What We Do in the Shadows

Summary

What We Do in the Shadows is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,953 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• What We Do in the Shadows's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• What We Do in the Shadows was directed by Taika Waititi^[4].
• What We Do in the Shadows was directed by Jemaine Clement^[5].
• Taika Waititi wrote the screenplay for What We Do in the Shadows^[6].
• Jemaine Clement wrote the screenplay for What We Do in the Shadows^[7].
• What We Do in the Shadows's composer is recorded as Plan 9^[8].
• What We Do in the Shadows's genre is comedy horror^[9].
• What We Do in the Shadows's genre is vampire film^[10].
• What We Do in the Shadows's genre is mockumentary^[11].
• What We Do in the Shadows's genre is horror film^[12].
• What We Do in the Shadows's genre is comedy film^[13].
• What We Do in the Shadows's based on is recorded as What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires^[14].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Rhys Darby^[15].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Jemaine Clement^[16].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Mario Gaoa^[17].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Taika Waititi^[18].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Ian Harcourt^[19].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Jonny Brugh^[20].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Ben Fransham^[21].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Jason Hoyte^[22].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Cohen Holloway^[23].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Duncan Sarkies^[24].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Nathan Meister^[25].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Mike Minogue^[26].
• A cast member of What We Do in the Shadows was Karen O'Leary^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Taika Waititi^[28] and Chelsea Winstanley^[29]. Directors include Taika Waititi^[4] and Jemaine Clement^[5]. Screenwriters include Taika Waititi^[6] and Jemaine Clement^[7]. Cast members include Rhys Darby^[15], Jemaine Clement^[16], Mario Gaoa^[17], Taika Waititi^[18], Ian Harcourt^[19], and Jonny Brugh^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include January 19, 2014^[30], October 30, 2014^[31], April 23, 2015^[32], October 30, 2015^[33], January 27, 2016^[34], and July 6, 2014^[35]. The original language of What We Do in the Shadows was English^[36]. Genres include comedy horror^[9], vampire film^[10], mockumentary^[11], horror film^[12], and comedy film^[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution^[37], Blu-ray Disc^[38], DVD^[39], and video on demand^[40].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include vampire^[41] and coliving^[42].

Reception

Reviews include 96%^[43], 7.8/10^[44], and 76/100^[45].

Why It Matters

What We Do in the Shadows ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,953 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]