The Ring
Directed by	Gore Verbinski
Produced by	Walter F. Parkes Roy Lee Laurie MacDonald
Written by	Ehren Kruger
Starring	Naomi Watts Martin Henderson David Dorfman Brian Cox Kelly Stables Daveigh Chase
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Distributed by	DreamWorks SKG
Released	October 18, 2002 (USA)
Running time	115 min.
Language	English
Budget	$48 million
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The Ring is a 2002 American film, a remake of the Japanese horror mystery Ring (1998). It is directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ehren Kruger, and stars Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (511x755, 37 KB)The Ring film poster This is a copyrighted poster. ... Gore Verbinski, born Gregor Verbinski, is a movie director and writer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Naomi Watts. ... Martin Henderson (born October 8, 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor. ... David Benjamin Dorfman (born 7th February 1993 in Los Angeles, California to Jewish parents) is an American actor. ... Brian Cox as Henry II in The Devils Crown. ... Kelly Stables Kelly Stables (born 26 January 1984 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American actress that played the role of Samara Morgan (in the well) on The Ring (2002), Rings (2005); and also as Samara (off-tape) in The Ring Two (2005). ... Daveigh Chase (born July 24, 1990) is an American child actress. ... DreamWorks, L.L.C., doing business as DreamWorks SKG, is a Big Ten studio in the United States of America which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... In film, a remake is a newer version of a previously released film or a newer version of the source (play, novel, story, etc. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Mystery film is a film genre which uses mystery as an element to the plot. ... Ring (リング, Ringu) is a 1998 Japanese horror mystery film from director Hideo Nakata, adapted from a novel by Koji Suzuki of the same name. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Gore Verbinski, born Gregor Verbinski, is a movie director and writer. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Naomi Watts. ... Martin Henderson (born October 8, 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor. ...

The story begins with two teenage girls discussing the events of the previous weekend, during which one of them, Katie (played by Amber Tamblyn), went to a cabin in the mountains to party with some friends. While gossiping, the subject of a supposedly cursed videotape comes up. The other girl, Becca, states that anyone who watches this video receives a phone call that says they have "seven days" and then dies seven days later. Katie reveals in horror that she had watched that video at the cabin last weekend, seven days earlier. After a series of creepy occurrences involving TVs in the house turning themselves on and unexplained water, Katie dies and Becca goes insane. Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an Emmy-nominated American actress and aspiring poet, best known for her television roles. ... A cabin or cab is an enclosed space, in a ship, see cabin (ship), in an aircraft or spacecraft as a log cabin as in a hansom cab see also Uncle Toms Cabin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Cursed can refer to: Curse Cursed (movie) Cursed (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording television pictures and accompanying sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ... A blank videotape such as this was the carrier for the Ring Virus curse. ...

The film then introduces Katie's aunt, Rachel (played by Naomi Watts). She is a journalist living in Seattle. Her son, Aidan (played by David Dorfman), was not only Katie's cousin but also a good friend, and seems to be sensitive to psychic occurrences. At Katie's funeral, Rachel begins investigating Katie's death and learns of the videotape. Her investigation leads her to the same cabin in the mountains where the teenagers had watched the tape. There, she finds the tape and eventually watches it, as does Aidan a few days later. Ones aunt (or aunty) is either a female sibling of one of ones parents or the wife of an uncle who is the male sibling of a parent. ... Naomi Watts. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Downtown Seattle skyline Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... A son is a male offspring; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to his parents. ... David Benjamin Dorfman (born 7th February 1993 in Los Angeles, California to Jewish parents) is an American actor. ... A cousin chart identifies the correct name for the relationship between two people with a common ancestor. ... Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. ... Underwater funeral in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A funeral is a ceremony marking a persons death. ...

