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Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   29,849 votes
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Director:
Jan de Bont
Writers (WGA):
David Self (screenplay)
Shirley Jackson (novel)
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Release Date:
23 July 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Some houses are born bad more
Plot:
When Eleanor, Theo, and Luke decide to take part in a sleep study at a huge mansion they get more than they bargained for when Dr. Marrow tells them of the house's ghostly past. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 9 nominations more
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User Comments:
Creepy, but could've been creepier. more (766 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La maldición (USA: Spanish title)
The Haunting of Hill House (USA) (trailer title)
The Legend of Hill House (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense horror sequences.
Runtime:
113 min | Switzerland:112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

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Trivia:
Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel was originally attached to photograph the movie and even completed some of the filming, but dropped out due to creative differences. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Nell sees the advertisement in the newspaper, it says "in Berkshires," but when driving to Hill House, she looks at a map that clearly shows Central Massachusetts. more
Quotes:
Eleanor "Nell" Vance: Have you ever kept something for yourself because you were afraid?
Theo: All the time.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Scary Movie 2 (2001) more
Soundtrack:
The Curtains more

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29 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
Creepy, but could've been creepier., 25 July 1999
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Author: Jeff (spoonjef@aol.com) from L.A. CA

The Haunting is a film that boasts a really creepy house, good effects work and sound work, a cast that seems to believe that everything around them is real and that house. There are scenes that make you jump, and the sinister aspects of what went on at Hill House in the past, I found interesting. There are genuinely creepy moments in the film and I liked the way the ghosts manifested themselves in sheets, curtains and the house itself. Jerry Goldsmith's score gave it the right atmosphere and the sound design had voices popping up around you. What I wish could've happened is for something a little more intense. Jan De Bont had a PG-13 rating to contend with and I think that he held back a little too much. Poltergeist scared me silly when I saw it many years ago, and it still holds up. The Haunting could've used a few more scenes of pure terror. The ending was for me, a little anticlimactic. Overall, I enjoyed it. The acting is good and there are moments that make you jump. I just wish it scared me more.

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