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
Joel Courtney as Buddy
Shirley Knight as Mercy
- Pepper Binkley as Young Mercy
Frances O'Connor as Rebecca
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

Adaptations of works by Stephen King

Films

Individual films

The Shining (1980) Cujo (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) Christine (1983) Cat's Eye (1985) Silver Bullet (1985) Stand by Me (1986) The Running Man (1987) Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Graveyard Shift (1990) Misery (1990) The Lawnmower Man (1992) Sleepwalkers (1992) The Dark Half (1993) Needful Things (1993) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Dolores Claiborne (1995) Thinner (1996) The Night Flier (1997) Apt Pupil (1998) 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)

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 (1993) Urban Harvest (1995) The Gathering (1996) Fields of Terror (1998) Isaac's Return (1999) Revelation (2001) Children of the Corn (2009) Genesis (2011)

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 (2001) 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)