COME PLAY led this Weekend at the Box Office and is Based on the Short Film LARRY

Come Play Wins the Halloween Box Office

Focus Features horror/thriller Come Play was released in select theaters on October 30, 2020, just in time for Halloween. Come Play won the box office over the weekend with $3.1 Million.

Honest Thief was Second this weekend at the United States box office with $1.3 Million.

The War with Grandpa was Third at the box office with $1 Million.

Tenet was Fourth with $885 Thousand at the box office.

The Empty Man was Fifth with $561 Thousand at the box office over the weekend.

On Come Play’s Plotline

Autistic young Oliver’s (Azhy Robertson) constant contact with electronics partially contributes to his total lack of real-world friends. His classmates always mercilessly tease him for using a smartphone app to communicate with them and his teachers as he is totally nonverbal. He instantly admires an online presence named Larry who appears friendly.  However, he is actually an evil humanoid who lures and kidnaps children. Oliver’s divorcing parents Sarah (Gillian Jacobs) and Marty (John Gallagher, Jr.) must save Oliver from him before it’s too late, although they initially believe that Larry is a mere figment of their son’s imagination.

Most children and youths as a whole think of anyone who contacts them online as potential real-life friends. Larry is just another example of how not every online contact will really be your friend.

This entire situation is especially tough on Sarah, who is more attentive to and aware than her soon-to-be ex-husband of Oliver’s behaviors that come with the territory of his condition. Despite this, Oliver is more distant towards his mother and prefers his father’s affections.

Short Film

Come Play is actually inspired by Jacob Blake‘s 2017 short film Larry in which the monster is portrayed as a sympathetic character who really is lonely and lacks friends due to his frightening appearance. For those interested, here is a link to the short:

Thoughts

Parents of children who prefer screen time over face-to-face communication can learn from this as well. It is also a great film for parents of children with autism who are not especially great with rational thinking. More parents should also start putting tighter reins on their child’s screen time.

See the official trailer here:

This film is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for thematic images of terror and some strong language.

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