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|title1 = ''Five Nights at Freddy's''

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|directed_by = [[Emma Tammi]]

|produced_by = [[Scott Cawthon]]<br>[[Jason Blum]]

|screenplay_by = Scott Cawthon<br>Seth Cuddeback<br>Emma Tammi

|story_by = Scott Cawthon<br>Chris Lee Hill<br>Tyler Macintyre

|based_on = ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's (Franchise)|Five Nights at Freddy's]]''<br>by Scott Cawthon

|starring = [[Josh Hutcherson]]<br>[[Elizabeth Lail]]<br>[[Piper Rubio]]<br>[[Mary Stuart Masterson]]<br>[[Matthew Lillard]]

|music_by = [[The Newton Brothers]]<ref>https://twitter.com/JonnyBlox/status/1703544393007853668</ref>

|cinematography = Lyn Moncrief

|edited_by = Andrew Wesmen<br>William Paley<ref>https://dam.gettyimages.com/viewer/universal/xwtgjh47vwgkc8t9qnzhv</ref>

|production_company = [[Blumhouse Productions]]<br>Scott Cawthon Productions<!--Please do not add "LCC." and make a link on this name, as it automatically redirect to "Scott Cawthon" article, which is already linked up above. Thank you for understanding.-->

|distributed_by = [[Universal Pictures]]

|release_date = October 26, 2023 <small>([[Wikipedia:Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]])</small><br>October 27, 2023 <small>(Theaters)</small><br>November 28, 2023 <small>(Digital)</small><br>December 12, 2023 <small>(Night Shift Edition)</small><br>June 24, 2024<ref name="UPHE">https://www.uphe.com/movies/five-nights-at-freddys</ref> <small>(On Demand)</small><br>October 30, 2024 <small>(BlumFest)</small>

|running_time = 1 Hour 50 Minutes<ref name="UPHE" />

|country = United States

|language = English

|mpaa_rating = PG-13<ref name="UPHE" />

|budget = $20 million<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-box-office-preview-1235581874/</ref>

|box_office = $297.1 million<ref>https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Five-Nights-at-Freddys-(2023)</ref>

|followed = [[Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (Film)|''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'']]

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'''''Five Nights at Freddy's''''' is a supernatural horror film based on the [[Five Nights at Freddy's (Franchise)|video game series]] of the same name created by Scott Cawthon. Filming began on February 1, 2023, and wrapped up on April 3, 2023, with [[Emma Tammi]] directing, [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] building the film's animatronic cast, and Scott Cawthon Productions and Blumhouse Productions producing the film.

''Five Nights at Freddy's'' was released on Peacock on October 26, 2023, and then released into theaters a day later, on October 27, by Universal Pictures. Critical reception for the film was polarized, with it receiving negative reviews from critics but positive reviews from audiences. It grossed $297.1 million on a $20 million budget as of March 2024, setting box-office records for Blumhouse and becoming the highest-grossing horror film of 2023.

A [[Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (Film)|sequel]] is currently in production.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/josh-hutcherson-dying-to-get-back-on-set-for-five-nights-at-freddys-2</ref>

== Synopsis ==

''The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse— the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man— brings Five Nights at Freddy's to the big screen.''

''The film follows [[Mike Schmidt (Film)|Mike]] (Josh Hutcherson; Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise) a troubled young man caring for his 10-year-old sister [[Abby Schmidt|Abby]] (Piper Rubio; Holly & Ivy, Unstable), and haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his [[Garrett (Film)|younger brother]] more than a decade before.''

''Recently fired and desperate for work so that he can keep custody of Abby, Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: [[Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place (Film)|Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria]]. But Mike soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems. With the aid of [[Vanessa Shelly|Vanessa]], a local police officer (Elizabeth Lail; You, Mack & Rita), Mike's nights at Freddy's will lead him into unexplainable encounters with the supernatural and drag him into the black heart of an unspeakable nightmare.''

''The film also stars Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes), as Mike's icy [[Aunt Jane]]; Kat Conner Sterling (We Have a Ghost, 9-1-1) as Abby's caring babysitter, [[Maxine|Max]]; and Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream) as [[William Afton (Film)|Steve Raglan]], Mike's smug career counselor.''

''Five Nights at Freddy's is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and is written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi and Seth Cuddeback.''

''The film's iconic animatronic characters will be created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.''

