The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Director:

Rob Minkoff

Writer (WGA):

David Berenbaum (written by)

Release Date:

26 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The reluctant guest.

Plot:

Workaholic realtor Jim Evers, his wife/business partner Sara and their two children are summoned to a mansion. When they discover that the place is haunted, Jim discovers an important lesson about the family he's neglected as they attempt to escape.

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Workaholic | Butler | Ghost | Secret

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Jim Evers
Terence Stamp	...	Ramsley
Nathaniel Parker	...	Master Gracey
Marsha Thomason	...	Sara Evers
Jennifer Tilly	...	Madame Leota
Wallace Shawn	...	Ezra
Dina Waters	...	Emma
Marc John Jefferies	...	Michael
Aree Davis	...	Megan
Jim Doughan	...	Mr. Coleman
Rachael Harris	...	Mrs. Coleman (as Rachel Harris)
Steve Hytner	...	Mr. Silverman
Heather Juergensen	...	Mrs. Silverman
Jeremy Howard	...	Hitchhiking Ghost
Deep Roy	...	Hitchhiking Ghost
Clayton Martinez	...	Hitchhiking Ghost (as Clay Martinez)
Bridget Brno	...	Tiki Lounge Customer (as Bridget Brno)
Gregg London	...	Tiki Lounge Customer
John Alexander	...	Tea Ghost
Zach Minkoff	...	Boy on Bicycle
Shelby Grimm	...	The Singing Busts
Harry J. Campbell	...	The Singing Busts
William T. Lewis	...	The Singing Busts
Tim Reeder	...	The Singing Busts
Bob Hartley	...	The Singing Busts
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cat Eberwine	...	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Jeremy Gilbreath	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Martin Klebba	...	Happy Ghost (uncredited)
Dorian Martin	...	Water Zombie (uncredited)
Michael McAdam	...	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Derek Mears	...	French Duelist (uncredited)
Tessa Munro	...	Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Kelly Stables	...	Queen Ghost (uncredited)
Anthony Woods	...	Zombie with Gold Key (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Minkoff

Writing credits (WGA)
David Berenbaum		(written by)

Produced by
Barry Bernardi	....	executive producer
Andrew Gunn	....	producer
Don Hahn	....	producer
Rob Minkoff	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Mancina

Cinematography by
Remi Adefarasin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

Casting by
Jennifer Alessi
Donna Morong
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
John Myhre

