Signs (film)

Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. The film grossed USD 227,966,634 in domestic ticket receipts screening at 3,453 theatres during its widest release.

About Signs (film) in brief

Summary Signs (film)Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Its story focuses on a former Episcopal priest named Graham Hess, who discovers a series of crop circles in his cornfield. Hess slowly discovers that the phenomenon is a result of extraterrestrial life. It also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. The film grossed USD 227,966,634 in domestic ticket receipts screening at 3,453 theatres during its widest release. It earned an additional USD 180,281,283 in business through international release, to top out at a combined USD 408,247,917 in gross revenue. It was nominated for multiple awards, including those from the Online Film Critics Society and the Empire Awards. The high-definition Blu-ray Disc edition of the film featuring the director’s audio commentary and deleted scenes was released in the United States on June 3, 2008.

The original motion picture soundtrack, which was composed by James Newton Howard, was released on the opening day by the Hollywood Records label. In the final scene, Graham is seen as having returned to the church, having restored his faith. All scenes shot on location were filmed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where they had 40 acres of land to use. The scenes in the bookstore and the pharmacy were composed in Newtown, Pennsylvania. All music was shot in Morrisville, Pennsylvania,. The scenes of the house and cornfield were shot inside the campus of Delaware Valley University, Delaware Valley. The final scene was filmed in Allmusic, New Jersey, where the music was composed in AllMusic, New York. The last scene of the movie was filmed on location in Pennsylvania.