Rachel's investigation then turns to the tape itself, which contains a seemingly random series of disturbing grainy black & white images. Investigating those images leads Rachel to learn of a girl, Samara (played by Daveigh Chase & Kelly Stables), who had been adopted and then murdered by her parents, apparently after causing her mother to go insane and after causing the deaths of several horses. Rachel is eventually led to the girl's grave at the bottom of a well. Rachel notifies the authorities, and Samara is given a proper burial, presumably putting her spirit to rest. Samara Morgan Samara Morgan is a character in the 2002 movie, The Ring. ... Daveigh Chase (born July 24, 1990) is an American child actress. ... Kelly Stables Kelly Stables (born 26 January 1984 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American actress that played the role of Samara Morgan (in the well) on The Ring (2002), Rings (2005); and also as Samara (off-tape) in The Ring Two (2005). ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ... Grave has multiple meanings: A grave (IPA: ) is a place for the dead, see tomb, burial, grave (burial) A grave accent (IPA: ) is a type of diacritical mark (as in French crème de la crème). ... For the Scottish football team, see Motherwell F.C. The Whole Earth Lectronic Link (or The WELL) is one of the oldest virtual communities still online. ... Samara Morgan Samara Morgan is a character in the 2002 movie, The Ring. ... The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. ...

However, just as it seems that everything is nicely tied up, it is revealed that Samara is not so much interested in having her story told, but in hurting others. Samara commits another atrocity and Rachel discovers the ethically questionable method to protect herself and her son.

Conclusion

The only way to save the life after watching the video for 7 days is to make a copy of the tape and show it to someone else. Rachel figures this out after her ex-boyfriend dies by Sammara's hand and remembers what she did and what he didn't.

Misc info

Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, the film was a popular success, earning a total of US$129,094,024 in domestic box office receipts. DreamWorks, L.L.C., doing business as DreamWorks SKG, is a Big Ten studio in the United States of America which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming. ... USD redirects here. ...

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Just before the release of the sequel, The Ring was re-released with an extra disc that had a fifteen minute short film, Rings, which tied the knot between The Ring and The Ring Two. Rings is a 2005 American horror short film. ...

In the 2003 film Scary Movie 3, The Ring is parodied in several ways. This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ... Scary Movie 3 (2003) is an American comedy film directed by David Zucker and is a sequel to Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2. ...

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Trivia

• There are brief flashes of the "ring" motif throughout the film. If you rewind on the DVD, it won't let you see the ring again (it doesn't appear).

• The bizarre music on the cursed videotape is the same noise as Anna closing the lid on the well.

• Ringu wasn't released in theaters around the time The Ring was in theaters, but on DVD around the DVD release of The Ring.

• The "Don't Watch This" feature on the DVD has footage deleted from the film and meshed into a short film without a specific plot.

• Some of the footage on the tape was computer-generated imagery.

• According to director Gore Verbinski, he would occasionally get into heated arguments over the production with producer Walter F. Parkes.

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Differences between The Ring and Ringu

• The name of the character Reiko Asakawa was changed to Rachel Keller.
• The name of the son is changed from Yoichi to Aidan.
• Ryǘji Takahama is now Noah Clay.
• The freaky images on the tape.

(See: the Cursed Videotape) A blank videotape such as this was the carrier for the Ring Virus curse. ...

• Name of girl in Japanese tape: Sadako; name of girl in American tape: Samara.
• In RINGU, the ghost girl's victims just have their mouths open with fear. In this one, the ghost girl's victims look like they've been underwater for some time.
• The term "ring" refers to the ring of light that Samara saw, not copying/passing the tape.
• The mother, called Anna, jumps off a cliff, while in Ringu, the mother jumped into a volcano.

Sadako Yamamura, the main character of the Ring series of movies. ... Samara Morgan Samara Morgan is a character in the 2002 movie, The Ring. ... Eruption redirects here. ...

External links

• ring-themovie.com - Official website
• the ringworld - fansite covering all aspects of the Ring series
• The Ring at the Internet Movie Database
• Trailer from Tribute.ca