''Five Nights at Freddy's is produced by Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon. The film's executive producers are Bea Sequeira, Russell Binder, Marc Mostman and Christopher H. Warner. Universal Pictures presents a Blumhouse production, in association with [[Striker Entertainment, LLC|Striker Entertainment]].''<ref>https://www.fivenightsatfreddys.movie/synopsis</ref>

== Plot ==

At Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place, a once-successful but now abandoned pizzeria and family entertainment center, a night guard desperately attempts to screw open a vent inside the main office, with something outside banging on the Security Office door. He eventually manages to unscrew it and crawls through to the storage room. He sees a locked gate and tries to open it to no avail. An animatronic suddenly charges at him and straps to a chair where an animatronic head gets close to his face with spinning blades. He tries to unscrew the chair but only managing to get one screw off before it goes to his face, brutally killing him off screen. The screen then pans to the main area, the lights still on, and then focuses on a picture of a yellow rabbit holding hands with five other children.

The scene then cuts to mall security guard Mike Schmidt, who wakes up at 6:00AM. He lazily turns off the alarm and puts some pills in the drawer before getting up and doing his workout. He gets dressed and goes to Abby's bedroom only to find her not in bed. He sees her makeshift tent in the corner of the room, with Abby inside. He calls out to her again but she doesn't respond to him. He gets agitated and goes up to the tent, shaking it before she eventually comes out and calls him a jerk. He reminds her that she knows that he has to go to work and to get dressed in 5 minutes, with her responding to him by throwing a teddy bear at him.

The scene cuts to his coworker, [[Jeremiah (Film)|Jeremiah]] reading a book called "Dream Theory" stating "And though the dreamer remains asleep, he walks through memory as if experiencing it for the first time anew. No longer a passenger, but an active participant." Jeremiah laughs at it, asking if its for real. Mike respond that some people think so and that it depends on what you believe. He then talks about how he wishes he was in that scenario and asks if he could keep it, to which Mike declines and takes the book from him.

Afterwards, Mike goes to the ''Ice Cream Parties'' area and waits behind a lady who orders a "Walnut Fudge but with the fudge on the side so it won't melt the ice cream, as well as some whipped cream on top and three cherries". Mike notices a young boy on the side, but gets distracted by [[Minor Characters (Film)#Cindy|Cindy]] who asks him to order and asks if he wants his usual to which he says yes before noticing the child getting taken by a [[Minor Characters (Film)#Unnamed Father and Afraid Young Boy|stranger]]. Mistaking him for a kidnapper, he chases after him throughout the mall and tackles him to the fountain, punching him multiple times before getting subdued by ''Jeremiah''. Mike then visits his career counselor, Steve Raglan, for help on a new job. Steve is baffled by his actions in the mall, the guy having been revealed to actually have been the young boy's father.

Mike proclaims that it was a mistake and a misunderstanding, with Steve Raglan calling out his employment records with him working at "Tire Zone" as a sales associate for two months before getting terminated due to insubordination as well as working at Media World as a custodial staff for only one week before getting fired. He calls out that he thinks he isn't even trying and that it was ironic that he is asking him for help. He says that he is only trying to help and reads out his name before stopping mid-sentence. He leans in for a closer look and suddenly asks for coffee, leaving Mike confused. He pours a cup of coffee and states that his options are ''really'' limited due to his bad track record. Mike says that he is willing to take any job, but Steve shuts him down, stating that it's not that easy. Disappointed, Mike gets up to leave the room before Steve calls out to him stating that he has a job for him and asks to sit down. He eventually does sit down and asks what the job is, Steve calling it a security gig. He discloses saying that it's not great because of the high-turnover but that he can be his own boss. He also states that he only has to worry about one thing; Keeping people out and making sure that the place is tidy, Mike correcting him afterwards stating that that's two things. He looks at him disappointingly before asking if he wants the job or not. Mike asks how the pay is, with Steve stating that its not great and that the hours are worse. He thinks about it before saying that he can't do nights, with Steve saying that its such a shame. Mike goes to leave but Steve stops him, handing him his business card so he could call him if he has a change of heart.

Mike then returns home, ripping off a paper about overdue rent payment, and says hello to Maxine after babysitting Abby. She sits on the couch watching a ring commercial, calling out that she wishes that someone would buy her a ring.

On his first night, Mike falls asleep and dreams about his brother, Garrett's, kidnapping and presumed murder, a dream he had the night before; the only difference being that Mike sees five children who witnessed the crime. When Mike tries to approach them, they run away. On the second night, Mike's dream is repeated, but when he attempts to confront one of the children, he is attacked and wakes up. Mike meets police officer Vanessa Shelly, who notices his wounds and patches him up. Vanessa shows him around the restaurant and tells him that it closed in the 1980s after five children were murdered there; their bodies were never found.

Jane hires a gang of vandals to vandalize the restaurant in order to get Mike fired, an act which would enable her to gain custody of Abby. As the break-in occurs, the restaurant's animatronic mascots — Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and [[Mr. Cupcake (Film)|Mr. Cupcake]] — become alive and kill the gang. Among the vandals is Abby's babysitter Max, whose death results in Mike having to bring Abby to his next shift.

