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Take the 50-question quizWho wrote and directed Hereditary?
It was his feature directorial debut.
Who plays Annie Graham?
Critics singled out her performance; Rolling Stone called it the performance of her career.
What is Annie's profession?
Her dioramas echo the film's dollhouse aesthetic.
Which company distributed Hereditary in the United Kingdom?
It opened in the UK on June 15, 2018, a week after the US.
Who plays Annie's husband Steve?
Steve is a psychiatrist.
Who plays the son, Peter?
He had previously worked with Gabriel Byrne on HBO's In Treatment.
Who plays the daughter, Charlie?
The 14-year-old Broadway actress was making her cinema debut.
Who plays Joan, the support-group member who befriends Annie?
She also played Aunt Lydia in The Handmaid's Tale.
How old is Peter in the film?
Charlie is 13.
In which US state does the Graham family live?
Exteriors were shot in Summit County, Utah.
What is the name of Annie's recently deceased mother?
Annie is surprised by how many mourners attend her funeral.
What does Charlie have a severe allergy to?
A piece of cake at a party triggers anaphylactic shock.
What does Charlie pocket after cutting it from a dead bird at school?
She uses a pair of scissors.
What animal in the road causes Peter to swerve while driving Charlie to hospital?
The crash is the film's pivotal tragedy.
What does Joan encourage Annie to hold to contact Charlie?
Joan claims to have reached her own grandson, Louie.
What is the name of Joan's deceased grandson?
Joan demonstrates speaking with him to win Annie over.
What is the name of the demon king at the heart of the film?
He prefers to inhabit a male host and brings wealth and knowledge when summoned.
Under what name did Ellen lead her coven?
Annie finds the photo album among her mother's belongings.
How does Steve react when Annie begs him to burn Charlie's sketchbook?
He believes Annie has gone insane.
Where does the film's final scene take place?
Joan crowns Peter there and hails him as King Paimon.
Which grimoire describes the film's demon as a king of Hell commanding 200 legions?
Paimon is said to manifest with a crown and a host of trumpeting spirits.
Which production company greenlit Hereditary after noticing Aster's short films?
His short The Strange Thing About the Johnsons had gone viral after leaking online.
How did Aster originally pitch Hereditary to avoid scaring off funders?
He worried calling it a horror film outright might sink the funding.
Which 1976 horror film did Aster name as an influence?
He also cited The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.
Where did principal photography begin in February 2017?
Most interiors were built from scratch on a soundstage.
Where in Utah were the Graham house exteriors shot?
The cemetery scene was filmed at Larkin Sunset Gardens in Sandy.
Why were the interiors built on a soundstage rather than in a real house?
Shooting from a distance created the film's dollhouse look.
Which play's name did Aster smugly say aloud on set before a light burst?
Alex Wolff had warned him about the theatre superstition.
On which HBO series had the actors playing Steve and Peter worked together?
Byrne played the therapist Paul Weston in that series.
Who produced the film's soundtrack?
Trumpets in the climax nod to Paimon's heralds.
Which song plays over the end credits?
It is Judy Collins's 1967 version of the Joni Mitchell song.
Who sings the version of the end-credits song used in the film?
Joni Mitchell wrote it.
At which festival did Hereditary premiere in January 2018?
It screened in the festival's Midnight section.
On what date was Hereditary released in US cinemas?
It opened against Ocean's 8 and Hotel Artemis.
Before which family film was the Hereditary trailer accidentally shown in Australia?
Around 40 children were in the Innaloo cinema on Anzac Day 2018.
What was Hereditary's production budget?
It grossed over $80 million worldwide.
How much did the film earn in its US opening weekend?
It was A24's best opening until Civil War in 2024.
In how many theatres did Hereditary open, a record for A24 at the time?
It beat It Comes at Night's 2,553.
Which film did Hereditary pass to become A24's highest-grossing release in July 2018?
Everything Everywhere All at Once took the record in 2022.
What grade did CinemaScore audiences give Hereditary?
Critics loved it; mainstream audiences did not.
What is Hereditary's Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?
Metacritic's score of 87 indicates "universal acclaim".
Which critic called Hereditary the scariest movie of 2018?
He gave it three and a half stars out of four in Rolling Stone.
Which producer had final cut over the film instead of Aster?
Lars Knudsen later described the experience as "really just not pleasant at all".
What production company did Aster later co-found with Lars Knudsen?
It was launched in June 2019.
What uncredited cameo does Ari Aster make in the film?
He calls to offer support after the tragedy.
Which Ari Aster film followed Hereditary in 2019?
It was another A24 production, set at a Swedish festival.
At which film school did Aster make his viral thesis short?
It was his thesis film and premiered at Slamdance.
Where was Ari Aster born?
He later grew up in Santa Fe after a spell in England.
What kind of follow-up film has Aster said he has a completed script for?
He has said it never feels like the right time to make it.
Which Common Sense Media age rating did the film receive?
The site gave it four out of five.
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