Michael Bay says on the commentary that this was one of perhaps two or so films a year that shot over a million feet of Kodak film. He says that in these cases, the production company is sent a gift of six bottles of Korbel (Champagne) at around ten dollars per bottle. This may be down to limits on the value of "business gifts" that can be freely given.
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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To avoid confusion in writing two different timelines in the script, Mike Flanagan deliberately wrote the scenes in the past in italics.
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When Kaylie (Karen Gillan) is showing her brother photos of previous victims of the Lasser Glass, one of the final victim photos is actually a photo of writer/director Mike Flanagan's wife, actress Kate Siegel.
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Rory Cochrane was sick with flu during production.
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Karen Gillan was first choice to play Kaylie as Mike Flanagan was a big fan of her work in Doctor Who (2005).
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Most of the pictures in the house show either reflections or water. For example in the upstairs hall there is a black and white photo of a lake reflecting some trees. Another picture shows two identical white boats.
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Karen Gillan's first American role.
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The film took 24 days to shoot.
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The same director Mike Flanagan, directed Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006), the short film which inspired Oculus.
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The definition of "oculus" is 1) a circular or oval window; 2) a circular opening at the top of a dome; 3) an eye.
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Filmed in October 2012, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2013, but not given a proper release until April 2014.
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Stephen King loved the movie.
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Karen Gillan and Katee Sackhoff have both worked with Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista. Karen Gillan would star opposite Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Katee Sackhoff starred opposite Vin Diesel and Dave Bautista in Riddick (2013).
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The Bollywood remake of the film is called Dobaara: See Your Evil (2017).
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Director Mike Flanagan has included the Oculus mirror as an Easter egg in most of his movies and TV shows: it's in the basement of Ouija: Origin of Evil, the headboard in Gerald's Game, the walls in The Haunting of Hill House, & the Overlook Hotel in Doctor Sleep.
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Filmed in 24 days.
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Oculus - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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