Laura Hasn't Slept is a 2020 American short horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Parker Finn. The film stars Caitlin Stasey and Lew Temple. It would later serve as inspiration for Finn's feature-length horror film Smile (2022); a continuation in which Stasey briefly reprised her role.
Smile was based on Finn's original short film from 2019 titled Laura Hasn't Slept, which starred Reign's Caitlin Stasey as Laura Weaver and The Walking Dead's Lew Temple as Dr. Parsons. It served as a prequel to the feature-length adaptation, with Stasey briefly reprising her role.
Smile 2, the sequel to the breakout horror film, has been confirmed by Paramount and is set to have a theatrical release. The release date for Smile 2 is October 18, 2024, approximately two years after the release of the original film.
Due to its success, the horror film "Smile", starring Sosie Bacon, will have a sequel. Director Parker Finn is currently developing "Smile 2". The horror film Smile, directed by Parker Finn and starring Sosie Bacon, released in France on September 28, 2022, will be getting a sequel.
Titled “Laura Hasn't Slept,” the short is very much in the same vibe as Smile and showcases much of the same foreboding cinematography and spine-tingling suspense beats.
Smile is a 2022 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn (in his feature directorial debut), based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn't Slept.
Laura and Massimo obviously still have some sexy times, but after they fight over Laura not telling Massimo she lost their baby (at the end of the first movie), they couldn't be further apart. Both disappear into their work, Massimo with his gangster life and Laura with her fashion brand.
A Mexican standoff ensues with Adriano holding Laura hostage, as well as taunting his brother about Laura's miscarriage. Before Massimo can deal with that revelation though, Laura tries to break free and is shot by Anna, who is shot by Nacho in turn. Massimo then shoots Adriano before he can shoot him.
Finn says the face at 1:48:20 is a “true look at the evil thing that's been hiding behind all the smiles.” They called the entity Lollipop — thus explaining the use of The Chordettes' “Lollipop” at the start of the end credits — and this is what happens at the end of every cycle as the beast physically enters the ...
In the end, Smile has all three of those endings. Rose brutally stabs a terrified patient to death at her hospital in front of her screaming boss, Morgan (Kal Penn). But that turns out to be a dream she's having while passed out in her car in front of the hospital, and she flees the hospital and Morgan in horror.
The Smile Entity as it strangles Rose, and its most infamous quote. You can't escape your own mind, Rose. The Smile Entity, also called The Monstrosity or simply The Smile Demon, is the main antagonist of the 2020 horror short film Laura Hasn't Slept, as well as its 2022 film adaptation/sequel Smile.
The ending of the film is particularly sad since it proves that as soon as Joel agrees to help Rose figure out what's happening, he isn't able to extract himself from her, and he will never break free.
What is the difference between Smile and It Follows?
In It Follows, the terrifying monster uses its human form to hunt down and kill the cursed individual. In Smile, the monster takes a human form to frighten and torment the accused, eventually possessing the victim's body and forcing them to commit suicide.
It's Nacho, of course! He tells her that he really has fallen for her and makes his case for why she should choose him. Eventually, she arrives back home where Olga is nervously waiting, still trying to talk her out of speaking to Massimo.
Massimo is still a mafia boss and still guilty of kidnapping, coercion, and a host of other criminal charges, but viewers can rest assured that he is no cheater.
When Laura catches Adriano and Anna hooking up, she believes she's catching Massimo red-handed. She spends a short period of time feeling heartbroken and devastated by what she believes she saw. It turns out Massimo never cheated on her, and it was simply a case of mistaken identity.
Smile's messy treatment of mental illness and trauma throughout one hour fifty-five minutes seems to be intentional and is bound to leave you feeling uncomfortable. The theme of inheriting mental illness and walking down a path that you have lived dreading all your life is poignant.
You can't escape your own mind, Rose. ~ The Smile Entity, taunting Rose about how she will never be able to get rid of it. The Smile Entity is the main antagonist of the 2022 horror film Smile.
In Smile, the demon moves through each witness of the smiling suicide and then to the next after 7 days. This chain effect adds to the fear factor by heightening the anticipation among audience members of when the next person will arrive, and who will die next.
So, the entity uses Rose's body to pour gasoline all over the psychiatrist, lighting a match just as Joel comes through the door. Rose's body is smiling while she burns away, and we can see in Joel's eyes he will be scarred for life by that disturbing suicide.
Her mind shut down and gave her a false happy ending. That is what the Smile ending explained. Forget about Rose leaving and believing she had escaped her fate. The trick here was making the audience believe she had won, and then pulling back the curtains and revealing she never escaped and was doomed.
