Lisa, Nnamdi, and Dewayne then encounter a second killer before Lisa bashes his brains in. They unmask him to find that it's the clerk that Shanika saw at the gas station. The latter three end up running into Ranger White, who is willing to help them until the killer shoots him in the neck with an arrow.Īllison, King, and Shanika encounter the killer, and the trio manage to overpower and kill him. She goes off with King and Shanika while Dewayne has to go with Lisa and Nnamdi. Despite knowing better, they agree with Allison's idea to split up. When the friends are freed from the room, they attempt to go look for Morgan and find help. Clifton goes outside and is shot in the chest with an arrow by the killer. Each of them comes up with their own defense, but everyone ends up choosing Clifton after he admits he voted for Donald Trump in both elections. They are ordered to sacrifice one of their own based on whom they deem to be "the blackest". Unfortunately, the friends fail to sufficiently answer a question about all the black actors that guest-starred on Friends and Morgan is attacked. The voice forces the friends to play the game to save Morgan and begins by asking trivia questions about African-American culture. The voice speaks to them, revealing that he is keeping Morgan prisoner. After the lights go out again, the friends go to find a power box, only to come across The Blackening with game pieces correlating to their personalities. After settling the dispute, the friends begin to set up for a night of partying.Īfter drinks, drugs, and games ensue, the group questions who specifically invited Clifton. Once the group is all together, they find Ranger White (Diedrich Bader) not allowing them entry. Before leaving, Shanika is unnerved by the facially disfigured clerk (James Preston Rogers) who stands by her menacingly. On her way to the cabin, Shanika (X Mayo) runs into a former schoolmate named Clifton (Jermaine Fowler) at the gas station, who reveals he is also joining the group. The next day, Lisa (Antoinette Robertson), Allison (Grace Byers), and Dewayne (Dewayne Perkins) make their way to the cabin and discuss King (Melvin Gregg) bringing Lisa's unfaithful ex-boyfriend Nnamdi (Sinqua Walls) for the weekend's festivities. Morgan attempts to escape but is captured. Shawn answers a question incorrectly and is promptly killed with an arrow to the neck. Suddenly, the lights go out and a mysterious voice demands the couple to play. In the basement, the couple discovers a board game called "The Blackening" which features racist caricatures. Morgan (Yvonne Orji) and Shawn (Jay Pharoah) arrive to a cabin in the woods where they plan on celebrating Juneteenth with their group of friends. It has grossed $16 million and received generally positive reviews, with critics noting the satire of horror film tropes and ethnic stereotypes. The Blackening premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2022, and was theatrically released on June 16, 2023, by Lionsgate. The film follows a group of Black American friends staying at a cabin in the woods where they are targeted by a masked killer during Juneteenth. It stars Perkins, Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji. The Blackening is a 2022 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Story and written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, based on the 2018 short film of the same name by the comedy troupe 3Peat.
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