On the third night, the animatronics befriend Abby, but are hostile towards Mike. He discovers that the animatronics are possessed by the ghosts of the murdered children, whose leader, a blonde boy, consistently mentions a "yellow rabbit". On the fourth night, Abby is injured while she, Mike, and Vanessa are bonding with the animatronics. During her recovery, Vanessa learns Mike is attempting to identify Garrett's kidnapper, and warns him to not bring Abby to the restaurant again threatening him with a gun. Mike gets Jane to babysit Abby, much to her anger, as he goes back to the restaurant during the day and overdoses on sleeping pills.

Inside the dream, the five children appear again and tell Mike that he can stay with Garrett forever, in exchange for Abby. After denying their offer, Mike is repeatedly attacked in his dream and wakes up strapped to the animatronics' torture device. He escapes by removing pins that the previous deceased security guard had loosened, but is severely wounded by Foxy. A [[Golden Freddy (Film)|damaged yellow Freddy animatronic]], possessed by the blonde boy appears in Mike's house, kills Jane and takes Abby back to the restaurant by hitching a ride with a [[Cabbie|taxi driver]].

Vanessa finds Mike and treats his injuries; after Mike explains his dream, Vanessa reveals that she is the daughter of [[William Afton (Film)|William Afton]], a serial killer who murdered Garrett and the five children by hiding their bodies in the animatronics, and that their souls are under his control. Realizing that William is planning to murder Abby, Mike rushes to the restaurant with the necessary equipment to disable the animatronics. At the restaurant, Chica attempts to kill Abby, but Mike arrives and saves her. Mike is attacked by Mr. Cupcake and separated from Abby. The animatronics are eventually defeated, but they are reactivated by Steve Raglan, who arrives wearing the "yellow rabbit" suit as he reveals himself to be William before knocking Mike unconscious.

Knowing that the animatronics need to understand the truth, Abby draws a picture of William murdering the children. Vanessa attempts to stop William from interceding with the plan, but is stabbed in the abdomen. Before William can kill Mike, Abby shows her drawing to the animatronics, and they turn on William. Mr. Cupcake bites off part of the suit, triggering its internal springlock mechanisms and fatally wounding William. The animatronics drag him into a back room as Mike and Abby carry a wounded Vanessa out of the restaurant; she falls into a coma afterwards and is taken to a hospital. Mike continues to look after Abby as they return to their normal lives. Meanwhile back in the restaurant, William is still clutching in pain in the back room while one of the ghost of the children closes the door. In the mid-credits scene, the taxi driver that picked up Abby and Golden Freddy earlier is on a break taking a nap when he hears the passenger door open. Initially thinking it's another customer, the driver is shocked to find a Balloon Boy figurine in the passenger seat. During the end credits, a distorted robotic voice spells out "Come find me."

== Development ==

[[Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Pictures]] announced in April 2015 that it had acquired the series' film rights, with [[Wikipedia:Roy Lee|Roy Lee]], David Katzenberg, and [[Wikipedia:Seth Grahame-Smith|Seth Grahame-Smith]] scheduled to produce. Grahame-Smith said that they would collaborate with Cawthon "to make an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-114</ref> In July 2015, [[Wikipedia:Gil Kenan|Gil Kenan]] signed to direct the adaptation and co-write it with Tyler Burton Smith.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-115</ref>

In January 2017, Cawthon said that due to "problems within the movie industry as a whole", the film "was met with several delays and roadblocks" and was "back at square one." He promised "to be involved with the movie from day one this time."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-116</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-117</ref> Cawthon tweeted a picture of a chair with the name "Freddy" with the Blumhouse Productions logo in March of that year, implying that the film has a new production company.<ref>https://twitter.com/real_scawthon/status/846749317922783237</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-119</ref> Producer Jason Blum confirmed the news two months later, saying that he was excited about working closely with Cawthon on the adaptation.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-120</ref> In June 2017, Kenan said that he was no longer directing the film after Warner Bros. Pictures' [[Wikipedia:Turnaround (filmmaking)|turnaround]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-121</ref> It was announced in February 2018 that [[Wikipedia:Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] would direct and write the film, also producing it with Blum and Cawthon.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-Columbus-122</ref>

