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The scene begins with Luke walking into the pool area and discovering that hes locked in.
Bonnie Tylers Total Eclipse of the Heart plays softly.
Then the Man in the Mask skulks out, dragging a heavy ax behind him.
They wrestle in the water, the camera following them under the surface, where the music is muffled.
Nothing I can say, Bonnie Tyler sings, a total eclipse of the heart.
I was always like, Does that make you feel good or bad?
That warms my heart.
That pool was insane, he said.
It is so big.
Still, they worked with what they had.
The unwieldy size of the pool also helped Roberts lock in on a specific reference point.
InPrey at Night, Roberts uses a similar trick when Pin-Up Girl runs out behind Luke.
That zoom is still my favorite thing Ive ever done, Roberts said.
I was like,God damn, Roberts continued.
That suddenly opened up the rest of the movie for me.
I was like,Okay, this is the vibe.
With that in mind, Total Eclipse of the Heart was a natural choice for the pool scene.
It ended up being a battle, however, givenPrey at Nights tight budget.
It was always Bonnie.
Once in the pool, however, the situation became more complicated.
Maffei remembers his mask spinning around on his head when he was in the pool.
Everything was filled with water, he said.
Johannes is yelling and the suns coming up, so Im like, I gotta catch this bastard …
Eventually, I got him.
Just too fast, that kid.
When Luke climbs out of the water, the camera also has to pull up high above the pool.
I didnt think the pool scene was going to take on a life of its own, Maffei said.
After all,Prey at Nightwas a decade-later sequel to a beloved horror film and a massive box-office success.
(The Strangersgrossed over $80 million on a $9 million budget.)
Seeing it for the first time in this movie theater with this crowd …
I forgot it was me up there.
In the six years sincePrey at Nights release, he said that people have become kinder about the movie.
