The Stanford Prison Experiment

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Movie
German title The Stanford Prison Experiment
Original title The Stanford Prison Experiment
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 122 minutes
Rod
Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez
script Tim Talbott
production Brent Emery ,
Lizzie Friedman ,
Karen Lauder ,
Greg Little ,
Lauren Bratman
music Andrew Hewitt
camera Jas Shelton
cut Kyle Patrick Alvarez
occupation

The Stanford Prison Experiment is an American thriller by Kyle Patrick Alvarez , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2015 and was released in two US cinemas on July 17, 2015. Tim Talbott wrote the script .

The plot is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Philip Zimbardo, professor of psychology at Stanford University , conducted a social experiment in which 24 male students were selected from 75 applicants and randomly assigned the roles of prisoners and Guards assigned.

action

In 1971, the psychology professor Philip Zimbardo led a prison experiment at Stanford University , in which the aim was to find out whether certain character traits in a prison affect the willingness to use violence among people. For this purpose, the conditions that prevail in a prison are simulated in the basement of the psychological faculty. Twenty-four students are selected to take on the role of a guard or an inmate for $ 15 a day and to maintain their respective functions for a period of time that they believe is appropriate to a real prison situation. They should only be monitored by cameras. When the guards begin to make the prisoners submissive with hard rules, the experiment turns into bitter seriousness faster than expected. Zimbardo's wife is skeptical whether the experiment will still be effective.

background

The model Stanford Prison Experiment was carried out in 1971 by Professor Philip Zimbardo and funded by the US Office of Naval Research. It was supposed to last seven to 14 days, but was canceled after six days by the intervention of Zimbardo's wife.

The material was filmed in 2001 with The Experiment by Oliver Hirschbiegel and in 2010 with the US remake by Paul Scheuring with Adrien Brody . Both films are based on the novel Black Box by Mario Giordano , which in turn is based on the Stanford Prison Experiment.

production

Emergence

A film about the Stanford Prison Experiment had already been announced in 2002 when producer Brent Emery announced that Tim Talbott was writing the script for a corresponding film. However, the project was delayed for twelve years because of the scriptwriters' strike in Hollywood. It was not until 2014 that the script could be completed and the cast started. Philip Zimbardo acted as an advisor during the preparations.

occupation

In August 2014, Alvarez announced the first line-ups with Billy Crudup , Ezra Miller , Michael Angarano , Jack Kilmer and Nicholas Braun .

Filming

Filming began in Los Angeles on August 19, 2014, before the first cast became known .

reception

Despite the two previously filmed successful film adaptations of the Stanford Prison Experiment, the film received favorable reviews from the critics. At Rotten Tomatoes , the film was able to convince 83 percent of the critics (as of March 29, 2019) . At Metacritic , 76% of the critics were positive about the film.

Awards

Talbott received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for The Stanford Prison Experiment at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival , and Alvarez received the Alfred P. Sloan Prize , which supports contributions with a scientific background. Alvarez was also honored for the film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2015 (Best International Feature Film) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cem Topçu: The Stanford Prison Experiment (short content), blogbusters.ch, June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ A b Annemarie Havran: "The Stanford Prison Experiment": First trailer for the thriller based on real events, filmstarts.de June 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b The Stanford Prison Experiment, moviepilot.de, 2015.
  4. ↑ The cast for the “Stanford Prison Experiment” is growing, focus.de, October 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ a b Information on the making of the film, www.thewrap.com. Accessed July 17, 2015.
  6. ^ The cast of The Stanford Prison Experiment, deadline.com. Accessed July 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Another cast from The Stanford Prison Experiment, deadline.com. Accessed July 17, 2015.
  8. ^ The Stanford Prison Experiment at Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed March 29, 2019.
  9. ^ The Stanford Prison Experiment at Metacritic.com. Accessed July 17, 2015.
  10. ^ Sundance Film Festival Award Winners, nofilmschool.com. Accessed July 17, 2015.