When the Bough Breaks (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Jon Cassar |
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| Written by | Jack Olsen |
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| Music by | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography | David Moxness |
| Edited by | Scot |
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| Distributed by | Screen Gems |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $30.7 million |
When the Bough Breaks is a 2016 American psychological thriller film directed by Jon Cassar and written by Jack Olsen. The film stars Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Theo Rossi and Jaz Sinclair. Filming began on February 2, 2015 in New Orleans. The film was released on September 9, 2016, received extremely negative reviews and has grossed $30 million.
A married couple in their 40s, John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) desperately wanted to have a baby, but were unable to have a lasting pregnancy. Laura had had three miscarriages. After attempting all other options, the couple hired a beautiful young woman named Anna (Jaz Sinclair) who agreed to become a gestational surrogate mother for the Taylors. Everything seemed fine until Anna started to develop a fixation with John as the pregnancy moved further along. Anna's growing obsession interferes with what was a plan by her and her boyfriend, Mike, to scam the couple by demanding money. When Mike pushes Anna to demand money, she kills him. The family found themselves toying with Anna whose psychotic and dangerous fixation with the soon-to-be father also moved along to become a deadly obsession. They then attempted to fight their way against Anna's psychopathic game to regain thorough control of their life.
On October 29, 2014, Sony's Screen Gems hired Jon Cassar to direct the thriller When the Bough Breaks, which Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne were set to produce. On November 18, 2014, Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall were cast to play the lead roles. On December 16, 2014, Jaz Sinclair signed on to also star in the film. On January 8, 2015, Theo Rossi was added to the film.
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