Get Out: Terrifying facts you never knew about Jordan Peele’s horror breakthrough

Get Out: Terrifying facts you never knew about Jordan Peele’s horror breakthrough

When Get Out premiered in 2017, it shocked audiences and critics alike with its chilling blend of horror and social commentary.

Director Jordan Peele’s debut feature starred Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, and quickly became a landmark in modern cinema.

So, with Halloween just around the corner, let’s look back at Peele’s first forray into the horror genre …

Daniel Kaluuya was cast as Chris Washington almost immediately.

Peele revealed that Kaluuya performed a tearful take so perfectly in five tries that the tear rolled down at the exact same time in every take - convincing everyone he was born to play Chris.

The original ending was much darker, and saw Chris arrested by police for the Armitage murders, with no escape.

However, Peele scrapped it after test audiences found it too bleak, and decided to rewrite the ending to be more uplifting.

The director explained: “The world didn’t need another reminder that some people don’t get out.”

When Get Out hit cinemas in 2017, the horror flick proved to be a box office smash hit.

The movie grossed over $255 million worldwide on a $4.5 million budget, and became a cultural phenomenon.

Get Out also earned four Oscar nominations and won Best Original Screenplay, making Peele the first Black filmmaker to receive that accolade.

Chance the Rapper loved Get Out so much that he bought out multiple screenings in Chicago, especially in predominantly Black neighborhoods, so fans could see it for free!

Jordan Peele went through more than 200 drafts of Get Out before finalising the script, but much of the dialogue still ended up improvised on set.

Lil Rel Howery, who played Chris’s friend Rod, ad-libbed many of his funniest lines, adding levity to the film’s most chilling moments.

Peele later said that Howery’s improvisation “gave the audience a breath when they needed it most”.