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26-431: The Signal may refer to: The Signal (2007 American film) , a horror film written and directed by David Bruckner, Dan Bush, and Jacob Gentry The Signal (2007 Argentine film) , a neo-noir mystery drama film directed by Ricardo Darín and Martín Hodara The Signal (2014 film) , American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank The Signal (podcast) ,

52-564: A Firefly and Serenity -focused podcast The Signal (radio program) , a Canadian radio program The Signal (Sandra Nasić album) , the debut solo album of German singer Sandra Nasic The Signal (Urthboy album) , the second album from The Herd member Urthboy "The Signal" ( The Amazing World of Gumball ) , a season-four episode of the British-American animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball Newspapers [ edit ] The Santa Clarita Valley Signal ,

78-419: A nonlinear narrative . Each of them manifests elements of (besides the overall genre of psychological horror ), respectively, splatter film , black comedy , and a post-apocalyptic love story . The Signal was met with a mixed but largely positive critical reception. Mya is cheating on her husband Lewis with Ben. Ben asks Mya to leave the city with him, but she remains noncommittal. As Mya exits, Ben turns

104-529: A budget of only $ 50,000 and shot over the course of 13 days. The film premiered January 22, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures , and released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 10, 2008. After long delay due to the search for a song to replace an unlicensed cover of Lou Reed's " Perfect Day " by Jon Thomas Hall in the soundtrack , the film was theatrically released on February 22, 2008. The song finally used

130-435: A crew. The concept came from a Surrealist game called exquisite corpse , in which multiple people collaborate in order to complete an art project. When Gentry was unable to contribute to the horror anthology V/H/S (2012), he suggested Bruckner, who eventually co-wrote and directed the segment "Amateur Night". Also released in 2012, his short film Talk Show addresses the torture debate in mainstream media. Bruckner

156-464: A news media organization in Santa Clarita, California The Signal (college newspaper) , the official student newspaper of Georgia State University The Signal , The College of New Jersey 's student-run newspaper since 1855 See also [ edit ] Signal (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

182-481: A review for The Boston Globe , Wesley Morris wrote that while the film's episodes vary in their quality (he opined that the first is "by far the most impressive"), "the filmmaking stays sharp and the acting maintains its ferocity." On the other hand, Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly called it a poor mix of Poltergeist , Invasion of the Body Snatchers , Re-Animator , Shivers and Shaun of

208-412: Is a cover of Joy Division's "Atmosphere" by Ola Podrida. As a promotion for the film, a new short podcast was released bi-weekly through a horror film news site Bloody Disgusting . On February 23, 2008, it was reported that two men were stabbed by a stranger in a Fullerton, California movie theatre during a showing of The Signal ; one of them suffered non life-threatening injuries to his arm, while

234-419: Is creative, intelligent, and one of the few movies that truly immerses the viewer in the terror of madness. Any fan of horror should seek it out. David Bruckner V/H/S The Ritual David Bruckner (born 1977 or 1978) is an American film director. With Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush , he co-wrote and co-directed the 2007 horror film The Signal . Bruckner also co-wrote and directed

260-448: Is going to the train station. Written and directed by Jacob Gentry . Ben finds Lewis duct-taped and loosens his bonds. Lewis knocks Ben unconscious and puts him in the back of a pest control van. At a nearby apartment, a woman named Anna has killed her husband in self-defense but has continued planning for a party as if nothing has happened. Clark, Anna's neighbor and a conspiracy theorist, soon arrives. The two attempt to understand what

286-402: Is happening, and Clark admits that he decapitated Rod after Rod violently attacked him. Eventually Lewis arrives at the apartment after seeing Mya's crashed car. At first, Lewis befriends Anna and Clark, and they convince themselves that none of them have been affected by the signal. Lewis' violent and paranoid tendencies cause him to kill Anna's niece, Laura, who arrives seeking help. He dismisses

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312-739: The "Amateur Night" segment of the 2012 horror anthology film V/H/S , as well as directed the 2017 film The Ritual and the 2020 film The Night House . Bruckner grew up in Atlanta, Georgia . His father is a police detective and his mother an emergency room nurse. He attended the University of Georgia along with A. J. Bowen and Jacob Gentry . The three would later collaborate with Dan Bush on The Signal (2007). With Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush , Bruckner co-wrote and co-directed The Signal . The filmmakers used their connections in Atlanta to compose

338-466: The Dead . Karen Kemmerle of Tribeca Film recommended this "surreal, primal, unexpected and unsettling journey through a society gone mad", and stated that "the style of the film is reminiscent of those great 70s horror movies—it's raw, grainy and insanely visceral," and its raw and low budget feel "only draws to its appeal." According to Aaron Gillot of Filmmaker , "for such a modest movie ... The Signal

