After examination the hands appear to be the hands of young girls from various ages, each with a number tattooed on their palms. John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. "[27], "Morris Chestnut Inks 3-Picture Deal With Screen Gems; Set For Thriller Opposite Regina Hall", "Jaz Sinclair Joins Screen Gems Thriller 'When the Bough Breaks, "Central Casting Louisiana looking for extras for Morris Chestnut film", "On the Set for 2/2/15: Eddie Redmayne Starts on The Danish Girl, Martin Scorsese Begins Lensing Silence & More", "Production Begins on When the Bough Breaks", "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Gets February 19, 2016 Release", "WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS - Official Trailer (HD)", "Theatrical Movie Schedule Additions and Changes", "Box Office: Tom Hanks' 'Sully' Set to Land With Moderate $25 Million", "Clint Eastwood's 'Sully' Launches Fall Awards Season, But Can 'Bough' Break At No. – B.O. Preview", "When The Bough Breaks is enjoyable trash, but trash nonetheless", "Review: 'When the Bough Breaks,' Blame a Scary Pregnancy Surrogate", "When The Bough Breaks Movie Review (2016)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_the_Bough_Breaks_(2016_film)&oldid=993312049, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 December 2020, at 23:37. Captain Swaggert (Martin Sheen) sends Macleah to a nearby psychiatric hospital to talk to a doctor who called in a tip about one of his patients after hearing about the discovery. The twins embrace with tears in their eyes. After examination the hands appear to be the hands of young girls from various ages, each with a number tattooed on their palms. After attempting all other options, the couple hire a beautiful young woman named Anna (Jaz Sinclair) who agrees to become a gestational surrogate mother for the Taylors. "[20] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 28 out of 100, based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Cast and characters This marks Jerry Hardin's first appearance on Star Trek. A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the … Laura had already suffered three miscarriages in the past years. And this weekend’s “When the Bough Breaks” is set to follow suit. John drives to her house seeing the police. Every year on his birthday he has seizures, his wrists start to bleed, and he carves hands into the walls - each with numbers stenciled on the palms. When the Bough Breaks is no exception to that statement. The acting from the two leads is fine but everything else is not. [14] In May 2016, the release date was moved up to September 9, 2016.[15]. After Anna has a doctor's appointment, her boyfriend, Mike (Theo Rossi), doesn't pick her up, causing Anna to go to John's job for a ride home. When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman is the first book in the Alex Delaware Mystery series. Sold by The Big Lebowski and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. [19], When the Bough Breaks was panned by critics. Later, at a doctors appointment, John calls Laura trying to get her to the appointment. Though the main couple is likable, it's all very routine and forgettable, not very smart, and pretty violent. With Ally Walker, Martin Sheen, Ron Perlman, Tara Subkoff. Everything seems fine for a while, until Anna starts to develop a fixation on John as the pregnancy moves further along. After combing through Jordan's medical files and the databases, Macleah learns that the hands belong to young girls who have all gone missing over the years on Jordan's birthday, July 16 from nearby parks around the Houston area. The latest addition to this informal franchise is “When the Bough Breaks,” which boasts no good escapism and a very imperfect sense of humanity. Anna's growing obsession interferes with what was a plan by her and her boyfriend, Mike, to scam the couple by demanding money. Anna later reveals her feelings to John and becomes outraged when he says he doesn't feel the same way. Western remake The Magnificent Seven (in theaters Sept. 23), ... (Dec. 16), while erotic thriller When the Bough Breaks (Friday) has a primarily African-American cast. That night, Laura receives an emergency phone call from Anna. The police suggest Anna find another place to stay, and John offers for her to stay at the couple's house for the time being. [21] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Macleah hides in the medical room watching their interaction. They hear the police arrive and John turns to Laura and says, "It's going to be okay. She is assaulted from behind and the truck drives away with her inside. Doug lights candles for Jenny and asks her to play for him. The next morning, Laura, the baby, and John are sitting inside the lake house. When the Bough Breaks is a 1994 American thriller film directed by Michael Cohn and starring Ally Walker, Martin Sheen, Ron Perlman and Tara Subkoff. 