski |
| editor | Craig Wood |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | crime drama horror mystery |
| keywords | adopt curse drown horse breeder jump kill miscarriage phone call possess psychiatric hospital psychically etch images rescue seven days teenage girl thoughtography urban legend young girl |
| musicBy | Hans Zimmer |
| producer | Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes |
| publisher | DreamWorks Pictures |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | death ghost japanese serial killer telekinesis |