Art Direction by
Beat Frutiger
Tomas Voth

Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg

Costume Design by
Mona May

Makeup Department
David Abbott	....	additional makeup artist
Cynthia Bachman	....	make artist: Jennifer Tilly
Rick Baker	....	special makeup effects artist
Jim Beinke	....	zombie supervisor, art director, fabricator: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Roland Blancaflor	....	makeup appliance department supervisor: Rick Baker/Cinovation Studio
Barney Burman	....	special makeup effects artist
Federico Cervantes	....	zombie on-set dresser, mold maker: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Diana Choi	....	special makeup effects artist (as Diana Yun Soo Yoo)
Bill Corso	....	makeup department head
Michelle Garbin	....	makeup artist
Connie Grayson Criswell	....	wig maker (as Connie Grayson)
Joel Harlow	....	background coordinator
Camille Henderson	....	makeup artist
Brett-Patrick Jenkins	....	on-set dresser: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Brett-Patrick Jenkins	....	zombie fabricator: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Jamie Kelman	....	special makeup effects artist
Barry R. Koper	....	special makeup effects artist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	special makeup effects artist
Vera Steimberg Moder	....	makeup artist: Mr. Murphy (as Vera L. Steimberg)
Brian Morishita	....	on-set dresser: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Brian Morishita	....	zombie fabricator: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Stacey Morris	....	hair stylist: Mr. Murphy (as Stacey L. Morris)
Sylvia Nava	....	hair department supervisor: Rick Baker/ Cinovation Studio
Steve Prouty	....	special makeup effects artist
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	makeup effects fabrication
Bill Sturgeon	....	makeup production supervisor: Cinovation
Kazuhiro Tsuji	....	special makeup effects artist
Julia L. Walker	....	assistant hair stylist
Michael White	....	hair
Hiroshi Yada	....	zombie on-set dresser, mold maker: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Eddie Yang	....	special makeup effects artist
David Beneke	....	makeup effects lab (uncredited)
Adam Brandy	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Daryl Kass	....	unit production manager
Lori Korngiebel	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doug Coleman	....	second unit director
Thor Freudenthal	....	second unit director
Hope Garrison	....	second second assistant director: re-shoots
Cara Giallanza	....	first assistant director: second unit
Richard Graves	....	first assistant director
Jodi Lowry	....	second second assistant director
Shawn Pipkin	....	dga trainee
Steven Quale	....	second unit director: helicopter unit
Eric Sherman	....	second assistant director
Chip Touhey	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jay Redd	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Gunnar Ahmer	....	portrait artist
Alan Alvarado	....	general foreman
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Greg Aronowitz	....	conceptual model maker
Mauro Borrelli	....	illustrator
David B. Brenner	....	propmaker
Peter Brown	....	tool foreman
Peggy Casey	....	props
David Chow	....	previsualisation artist
Steve Cooper	....	set designer
Thomas Cooper	....	propmaker gangboss
Kirk Corwin	....	property master
Emily Crupper	....	set dresser
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser
Ricardo F. Delgado	....	storyboard artist
Patricio M. Farrell	....	assistant art director
James Fernandez	....	greens
Chela Fiorini	....	assistant props
Chad S. Frey	....	set designer
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	set decoration buyer
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery foreman
Martin J. Gibbons	....	welding supervisor
William 'W' Gilpin	....	stage foreman
Donald Goodman	....	drapery gangboss
Peter N. Griffith	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Lisha Hocking	....	art department assistant
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor gang boss
Jack Hsu	....	storyboard artist
Vinson Jae	....	stand-by painter
David James	....	sculptor
James Jones	....	lead sculptor
Tom Jung	....	storyboard artist
Aric Lasher	....	set designer
Leonard Lavigueur	....	property master: New Orleans addtional photography
Gregory Lynch Jr.	....	propmaker foreman
Jeff Markwith	....	set designer
Edward J. McCarthy	....	set dresser
Stacey S. McIntosh	....	construction coordinator
Steven O'Bannon	....	laborer
Chris Patterson	....	set dresser
Justin Plumlee	....	set constructor
Fergal Reilly	....	storyboard artist
Richard Reynolds	....	set designer
Rich Romig	....	set designer
Eric Rosenberg	....	graphic artist
Lori Rowbotham	....	set designer
Chris Samp	....	set painter
Hugo Santiago	....	set designer
Nathan Schroeder	....	illustrator
Ugo Serrano	....	armour and weapons designer
Andrew M. Siegel	....	property master: second unit
Jay Smith	....	drapery foreman
Lucy Spas	....	set decoration assistant
Kenneth Turek	....	leadman
Lisa Vasconcellos	....	art department coordinator
Michael Vojvoda	....	set dresser
Bruce West	....	set designer
Michael Denering	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
David Forline	....	props (uncredited)
Peter N. Griffith	....	property master: re-shoots (uncredited)
Michele Mulkey	....	props (uncredited)
Greg Papalia	....	set designer (uncredited)
George Sartiano	....	props (uncredited)
Jack White	....	food stylist (uncredited)

