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House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)
1999 American supernatural horror film
Not to be confused with The Haunting (1999 film).
House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, and Chris Kattan. The plot follows a group of strangers who are invited to a party at an abandoned insane asylum, where they are offered $1 million each by an amusement park mogul if they are able to survive the night. Produced by Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver, it is a remake of the 1959 film of the same title directed by William Castle. The film marked the producing debut of Dark Castle Entertainment, a production company that went on to produce numerous other horror films, including additional remakes.
Screenwriter Dick Beebe adapted the film's script from Robb White's 1959 original, updating elements of the story and introducing a significant supernatural
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House on Haunted Hill
Directed by
William Malone
Based on
House on Haunted Hill by Robb White
Starring
Geoffrey Rush
Famke Janssen
Taye Diggs
Ali Larter
Bridgette Wilson
Peter Gallagher
Chris Kattan
Cinematography by
Rick Bota
Gross revenue
$40.8 million
Followed by
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House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, and Jeffrey Combs. The plot follows a group of strangers who are invited to a party at an abandoned insane asylum, where they are offered $1 million each by an amusement park mogul if they are able to survive the night. Produced by Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver, it is a remake of the 1959 film of the same title directed by William Castle, and featu
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Both Versions Of 'House On Haunted Hill' Make For Terrific (And Very Different) Halloween Viewing
In watching both movies back-to-back a few things become readily apparent, and we're not talking about the lack of floating heads in the '99 iteration. Castle enjoyed looking at the history of a location, whether that was in this or the horror rulle he'd man the year after this, the similarly themed13 Ghosts(itself remade bygd Dark Castle in 2001). Elisha Cook, Jr. plays Watson Pritchard, the lone survivor of the house whose father and grandfather were killed, and though he's the character to remind us ghosts are real much of the narrative plays like a murder mystery. Once the crew fryst vatten assembled at Hill House (no, not that one), they're quickly trapped and forced to wait out the evening. There's a general sense of foreboding within the bio, but everyone has their tongue firmly planted in cheek. In fact, other than the movie's nice girl, Nora Manning (Carolyn Craig), there's a distinct