Bringing back the most swirling scene of the stomach was also disgusting in real life

There is a scene in Bring it backThe latest A24 horror film of Talk to me The writers-directors (and the twin brothers) Danny and Michael Philippou, who is so violently grotesque, I actually closed my eyes to close it. Trying to deny what was going on on the screen did what was going on in the more lively theater: the groans and the gags of delicate disgust from the public were almost as noisy as the sound effects from the film.

When you watch movies to make a living – or if you are a fan of horror who is used to sequences to push the limits designed to wiggle an audience – it is impressive to meet a scene that strikes so hard. But since he implies a young child and particularly intense gore effects, this first wave of “oh noooo“Connect the room fairly quickly to” wait, how did they do this? “”

Polygon sat with the Philippous on video chat to unpack Bring it backMost violent and surprising sequence.

(Ed. note: Spoilers to come for Bring it back.)

In the Bring it back A scene whose public is most likely to remember and discuss (or make nightmares after), a silent young boy initially identified as Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips) displays an increasingly alarming behavior. At this stage of the film, the public has reasons to suspect that it is inhabited by a demon, or by the distorted spirit of a dead girl, or both. Part of this possession manifests itself as a horrible and inhuman appetite which continues to become more blind, until it begins to chew a knife, destroying its lips, its teeth and its gums in the process. Then he starts consuming a kitchen counter, with his teeth and wood both cracked and bursting in all directions.

“The most violent scenes are generally the most fun to shoot,” Danny Philippou told Polygon. “The whole table was lacked with chocolate, so he liked to eat it. He still nibbled on it between the catches.”

Danny says that the rest of the counter was made up of “propelnes wood that breaks in small soft pieces that look like bursts”, to let Jonas go to the chocolate more easily. “And he also had a false mouth.

In a question and answer session after a preview projection, Michael Philippou said that the only traumatic part of the sequence was to look at his brother improving the sound effects by biting objects: “In the sound design, Danny in fact chewed a knife. And the table – he bit the table. “”

“It was one of these things, you know – you hear the sound effect, you say to yourself:” It looks like a sound effect, “recalls Danny. “I said to myself:” Yeah, give me a knife “.”

The knife seen in the real blow, on the other hand, was an accessory. “He is there with a foam knife, chewing, then there is a small blood rig,” said Danny. “And then we had one (replacement of the accessories for the head of Jonas), so that we can put a real knife in this false head and tear her lip.”

“It’s such a different experience to look at it than to do it,” said Michael. “I think that is what really attracted us to the cinema when we were children, we saw these death scenes in films that we were not allowed to watch. He almost confronted them, in a way, by creating them or (asking)” How do they do this? “This is why I respect these former horror films that have had practical effects – they seem so well. The thing Now is resistant to things (manufactured today). »»

Regarding the safety and well-being of the actor, the Philippous had coaches on the set for children actors To help them sail in more emotional scenesAnd Phillips’ parents, the two actors themselves, were also present to work with him. (His father, Stephen Phillips, has a brief role in the film as the father of the protagonists Piper and Andy.)

But above all, directors say that viewers should not worry that Phillips moves away from the film traumatized by bloody moments. “We were doing the ADR (…), and he loved it,” said Danny in the theater questions and answers.

Michael: “He was, like” Oh, no more blood! “”

Danny: “He’s like” there must be more blood in this film. “There is a plotJonas! “”

Bring it back is in theaters now.