Daniel Isn't Real is a 2019 American psychological horrors film directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer and based on the book In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw. The cast of the film consists of Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Mary Stuart Masterson, Hannah Marks, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Peter McRobbie.
The film was released in the United States on December 6, 2019.
Plot[]
College student Luke Nightingale is paralyzed by anxiety over his future, his social life and his responsibility to his mother, who struggles with paranoid delusions and a hatred of her own reflection. While at his childhood home, he unlocks his old dollhouse, releasing his childhood imaginary friend Daniel, who Luke locked in the dollhouse. Initially, Daniel helps Luke succeed in school, prevent his mother's suicide attempt and get a girlfriend. However, as Daniel gets more aggressive with his demands, causing harm to Luke and those around him, Luke realises that Daniel may be more than just an imaginary friend.
Cast[]
- Miles Robbins as Luke Nightingale
- Griffin Robert Faulkner as Young Luke
- Patrick Schwarzenegger as Daniel
- Nathan Reid as Young Daniel
- Sasha Lane as Cassie
- Hannah Marks as Sophie
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Claire Nightingale
- Chukwudi Iwuji as Dr. Cornelius Braun
- Peter McRobbie as Percy Thigpen
- Michael Cuomo as James
- Andrew Bridges as Richard
- Katie Chang as Barista
- Chase Sui Wonders as Makayla
- Daniel Marconi as John Thigpen
- Rosanne Ma as Professor Abelard
- Andrew Ayala as Waterfront Security Guard
- Maddy Mfuru as Cop
- Jamar Greene as Campus Security Guard
- Cara Ronzetti as Joelle
Release[]
The movie first premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019, and was released on December 9, 2019.