In August 2018, Cawthon announced that the script's first draft (involving the events of the first game) was completed and a second and third film were possible.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-123</ref> That month, Blum tweeted that the film was planned for a 2020 release.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-124</ref> In November 2018, Cawthon announced that the film's script had been scrapped and the film would be further delayed.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-125</ref> On September 2019, the script for the movie has been confirmed to be finished. In June 2020, Blum said in an interview that the film is in super active development, and that it's moving rapidly forward, but that he doesn't want to put a timeline on it.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Nights_at_Freddy%27s#cite_note-126</ref> In November 2020, Cawthon stated in a Reddit post that the screenplay had been chosen and that filming will start in Spring 2021, around March. Included was a list of scrapped screenplays with a small description of each and why they were ultimately eliminated.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad_news_about_the_fnaf_movie</ref>

However, on September 29th, 2021, it was revealed in an article that the "Mike" script was scrapped, and that filming did not begin during spring of 2021 as Cawthon and Blum wanted. Therefore, it was unknown when the film would be released. However, Blum tweeted that the movie was still in production and stated that he doesn't want to write a story that's going to disappoint Cawthon.

In March 2022, Blum stated that news on the film is "dangerously close" and that it could release in 2023.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220313205852/https://deadline.com/video/jason-blum-open-to-exhibitors-ticket-price-hikes-for-tentpoles-theatrical-day-teases-five-nights-at-freddys</ref>

In August 2022, Blum tweeted an image from the special effects company Jim Henson's Creature Shop, who made the animatronic suit designs for the film.<ref>https://twitter.com/jason_blum/status/1557041550688919552</ref>

In October 2022, Blum confirmed that the ''FNaF'' Movie would start production in February 2023, with director Emma Tammi, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop building the animatronics. Three character descriptions for Mike Schmidt, Abby Schmidt, and Vanessa Shelly were also revealed by Geek Vibes Nation, but unconfirmed as reliable information until later on.

In December 2022, Deadline revealed that Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson were cast in unknown roles.<ref>https://deadline.com/2022/12/five-nights-at-freddys-sets-matthew-lillard-amp-josh-hutcherson-1235201233</ref> The following day, [[YouTubers#Dawko|Dawko]] revealed on his St. Jude charity stream that they'd been cast as William Afton and Mike Schmidt respectively. During the same stream, Piper Rubio was revealed to be cast as Mike's younger sister, Abby Schmidt, and Mary Stuart Masterson was revealed to have been cast as a unknown villain, now revealed to be Mike's Aunt Jane.

In January 2023, Geek Vibes Nation revealed actress Elizabeth Lail to have been cast as Vanessa. In the following months, many cast members were revealed through various official announcements, leaks, and other sources.

On February 1, 2023, the movie officially started filming in New Orleans, Louisiana, and wrapped on April 3, 2023.

On April 5, 2023, Blum tweeted that the movie would be released on October 27, 2023.<ref>https://twitter.com/jason_blum/status/1643788117009391616</ref>

On April 28, 2023, YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@3CFilms Cris Parker] brought attention to an official leaked two-paragraph synopsis of the film.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdWY4FSqpN8</ref>

On May 6, 2023, an unfinished trailer for the film was leaked by an early testing surveyor. Leaks of the trailer were taken down by Universal and Blumhouse, and Cawthon released a statement regarding the leak, praising fans who chose to not view and re-post the leaked footage.

On May 16, 2023, Blum (along with Blumhouse Productions) tweeted out the first official poster for the movie and re-affirmed the intended release date. The poster also revealed the movie's tagline: "CAN YOU SURVIVE".<ref>https://twitter.com/jason_blum/status/1658608329059627014</ref> Individual posters for Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy were later tweeted out by the official Blumhouse Productions account.<ref>https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1658610877011218434</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1658610878751858689</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1658610880052084737</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1658610881356505088</ref> On the same day, the first teaser trailer for the film was released on Blum's Twitter page and later on the official Blumhouse YouTube channel.

On June 27, 2023, the official trailer for the movie was released by Blumhouse.

On August 30, 2023, the second official trailer for the movie was released by Blumhouse.

On October 26, 2023, the movie was released on Peacock and there were preview showings of the movie in theaters.

On October 27, 2023, the movie was released in theaters.

On November 28, 2023, the movie released digitally.

On December 23, 2023, the movie ended its theatrical run.

On February 23, 2024, the film was added to Peacock's "Leaving Soon" category on their app.

On February 25, 2024, the film was removed from Peacock.<ref>https://www.peacocktv.com/collections/leaving-peacock</ref>

On March 6, 2024, the film started streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

On October 30, 2024, the film was rereleased exclusively at AMC Theaters for BlumFest 2024.<ref>https://x.com/blumhouse/status/1850975828877754480</ref>

== Reception ==

Critical reception for the film was polarized, with critics rating the film poorly but viewers rating the film highly. Rotten Tomatoes has a recommendation percentage of 32% based off of 214 critic reviews, but has a recommendation percentage of 87% based off of 2,500+ audience reviews. On Metacritic, the film received a score of 33 out of 100 based on 38 critic reviews, considered "generally unfavorable", but has a 7.9 out of 10 based on 1,650+ user reviews, considered "Generally Favorable". However on CinemaScore, a viewer aggregate review website, the film received positive reviews, obtaining an A- on an A+ to F scale. PostTrak, an audience exit polling website, gave it overall a 77% positive score. On IMDb the film received a 5.5 based on 96,000 reviews, and on TMDB the film received a 76% based on over 3,600+ reviews. On Amazon Prime Video, the film received a 4.4/5 stars based on 3,200+ user reviews.

