Hardcore Henry
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The film grossed $16.8 million worldwide against a $2 million budget.[1] The action feature presents its story through the continuous first-person viewpoint of the protagonist, a man who regains consciousness in an unfamiliar laboratory, lacking any memories and possessing mechanical body enhancements.[2]
Making and release
The concept for the film came from Naishuller's music videos "Bad Motherfucker" and "The Stampede" for his band Biting Elbows.[3] The mask featured a magnetic image stabilization system.[4] STX acquired worldwide rights for $10 million and released it on April 8, 2016.[5] Those music videos employed a GoPro camera to capture the action from a first-person viewpoint.[3]
Funding for the movie came partly from contributions on Indiegogo.[3] The camera rig for Hardcore Henry involved GoPro cameras attached to a custom-designed mask, which Sergey Valyaev created and named the "Adventure Mask".[6] A number of different mask versions were utilized over the course of the production.[6]
What the cited sources add
The fxguide account notes that GoPro provided production with several cameras, many of which were written off in stunts.[4] The Verge article states that Naishuller himself shot some sequences where Henry talks directly to Sharlto Copley's character.[2] The same report notes that the under-18 demo gave the film an A- CinemaScore, while the over-50 crowd gave it an F.[7] The fxguide article explains that most visual effects work was composited in NUKE.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Hardcore Henry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Hardcore Henry (2016)", Box Office Mojo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Bishop, "The making of Hardcore Henry, the craziest first-person action movie you'll ever see", The Verge, March 16, 2016. facts only, no text reused. theverge.com
- Wikipedia, "Hardcore Henry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bishop, "The making of Hardcore Henry, the craziest first-person action movie you'll ever see", The Verge, March 16, 2016; "Hardcore - The First Ever Action POV Feature Film", Indiegogo (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "How Hardcore Henry's POV shots were made", fxguide, April 20, 2016. facts only, no text reused. fxguide.com
- Wikipedia, "Hardcore Henry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "STX Entertainment Closing Deal For 'Hardcore': $10 Million And Wide Release Commitment –Toronto", Deadline, September 18, 2015; Galuppo, "'Hardcore Henry' Gets U.S. Release Date", The Hollywood Reporter, January 13, 2016; "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners", TIFF, September 20, 2015; Busch, "STX's 'Hardcore' Set As 'Hardcore Henry' For Release On April 8", Deadline, January 13, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Hardcore Henry" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "How Hardcore Henry's POV shots were made", fxguide, April 20, 2016; ""Hardcore Henry" camera operator reveals the secrets of extreme shooting of the first First-person action movie in history", tvkinradio.ru, April 7, 2016; ""Hardcore Henry" camera operator reveals the secrets of extreme shooting of the first First-person action movie in history", tvkinradio.ru, April 7, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "'Batman V. Superman' Likely To Cross $300M Early Next Week; 'The Boss' Cashing In $21M Paycheck – B.O. Update", Deadline Hollywood, April 9, 2016. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
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