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Boogeyman

Boogeyman

You thought it was just a story.

20055.01h 29m

Overview

Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years ago. Is the Boogeyman real, or did Tim make it up to explain why his father abandoned his family?

Directed by Stephen Kay
Written by Juliet Snowden, Stiles White, Eric Kripke
Produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $67.2M

Top Cast

Barry Watson

Barry Watson

Tim

Emily Deschanel

Emily Deschanel

Kate Houghton

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless

Tim's Mother

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Franny Roberts

Tory Mussett

Tory Mussett

Jessica

Louise Wallace

Louise Wallace

Jessica's Mom

A

Andrew Glover

Boogeyman

Charles Mesure

Charles Mesure

Tim's Father

Robyn Malcolm

Robyn Malcolm

Dr. Matheson

P

Philip Gordon

Uncle Mike

Themes & Keywords

nightmarehallucinationchildhood traumabreak-uphometownpsychotherapynightmare becomes realityhorrifiedinformative

About Boogeyman

Boogeyman is a thriller, horror, drama, mystery film released in 2005 exploring themes of nightmare, hallucination, childhood trauma, break-up, hometown, psychotherapy. Directed by Stephen Kay, it stars Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless. Every culture has one – the horrible monster fueling young children's nightmares. But for Tim, the Boogeyman still lives in his memories as a creature that devoured his father 16 years ago. Is the Boogeyman real, or did Tim make it up to explain why his father abandoned his family?

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