What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi and the first installment in the What We Do in the Shadows franchise. The film also stars Clement and Waititi, along with Jonathan Brugh, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie van Beek. The film's plot concerns several vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington. What We Do in the Shadows premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. It was released theatrically on 18 August 2014 by Madman Entertainment, and received critical acclaim. The film earned $6.9 million on a $1.6 million budget.
| Director | Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi |
| Produced by | Taika Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley, Emanuel Michael |
| Writer(s) | Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi |
| Starring | Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford |
| Music | Plan 9 |
| Cinematography | D. J. Stipsen, Richard Bluck |
| Edited by | Jonathan Woodford-Robinson, Yana Gorskaya, Tom Eagles |
| Distributed by | Madman Entertainment (New Zealand), Paramount Pictures, The Orchard (North America) |
| Released | January 19, 2014 (Sundance), June 19, 2014 (New Zealand), February 13, 2015 (United States) |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand, United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.6 million |
| Box office | $7 million |
| Netflix ID | 70300668 |
About What We Do in the Shadows
A documentary team follows the lives of a group of vampires living in New Zealand in this mockumentary. The film grossed $6.9 million worldwide.
Achievement of What We Do in the Shadows
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi wrote, directed, produced, and star in the film. Over 120 hours of footage was shot from the leads improvising so much.
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Latest information about What We Do in the Shadows updated on July 28 2021.
