Emergency (2022 film)

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Emergency
Directed byCarey Williams
Screenplay byKD Dávila
Based on
Emergency
by
  • Carey Williams
  • KD Dávila
Produced by
  • Marty Bowen
  • John Fischer
  • Isaac Klausner
Starring
  • RJ Cyler
  • Donald Elise Watkins
  • Sebastian Chacon
CinematographyMichael Dallatorre
Edited byLam T. Nguyen
Music byRené G. Boscio
Production
company
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release date
  • January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)
(Sundance)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Emergency is a 2022 American satirical thriller film directed by Carey Williams from a screenplay by KD Dávila. It is a feature-length adaptation of Williams and Dávila's 2018 short film of the same name. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Distributed by Amazon Studios, it will have a theatrical release on May 20, 2022, followed by an Amazon Prime release on May 27, 2022.[1]

Cast[]

  • RJ Cyler as Sean
  • Donald Elise Watkins as Kunle
  • Sebastian Chacon as Carlos
  • Maddie Nichols as Emma
  • Sabrina Carpenter as Maddie
  • Madison Thompson as Alice
  • Diego Abraham as Rafael
  • Summer Madison as Asa
  • Gillian Rabin as Bianca
  • Patrick Lamont Jr. as Malik
  • Robert Hamilton as Terence
  • Melanie Jeffcoat as Karen

Production[]

The short film Emergency won the Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 SXSW. KD Dávila's screenplay made the 2020 Black List of most popular un-produced scripts from up-and-coming screenwriters. The project was in development with Temple Hill Entertainment and Amazon Studios.[2] In April 2021, it was announced RJ Cyler would reprise his role from the short film in the feature-length version with Sabrina Carpenter, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Maddie Nichols, Madison Thompson, Diego Abraham, and Melanie Jeffcoat added to the cast. Principal photography took place in spring 2021.[3]

Reception[]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 57 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Taking the form of a classic college comedy while adding some socially relevant function, Emergency is as smart and disturbing as it is hilarious."[4]

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

At the Sundance Film Festival, Dávila earned the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Complex, Valerie (20 January 2022). "Sundance Review: Carey Williams' 'Emergency'". Deadline. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ Desta, Yohana (14 December 2020). "The Black List 2020: Scripts About Cannibals, Billionaires, and Tabloid Faves Make the Cut". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (16 April 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter, RJ Cyler Star In 'Emergency' Comedy From Amazon Studios & Temple Hill". Deadline. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Emergency". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Emergency". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Galuppo, Mia (January 28, 2022). "Sundance: Nanny and The Exiles Take Top Prizes at 2022 Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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