29 Lessons from the ‘Abigail’ Commentary

Welcome to Commentary Commentary, where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits the newest feature from Radio Silence, with their commentary for this year’s Abigail.

When it comes to the filmmaking collective known as Radio Silence, my heart belongs forever to 2019’s Ready or Not. Funny, smart, thrilling, and pitch-perfect to the very end, that film is the group’s masterpiece. That said, everything they do, from their V/H/S (2012) segment to their two Scream sequels, is a good time for fans of genre fun. Their latest feature is once more in the horror/comedy vein, and it’s once more a highly entertaining ride for fans of blood-soaked laughter.

Abigail is new to home video, and as they often do, the Radio Silence guys have packed the Blu-ray with plenty of extras including a directors’ commentary track. Their tracks are always great listens as they’re passionate filmmakers who enjoy sharing anecdotes, struggles, practical details, and more. Now keep reading to see what I heard on the commentary for…

Abigail (2024)

Commentators: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (co-director), Tyler Gillett (co-director), Michael P. Shawver (editor)

1. The opening ballet performance was filmed at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Alisha Weir, who plays the vampiric little girl of the title, lives in Dublin, and the theme continued as Bram Stoker — Mr. Vampire himself — grew up in the Irish city.

Final Thoughts

As mentioned above, the Radio Silence guys offer up terrific commentary tracks, and this one for Abigail is no different. They’re funny and share compliments like candy with their love and appreciation for everyone who worked on the film, and they are equally happy sharing details on the production highs and lows. It’s clear they love genre films, both watching them and making them, and it’s great to hear the positivity. Good movie, great commentary!

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Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he’s so damn young. He’s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists ‘Broadcast News’ as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter @FakeRobHunter.

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