Sound Department
David A. Arnold	....	supervising dialogue editor
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Chuck Choi	....	technical consultant
Colin Cooper	....	adr recordist
André Dias	....	dubbing editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
Lisa K. Fowle	....	audio playback
Jessica Gallavan	....	adr supervisor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Steve Kohler	....	pre-mix recordist
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
Chet Leonard	....	additional utility sound
F. Hudson Miller	....	sound editor
Daniel D. Monahan	....	sound mixer: second unit
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Quilty	....	boom operator: second unit
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound designer
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
David Wyman	....	production sound mixer
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Roy Augenstein	....	special effects technician
John Calpin	....	special effects makeup
John Calpin	....	special effects technician
Michael Clarke	....	special effects
Robert Cole	....	special effects technician
David Eland	....	special effects technician
Scot Erb	....	assistant model maker
John Fontana	....	special effects technician
Jurgen Heimann	....	mechanical department: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Todd Jensen	....	special effects foreman
Chris Kazmier	....	effects technical director
Steve Koch	....	designer: Cinovation Studios
Robin A. Linn	....	animation production director
Sara R. Morris	....	special effects assistant
Robert L. Olmstead	....	special effects foreman
Matt Prosser	....	special effects technician
Reggie Rizzo	....	special effects crew
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects coordinator
Jon Thackery	....	special effects technician
A.J. Thrasher	....	special effects technician
Daniel Yates	....	special effects technician
Leonel Zapien	....	special effects technician
Thomas Zell	....	special effects technician
Lon Muckey	....	mechanical department (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Chris Allen	....	research & development supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Chris Anderson	....	roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Grant Anderson	....	technical director
Oliver Arnold	....	digital modeler
Leslie Baker	....	senior technical director
Kirk Balden	....	visual effects compositor
Jacquie Barnbrook	....	visual effects producer: SPI
James Battersby	....	previs lead
Travis Baumann	....	Inferno artist:CIS Hollywood
Mary Blee	....	visual effects assistant editor
David Bleich	....	digital matte artist
Barbara A. Bordo	....	digital paint & roto artist
Kim Boyle	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Aimee Campbell	....	digital effects: SPI
Grady Campbell	....	lookdev, lighting, compositing
John Cassella	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Moti Cohen	....	software engineer
Michael Condro	....	matchmover
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	senior production service technician
Nicolle Cornute	....	paint/roto artist
Christine Cram	....	digital artist
Doug Creel	....	effects animator: SPI
Christian Cunningham	....	technical director
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor
Sumit Das	....	character setup
Brian C. Davis	....	visual effects
Matt Davis	....	Spydercam rigger technician
Tom Daws	....	Inferno artist: CIS Hollywood
Andy Dill	....	digital compositor
Mitch Dobrowner	....	software production manager
Roxanne Dorman	....	assistant visual effects editor
Tim Drnec	....	Spydercam coordinator
R. Stirling Duguid	....	technical director
Michael Duhatschek	....	modeler
Kevin Field	....	digital coordinator
Derek Fisher	....	previsualization designer
Alyssa Fong	....	visual effects
Michael Ford	....	character setup supervisor
Janet Freedland	....	rotoscoping and paint artist
Layne Friedman	....	compositor: SPI
Quentin Frost	....	digital artist
Quentin Frost	....	visual effects technical director
Jenny Fulle	....	visual effects executive producer: SPI
Max Gabl	....	scenic artist
Vijoy Gaddipati	....	effects technical director
Amy Garback	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Robb Gardner	....	color & lighting technical director
Andy Gauvreau	....	digital effects artist: color, lighting & compositing
Larry Gaynor	....	paint supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Joshua Geisler-Amhowitz	....	digital matte painter
Maria Giannakouros	....	lead software engineer
Deborah Giarratana	....	visual effects executive
Kevin Gillen	....	CG effects animator: SPI
Juan Gonzalez	....	matchmover
Richard Grandy	....	digital character set-up
Harry Gundersen	....	digital compositor
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects compositor: SPI
Leah Hardstark	....	research and still photographer
Anthony Harris	....	digital color timer
Chris Hebert	....	special still photography
Joe Henke	....	animation supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Mark Herman	....	visual effects editor
Jep Hill	....	technical director
Michael Hobbs	....	digital artist
Erica Hornung	....	senior matchmover: SPI
Ivo Horvat	....	lead matte painter: SPI
Dartayous Hunter	....	roto/paint: SPI
Doug Ikeler	....	visual effects
Annika Iltis	....	plate coordinator
Sully Jacome-Wilkes	....	texture artist
Kenneth Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Michael Kaelin	....	paint/rotoscope artist: Sony
Joanie Karnowski	....	matchmove lead
Dan Kaufman	....	digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Marvin Kim	....	senior modeler
Raji Kodja	....	technical director
Stephen Kowalski	....	senior systems engineer
Luis Labrador	....	senior modeler
Lea Lambert	....	digital artist
Brian Leach	....	senior technical director
Hae-Jeon Lee	....	visual effects
Mickey Levy	....	visual effects digital production manager
Gregory D. Liegey	....	Shake compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Kevin Lin	....	3D matchmove artist: CIS Hollywood
Daniel Lobl	....	digital artist
Chris Logan	....	matchmove artist: SPI
Timothy Loughran	....	visual effects coordinator
Darren Lurie	....	CG supervisor
Michael C. May	....	senior production services technician: SPI
Diana Miao	....	lead CGI artist: CIS Hollywood
Robert L. Miles	....	lighting and compositing: SPI
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe	....	Inferno artist: CIS Hollywood
Marc Nanjo	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Maks Naporowski	....	senior technical director
Jarrod Nesbit	....	production assistant
Brandy Nightingale	....	visual effects assistant
James P. Noon	....	visual effects
Gregory Oehler	....	Inferno compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Ethan Ormsby	....	digital artist
Scott Paider	....	Spydercam head rigger
Scott Palleiko	....	senior technical director: SPI
Jean-François Panisset	....	senior research & development software engineer
James Park	....	3D matchmover: SPI
Bob Peitzman	....	lead compositor
Amy Pfaffinger	....	senior technical director
Thomas Pushpathadam	....	visual effects artist
Winston Quitasol	....	digital compositor: SPI
Jay Redd	....	visual effects supervisor
Ernie Rinard	....	visual effects
Daniel Roizman	....	senior visual effects artist
Marian Rudnyk	....	roto artist: CIS Hollywood
Allen Ruilova	....	technical director: SPI
Chris Ryan	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Rosendo Salazar	....	technical director
Rick Sander	....	digital effects artist
Eric Sanford	....	character modeler
Jarmila Seflova	....	digital artist: SPI
Todd Semmes	....	aerial effects coordinator
Vincent Serritella	....	digital effects artist
Robert Sharman	....	visual effects video assist operator
Brian Shows	....	digital intermediate supervisor
David Stephens	....	effects lead
Baudouin Struye	....	look development
Brad Sutton	....	restoration artist
Kenji Sweeney	....	senior technical director
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Joseph Thomas	....	match mover
Mathew Thomas	....	senior production services technician
Lynda Thompson	....	visual effects producer
Messrob Torikian	....	on-set match move artist
Peter G. Travers	....	digital effects supervisor
Erich Turner	....	visual effects
James Valentine	....	rotoscope
Attila Veress	....	digital film recordist
Simon Wakley	....	lead motion control operator
Jason Wardle	....	lead CGI artist: CIS Hollywood
Barry Weiss	....	senior staff: SPI
Guy Wiedmann	....	visual effects editor
Lauralee Wiseman	....	lead production services technician
Xye	....	visual effects
Shyam V. Yadav	....	plate coordinator
Kyle Yamamoto	....	R&D programmer: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Zentis	....	matte artist: Digital Backlot
Jayni Borgaro	....	paint/roto artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Danielle Conroy	....	digital production management (uncredited)
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Maryjane Layani	....	production accountant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Evangeline Monroy	....	senior digital coordinator (uncredited)
Amanda Morrison	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
George Richman	....	senior production services technician, SPI (uncredited)
Eric Withee	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI (uncredited)
Mitch Zeitlin	....	video editorial coordinator: SPI (uncredited)

Stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Frank L. Bare II	....	stunt rigger
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	utility stunts
Jon Braver	....	stunts: zombie
Todd Bryant	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunts
Chase Coleman	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts
Darrell Davis	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Darrell Craig Davis)
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunts
Christopher Gilman	....	stunt performer
Al Goto	....	stunts
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt performer
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Kim Kahana Jr.	....	stunts
George E. Keelen Jr.	....	stunt double
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunt double
Kurt D. Lott	....	utility stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Chad Parker	....	stunt double: Wallace Shawn
Austin Priester	....	stunt double: Eddie Murphy
Allen Robinson	....	utility stunts
Kerry Rossall	....	stunt double
James Ryan	....	utility stunts
Gregg Sargeant	....	stunts
George Sartiano	....	stunts
Dan Speaker	....	stunts
Dan Speaker	....	utility stunts
Pete Turner	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Norman Ash	....	set lighting technician
Walter Byrnes	....	grip
Walter Byrnes	....	rigging grip
Mike Cahoon	....	assistant camera
George M. Chappell	....	rigging foreman
Steve Charnow	....	electrician
Jack Chouchanian	....	key grip
Joe Chouchanian	....	grip
Keith Collea	....	video assist operator: rush cut
James F. Cornick	....	rigging gaffer
Bill Daimant	....	grip: second unit
Rusty Davis	....	grip
Scott Frye	....	grip: second unit, Savannah
Cranston Gobbo	....	key grip: second unit
Chris Gordon	....	dolly grip
Lamarr Gray	....	rigging best boy
Robert Heine	....	assistant camera
Brad Heiner	....	grip: second unit
Steele Hunter	....	best boy grip
Ryan Huston	....	electrician: second unit
David Irwin	....	best boy electrician: second unit
Michael Kleiman	....	additional camera loader
Jono Kouzouyan	....	chief lighting technician
Joe Macaluso	....	company grip
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Scott Medcalf	....	lamp operator
Ralph Mendoza	....	aerial camera operator: SpaceCam
Ritchie Nannini	....	grip
Ron Newburn	....	lighting technician
Ray Patrick	....	super technocrane operator
Sean Peacock	....	electrician: second unit
John R. Priebe	....	gaffer: second unit
Steven Quale	....	director of photography: second unit
David Scott	....	best boy
Dennis Seawright	....	first assistant camera
David A. Seekins	....	film loader
Michael Shanman	....	lighting board operator
Robert Sharman	....	video assist operator: second unit
Darrell B. Sheldon	....	key grip: second unit, Savannah
Pattie Stone	....	light board operator: second unit
J. Wesley Tillman	....	electrician
Roy Unger	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jerald L. Wilson	....	rigging gaffer
William Rick Young	....	grip: second unit
Patriq Luo	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Jay Jackson	....	animator
Noel McGinn	....	animator
Keith W. Smith	....	animator