== Websites ==

* [https://www.fivenightsatfreddys.movie Movie Website] <small>(Redirect)</small>

* [https://www.facebook.com/FNAFMovie Facebook]

* [https://www.instagram.com/fnafmovie Instagram]

* [https://twitter.com/FNAFMovie X/Twitter]

* [https://www.tiktok.com/@fnafmovie TikTok]

* [https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/five-nights-at-freddys Universal Pictures Page]

* [https://giphy.com/fnafmovie GIPHY]

* [https://www.freddysfanzone.com Freddy Fazbear Fanzone]

* [https://dam.gettyimages.com/universal/fivenightsatfreddys Getty Images]

== Trivia ==

=== General ===

* Freddy's torture mask may be an allusion to what Phone Guy mentioned about animatronic devices on the facial area in the games.

* MatPat and CoryxKenshin appear in the film.

* In the novelization of the film, Ness states that his father is Sparky, which, while an uncommon name, could just be a coincidence.

* When the vandals get to Freddy's, Max's dog, Bonesy, can be seen in the car for a few seconds. Bonesy had more scenes, but they were ultimately cut from the finale cut.

* A common fan name for Mr. Cupcake is "Carl the Cupcake," and in the film, Mr. Cupcake attacks and kills the character named Carl.

** In an interview hosted by Dawko, Joseph, actor for Carl, stated he was named Carl so the fan name could be separated from Mr. Cupcake. It is unknown why Scott wants this separation.

* The [[Five Nights at Freddy's (Song)|song]] used in the end credits is the 2014 fan-made song "''Five Nights at Freddy's''" by The Living Tombstone.

** According to The Living Tombstone they were first approached in 2018 to have the song added.

* The film takes place in April 2000 and starts on April 6.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/RUWWO2F</ref>

** Using the information given in the film, the film starts on April 6, 2000, based on the camera footage that is shown early on in the film, and Mike's first shift was on April 11, 2000, which is seen in a closeup when Mike turns his watch's alarm off after falling to the ground after a dream. Mike ends his week on April 15, 2000, after seeing William Afton get springlocked. Then, according to Dr. Lillian, a few weeks go by, so the film could have ended near the end of April or at the beginning or middle of May.

*** This means the film skips over April 9th and 10th and the few weeks, which, a few weeks, are most commonly interpolated as 2 to 5 weeks, meaning the film skips up to 37 days max, so April 22 up to May 20, 2000.

* ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' is the highest-grossing horror film of 2023 beating ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10160976/ The Nun II]'' by $29M.

* ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' is Blumhouse's highest grossing film with a worldwide gross over $297M, the previous title holder was ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4972582/ Split]'' which grossed over $278M.

=== Easter Eggs and References ===

* Before Foxy attacks, he sings his iconic Diddleedum song, similarly to his [[Foxy|video game counterpart]].

* The opening credits are accompanied by an 8-bit depiction of William luring the five children; 8-bit minigames are often the main form of storytelling in the series.

* Mike wakes up at exactly 6 a.m. for both his job as mall security guard and later night shift security guard. This is the time when the animatronics of the game series presumably stop attacking.

* On Mike's bedside table is a book with the title "DREAM THEORY" and a bottle full of sleeping pills. The Dream Theory book is a nod to a popular theory of the same name, which states that [[Five Nights at Freddy's (Clickteam Series)|the first four games]] take place inside the mind of a [[Protagonist (FNaF4)|child]]; this would be reflected by Jeremiah, who narrates an excerpt of the book. Meanwhile, the bottle of pills may be an allusion to an [[:File:Bedpills.png|easter egg]] in ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's 4]]'', where the player can occasionally spot a pill bottle sitting atop the nightstand next to the bed.

* [[Chica's Magic Rainbow]], the final boss of ''[[FNaF World]]'', makes a cameo appearance at the ice cream parlor where Mike gets his order, presumably as the mascot of said parlor. Cindy would also mention a new "Rainbow Explosion" flavor, possibly a nod to the eponymous rainbow's "Rainbow Cannon" attack.

* William Afton uses the false name "Steve Raglan," reminiscent of [[William Afton (Novel Trilogy)|his novel counterpart]], who also uses a false name, that being "Dave Miller."