1? When the Bough Breaks is no exception to that statement. To those points, When the Bough Breaks is a movie that will take more heat for what it stands for and represents rather than the actual content in produces. [23][24][25] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times criticized Jon Cassar's direction, suggesting that "Hollywood needs to give the reductive, crazy, sex-obsessed female character a permanent rest. [8][9] Filming began on February 2, 2015 in New Orleans,[10] and was confirmed by Screen Gems on February 11. The real shame is that **Bough** commonly echoes the commonplace conventions of a potent cheesy sexual thriller we have seen countless times to no end. Macleah visits the Eben estate and meets a housekeeper who tells her Eben is on vacation but invites her in. While in the hospital they discover that Anna has fled to the family lake-house with the baby. Anna shoots at the car and misses but hits the window. When The Bough Breaks. One photo in particular is striking, depicting a dark-haired young woman standing in front of a house by a water tower. When The Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. On the other hand, it should be noted that “When the Bough Breaks” isn’t entirely bereft of surprises. [22], Many critics compared When the Bough Breaks to made-for-television films typically produced by Lifetime. ... Eastwood should remake the 1981 Denzel Washington comedy Carbon Copy. Child psychologist Alex Delaware is lured out of retirement to consult with the police in the investigation of the murder of a psychiatrist and his … TMDb Score. She breaks a window to enter the home and after patrolling the house, locates the basement door. [7] On November 18, 2014, Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall were cast to play the lead roles. A married couple in their 40s, named John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) desperately want to have a baby, but they are unable to have a lasting pregnancy. Directed by Jon Cassar. She stumbles upon an unaccompanied ice cream truck and goes inside for a snack. When Laura turns on the lights she sees Anna standing in front with a shotgun. John returns home to Laura the next day. In fact, **When the Bough Breaks** could masquerade as a BET cable channel-based knockoff to filmmaker Adrian Lyne’s 1987 psycho-sexual thrill vehicle _Fatal Attraction_ with an ethnic twist. With help from a colleague, Macleah finds the identity of a Jennifer Lynn Eben, who has been deceased for some time. The screenplay concerns a woman who begins to develop a deadly crush on the husband of the couple she is surrogate mothering for. Grand Prix Vidéo from the Cognac Festival du Film Policier 1995 for Michael Cohn. When Mike pushes Anna to demand money, she kills him. Anna walks into his office door and tries to seduce him but his boss enters and John prompts Anna to leave. In the United States, When the Bough Breaks was released on September 9, 2016, alongside The Disappointments Room, Sully and The Wild Life, with the studio projecting it to gross $10–12 million from 2,246 theaters in its opening weekend. [12], On March 30, 2015, Screen Gems announced that the film was slated to be released on September 16, 2016. Imagine living in a small town where... WAM has been your source for accurate theatrical release dates, entertainment news, posters & photos, free screenings, trailers, reviews and DVD release dates since 2004. Macleah grabs her gun and shoots Eben until he slumps over. When the Bough Breaks was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on December 27, 2016, with a digital release on December 13, 2016. Later, at work John gets a call from Anna saying that they should go out for lunch, but he gets annoyed and Anna hangs up on him. When The Bough Breaks (1986) Cast and Crew. 70. After watching a video from a missing girl's file, Macleah hears the song of the ice cream truck and figures out it's the song Jordan hums each time she goes to visit him. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this very public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth. Unukalhai warns that the Warring Triad are stirring, and insists that the time to move against them has come. His patient is Jordan Thomas, who has been shuttered through foster homes and institutionalized since he was four years old. The police arrive and Anna lies and says she and John have sex every night. As she is driving back to the precinct, Macleah sees the water tower and crosses traffic to find the house from the picture. A bag full of human hands emerges from the sewer after a flood in Houston. John and Anna find out that their baby is a boy. It was written by Jack Olsen. She spots a shower in the corner and reveals the missing girl from the ice cream truck, terrified and