Insidious
2010 film by James Wan · Released September 14, 2010
Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed and co-edited by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey. It is the first installment in the Insidious franchise and the third in terms of the series' in-story chronology. The story centers on a married couple whose young son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for a variety of demonic entities in an astral plane. Insidious had its world premiere on September 14, 2010, at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and received a wide theatrical release on April 1, 2011, by FilmDistrict.
Cast ages at release (September 14, 2010)
- Patrick Wilson, as Josh Lambert: 37
- Rose Byrne, as Renai Lambert: 31
- Ty Simpkins, as Dalton Lambert: 9
- Barbara Hershey, as Lorraine Lambert: 62
- Lin Shaye, as Elise Rainier: 66
- Leigh Whannell, as Specs: 33
- Angus Sampson, as Tucker: 31
- Joseph Bishara, as Lipstick-Face Demon: 40
- J. Larose, as Long Haired Fiend: 38