Mercy (2014 film)

2014 American film

Matt Greenberg

Based on"Gramma"
by Stephen KingProduced by

Jason Blum
McG
Mary Viola

Starring

Frances O'Connor
Shirley Knight
Chandler Riggs
Joel Courtney
Dylan McDermott
Mark Duplass

CinematographyBryon ShahEdited by

Toby Yates
William Yeh

Music byReza Safinia

Production
companies

Blumhouse Productions
Wonderland Sound and Vision

Distributed by

Universal Pictures

Release date

October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07) (United States)

Running time

79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Mercy is a 2014 American supernatural horror film written by Matt Greenberg, directed by Peter Cornwell, and starring Frances O'Connor, Shirley Knight, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Dylan McDermott and Mark Duplass. It is loosely based on the 1984 short story "Gramma" by Stephen King. It was produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions banner and McG. The film was released straight to video by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 7, 2014.^[1]

Plot

A single mother (Frances O’Connor) and her two children George (Chandler Riggs) and Buddy (Joel Courtney) go to help take care of their grandmother (Shirley Knight) who has mystical powers.

Cast

Frances O'Connor as Rebecca McCoy
Chandler Riggs as George Bruckner
Joel Courtney as Buddy Bruckner
Shirley Knight as Mercy
- Pepper Binkley as Young Mercy
Dylan McDermott as Jim Swann
Mark Duplass as Uncle Lanning
Amanda Walsh as Charlotte
Harley Graham as Phoebe
Joe Egender as Wendell

Production

On October 25, 2012, it was announced Peter Cornwell would direct the film from a script by Matt Greenberg, and that Frances O'Connor had been attached to star.^[2] On November 30, 2012, it was reported Chandler Riggs had joined the cast of the film, opposite Joel Courtney in the lead roles.^[3]

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 7, 2014.

References

^ Miska, Brad (September 9, 2014). "'Mockingbird,' 'Mercy' and 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown' This October".
^ "Stephen King Short Story Adapted as Horror Feature MERCY for Universal". Collider. October 26, 2012.
^ "Chandler Riggs and Joel Courtney Join Stephen King's MERCY, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins ALL YOU NEED IS KILL". Collider. November 30, 2012.

External links

Mercy at IMDb
Mercy at Rotten Tomatoes

Adaptations of works by Stephen King

Theatrical films

Cujo (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) Christine (1983) Cat's Eye (1985) Silver Bullet (1985) Maximum Overdrive (1986) A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) The Running Man (1987) Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Graveyard Shift (1990) Misery (1990) Needful Things (1993) The Dark Half (1993) The Mangler (1995) Dolores Claiborne (1995) Thinner (1996) The Green Mile (1999) Hearts in Atlantis (2001) Dreamcatcher (2003) Secret Window (2004) Riding the Bullet (2004) 1408 (2007) The Mist (2007) The Dark Tower (2017) The Boogeyman (2023) The Life of Chuck (TBA) The Monkey (TBA)
Carrie	Carrie (1976) The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) Carrie (2013)
Creepshow	Creepshow (1982) Creepshow 2 (1987)
Children of the Corn	Children of the Corn (1984) II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) Children of the Corn (2020)
Different Seasons	Stand by Me (1986) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Apt Pupil (1998)
Firestarter	Firestarter (1984) Firestarter (2022)
Pet Sematary	Pet Sematary (1989) Pet Sematary Two (1992) Pet Sematary (2019)
The Lawnmower Man	The Lawnmower Man (1992) Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
It	It (2017) It Chapter Two (2019)
The Shining	The Shining (1980) Doctor Sleep (2019)

VOD films

A Good Marriage (2014)
Cell (2016)
Gerald's Game (2017)
1922 (2017)
In the Tall Grass (2019)
Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
Salem's Lot (2024)

Direct-to-video

Creepshow 3 (2006) Dolan's Cadillac (2009) Mercy (2014)
Children of the Corn	III: Urban Harvest (1995) IV: The Gathering (1996) V: Fields of Terror (1998) 666: Isaac's Return (1999) Revelation (2001) Genesis (2011) Runaway (2018)
The Mangler	The Mangler 2 (2002) The Mangler Reborn (2005)
Sometimes They Come Back	Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998)

TV films

Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
Quicksilver Highway (1997)
The Night Flier (1997)
Trucks (1997)
Carrie (2002)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Children of the Corn (2009)
Big Driver (2014)

Miniseries

It (1990)
Golden Years (1991)
The Tommyknockers (1993)
The Langoliers (1995)
The Shining (1997)
Firestarter: Rekindled (2002)
Rose Red (2002)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
Bag of Bones (2011)
11.22.63 (2016)
The Outsider (2020)
Lisey's Story (2021)

Salem's Lot	Salem's Lot (1979) Salem's Lot (2004)
The Stand	The Stand (1994) The Stand (2020–2021)

TV series

The Dead Zone (2002–2007)
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
Haven (2010–2015)
Under the Dome (2013–2015)
The Mist (2017)
Mr. Mercedes (2017–2019)
Castle Rock (2018–2019)
Creepshow (2019–present)
Chapelwaite (2021)
Welcome to Derry (2025)

Episodes

"The Word Processor of the Gods" (1984)
"Gramma" (1986)
"Sorry, Right Number" (1987)
"The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson" (1997)
"Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (2018)
"Not It" (2022)

Stage

Misery (1992 play) Dolores Claiborne (2013 opera) The Shining (2016 opera)
Carrie	Carrie (1988 musical) Scarrie! The Musical (1998 musical parody)

Audio

Radio	The Mist in 3D Binaural Sound (1984) Salem's Lot (1995) Pet Sematary (1997) Secret Window, Secret Garden (2003) Misery (2004)
Podcast	Strawberry Spring (2021)