* On Afton's office table, there is a set of keys with a rabbit's foot. This, of course, foreshadows the reveal of the Yellow Rabbit being William Afton.

* During the part when Mike converses with Dr. Lillian, one can see the words "BUNNY," "PUPPET," "FOX," "BEAR," and "CHICK" written from top to bottom on the blackboard. These words respectively refer to the animatronics [[Bonnie]], [[The Puppet|Puppet]], Foxy, [[Freddy]], and [[Chica]].

* The way William talks about the history of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place is similar to [[Ralph]] from the first three games, where he fulfills a similar role. He even ends off his message with the phrase "see you on the flip side," just like how Ralph ends his [[Night 3 (FNaF1)|Night 3]] call in the [[Five Nights at Freddy's|first game]].

* Inside Mike's office is the "CELEBRATE" poster first seen in the first game. Notably, Bonnie's signature V-shaped guitar was replaced by his new trapezoid-shaped guitar due to copyright reasons with the guitar company {{W|Gibson (guitar company)|Gibsons, Inc.}}

* On Mike's first night, there is a tape that has his name written on a piece of tape. When looking closely, the name "Fritz" can be seen under it, referencing [[Fritz Smith]], the guard in the ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' video game.

** This means Fritz Smith was one of the previous guards at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place, which implies he's most likely dead and might not appear in the second film.

** The name "Fritz" appearing under Mike's name could also be a nod to the theory that Fritz Smith in the ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' video game is [[Michael Afton]].

* Sparky's Diner is a nod to the first-ever hoax animatronic created in the fan community, Sparky the Dog.

* After Mike is struck with a hook in his dream, the ghost kid with the hook possesses pitch-black eyes and cries black tears, making him resemble the appearance of the dead children seen in the 8-bit minigames, most prominently seen in ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's 2]]'' and ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's 3]]''.

* As Mike is disoriented by his surroundings, the phrase "IT'S ME" is written on a mirror. This catchphrase is often associated with [[Golden Freddy]].

* The [[:File:FNaFMovie_EOTM.jpg|Employee of the Month wall]] is mostly comprised of YouTubers that have contributed to the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' franchise in some ways. The YouTubers represented are:

** Razzbowski on the month of January.

** Bazamalam on the month of March.

** John Wolfe on the month of May.

** FusionZGamer on the month of June.

** Dawko on the month of July.

** DJ Sterf on the month of October.

** 8-BitRyan on the month of December.

*** Although technically not an employee of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place, CoryxKenshin makes a cameo appearance in the movie as an [[Cabbie|unnamed cabbie]].

* Carl wears a T-shirt with a frame of [[Midnight Motorist]] printed on it, an 8-bit minigame that first appeared in ''[[Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator]]''.

** Comparing the shirt and this [[:File:MidnightMotorist Gameplay.png|image]] on its page, one can see that the frame of the minigame printed on the shirt is identical to the first image seen on the minigame's page.

* The door of the office has yellow-and-black striped tape, making it resemble its appearance from the first game.

* When Foxy is charging towards Jeff, the original [[:FIle:XSCREAM.ogg|jumpscare scream]] from the first game can be heard.

* With the exception of Freddy, the animatronics kill the delinquent gang in their notable locations from the first game; Chica kills Carl in the kitchen, Bonnie kills Hank inside the supply closet, and Foxy kills Jeff in a hallway.

* When Abby is being hunted down by Foxy, she hides behind an arcade cabinet. This mirrors a similar scene from the novel ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's 1: The Silver Eyes|Five Nights at Freddy's #1: The Silver Eyes]]'', where protagonist [[Charlotte Emily (Novel Trilogy)|Charlotte Emily]] also hid behind an arcade cabinet in order to evade Foxy.

* The idea of William Afton being able to control the animatronics harkens back to how his novel counterpart is capable of controlling the [[Twisted Animatronics|Twisted animatronics]] in ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's 2: The Twisted Ones|Five Nights at Freddy's #2: The Twisted Ones]]''.

* As William writhes in agony from the springlock failure, he gets dragged away by the animatronics, which mimics the same fate as his novel counterpart in ''The Silver Eyes''.

* It's possible to see an endoskeleton in some scenes of the film, including behind the main stage, during the invasion of Freddy's, and behind the kitchen fan while Mike cleans.

* At the very end of the credits, a robotic voice will start spelling out "COME FIND ME" similar to the ''[[SAVETHEM]]'' minigame from ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2''.

=== Real-Life References ===

* Jeremiah mentions trading a mint condition Cal Ripken Jr. rookie card for a used copy of {{W|Missile Command}} during the summer of '82.

