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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   5,154 votes
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Director:
Peter Cornwell
Writers (WGA):
Adam Simon (written by) &
Tim Metcalfe (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 March 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Some things cannot be explained. more
Plot:
After a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, which turns out to be a former mortuary. full summary | full synopsis
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Peter Cornwell Spooks Us with The Haunting in Connecticut
 (From MovieWeb. 14 July 2009, 6:40 PM, PDT)

[DVD Review] The Haunting in Connecticut
 (From JustPressPlay. 14 July 2009, 6:10 AM, PDT)

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Horror without the horror more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of terror and disturbing images.
Runtime:
92 min | 102 min (extended cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Teulon, Manitoba, Canada more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although the film states that the house was destroyed in a fire and rebuilt, there was never a fire and the original house still stands today. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Matt starts to burn the room with the bodies in, as it shows the floor you can clearly see where the "fire" is coming out of a machine in the floor. more
Quotes:
[Matt and Wendy sitting at the table looking at things they found in the floorboards]
Wendy: [looking at Matt] What?
Matt Campbell: [Looking at a picture of Jonah] Nothing.
Wendy: [to Matt] Matt come on, just give me a chance.
Matt Campbell: [Showing her the picture of Jonah] I've seen him.
Wendy: [to Matt] Shut up.
Matt Campbell: [Putting away the picture of Jonah] Gave you a chance.
Wendy: [to Matt] I'm sorry okay just, go on.
Wendy: [to Matt] Please.
Matt Campbell: [Continuing to show Wendy the picture of Jonah] I thought that I was hallucinating, but i have seen this kid, almost everyday since we've been here.
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Movie Connections:
Version of A Haunting in Connecticut (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Kiddie Tune more

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Is "The Haunting in Connecticut" based on a book?
What is discharging from the boy's mouth in all the promotional materials?
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12 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Horror without the horror, 2 April 2009
4/10
Author: Walker from USA

If you heard that this is based on a true story, then don't be afraid; there's nothing scary about it.

Haunting in Connecticut tells the story of a family who moves into a creepy, run-down house (which happens to have a crematorium in the basement, go figure) so that the son can receive cancer treatment at a nearby clinic. The son begins to hallucinate and slowly a story unravels about past owners of the house, ghosts and the generic morons who refuse to leave a haunted house.

The problem with contemporary horror is the absence of...horror. This film relies heavily upon the use of jump-frights, where either a loud noise or kind of-weird looking figure appearing in the background will yield the screams of a few younger teenagers in the crowd of the theater. Granted, throughout most of the movie, the actual "horror" is shown to be the hallucinations of a clearly deranged cancer patient, so you don't at all feel scared or tenuous. In addition to the mild aspect of it, this film has atrocious dialogue which kills almost every scene that is meant to be dramatic.

Granted, it is not a pure, awful, Disaster Movie-level of garbage. The directing is fairly decent, and the acting is also good. The problem lies in the horrible script dragging the performances down. Additionally, the idea to evoke fear through hallucinations and flashbacks is good on paper yet portrayed poorly throughout the film. If you are a horror buff (unlike me), I would recommend you rent it and decide for yourself, but this isn't worth the $8.50 it cost me to see in theaters.

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