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Boogeyman
Promotional poster
Directed by	Stephen T. Kay
Produced by	Sam Raimi Rob Tapert Joe Drake Steve Hein Gary Bryman
Written by	Screenplay: Eric Kripke Juliet Snowden Stiles White Story: Eric Kripke
Starring	Barry Watson Emily Deschanel Phillip Gordon Skye McCole Bartusiak Tory Mussett Andrew Glover Charles Mesure Lucy Lawless
Music by	Joseph LoDuca
Cinematography	Bobby Bukowski
Editing by	John Axelrad
Distributed by	Screen Gems Universal Studios
Release date(s)	February 4, 2005
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States New Zealand
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Gross revenue	$67,192,859
Followed by	Boogeyman 2

Boogeyman is a 2005 American production horror film, directed by Stephen T. Kay. The film is a take on the classic "boogeyman", or monster in the closet.

Plot

On the surface, Tim Jensen seems to be a normal person, with a steady job and a good relationship with his girlfriend Jessica. However, a terrifying event that he witnessed as a child has left him traumatized, where his father was taken by the boogeyman that lived in his closet. Since then, he has taken precautions to ensure that the boogeyman cannot get to him, such as sleeping on a mattress on the floor, and removing all closets from his home and keeping all his clothes in a dresser drawer.

After a Thanksgiving trip with Jessica to her parent's house, Tim learns that his mother, Mary, has died. He is forced to return to his childhood home; a Victorian-era house in the country. After dealing with the funeral, he visits the psychiatric ward where he lived after the death of his father. His former counselor advises him to spend a night at the house to finally overcome his fear. Tim reluctantly returns to the house to confront his demons.

However, despite enjoying a reunion with Kate, his childhood friend, he becomes convinced that he is being watched by the same entity that has terrorized him his entire life.

Eventually the Boogeyman starts to take his friends and he finds himself in a final showdown with his infamous fear. In the end, it turns out that Tim needed to face his fears to defeat the Boogeyman since the Boogeyman was an amalgamation of Tim's various childhood phobias.

Cast

Sequels

The film made over $67 million in theaters and $28 million in DVD sales. Two Sequels were made in following years.

External links

• Official website
• Boogeyman at the Internet Movie Database
• Boogeyman at Rotten Tomatoes
• Boogeyman at Box Office Mojo
• Article comparing Boogeyman and Little Monsters