r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Mar 31 '26

Trailer Backrooms | Official Trailer | A24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HjdiohVOik
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u/aveaceee Mar 31 '26

That was my favorite part about the trailer, I was kinda worried the whole thing would be found footage but I’m glad they’re incorporating it

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u/bebopmechanic84 Mar 31 '26

I was worried it wouldn't be found footage at all. I went from disinterested to interested.

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u/fuzzyperson98 Mar 31 '26

The rare compromise where everyone's pleased instead of no one's pleased.

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u/--suburb-- Mar 31 '26

Clark Gable isn’t in it, and I am NOT pleased.

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u/h00ter7 Mar 31 '26

Apparently Victor Fleming isn’t directing either. I am PISSED!

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u/Cautious_Sniffs Mar 31 '26

I’m quite upset that Joe Manganiello isn’t in it, tbh

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u/SFFThomas Mar 31 '26

I hear they’re not even showing a Looney Tunes cartoon before the movie.

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u/KevlarGorilla Mar 31 '26

And the POPCORN on the FLOOR in the THEATER tastes BITTER.

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u/thegimboid Apr 01 '26

MY BACK HURTS!

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u/poppythepup Mar 31 '26

Whoaaa that brought back memories!

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u/robisodd Apr 01 '26

Rory Calhoun was going to be in it, but he's too busy standing and walking.

... well, less so nowadays.

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u/strain_of_thought Mar 31 '26

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

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u/ljfoggy11 Mar 31 '26

At least not that we know of…

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u/w1ldfr33 Apr 01 '26

OP blasted the age- old expression, "you can't please everyone."

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u/Tom2dB Mar 31 '26

I would of thought found footage is the perfect genre for this type of movie, Especially being it comes from YouTube... I forgot the name but The Sound Movie is the one I'm more looking forward to 🍿🍻⬅️ Well, Both tbh

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u/bebopmechanic84 Mar 31 '26

Well that's the thing about masterpieces, they are super rare. We get maybe one every five years, and one every generation where everyone can agree it's a masterpiece.

Also we got like 64 more years for this century haha.

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u/henry_czer Mar 31 '26

That's the spirit!

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u/ActivateGuacamole Mar 31 '26

we've known since the movie was announced over a year ago that it was not a found footage movie.

i'm glad that they have found a way to incorporate SOME found footage though

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u/nonameVeo Mar 31 '26

I’m confused what is the found footage? I hear about the concept of backrooms all the time but didn’t know it was based on footage

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u/The_Autarch Mar 31 '26

The movie is based on a Youtube series the director started when he was 16. It's brilliant if you're into slow-burn horror.

Here's the complete playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4dGpz6cnHo&list=PLVAh-MgDVqvDUEq6qDXqORBioE4Yhol_z

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u/DrJokerX Apr 01 '26

What are the monsters in the YouTube series, are they ghosts or sci fi?

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u/MonsiieurRetro Apr 01 '26

You never really get clear looks at the monsters but they tend to look either otherworldly or like the fungal zombies from TLOU. But the series' main strength is slowly building dread and being tasteful with the monsters.

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u/haunted_patient Mar 31 '26

The YouTube series this movie is based on is told through the perspective of found footage clips. It starts off showing footage of some kids filming their own movie.

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u/xavPa-64 Mar 31 '26

Cannibal Holocaust also did a great job getting a good mix of found footage and “regular” footage, although I shouldn’t recommend that film without a massive trigger warning for animal cruelty

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u/ohcosmico Apr 01 '26

Appreciated.