Mandy is a 2018 American action horror feature film directed by Panos Cosmatos from a screenlay co-written with Aaron Stewart-Ahn. The movie stars Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough.
It is one of the last films scored by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Somewhere in the primal wilderness near the Shadow Mountains in the year 1983, Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) has fallen deeply for the deceptively charming Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough). However, the life he has made for himself comes crashing down suddenly and horrifyingly, when a vile band of ravaging cultists and supernatural creatures desecrate his idyllic home with vicious fury. A broken man, Red now lives for one thing only—to hunt down these maniacal villains and exact swift vengeance…
Reviews:
“Most surprising of all, Mandy isn’t solely about the carnage-heavy path for revenge. Cosmatos knows that the impact will be much greater felt if there’s an emotional backbone. Thus, one can feel the soul-churning passion behind every popping eye and crushed skull.” Jordan Raup, The Film Stage
“Mandy is one of the most metal movies ever made. Superficially, it has roots twisting into fantasy novels and horror movies, fuelling the film’s heavy, strange “nightmare in the woods” aesthetic. The second outing from Beyond the Black Rainbow writer/director Panos Cosmatos shares visual elements with his debut: hyper-saturated colors, particularly red; oblique shots that emphasize tone and texture; a sense of experience rather than narrative.” Russ Fischer, The Playlist
” …for all of the endless feral performances that Cage has given, in movies good, bad and forgettable, Cosmatos’ style-driven, ‘80s-tastic passion for weird worlds and characters takes full advantage of Cage’s greatness, and then some.” Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
“Horrible and ludicrous, this is an all-time-great Nicolas Cage wig-out.” Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
Main cast and characters:
Nicolas Cage as Red Miller – Between Worlds; Mom and Dad; Pay the Ghost; The Wicker Man; Ghost Rider and sequel
Andrea Riseborough as Mandy Bloo
Linus Roache as Jeremiah Sand
Bill Duke as Caruthers – Predator
Richard Brake as The Chemist
Ned Dennehy as Brother Swan
Olwen Fouere as Mother Marlene
Sam Louwyck
Hayley Saywell as Sis
Release:
Mandy premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018. It is scheduled to be released on September 14, 2018 by RLJE Films.