alive. First is the film’s title, “When the Bough Breaks.” It’s so familiar you’re sure you’ve seen another film by the same name. John leaves to go to the hospital while Laura stays home. With Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Michael Kenneth Williams. Hall killed it in this 2016 remake of When The Bough Breaks. Paul Lambert, who played Melian, appeared in the fourth season as Howard Clark in the episode "Devil's Due". He later reappeared as Samuel Clemens in TNG: "Time's Arrow" and "Time's Arrow, Part II" and as Neria in VOY: "Emanations". Directed by Michael Cohn. Rent $3.99. The Houston police department track down a lead with a pedophilic ice cream man but he turns out to be a dead end. [13] On April 13, 2016, Sony Pictures released the first trailer for the film. John is able to calm Anna down but Anna runs out of the guest house into the main house and picks up a knife. The movie's plot is garbage that tries hard not to be garbage and carries I like Morris Chestnut, I've always thought he was a better actor than the movies he stars in. Once downstairs she breaks into a padlocked room and finds a homemade medical operating room with a furnace. John manages to get the baby but Anna wakes up and a fight breaks out between the two of them. Being the closest to awakening, the eikon known as Sephirot is to be your first target. Capt. At the end, Captain Swaggert is seen driving Jenny with pinned hands to meet Jordan, who Macleah has discharged from the psychiatric hospital. When The Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Eventually, he answers and she asks him why he's lying to her about having appointments. Jennifer tells Macleah that the hands are given from Daddy so she can play. The film follows Lindsay Gerszt, a mother who has been suffering from PPD for six years. She goes to the piano and Eben stands behind her as she awkwardly plunks out keys. The plans works fine until Anna notices the two embracing each other. It was written by Jack Olsen. Laura and John then find out that Anna ordered a drug that will end her pregnancy. [5] On January 8, 2015, Theo Rossi was added to the film. [4] On December 16, 2014, Jaz Sinclair signed on to co-star. She learns that the mother, was a piano prodigy and the daughter is away at private school in Europe. Back in March 2015, Screen Rant visited the set of the upcoming film When the Bough Breaks, which tells the story of a married couple who hire a surrogate mother to have their baby.Things take a turn for the worse when the surrogate, Anna (Jaz Sinclair), becomes obsessed with the father (Morris Chestnut), and husband and wife are forced to endure a sadistic game with their futures at stake. Some publications, however, had the film opening to $16–20 million, with some going as high as $25 million. Available on. Despite Jordan's initial reluctance to communicate with her, Macleah earns his trust and discovers there is a psychic connection between Jordan and the killer. It is directed in large part by stimulating pieces: establishing shots of powerful skyscrapers or the interiors of … He picks her up and tucks her in and gives her a long kiss but before he makes it upstairs he hears a whimper from the medical room. "When the Bough Breaks (1993) - Michael Cohn - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_the_Bough_Breaks_(1993_film)&oldid=999976801, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 January 2021, at 22:22. When the Bough Breaks Photos View All Photos (10) Movie Info. When The Bough Breaks ( 2,469 ) IMDb 5.2 1 h 46 min 2016 16+ A couple's marriage is threatened when the baby surrogate they've hired becomes obsessed and … [16][17][18] The film grossed $5.3 million on its first day and $14.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office. This year, Screen Gems has When The Bough Breaks, which headlines Perfect Guy‘s Morris Chestnut. A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the … She kills the family cat and then hits Laura in the head with a lamp, knocking her out. [6], Production was first set to begin in late January 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After flipping a page, Macleah sees the birth record for a female twin, Jennifer Lynn Eben, born with extremely malformed hands. After freeing her, they hear a noise from the other room and Macleah discovers Jenny hiding behind a wardrobe. a remake of the George Romero movie of the same name - finally hits theaters - February 2010 - six months late. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. Laura and John devise a plan to get their unborn baby back by making John act as if he shares Anna's feelings. Macleah pries open a basement window for their escape but is thwarted by the arrival of Doug Eben who has come to deliver Jenny her birthday present. Anna returns to the Taylor house. John stops her and kisses her forcefully and asks her to come with him up to the family's lake house. This item: When the Bough Breaks [Blu-ray] by Morris Chestnut Blu-ray $11.71 Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this very public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth. Anna then goes into labor. With Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Michael Kenneth Williams. John and Anna meet at the aquarium. Macleah immediately ruffles some feathers with her methodology and frankness but is determined to catch the murderer. She visits the old shuttered hospital and finds birth records for Jordan Brian Eben, given up for adoption at birth after the hemorrhaging death of his mother Jennifer Lynn. The site's critical consensus reads, "Shallow, clichéd, and silly instead of suspenseful, When the Bough Breaks offers nothing domestic thriller fans haven't already seen before – and done far better. It's from the nursery rhyme Rock-a-Bye-Baby. She plays a convincing role as Laura, one-half of an incredibly successful couple that's struggling to have a baby. Overview System Requirements Related. A bough is another word for branch. It is then revealed that Mike assaulted Anna, leaving her face bloody and bruised. It means “when the branch breaks". On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 12%, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. Macleah immediately ruffles some feathers with her methodology and frankness but is determined to catch the murderer. Captain Swaggert (Martin Sheen) sends Macleah to a nearby ps… After barging in he has a confrontation with Macleah who lights him on fire as the two young girls escape. The film was released on September 9, 2016, received generally negative reviews and grossed $30 million. When the Bough Breaks is a 2016 American erotic psychological thriller film directed by Jon Cassar and starring Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Theo Rossi and Jaz Sinclair. Sony’s Screen Gems has released the first trailer for the psychological thriller When the Bough Breaks, directed by … At the same time, a young girl is seen running through the woods with her dog. Following a gruesome discovery of a bag of severed hands in the sewer system, State Profiler Audrey Macleah (Ally Walker) is called in to help the Houston police department investigate. UNNATURAL CAUSES: When the Bough Breaks – Annotated Script Copyright © Vital Pictures 2008 Page 1 Produced by California Newsreel with Vital Pictures. Following a gruesome discovery of a bag of severed hands in the sewer system, State Profiler Audrey Macleah (Ally Walker) is called in to help the Houston police department investigate. Parents need to know that When the Bough Breaks is a thriller about a surrogate who threatens the biological parents of the baby she's carrying. Directed by Jon Cassar. Anna leaves John a voicemail claiming the baby's coming. John throws her onto a cabinet which knocks her unconscious. On Jordan's birthday, during a hypnosis game, Macleah gleans information from Jordan's alter-ego named Jennifer Lynn. Laura runs over Anna with her car, killing her. Filming began on February 2, 2015 in New Orleans. John then avoids all calls from Anna. Police detectives investigate the apparent serial killing of several children, after finding severed hands. Inside, Macleah sees photos of Jennifer, the mother, but none of the daughter Jenny. When the Bough Breaks is a 2016 American erotic psychological thriller film directed by Jon Cassar and starring Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Theo Rossi and Jaz Sinclair. John goes outside and Laura places the baby in the car. The screenplay concerns a serial killer.[1]. The screenplay concerns a woman who begins to develop a deadly crush on the husband of the couple she is surrogate mothering for. ", On October 29, 2014, Sony's Screen Gems hired Jon Cassar to direct When the Bough Breaks, which Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne were producing. The attending physician during their birth was their own father, Douglas Eben (Ron Perlman). After knocking to no answer, Macleah goes around back through the open gate and peers into the garage to see an old ice cream truck. [11] Filming was taking place on St. Charles Avenue in early March, and was scheduled to end in mid-March 2015. When the Bough Breaks trailer featuring Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall . "[26], In a review for Rogerebert.com, Nick Allen criticized the film's premise as "morally tasteless," writing, "Despite the story's initially completely baffling but welcome focus on characters for a change, the movie is baffled by the requirement of motivation, instead wanting to honor ideas of obsession while finding a way to get some dead body insert shots into the mix. Description. 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