* MatPat plays Sparky's Diner waiter Ness, a reference to the video "Game Theory: UNDERTALE - Sans's SECRET Identity!," a controversial episode of the YouTube web series ''Game Theory'', which proposes the idea of Sans from ''[[w:c:undertale|Undertale]]'' being Ness, the protagonist of ''[[w:c:earthbound|Earthbound]]''.

* In the same scene, after Jeff thought that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, Ness replies by saying some people say so, but it was only just a theory. The line "It's just a theory" is MatPat's signature catchphrase uttered at the end of his ''Game Theory'' videos.

* Before William is about to kill Mike, he wipes his knife with his hands, a move similarly done by [[w:c:scream:Stu Macher|Stu Macher]] from the first [[w:c:scream|Scream]] film. In fact, both characters were played by Matthew Lillard. According to him, Emma Tammi was the one who came up with the idea and asked him to do it.

=== Behind-the-Scenes ===

* In an interview, Matthew Lillard mentioned that he signed a three-picture deal with Blumhouse for ''Five Nights at Freddy's'', meaning Lillard will star in three films if they are to be made.<ref>https://youtu.be/MfsMmQR3PDY?si=ME3Dc95r9lgjMgb5&t=771</ref>

* YouTuber FuhNaff revealed himself to be one of the few people being considered as Josh Hutcherson's double in the film, but it didn't end up working out.<ref>https://x.com/FuhNaff/status/1658913475924566029</ref>

* Hank was originally meant to die by getting impaled by Bonnie's guitar, which could be a reference to what Rockstar Bonnie says in ''Ultimate Custom Night''.

* Markiplier said in a live stream on October 16, 2023, that he was asked to be in the film but scheduling didn't line up due to him filming the {{W|Iron Lung (film)|Iron Lung film}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/O-5BmqCBivA?si=GoeLO5pqu-JmkJfH&t=395</ref>

** Later on October 28, MatPat posted a Film Theory video talking about his role and experience at the film set. At one point, he showed a wall that displayed all the actors for the film, which showed that Markiplier was originally going to be Bob.<ref>https://youtu.be/SzwEzpec7CA?si=SXMV0kNjGYKeauI0&t=260</ref>

* In an interview, Piper Rubio stated the ball pit looked around 7ft deep.

* In an episode of Markiplier "PowerWash Pals" Spotify podcast, Dawko revealed he was oringially going to have a small role in the film playing as a TV host named "Doggo" and would say the line "What's going on guys, Doggo back again" which is Dawko's YouTube intro.

=== Production ===

* In November, 2020, Scott Cawthon would make a post on the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' subReddit community, where he would reveal various scrapped screenplays that were considered and explained why they were rejected.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/jxvesb/bad_news_about_the_fnaf_movie</ref>

* The film's production codename was "Bad Cupcake."

* In the second trailer, Toy Chica and Toy Bonnie Hex plushies can be seen in the prize corner display box.

* Someone on the production of the film mentioned that Mr. Cupcake has the same mechanisms that the Freddy torture chair has.

* Jason Blum, in a pre-show message, revealed that ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' didn't undergo the typical test screenings due to the {{W|2023 SAG-AFTRA strike|2023 SAG-AFTRA strike}}. He mentioned that only friends of Blumhouse employees, who happened to be "Freddy's superfans," viewed and gave feedback on the film during post-production.<ref>https://x.com/JonnyBlox/status/1851786333187948869</ref>

=== Other ===

* The 2019 comedy horror film {{W|The Banana Splits Movie}}, which is based on {{W|Hanna-Barbera}}'s 1968 variety show {{W|The Banana Splits}}, is speculated to be a retooled version of one of the scrapped ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' scripts that they had from before Blumhouse took over the production in March, 2017.

* The 2021 action comedy horror film {{W|Willy's Wonderland}} shares a similar plot line to the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' series. The director, Kevin Lewis, and the writer, G. O. Parsons, both denied any similarities between the two.

* In 2020, Jason Blum made a post on X/Twitter sharing that he's been watching MatPat's Game Theory videos.<ref>https://x.com/jason_blum/status/1300844200573845505</ref>

* ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' is Blumhouse's first video game adaptation.

* Jason Blum was made fun of for pursuing the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' film, often being told that it would never happen.<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/jason-blum-fight-nights-freddys-blumhouse</ref>

* In an interview, Jason Blum revealed that actress Jamie Lee Curtis was a huge fan of the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' video game series; shortly after, Blum would be asked if she would star in the film, replying with, "I hope so. I'm thinking about it."<ref>https://cosmicbook.news/jamie-lee-curtis-five-nights-freddys-movie</ref>

** Jamie Lee Curtis ended up not being cast.

* For a while, Jack Black was making a lot of ''Five Nights at Freddy's''-related posts on his TikTok, which had fans speculating if Black would be in the film.

