Directed by Oren Peli   Written by Christopher Denham   Oren Peli   Cast Reid Warner ... Reid Darrin Bragg ... Darrin Ben Rovner ... Ben Jelena Nik ... Jelena Roy Abramsohn ... Jim Nelson Frank Novak ... Frank Novak Glenn Campbell ... Glenn Campbell Connie West ... Little A'Le'Inn Waitress (as Conception West) James Decker ... Kooky Rachel Local Patrick Sullivan ... Lazar's Insider Security David Thornsberry ... Employee Jenna Thornsberry ... Area 51 Employee's Wife Amelia Thornsberry ... Employee Daughter Wray Featherstone ... Reid's Dad Sandra Staggs ... Reid's Mom Jennefer Folsom ... Jennefer Ludwigsen (as Jennefer Ludwigsen) Susan Lanier ... Jennefer's Mom (as Suze Lanier-Bramlett) Saxton Cole Hurley ... Son of Jennefer Bradley Laise ... Hybrid Jonathan Hausfater ... Party Guest Interview 1 Matt Hausfater ... Party Guest Interview 2 (as Matthew Hausfater) Kara Lindquist ... Party Guest Interview 3 Matthew Rowland ... Reid's Boss Jolene Andersen ... Reid's Sister Jamel King ... Darrin's Brother Robin Tweed ... Ben's Mother Victor Dante ... Creepy Local Christopher Frederick ... UFO Interview 1 Russ Taylor ... UFO Interview 2 David Saucedo ... UFO Interview 3 Norio Hayakawa ... Norio Hayakawa Stephen Bassett ... Political Activist Uncredited Cast Steven Barton ... Strip Club Bouncer Keith Blomberg ... Partygoer George Knapp ... Journalist Jonathan Marsh ... Partygoer Produced by Jason Blum   Stuart Ford   Jake Morrison   Katie Mustard   Rick A. Osako   Oren Peli   Gregory Plotkin   Steven Schneider   Jeanette Volturno   Amir Zbeda

Additional Info Premiere: May 15, 2015 DVD Release: August 04, 2015 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Aramid Entertainment Fund Blumhouse Productions IM Global Incentive Filmed Entertainment Room 101 Distributors Insurge Pictures   (2015) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Pictures   (2010) (USA) (theatrical) Insurge Pictures   (2015) (USA) (all media) Paramount Pictures   (2011) (USA) (DVD) Paramount+   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.3 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,011 / 20,982 Site Ranking #4,007 Luce (2019) #4,008 Captain America (1990) #4,009 Elvis & Nixon (2016) #4,010 Cosmic Sin (2021) #4,011 Area 51 (2015) #4,012 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) #4,013 The Addams Family 2 (2021) #4,014 Heaven & Earth (1993) #4,015 Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009)