364-519: The TV, but Lewis beats Jerry to death over a minor argument. Mya flees in panic, leaving Rod and Lewis in a struggle, but finds the whole building in chaos. Mya hides in a nearby apartment until morning. When she re-enters her home, she finds Lewis unconscious and bound to a chair. He awakens to see her leave while listening to Ben's compact disc. Mya encounters Rod, who drags her into a janitor's closet and tells her of his struggle to survive. It becomes evident that

390-402: The act as defending Anna, but Clark convinces him not to attack the next arrival, Jim, who is apparently oblivious of the situation. While Anna hallucinates that Clark is her husband, Lewis hallucinates that Jim is Ben, taunting him. He beats Jim to death, pins Clark to a chair using kitchen knives, and blinds Anna with insecticide. Convinced she knows nothing about Mya, Lewis forces Anna to ingest

416-471: The horror novel by Adam Nevill. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and was released by Netflix. He also directed and produced the horror-thriller The Night House , starring Rebecca Hall . Theatrically released on August 20, 2021, the film was acclaimed by critics. His latest film was a reboot of Hellraiser , starring Jamie Clayton as the lead Cenobite Pinhead. In 2008, Bruckner

442-410: The next scene reveals Mya still tied to the chair, seemingly catatonic. Ben places Mya's headphones on her, and she closes her eyes, a tear rolling down her cheek. The Signal was created by four filmmakers who have been collaborating since 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia and each of its chapters of which had different directors during shooting. The film was completed for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on

468-570: The other suffered a lung puncture. The home media release includes an audio commentary from the directors, deleted scenes, the making-of featurette, the complete short film The Hap Hapgood Story that was shown on TV in the introduction sequence of The Signal , as well as three short (each around four-minute long) additional "transmissions" featuring entirely different new characters and locations ("Transmission 14: Technical Difficulties", "Transmission 23: The Return", and "Transmission 37: Crosstown Traffic" by Jacob Gentry). Gentry, who also directed

494-423: The poison. He exposes Clark to the signal and interrogates him. Ben, having woken up and freed himself from Lewis's van, enters the apartment and knocks out Lewis. Written and directed by Dan Bush . Lewis wakes up and follows Ben and Clark. He attempts to kill them in a tool shed, but they fight him off and escape. Ben convinces Clark the signal is a lie, breaking its effect on him, and Clark informs Ben where Mya

520-624: The second part of the film, shared his bonus featurette on Vimeo . Not content to go the usual "zombie apocalypse" route (where the narrative follows a band of survivors coping with hordes of crazies), the creative triptych have broached larger, more philosophical ideas. (...) It's chilling because there are no simple "heroes and villains" on these terms, not even "Us vs. Them." If psychosis and paranoia were communicable in this manner, "Them" could be "Us," and we would have absolutely no way of knowing. –Aaron Gillot, Filmmaker The Signal received 59% positive reviews at Rotten Tomatoes , with

546-419: The signal affects each person differently, and Rod may also be crazy, though he seems to largely have control of his judgment. Together, they escape and attempt to drive to safety. But after being shot by a policewoman and almost left behind by Mya, Rod becomes more violent and attacks Mya, who crashes the car. Rod is incapacitated and trapped in the vehicle, while Mya flees, telling a stranger named Clark that she

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572-599: The television on and watches a bizarre, psychedelic sequence of images. Mya listens to a compact disc given to her by Ben, but she is menaced by men who are acting strangely in a parking garage. When she reaches her apartment building, she finds more people behaving strangely. Unknown to Mya, a static-like interference coming through communications media has amplified people's negative emotional traits, causing them to act irrationally and, in most cases, violently. Written and directed by David Bruckner . Once inside her apartment, Lewis and two friends, Jerry and Rod, attempt to fix

598-548: The title The Signal . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Signal&oldid=1249619886 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Signal (2007 American film) The film's three interconnected chapters (" transmissions ") are presented in

624-444: The website's consensus stating, " The Signal is gruesome, funny, and has big thoughts about society, but those disparate elements fail to come together convincingly." Its average rating at Metacritic is 63/100 (generally favorable reviews). In 2012, Total Film included it on their list of the best independent horror films, noting that if The Signal had a bigger budget "it would have had more room to explore its big ideas." In

650-524: Was headed. Ben and Clark run through the now mostly-dead city and arrive at the train station. There, they find Mya tied to a chair, being forced to watch the signal by Lewis. Lewis attacks them and strangles Clark to unconsciousness. Ben uses Lewis's own paranoia against him, tricking Lewis into believing that their roles are reversed. Lewis punches a signal-broadcasting TV in a frustrated rage, electrocuting himself. The story ends ambiguously. Ben, Mya, and Clark stock up on supplies, then Clark leaves. However,

676-518: Was set to direct a reboot of Friday the 13th for Paramount Pictures but was reported to have left in late 2015. His film Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by the Orchard for release in 2016. In 2016, he was an executive producer on Siren , which was based on his V/H/S segment "Amateur Night". In 2017, he released his first solo directed feature, The Ritual , based on

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