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Nadia Aleyd	....	casting assistant
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Coulon	....	casting liaison
Terri Douglas	....	adr group voice casting
Timothee Hammond	....	casting liaison
Kate Lacey	....	casting associate
Matthew Messinger	....	casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Bilé	....	costumer
Fetteroff Colen	....	costumer: Mr. Murphy
Tangi Crawford	....	costume supervisor
Lisa A. Doyle	....	set costumer
Jenny Eagan	....	costumer
Richard Ewan	....	costume painter
Christopher Gilman	....	wardrobe
Francine Lecoultre	....	costume textile effects
Barbara Marko	....	costumer
Marjorie McCown	....	assistant costume designer
Kara Owens	....	costumer
Romeo Pompa	....	costumer
Grace Pyke	....	additional costumer
Reggie Rizzo	....	costume assistant
Lori Rozzi	....	specialty costume fabricator: armor riveter
Faye Sevilla	....	costumer: second unit
George Sartiano	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Shaun Aprahamian	....	apprentice editor
Sean Callan	....	editor: video
Chris DeLaGuardia	....	color timer
Justine Gerenstein	....	editor: main title sequence
Gregg London	....	associate editor
Danny Miller	....	first assistant editor
Stephen Nakamura	....	senior digital film colorist
Bob Peishel	....	digital intermediate producer
Patrick Thornhill	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Thomas Bartke	....	music editor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Carmen Carter	....	vocal contractor
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew
George Doering	....	musician
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Eddie Jobson	....	music arranger: choral
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Dave Metzger	....	orchestrator
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Gary Raymond	....	music playback operator: ProTools
Bryon Rickerson	....	assistant music editor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician
Booker White	....	music preparation
Marc Fantini	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Steffan Fantini	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Dave Metzger	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steve Brill	....	transportation dispatcher
Edward Flotard	....	transportation coordinator
Jeremy Morgan	....	driver
Tina Peterson	....	driver
Mike Riportella	....	transportation captain
Jerry Smith	....	driver
Lin C. Smith	....	driver

