Mercy (2014 film)

Mercy
Directed by	Peter Cornwell
Produced by	Jason Blum McG Mary Viola
Written by	Matt Greenberg
Based on	Gramma by Stephen King
Starring	Chandler Riggs Joel Courtney Shirley Knight Dylan McDermott Mark Duplass Frances O'Connor
Music by	Reza Safinia
Cinematography	Bryon Shah
Edited by	Toby Yates William Yeh
Production company	Blumhouse Productions Wonderland Sound and Vision
Distributed by	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Release dates	October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07) (United States)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mercy is a 2014 American supernatural horror film written by Matt Greenberg and directed by Peter Cornwell and is loosely based on the short story, "Gramma", by Stephen King. It stars Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Shirley Knight, Mark Duplass, Dylan McDermott and Frances O'Connor. It was produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions banner and McG. The film was released on October 7, 2014, straight to video by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.^[1]

Plot

A single mother and her two children George (Chandler Riggs) and Buddy (Joel Courtney) go to help take care of their grandmother who has mystical powers.

Cast

• Chandler Riggs as George Bruckner
• Joel Courtney as Buddy Bruckner
• Shirley Knight as Mercy
  • Pepper Binkley as Young Mercy
• Frances O'Connor as Rebecca McCoy
• Dylan McDermott as Jim Swann
• Mark Duplass as Uncle Lanning
• Amanda Walsh as Charlotte
• Harley Graham as Phoebe
• Joe Egender as Wendell

Production

on October 25, 2012, it was announced Peter Cornwell would be directing the film from a script by Matt Greenberg and that Frances O'Connor had been attached to star in the film.^[2] on November 30, 2012, it was reported Chandler Riggs had joined the cast of the film, opposite Joel Courtney in the lead roles.^[3]

Release

The film was released on video on demand, DVD and Blu-ray by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 7, 2014.^[4]

References

External links

• Mercy at the Internet Movie Database
• Mercy at Rotten Tomatoes

Adaptations of works by Stephen King
Films	Single films The Shining (1980) Cujo (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) Christine (1983) Cat's Eye (1985) Silver Bullet (1985) The Running Man (1987) Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Graveyard Shift (1990) Misery (1990) The Lawnmower Man (1992) Sleepwalkers (1992) Needful Things (1993) The Dark Half (1993) Dolores Claiborne (1995) Thinner (1996) The Night Flier (1997) The Green Mile (1999) Hearts in Atlantis (2001) Dreamcatcher (2003) Secret Window (2004) Riding the Bullet (2004) 1408 (2007) The Mist (2007) Dolan's Cadillac (2009) A Good Marriage (2014) Mercy (2014) Cell (2016) The Dark Tower (2017) It (2017) Gerald's Game (2017) Multiple films Carrie Carrie (1976) The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) Carrie (2002) Carrie (2013) Creepshow Creepshow (1982) Creepshow 2 (1987) Creepshow III (2007) Children of the Corn Disciples of the Crow (1983) Children of the Corn (1984) The Final Sacrifice (1992) Urban Harvest (1995) The Gathering (1996) Fields of Terror (1998) Isaac's Return (1999) Revelation (2001) Children of the Corn (2009) Genesis (2011) Different Seasons Stand by Me (1986) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Apt Pupil (1998) Firestarter Firestarter (1984) Rekindled (2002) Trucks Maximum Overdrive (1986) Trucks (1997) Pet Sematary Pet Sematary (1989) Pet Sematary Two (1992) The Mangler The Mangler (1995) The Mangler 2 (2002) The Mangler Reborn (2005)
Television	Single films, episodes, or miniseries "Gramma" (1986) "Sorry, Right Number" (1987) It (1990) The Tommyknockers (1993) The Stand (1994) The Langoliers (1995) The Shining (1997) Quicksilver Highway (1997) "The Revelations of Becka Paulson" (1997) Storm of the Century (1999) Stephen King's Desperation (2006) Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) Bag of Bones (2011) Big Driver (2014) Multiple films or miniseries Salem's Lot Salem's Lot (1979) A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) Salem's Lot (2004) Sometimes They Come Back Sometimes They Come Back (1991) Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998) Rose Red Rose Red (2002) The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) Series Golden Years (1991) The Dead Zone (2002–2007) Kingdom Hospital (2004) Haven (2010–2015) Under the Dome (2013–2015) 11.22.63 (2016)
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