When the Bough Breaks ( 2016 film ) - wikipedia When the Bough Breaks ( 2016 film ) When the Bough Breaks Theatrical release poster Directed by Jon Cassar Produced by Robert Shaye Michael Lynne Written by Jack Olsen Starring Morris Chestnut Regina Hall Jaz Sinclair Romany Malco Michael K. Williams Theo Rossi Music by John Frizzell Cinematography David Moxness Edited by Scot Production company Unique Features Distributed by Screen Gems Release date September 9, 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 09 ) ( United States ) Running time 107 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $10 million Box office $30.7 million When the Bough Breaks is a 2016 American psychological thriller film directed by Jon Cassar and written by Jack Olsen. The film stars Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Theo Rossi and Jaz Sinclair. Filming began on February 2, 2015 in New Orleans. The film was released on September 9, 2016, received negative reviews and has grossed $30 million. Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 4 Release 4.1 Home media 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 6 References 7 External links Plot summary A married couple in their 40 's, John and Laura Taylor ( Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall ) desperately want to have a baby, but are unable to have a lasting pregnancy. Laura has already suffered three miscarriages. After attempting all other options, the couple hire a beautiful young woman named Anna ( Jaz Sinclair ) who agrees to become a gestational surrogate mother for the Taylors. After Anna has a doctor 's appointment, her boyfriend, Mike, does n't pick her up, causing Anna to go to John 's job for a ride home. That night, Laura receives an emergency call from Anna. John drives to her house seeing the police. It is then revealed that Mike assaulted Anna, leaving her face bloody and bruised. The police suggest Anna finding a place to stay, and John offers for her to stay at the couples house. Everything seems fine until Anna starts to develop a fixation on John as the pregnancy moves further along. Anna 's growing obsession interferes with what was a plan by her and her boyfriend, Mike, to scam the couple by demanding money. When Mike pushes Anna to demand money, she kills him. Later at a doctors appointment, John calls Laura trying to get her to the appointment. John and Anna find out the baby is a boy. Later, at work John gets a call from Anna saying that they should go out to lunch, he gets annoyed and Anna hangs up. John then avoids all of his calls from answer, later he answers and she says why is he lying to her about having appointments, Anna walks through his office door trying to seduce him, he sees his boss and gets Anna to leave the office. Anna later reveals her feelings to John and becomes outraged when he says he does n't feel the same way. The police arrive and Anna leaves the house. Laura and John then find out that Anna ordered a drug that will end the pregnancy. Laura and John devise a plan to get the baby back by making John act as if he returns Anna 's feelings. They meet at the aquarium. As Anna thinks she is being played, she walks away. John stops her and kisses her forcefully, they then go up to the family lake house. John returns home to Laura the next day. The plans works fine until Anna notices the two embracing each other. Anna leaves John a voicemail claiming the baby 's coming. John leaves to go to the hospital while Laura stays home. Anna kills the family cat and then hits Laura in the head with a lamp, knocking her out but goes into labor. While in the hospital they discover that Anna has fled to the family lake - house with the baby. John manages to get the baby but Anna wakes up and a fight breaks out between the two of them. John throws her onto a cabinet which knocks her unconcious. John goes outside and Laura places the baby in the car. When Laura turns on the lights she sees Anna standing in front with a gun. Anna shoots at the car and misses but hits the window. Laura runs over Anna with her car, killing her. The morning after, Laura, the baby and John are sitting inside the Lake house. They hear the police arrive and John turns to Laura and says `` It 's going to be okay. '' Cast Morris Chestnut as John Taylor Regina Hall as Laura Taylor Jaz Sinclair as Anna Walsh / Anna Devost Theo Rossi as Mike Mitchell Romany Malco as Todd Decker Michael K. Williams as Roland White Glenn Morshower as Martin Cooper GiGi Erneta as Dr. Grace Park Production On October 29, 2014, Sony 's Screen Gems hired Jon Cassar to direct When the Bough Breaks, which Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne were producing. On November 18, 2014, Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall were cast to play the lead roles. On December 16, 2014, Jaz Sinclair signed on to co-star. On January 8, 2015, Theo Rossi was added to the film. Filming Production was first set to begin in late January 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Filming began on February 2, 2015 in New Orleans, and was confirmed by Screen Gems on February 11. Filming was taking place on St. Charles Avenue in early March, and was scheduled to end in mid-March 2015. Release On March 30, 2015, Screen Gems announced that the film was slated to be released on September 16, 2016. On April 13, 2016, Sony Pictures released the first trailer for the film. In May 2016, the release date was moved up to September 9, 2016. Home media When the Bough Breaks was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Blu - ray and DVD on December 27, 2016, with a digital release on December 13, 2016. Reception Box office In the United States, When the Bough Breaks was released on September 9, 2016, alongside The Disappointments Room, Sully and The Wild Life, with the studio projecting it to gross $10 -- 12 million from 2,246 theaters in its opening weekend. Some publications, however, had the film opening to $16 -- 20 million, with some going as high as $25 million. The film grossed $5.3 million on its first day and $15 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office. Critical response When the Bough Breaks was heavily panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 12 %, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 3.7 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Shallow, clichéd, and silly instead of suspenseful, When the Bough Breaks offers nothing domestic thriller fans have n't already seen before -- and done far better. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 28 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B '' on an A+ to F scale. Many critics compared When the Bough Breaks to made - for - television films typically produced by Lifetime. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times criticized Jon Cassar 's direction, suggesting that `` Hollywood needs to give the reductive, crazy, sex - obsessed female character a permanent rest. '' In a review for Rogerebert.com, Nick Allen criticized the film 's premise as `` morally tasteless, '' writing, `` Despite the story 's initially completely baffling but welcome focus on characters for a change, the movie is baffled by the requirement of motivation, instead wanting to honor ideas of obsession while finding a way to get some dead body insert shots into the mix. '' References Jump up ^ `` AMC Theatres : When the Bough Breaks ''. AMC Theatres. Retrieved August 26, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Box Office : Tom Hanks ' ' Sully ' Set to Land With Moderate $25 Million ''. Variety. ^ Jump up to : `` When the Bough Breaks ( 2016 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 3, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Yamato, Jen ( November 18, 2014 ). `` Morris Chestnut Inks 3 - Picture Deal With Screen Gems ; Set For Thriller Opposite Regina Hall ''. deadline.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Kroll, Justin ( December 16, 2014 ). `` Jaz Sinclair Joins Screen Gems Thriller ' When the Bough Breaks ' ''. variety.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Yamato, Jen ( January 8, 2015 ). `` ' Sons Of Anarchy 's Theo Rossi Joins ' When The Bough Breaks ' ''. deadline.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( October 29, 2014 ). `` ' 24 ' Helmer Jon Cassar to Direct ' When the Bough Breaks ' for Screen Gems ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. variety.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Hasselle, Della ( January 29, 2015 ). `` Central Casting Louisiana looking for extras for Morris Chestnut film ''. midcitymessenger.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. Jump up ^ Scott, Mike ( December 12, 2014 ). `` ' Elvis and Nixon ' and ' When the Bough Breaks ' to shoot in NOLA ; paid extras being sought ''. nola.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` On the Set for 2 / 2 / 15 : Eddie Redmayne Starts on The Danish Girl, Martin Scorsese Begins Lensing Silence & More ''. ssninsider.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Production Begins on When the Bough Breaks ''. comingsoon.net. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' When the Bough Breaks ', starring Theo Rossi, filming in New Orleans ''. onlocationvacations.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Lesnick, Silas ( March 30, 2015 ). `` Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Gets February 19, 2016 Release ''. comingsoon.net. Retrieved April 4, 2015. Jump up ^ Sony Pictures Entertainment ( 13 April 2016 ). `` WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS - Official Trailer ( HD ) ''. Retrieved 16 September 2016 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ `` Theatrical Movie Schedule Additions and Changes ''. Retrieved 16 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Sully ' and ' When the Bough Breaks ' to choke ' Do n't Breathe ' at the box office ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ `` Clint Eastwood 's ' Sully ' Launches Fall Awards Season, But Can ' Bough ' Break At No. 1 ? -- B.O. Preview ''. Deadline.com. Jump up ^ Anthony D'Alessandro ( September 7, 2016 ). `` ' Sully ' Soaring, ' Bough ' Breaks To Mid-Teen, ' Wild Life ' Snoozing, ' Disappointments ' DOA ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` When the Bough Breaks ( 2016 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 17, 2016. Jump up ^ `` When the Bough Breaks reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved September 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. Jump up ^ Rife, Katie ( September 9, 2016 ). `` When The Bough Breaks is enjoyable trash, but trash nonetheless ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 10, 2016. Jump up ^ Leydon, Joe ( September 9, 2016 ). `` Film Review : ' When the Bough Breaks ' ''. Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2016. Jump up ^ Callahan, Dan ( September 9, 2016 ). `` ' When the Bough Breaks ' Review : Hide the Pets, It 's Another ' Fatal Attraction ' Ripoff ''. The Wrap. Retrieved September 10, 2016. Jump up ^ Genzlinger, Neil ( September 9, 2016 ). `` Review : ' When the Bough Breaks, ' Blame a Scary Pregnancy Surrogate ''. The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2016. Jump up ^ Allen, Nick ( September 9, 2016 ). `` When The Bough Breaks Movie Review ( 2016 ) ''. Rogerebert.com. Retrieved September 10, 2016. External links Official website When the Bough Breaks on IMDb When the Bough Breaks at Box Office Mojo When the Bough Breaks at Metacritic When the Bough Breaks at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=When_the_Bough_Breaks_(2016_film)&oldid=814602105 '' Categories : 2016 films English - language films 2010s psychological thriller films Adultery in films African - American films American films American erotic films American thriller films American psychological thriller films Erotic romance films Erotic thriller films Films about sexuality Films shot in New Orleans Screen Gems films Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Français Edit links This page was last edited on 9 December 2017, at 20 : 39. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: cast of the movie when the bough breaks
Answer: Morris Chestnut