Other crew
Ellen Adolph	....	head accountant
Elizabeth Aldrich	....	choreographer
Carlos A. Aragon	....	assistant location manager
Carrie Arnold	....	production assistant
Jim Beinke	....	puppeteer
Daniel Myers Boone	....	payroll accountant
Harmony Cadien	....	location intern
Anna L. Coats	....	key assistant location manager
Ralph Coleman	....	location manager
Patti Conklin	....	assistant: Mr. Hahn
Chris Corrado	....	production assistant
Christopher C. Courter	....	production assistant: second unit, Savannah
Robert Diego	....	photo double: Eddie Murphy
Nicholas DiNatale	....	production assistant
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Russell Duncan	....	photo double: Eddie Murphy
Melissa Engle	....	production assistant (as Melissa J. Engle)
Billy Fields	....	medic: second unit
Stuart Fink	....	unit publicist
Cliff Fleming	....	helicopter pilot
Teryn Fogel	....	production executive: Sprocketdyne
Karin Fong	....	title designer: main titles and art direction
Christopher Gilman	....	armor designer and fabricator
Lisa Greenspan	....	production coordinator
Jonathan Guerra	....	production assistant (as Jon Guerra)
Jemal Guillory	....	personal assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Jemal D. Guillory)
Garrett Hauenstein	....	production assistant
Shawheen Hazrati	....	production assistant
Charisse M. Hewitt	....	executive assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Charisse Hewitt-Webster)
Noessa Higa	....	assistant: Mr. Bernardi
Rhiannon Humes	....	assistant: Mr. Hahn
Henry Humphreys	....	medic
Josh Kameyer	....	assistant location scout
Charles Khoury	....	title designer
Ahmed Kirdar	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Gavin Kleintop	....	production assistant
Tom Lackey	....	location scout
David R. Lawson	....	medic
Gary Levy	....	first assistant accountant
Heidi Lewis	....	second second assistant accountant
Nicole Luther	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	set production assistant: second unit
Lyn Matsuda Norton	....	script supervisor (as Lyn Matsuda)
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Chris Meador	....	production assistant
Matthew D. Miller	....	production assistant: second unit, Georgia
David Mulligan	....	production assistant
Tendo Nagenda	....	assistant: Mr. Gunn
Marie Nashold	....	production medic
Lyn Norton	....	script supervisor: second unit
Phuong Pham	....	production assistant: New Orleans
Blake Pollack	....	production assistant
KB Pugliese	....	assistant production office coordinator
Matt Rawls	....	production assistant
Roger E. Reid	....	stand-in: Mr. Murphy (as Roger Reid)
Angie Ryan	....	second assistant accountant
V.W. Scheich	....	assistant: Mr. Minkoff
Jenny Siff	....	production staff
Jonas Spaccarotelli	....	key set production assistant
Joe Suffredini	....	animal trainer
Jason Tamez	....	assistant production coordinator
Mic Thompson	....	specialty dancer
J. Wesley Tillman	....	fixtures technician
Mac Torluccio	....	assistant to production executive
Tara Tortorello	....	assistant: Mr. Gunn
Kazuhiro Tsuji	....	sculptor: Cinovation Studios
Nancy Walker	....	assistant: Mr. Minkoff
Randy Webster	....	personal assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Randy L. Webster)
Regina Whitcomb	....	dancer at ball
Dale Wilmarth	....	moldmaker
Jason Zorigian	....	production assistant
Patrick Gealogo	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Tony Gonzalez	....	choreographer: second unit (uncredited)
E. Michael Hewett	....	location scout: North Carolina (uncredited)
Boyd Kelly	....	stand-in: Steve Hytner (uncredited)
Julia M. Sauder	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nicole Sciacca	....	dancer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures
• Gunn Films
• Doom Buggy Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2008) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• SBS6 (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Cinovation Studios (special make-up effects)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (visual effects and animation)
• CIS Hollywood (additional visual effects)
• New Deal Studios (pyrotechnic effects)
• Camera Control (motion control)
• Gentle Giant Studios (cyber scanning)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)

Other Companies

• Boone's Animals for Hollywood  animals provided by
• Buena Vista Imaging  opticals
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Hot Gear Remote Systems  remote camera systems
• Imaginary Forces  main titles
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Louisiana Casting Database  casting assistance
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Otto Nemenz International  Arriflex cameras provided by
• Panavision Remote Systems  cranes and remote heads
• Reel Security  production security
• Signet Sound Studio  score mixed at
• Skylark Sound Studios  voice recording (recording for DVD bonus material)
• Sony Scoring Stage  score recording
• Spacecam Systems  aerial camera system
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate (as Technicolor Digital Intermediate)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  opticals (as Technicolor Digital Intermediate)
• Technovision USA  technocrane
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

"Disney's The Haunted Mansion" - USA (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for frightening images, thematic elements and language

Runtime:

99 min | UK:87 min | USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG (re-rating on appeal) | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG | Iceland:10 | Iceland:L (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Australia:M (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG (certificate #40325) | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Anthony Hopkins was asked to play part of Ramsley.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jim Evers enters the Crypt he takes the torch on the right yet when Michael Evers has to open the door both torches are there, yet once Jim Evers leaves the crypt you see the right torch is gone.

