July 18, 2022
Nope (stylized in all caps) is a 2022 American neo-Western science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele, under his and Ian Cooper's Monkeypaw Productions banner. It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as horse-wrangling siblings attempting to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object in Agua Dulce, California. Appearing in supporting roles are Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, and Keith David.
Peele officially announced his then-untitled third directorial film in November 2020. He cited King Kong (1933), Jurassic Park (1993), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Signs (2002), and The Wizard of Oz (1939) as his main inspirations. Palmer and Kaluuya joined in February 2021. Yeun was cast the next month, and Peele revealed the title in July 2021. Filming began in June 2021 in northern Los Angeles County, and wrapped in November.
Nope premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on July 18, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 22, 2022, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $172 million worldwide, and received praise for its ambition, performances, cinematography, themes, visual style, musical score, and Peele's direction. It was also named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the American Film Institute.
Storyline
A man and his sister discover something sinister in the skies above their California horse ranch, while the owner of a nearby theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon.
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Grunts Lo AT051201
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Grunts Se AT051001
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201
- Hollywoodedge, Horse Breathing Very AZ135501
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Impacts Low Lar FS012301
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 1 Woman Singl PE133501
- Hollywoodedge, Terrified Horse Scre EE100201
- SKYWALKER, CRICKET - QUIET CRICKETS CHIRPING AT NIGHT
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DEEP, OMINOUS BASS TONE
- SKYWALKER, SQUISH - BLOOD SQUISHING
- SKYWALKER, WIND - HEAVY WIND WHISTLING
- SKYWALKER, WIND SOUNDS
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - BIG WHOOSH ELEMENTS
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CHIMPANZEE - ANGRY, SQUABBLING, GRUNTING, FLAPPING, SCREAMS, APE, MONKEY
- Sound Ideas, CHEERING, CROWD - OUTDOOR: SMALL GROUP, AUDIENCE (Heard twice during "The Star Lasso Experience".)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (Series 6000)
- Sounddogs, Sci Fi - Surreal - Gusty Phase Wind - Gusty, Surreal Wind With Heavy Phasing
