Stranger Things is an American science fiction horror drama movie based on the television series of the same name created by the Duffer Brothers that is streaming on Netflix. The movie is directed by Geoffrey Zigman and Austin Wayne Powell, and stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, and Brett Gelman.
Premise[]
The film begins in November 1983, when researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upside Down", an alternate dimension that reflects onto the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named Will Byers and a teenage girl named Barbara Holland. Will's mother, Joyce, and the town's police chief, Jim Hopper, search for Will. At the same time, a young psychokinetic girl who goes by the name "Eleven" escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair, in their own efforts to find Will.
Cast[]
- Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
- David Harbour as Jim Hopper
- Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
- Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper ("El")
- Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
- Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
- Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
- Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
- Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler
- Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner
- Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
- Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield
- Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
- Dacre Montgomery as Billy Hargrove
- Sean Astin as Bob Newby
- Paul Reiser as Sam Owens
- Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley
- Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair
- Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman
Music[]
Brian Tyler and Philip Klein composed the film's score. Powell said that "Tyler and Klein are one of his favorite composers of all time The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and Newman Scoring Stage, Los Angeles