One of the most anticipated films for the Halloween month is Five Nights at Freddy’s, which has just opened in theaters around the world.
Five Night at Freddy’s is a horror production from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, adapted from a video game franchise. The action takes place over five nights at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, an old pizzeria that used animatronics to entertain children during the day. However, when the sun disappeared, these robots turned into terrible killers.
The film follows the character Mike (Josh Hutcherson), a young man who takes on a very scary mission: to work as a security guard at a haunted pizzeria at night. The plot shows that the job was only taken out of extreme financial need, but it was the worst decision the protagonist could have made.
The end of the film brought shocking revelations worthy of a good macabre production, and it’s time to understand what happened.
Beware of spoilers, continue at your own risk!
What happened at the end of Five Nights at Freddy’s?
We find out at the end of the film The pizzeria’s animatronics came to life after being used to guard the remains of murdered children. In the 1980s, William Afton (Matthew Lillard), a serial killer, kidnapped and killed five children and hid the bodies where no one would look.
Then, as the robots possess the victims’ ghosts, they begin to act as their killers, and eventually the pizzeria is forced to close. The decision to close the location ultimately benefited William and reduced the likelihood that the children’s remains would continue to be searched there.
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” also brings some twists, such as the discovery that police officer Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) not only knew everything that happened at the pizzeria in the 1980s, but was also the daughter of the murderer who used to be was known as Steve Raglan. The character falls into a coma at the end of the film after being stabbed by her own father, and it is unknown what her fate will be in a possible sequel.
Five Nights at Freddy’s is a film adapted from a video game franchise. Source: Universal Pictures/Disclosure
The film also reveals that Steve, or William, was simultaneously responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Garrett, Mike’s brother. So the protagonist makes the decision to hand over Abby (Piper Rubio), his younger sister, as part of the group in exchange for her changing what happened to Garrett in the past and dealing with the guilt of him not being able to save. He soon realizes that he needs to be there for Abby and his family and gives up the idea.
The horror film ends with the animatronics figuring out that William was responsible for getting them into this situation thanks to Abby’s foresight, leading to a satisfying revenge.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: the postcredits scene
The feature film Five Nights at Freddy’s has a postcredits scene that references the games. The excerpt shows the taxi driver, who appears a few times in the plot, standing in his car and getting scared when he sees a scary doll, the animatronic Balloon Boy, which triggers another jump scare.
The scene contains no relevant information about a sequel or even indicates that it is merely the beginning of a long series.
The film has an additional scene in the end credits. Source: Universal Pictures
Production and Cast
Blumhouse’s new horror film stars Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games,” “Bridge to Terabithia”) as the protagonist alongside Elizabeth Lail (“You,” “The Hour of Your Death”) and Matthew Lillard (“ScoobyDoo,” “Scream “) the main roles. The cast includes Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling and David Lind.
Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed and written by Emma Tammi, the name behind films like “Haunted Land” and “Fair Chaise” among others. Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Chris Lee Hill and Tyler MacIntyre also wrote the screenplay.
You can now see the film Five Nights at Freddy’s The Neverending Nightmare in cinemas across Brazil.