** This ended up being false.

* The font used for the poster logo is "Compacta SH Black" by Fred Lambert.

* The font used for the teaser trailer logo is called "Dohrma".

* For a short period of time in June 2023, the X/Twitter account Twitter Movies, now known as just Movies, was themed around the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' film.

* Random people that were signed up to Blumhouse's news letter would've had the chance to redeem exclusive cast and crew gifts.<ref>https://x.com/blumhouse/status/1691887552083480938</ref>

* Blumhouse shared two word reviews for three of the then-upcoming films, with Five Nights at Freddy's getting "GREAT SCOTT."<ref>https://twitter.com/blumhouse/status/1699467499094380929</ref>

* On September 24, 2023, the ''FNaF'' X/Twitter hashflag icons were removed from their respective hashtags.

** On September 27, 2023, the ''FNaF'' X/Twitter hashflag icons returned.

** On December 29, 2023, the ''FNaF'' X/Twitter hashflag icons were once again removed, this time for good.

* A Snapchat filter by Universal Picture can be found on [[Freddy Fazbear's Fanzone]] website. The filter holds 3D scans of Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, Mr. Cupcake, and Foxy's animatronic suits.<ref>https://www.freddysfanzone.com/</ref>

* Insomnia Cookie released a ''FNaF''-themed cookie on October 16, 2023, called "Freddy Fazbear's Cookie Pizza."

* For unknown reasons, the '80s Newscaster and the Janitor never made the cut in the film.

* A few days after the release, NBCUniversal revealed that Five Nights at Freddy's became the #1 most watched film and series title on Peacock in only the first five days of release. The film surpassed ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10665342/ Halloween Ends]'', ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/ The Super Mario Bros. Movie]'', ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12878838/ Bel-Air]'', and ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14022728/ The Best Man: The Final Chapter]''.<ref>https://deadline.com/2023/10/five-nights-at-freddys-premiere-streaming-ratings-peacock-1235588881/</ref>

* According to Screendollars, ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' released worldwide in 3,789 locations.<ref>https://screendollars.com/film-detail/five-nights-at-freddys/</ref>

* ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' is placed 7th worldwide in IMDb's ''Top Movies of 2023'' based on IMDb page views.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/best-of/top-movies-2023/</ref>

* On December 10, 2023, the ''FNaF'' Movie Instagram account was randomly removed from the site.<ref>https://twitter.com/FNaFNewsWire/status/1733889665516646665</ref>

** On December 12, 2023, the Instagram account was brought back online.

* Iam8bit made physical CD, Cassette, and Vinyl versions of the films soundtrack

* According to What's on Netflix, ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' will be on Netflix around sometime in 2027 in the U.S.<ref>https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/when-will-five-nights-at-freddys-be-on-netflix/</ref>

* ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' is #1 in the U.S. a little under 24 hours after it being available on Amazon Prime Video.<ref>https://imgur.com/a/dbQSLaa</ref>

* Scott is happy with the release of ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' and is grateful that things fell into place.<ref>https://youtu.be/lrgSbteWMC8?si=ZUa1Nuv4cB1usdbc&t=2124</ref>

* On the release of the film, Scott wanted to be blind to everything for the first week and just experience what others are experiencing in theaters. But he accidentally read a negative review when checking his email when waiting on his second showing, and that opened the floodgates to him reading more, which made him think he wasted everyone's time that the film was a huge failure, and he started thinking of how he was going to write a letter to Blumhouse and the fans to say sorry. But somehow, Jason Blum found out about what had happened with Scott, to which he started bombarding Scott with all-caps texts saying that the fans love the film, that it's a big hit, and everything is great.<ref>https://youtu.be/lrgSbteWMC8?si=7gyQZ0TZCGQQOeYr&t=2262</ref>

* During Blumhouse's 2024 BlumFest, Five Nights at Freddy's was set to rerelease on October 30, 2024, in theaters exclusively at AMC Theaters.<ref>https://x.com/blumhouse/status/1836045064294084962</ref>

* On October 1, 2024, Universal Pictures uploaded a video focusing on the springlock scene titled "The Springtrap Transformation." Interestingly, they have altered the title name twice since then, changing it to "Afton's Entombment" and "Afton's Entrapment." The description for the video also changed, removing any reference to the names "Spring Bonnie" and "Springtrap." The reason for why this was done is unknown and most likely means nothing.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ieGsris8w</ref>

* As of October 2024, the first and second trailers for the film are the most viewed videos on Blumhouse's YouTube channel. The first trailer is within the top 20 most viewed on Universal Pictures' YouTube channel.

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