Directing

Danny Philippou

Born November 13, 1992 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (age 33)

Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, known together online as RackaRacka, are an Australian twin sibling team of filmmakers, YouTubers, and stunt performers. They are best known for their comedy-horror and parody videos on YouTube and for directing the horror films Talk to Me (2022) and Bring Her Back (2025). They have won numerous awards for their work, including the Best International Channel …

Known For

Bring Her Back

Bring Her Back · 2025

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

Talk to Me

Talk to Me · 2023

MovieHorrorThriller

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

The Babadook

The Babadook · 2014

MovieDramaHorror

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

Street Fighter

Street Fighter · 2026

MovieActionFantasy

In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don't, it's GAME OVER!

The Dragon Pearl

The Dragon Pearl · 2011

The Dragon Pearl

MovieAdventureFamily

Josh and Ling were expecting a boring vacation visiting each of their parents at an archaeological dig in China. But the new friends soon discover they're right in the middle of an adventure when they find a Chinese Golden Dragon.

Dawn

MovieThrillerDrama

A woman running from a terrible truth hides out in a remote hills town with her young daughter until her past catches up with her and an impossible choice must be faced.

Talk 2 Me

The sequel to the 2022 film. Plot TBA.

Untitled Talk to Me Prequel

Untitled Talk to Me Prequel

Untitled Talk to Me Prequel

A prequel short film that tells the story of Duckett entirely through cell phones and social media.

Filmography

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Bring Her Back

Bring Her Back · 2025

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

Writer

Talk to Me

Talk to Me · 2023

MovieHorrorThriller

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

Writer

The Babadook

The Babadook · 2014

MovieDramaHorror

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

Electrician

Street Fighter

Street Fighter · 2026

MovieActionFantasy

In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don't, it's GAME OVER!

The Dragon Pearl

The Dragon Pearl · 2011

The Dragon Pearl

MovieAdventureFamily

Josh and Ling were expecting a boring vacation visiting each of their parents at an archaeological dig in China. But the new friends soon discover they're right in the middle of an adventure when they find a Chinese Golden Dragon.

Production Assistant

Dawn

MovieThrillerDrama

A woman running from a terrible truth hides out in a remote hills town with her young daughter until her past catches up with her and an impossible choice must be faced.

Electrician

Talk 2 Me

The sequel to the 2022 film. Plot TBA.

Director

Untitled Talk to Me Prequel

Untitled Talk to Me Prequel

Untitled Talk to Me Prequel

A prequel short film that tells the story of Duckett entirely through cell phones and social media.

Director

Deluge

MovieDramaThriller

The world is flooding. It's been raining for weeks on end and 12 year old Briggs is the last in the line of kids to be sacrificed in a ritualistic drowning.

Co-Producer

Pardesi

Pardesi · 2012

Teenagers Tim and Ounce are hoping to sell their old automobile for an exorbitant price to an Indian gentleman by the name of Mr Dkhar. However their plans are railroaded when Mr Dkhar invites them in for an Indian feast and his family's generous hospitality is enforced upon them. Their crash course in Indian culture changes their minds, and besides... Mr Dkhar is not as clueless as he seems...

Assistant Director

Deadlock

Deadlock · 2018

SeriesDramaComedy

Explore the incredible highs, lows, joys, heartbreak, camaraderie, laughs and bittersweet sorrow that make up a teenager's life. A clandestine 'tunnel party' in the depths of the hinterland in northern NSW draws kids from all over the area but when a spectacular stunt leads to a car crash, a group of five teens face events that will transform their lives and their idyllic landscape forever.

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