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18-496: In the film, a man suspects that his new stepson is "a little evil", after realizing that the boy may have caused two mysterious suicides . While investigating the boy's past, he is informed that his stepson is the Antichrist and that he may have to kill the boy to prevent the end of the world. Gary Bloom marries Samantha, who has a 5-year-old son, Lucas. Gary struggles to connect with the quiet Lucas, who ignores him. Gary receives

36-428: A family and are treated as full members, with the same rights and responsibilities as biological children. However, in some cases, stepchildren may face challenges or difficulties in their relationships with their parents or siblings, and may require additional support and guidance in order to feel fully integrated into the family. Mandalay Pictures Mandalay Pictures (formerly known as Mandalay Entertainment )

54-462: A little evil, and they all sympathize. At Lucas’ birthday party, a clown lights himself on fire, and Gary is led to believe Lucas is responsible. Karl shows Gary the wedding video, revealing a possessed -looking Lucas untouched by a tornado . Karl tells Gary that all Samantha's previous boyfriends are dead except Gabriel, giving Gary Gabriel's address. When Gary inquires about Lucas' biological father, Samantha reluctantly admits that years earlier, she

72-584: A sandbox. Samantha digs him up, taking Lucas’ side for being a confused kid, and Gary screams that Lucas is the Antichrist. Samantha is devastated, and Gary apologizes. Convinced Lucas is the Antichrist, Gary takes him on a trip to Waterland, an amusement park blessed by the Pope , intending to drown Lucas in what would appear to be an accident, but Lucas and Gary actually start to bond as father and son. Gary reluctantly equips Lucas with sand-filled floaties and sends him down

90-473: A telephone call from his wedding videographer Karl, warning that something very unusual is in the footage, but Gary is uninterested. Gary stops by one of his properties for sale, an old nunnery, where Father J.D. Gospel, the leader of a Doomsday cult , buys it on the spot. Gary is summoned to Lucas’ school where the principal informs him that Lucas spoke out of turn in class and told his science teacher to “go to hell”, after which she killed herself by jumping out

108-436: A water slide to his death, but sees the word "Love" in the sky and takes it as a sign. Gary saves Lucas, taking him for ice cream, and they both apologize for trying to kill each other. An amber alert for Lucas appears on Gary's phone, and police arrive to arrest Gary as Miss Shaylock, revealed to be a disciple of Father Gospel, takes Lucas. Father Gospel also kidnaps Samantha. Gary escapes to save her and Lucas, with help from

126-479: Is an American independent film production company founded on May 27, 1995, which is part of producer and businessman Peter Guber 's Mandalay Entertainment . From 1997 until 2002, Lions Gate Entertainment owned a stake in Mandalay Pictures before selling it. The company's mascot is a tiger. Mandalay Pictures was formed at the same time as the parent company Mandalay Entertainment in 1995 by Peter Guber, who

144-566: Is where they need to go. They find Gozamel, who informs them they must kill the child with the Knife of Destiny to prevent the end of the world. Gozamel is killed in a car accident, but not before he gives Gary the Knife of Destiny to kill Lucas on hallowed ground. Gary arrives home to find Samantha with Miss Shaylock, a woman from Child Protective Services . They encourage Gary to put Lucas to bed, but this goes horribly wrong, ending in Lucas burying Gary in

162-552: The assets of Mandalay Entertainment. The deal did not include the television division , which remained with Columbia TriStar Television . In September 1998, Mandalay signed a distribution deal with Canal+ and Pathé joint-venture C+P to handle distribution of Mandalay's films in the United Kingdom, France and Belgium/Luxembourg. In 2002, the deal was transferred from Paramount Pictures to Universal Pictures , and launched its international sales division. In November 2002, it

180-504: The cast of the film, Dylan Clark and Jason Michael Berman would serve as producers, and Netflix would produce and distribute the film. That same month, Kyle Bornheimer joined the cast of the film. Principal photography began in September 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio . The film was shot in 25 days with no reshoots. Marco Beltrami , Brandon Roberts & Marcus Trumpp compose the score for

198-470: The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship, or alternatively, be the result of an adoption, in which case the child would have no biological relationship with either parent. Some also apply the term loosely to non-custodial relationships where “stepparent" can refer to the partner of a parent with whom the child does not live. Stepchildren play a significant role in the lives of their parents and siblings. In many cases, stepchildren are welcomed into

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216-435: The film's script, with Eli Craig directing the film, based upon the screenplay he wrote, while Scott Stuber , Nicholas Nesbitt, would serve as producers under their Mandalay Pictures and Bluegrass Films banners respectively. In September 2016, it was announced Evangeline Lilly , Adam Scott , Clancy Brown , Donald Faison , Chris D'Elia , Bridget Everett , Owen Atlas, Brad Williams , and Marcus Terrell Smith had joined

234-424: The film. It began streaming on Netflix on September 1, 2017. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. Stepson A stepchild is the offspring of one's spouse , but not one's own offspring, either biologically or through adoption . Stepchildren can come into a family in a variety of ways. A stepchild may be

252-491: The other stepdads. They travel to the old nunnery where Father Gospel and his disciples prepare to kill Lucas and bring about the end of the world. When Lucas opens a tunnel to Hell and starts to fall into it, Gary saves him. Once freed, Samantha knocks Father Gospel into the tunnel. Weeks later, Gary and Lucas race the Okatok Soap Box Derby , finally happy as father and son. In May 2013, Universal Pictures acquired

270-437: The window and got impaled on a fence. A psychiatrist stresses that Lucas see a counselor and Gary, apparently the main source of Lucas’ erratic behavior, should do the same. Samantha is upset by the news and feels that everyone, including Gary, is unfairly blaming Lucas, but Gary assures her that he loves them both. At therapy, Gary confides to the other stepfathers , including his friend Al, that he thinks his stepson might be

288-492: Was formerly head of Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Guber-Peters Company . At first, it struck an exclusive film and television deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment , which was releasing its films through the Columbia and TriStar distribution labels. In 1998, Mandalay Pictures moved over from Sony Pictures to Paramount Pictures . At the same time, Mandalay struck a partnership with Lions Gate Entertainment to acquire

306-521: Was part of a cult and Lucas was conceived during a ritual. Gary convinces Al to help him, and they find Gabriel in the basement of a church where he is self-flagellating . Gabriel reveals that Lucas is the Antichrist and tells them to travel to Bethlehem to find Gozamel the demon hunter. Gary and Al view a television news report on rioting due to the Apocalypse in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , realizing that

324-466: Was separated from Lions Gate Entertainment . In 2004, Ori Marmur left Mandalay Pictures, and decided to join Original Film . Ironically Original Film is producing the I Know What You Did Last Summer movies for Mandalay Pictures. In 2007, it launched a division Mandalay Independent Pictures, and it was to focus on making independent pictures. In 2010, it became Mandalay Vision and Matthew Rhodes

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