Nope stylized in all caps is a American neo-Western science fiction horror film written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele , under his and Ian Cooper 's Monkeypaw Productions banner.
It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as horse- wrangling siblings attempting to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object in Agua Dulce , California. Peele officially announced his third directorial film in November Palmer and Kaluuya joined in February Yeun was cast the next month, and Peele revealed the title in July It was also named one of the top ten films of by the American Film Institute.
Since its release, the film has been included in lists of the best science fiction films of the 21st century and of all time. In Agua Dulce, California , the Haywood family trains and handles horses for film productions. One day at the Haywood ranch, small metallic objects begin rapidly falling from the sky. One of these objects, a nickel , strikes Otis Haywood Sr. Six months later, his children, Otis Jr. Jupe exploits his past traumatic experience as a child actor on the set of Gordy's Home , a family sitcom that featured a chimpanzee named Gordy.
During filming of an episode in , Gordy reacted violently to the sound of popping balloons and maimed some of his human co-stars but left Jupe unharmed, before being fatally shot by police. One night, the Haywoods notice their electricity fluctuating and their horses aggressively reacting to an unknown presence. They discover an unidentified flying object UFO that has been taking their horses. The siblings decide to document and sell evidence of the UFO's existence, and recruit electronics store employee Angel Torres to set up surveillance cameras.
The UFO arrives and abducts a horse that has broken out of the ranch stable, as well as a metal horse statue Em has stolen from Jupiter's Claim to act as a decoy. Holst declines, not wanting to encourage Em in what he sees as an endless pursuit of wealth and fame.
