This Is the End is a 2013 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their directorial debut, starring an ensemble cast including Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera and Emma Watson. They play versions of themselves which are to varying degrees fictional, in the aftermath of a global apocalypse. The film was released on June 12, 2013, and was a critical and commercial success. Due to the success of the film, Columbia Pictures had the film re-released on September 6, 2013.
Movie Details:
Directed by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Produced by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Screenplay by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Based on: Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse by Jason Stone
Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera, Emma Watson
Music by: Henry Jackman
Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Edited by:Zene Baker
Production company: Mandate Pictures, Point Grey Pictures
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release date(s): June 3, 2013 (Fox Village Theater), June 12, 2013 (United States)
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $32 million
Box office: $126,041,322
Source: Wikipedia n IMDB
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Plot:
Jay Baruchel arrives in Los Angeles to visit his old friend and fellow actor Seth Rogen, who invites Baruchel to attend a housewarming party hosted by James Franco. Baruchel is uncomfortable being around many people he does not know well, so Rogen accompanies him to a convenience store for cigarettes. While at the convenience store, the ground begins to shake and beams of blue light from the sky carry away nearby people, but leave Rogen and Baruchel behind. The two flee back to Franco's house amid mass chaos, only to find the party undisturbed. Baruchel tries to explain that it is the Apocalypse, but his theory is dismissed. Moments later, the ground shakes again and the partygoers rush outside. The earth splits open in Franco's yard, swallowing most celebrity partygoers, while Rogen, Baruchel, Franco, Jonah Hill and Craig Robinson survive by running back into the house. They fortify the house, take inventory of their supplies, set up a ration system and await help. The next morning, Danny McBride, who attended the party uninvited and passed out in the bathtub, wakes up first. Not knowing about the crisis, he makes breakfast using the majority of the food in the house. The others awake and tell him of the night's events, which he does not initially believe until an outsider is decapitated in their presence. Later, Emma Watson, another survivor of the party, returns. However, due to a misunderstanding, she leaves, taking the group's remaining drinks with her. Robinson is then chosen to travel outside to the basement for water, but finds the door locked and returns after an encounter with an unknown being. Robinson's experience with the creature causes him to believe Baruchel's theory of the Apocalypse. The group reaches the basement by digging through the floor and they find the water, but McBride wastes much of it out of spite. The group unanimously decides to vote McBride out of the house, which they later rescind after McBride tells a pathetic story. When McBride decides to leave anyway, Franco gives him a revolver, which McBride then attempts to use to kill the others, only to find out it is filled with blanks. Before leaving, McBride attacks everyone's characters flaws and attempting to obliterate Baruchel's self-righteousness, points out that two months ago, McBride met him at the Four Seasons and recalls that he specifically asked McBride not to tell Rogen that he was there to maintain the illusion of always staying with Rogen when in Los Angeles. Hill then gently chastises Baruchel, and Baruchel punches Hill in the face. Later that night, Hill prays for Baruchel to die and is raped by a demon. The next day, Robinson volunteers to explore a neighboring home for supplies with Baruchel. Meanwhile, Franco and Rogen find Hill unconscious from what looks like an LBS episode, but he wakes up possessed. Hill then chases Franco and Rogen while Robinson and Baruchel flee a demonic bull at the neighbor's house. The group subdues Hill and ties him up, but during an exorcism attempt, Baruchel and Rogen get into a fight and knocking a candle over, engulfing Hill and the house in flames. When the remaining four flee outside, Franco suggests taking his Prius to his home in Malibu, but a winged demon has roosted on his garage, and is fixated on them. Robinson volunteers to sacrifice himself as a distraction. The plan succeeds and Robinson is raptured. As the others escape, they realize that Robinson was saved because he sacrificed himself and it means there is still hope for them. Suddenly, the car is t-boned by an armored motor home filled with cannibals led by McBride, who intends to eat them. Franco volunteers to sacrifice himself to save the others and get himself raptured, which initially works. However, Franco can't resist taunting McBride as he ascends into Heaven and is left back on Earth as a result. McBride and his cannibals eat Franco alive and then chase after Rogen and Baruchel. When a colossal-sized Satan approaches them, Baruchel apologizes to Rogen for ruining their friendship and the two embrace while preparing to die together. This results in Barchuel being raptured, but not Rogen. Rogen grabs onto Baruchel's hand while Baruchel is ascending into Heaven. However, this causes them to slow down and descend, their combined weights being too heavy for the beam of light. Rogen insists that he let go in order to spare Baruchel. As Rogen falls another blue beam appears and Rogen also ascends to Heaven. In Heaven, Barchuel and Rogen reunite with Robinson (who is now an angel). He tells the two that Heaven is a place where any desire comes true. Baruchel wishes for the Backstreet Boys and the band performs "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" while everyone dances along.