Quotes:

Ramsley:Damn you. Damn you all to Hell!

Movie Connections:

References Mothra (1961)

Soundtrack:

Grim Grinning Ghosts

Eddie Murphy, PLEASE start making adult comedies again!

The most disappointing thing about "The Haunted Mansion" is that its star, Eddie Murphy, has once again lowered himself to silly kids' fare. I'm sure some younger children may get a kick out of certain segments of "The Haunted Mansion," but then again, its intended age group -- the 4-and-over crowd -- will be undoubtedly scared by its eerie presence and quite frightening visuals, such as when a father and his daughter are locked in a tomb and find re-animated -- and quite realistic -- skeletons chasing them. The scary moment of this all aside, the fact that these stiff creatures pursue the young girl will most likely strike a chord with children. If you take your kids to see this, you're just asking for nightmares.

Murphy is Jim Evers, a workaholic Realtor accused by his wife and co-Realtor, Sarah (Marsha Thomason), that he neglects his personal life far too often in favor of the cash he's making at work. So Jim promises Sarah and his two kids (Marc John Jefferies and Aree Davis) a relaxing getaway to a nearby lake. But first he's going to just make a quick stop at his newest assignment, the Gracey Manor, an old, crumbling mansion located in the heart of swamp area. The butler of the establishment, Ramsley (Terence Stamp), lets them in and eventually informs them that they will be unable to leave the house due to flooding on the road. Something strange is afoot, and the audience guesses what's going on about an hour before the movie's characters do, which is a tedious thought.

As we first suspect from the title, the ride, and the overall marketing of the movie, ghosts inhabit the mansion, and soon we learn that Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) plans on taking Sarah as his bride. Why? Just take a guess. She bears a startling resemblance to his old love, Elizabeth (also played by Thomason in flashbacks and such).

Now, I'm not going to try and sound racist here, but let's be blunt: Back when Master Gracey was alive, he would never have been near an African-American woman. And even if he were, it would surely be a matter brought up during the film's running time. Yet Disney seems afraid to touch the subject, as if it may offend its potential audience by even indicating racial technicalities. But all it does it make the whole situation come off as rather comical.

Meanwhile, Wallace Shawn ("The Princess Bride") provides supposed comic relief as a ghost. But to assume he can steal the movie himself is, of course, "inconceivable!"

So here we have an odd mix of horror and slapstick, pratfalls and frights. The movie is based on the Walt Disney World theme park ride, which is probably about three to five minutes long, and there's a reason for that. Its movie adaptation feels like a giant theme park ride, but the material can't support itself for a bare minimum ninety minutes, so we get a lot of nonsense about a ghost trying to marry a deceased love, and so on and so forth, minus the humor and flair and rousing feeling of Disney's surprise hit of 2003, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which has started a trend we may (unfortunately) be seeing more of in the future.

And as for Murphy -- who was once one of Hollywood's bad boys -- where is he in this mess? Murphy seems way too eager to please in this movie, boasting his famous smile every second he can -- probably to evoke nostalgia of his older efforts. Or maybe he's just trying to remain totally optimistic. But you know a movie is in trouble when even Eddie Murphy can't manage to insert witty one-liners. Instead, he relies on the occasional bodily function joke, which is usually a good indication that an actor has hit rock bottom. I don't think it's that Eddie Murphy has lost his humor. I think it's that his humor has lost him.

"The Haunted Mansion" knows it's in a bad position from the start, and it doesn't even make an effort to give Murphy any funny lines whatsoever. It's directed by Rob Minkoff ("The Lion King," "Stuart Little"), and is proof that sometimes directors should be restricted to certain mediums of entertainment. "The Haunted Mansion" isn't a terrible movie, but it isn't anything special, and you can find the same quality material by flicking on ABC, Sunday nights at 7:00 p.m.

2.5/5 stars.

- John Ulmer