IF
Short description
IF centers on Bea, a young girl going through a difficult period who discovers she can see the imaginary friends of other people. These beings, known as IFs, have largely been left behind as the children who created them have grown up. Bea sets out to bring forgotten imaginary friends back together with their former companions, aided by a neighbour who shares her ability.
The film was directed and written by John Krasinski. It follows his earlier features The Hollars, A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, and precedes A Quiet Place Part III in his directing work. Cailey Fleming plays Bea, with Ryan Reynolds as Cal, John Krasinski voicing Marshmallow and appearing as Dad, and Fiona Shaw as the grandmother. Steve Carell voices Blue and Phoebe Waller-Bridge voices Blossom, among a cast of forty credited performers and eighty-three credited crew members.
Produced by Paramount, Maximum Effort and Sunday Night, with Krasinski, Reynolds and Andrew Form among the producers, IF cost around 110 million dollars and took in roughly 190 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.4 out of 10 from about 65,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.9 from a much smaller base of around 1,700 ratings. A critics' score of 5.8 from 213 reviews places it slightly below the audience figures.
What's left behind the scenes
- Vince Vaughn recorded lines for his character (another imaginary friend), but they were cut during post-production.
- The grandmother is watching Henry Koster's 1950 fantasy comedy "Harvey" about a man whose friends include a two-meter-tall rabbit named Harvey, invisible to everyone else.
- The film's promotional campaign included, among other things, interviews with Ryan Reynolds, who voiced one of the characters, and Randall Park, who, interrupting Reynolds' objections, constantly referred to himself as John Krasinski (who worked on the project as director, screenwriter, producer, and one of the voice actors). This played on a scene from the series "The Office" (2005-2013), in which Krasinski and Jenna Fischer, with the help of their friend Steve (played by Park), prank a character played by Rainn Wilson.
- Michael Sarnoski played a cameo role in the film, and co-wrote the screenplay for the science fiction drama "A Quiet Place: Day One" (Sarnoski, 2024) with John Krasinski, but this episode was cut during post-production.
- Emily Blunt (who voiced the unicorn) had no lines in the script. She simply acted naturally, which is why the unicorn giggles so much. All her lines were usually recorded on the first take.
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