Dream House (2011)

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Writer:

David Loucka (written by)

Release Date:

30 September 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Once upon a time, there were two little girls who lived in a house.

Plot:

Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.

Plot Keywords:

Amnesia | Immolation | House Fire | Extension Ladder | Last Day On Job

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Daniel Craig	...	Will Atenton
Naomi Watts	...	Ann Patterson
Rachel Weisz	...	Libby
Elias Koteas	...	Boyce
Marton Csokas	...	Jack Patterson
Taylor Geare	...	Trish
Claire Geare	...	Dee Dee (as Claire Astin Geare)
Rachel G. Fox	...	Chloe Patterson (as Rachel Fox)
Jane Alexander	...	Dr. Greeley
Brian Murray	...	Dr. Medlin
Bernadette Quigley	...	Heather Keeler
Sarah Gadon	...	Cindi
Gregory Smith	...	Artie
Mark Wilson	...	Capt. Conklin
David Huband	...	Officer Nelson
Martin Roach	...	Tommy
Jean Yoon	...	New Editor
Lynne Griffin	...	Sadie
Jonathan Potts	...	Tony Ferguson
Marlee Otto	...	Young Author
Nigel Henry	...	Author's Assistant / Guard 1
Bryon Mumford	...	Author's Assistant / Guard 2
Joe Pingue	...	Martin
Ryan Blakely	...	Harkness Client
Karen Glave	...	Harkness Receptionist
David Fox	...	Building Inspector
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Collins	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Kevin B Hartley	...	Publishing Office Staff (uncredited)
Sam Keeley	...	(uncredited)
Yulia Lukin	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Douglas Nyback	...	Angry Motorist (uncredited)
Chris Owens	...	Tom Barrion (uncredited)
Robert J. Tavenor	...	Angrier Motorist (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim Sheridan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Loucka		written by

Produced by
Daniel Bobker	....	producer
Mike Drake	....	executive producer
Ehren Kruger	....	producer
Rick Nicita	....	executive producer
David C. Robinson	....	producer (as David Robinson)
James G. Robinson	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Caleb Deschanel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Glen Scantlebury
Barbara Tulliver

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Carol Spier

Art Direction by
Elinor Rose Galbraith		(as Elinor Galbraith)

Set Decoration by
Peter P. Nicolakakos		(as Peter Nicolakakos)

Costume Design by
Delphine White

Makeup Department
Marlene Aarons	....	makeup artist
Judy Chin	....	personal makeup artist: Ms. Weisz
Carol Hartwick	....	key hair stylist
Mandy Lyons	....	personal hair stylist: Ms. Weisz
Jo-Ann MacNeil	....	key makeup artist (as Jo-Ann McNeil)
Donald Mowat	....	makeup department head
Donald Mowat	....	personal makeup artist: Mr. Craig
Kyra Panchenko	....	personal makeup artist: Ms. Watts
Alex Rouse	....	wigs
Sean Sansom	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Vincent Sullivan	....	hair department head
Zoe Tahir	....	personal hair stylist: Mr. Craig
Ryan Trygstad	....	personal hair stylist: Ms. Watts
Alessandro Bertolazzi	....	makeup artist: Ms. Naomi Watts (uncredited)
Giorgio Gregorini	....	key hair stylist (uncredited)
Renate Leuschner	....	wig maker (uncredited)
Amanda Miller	....	specialty wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Andy Fraser	....	executive in charge of production
Dan Genetti	....	post-production supervisor
Lyn Lucibello	....	unit production manager (as Lyn Lucibello-Brancatella)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Boem	....	second assistant director
Divya D'Souza	....	trainee assistant director
Walter Gasparovic	....	first assistant director
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Kathryn Hughes	....	third assistant director
Gerrod Shully	....	third assistant director
Tony Aherne	....	first assistant director: pick-up unit (uncredited)
Jonathan Gajewski	....	daily assistant director (uncredited)
Justin Gajewski	....	daily assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Colin Adams	....	on-set dresser
Naomi Allan	....	set dresser
John Bannister	....	key scenic
Jacques M. Bradette	....	set dresser (as Jacques Bardette)
Gordon Brown	....	assistant head painter
Tim Campbell	....	head painter
Steve Cohen	....	painter
Janet Cormack	....	painter
Joe Curtin	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Curtin	....	carpenter
John J. Fitzpatrick	....	carpenter (as John Fitzpatrick)
Danielle Fleury	....	assistant set decorator
Brad Francis	....	on-set scenic
Christopher Geggie	....	property master
Kevin Haeberlin	....	set decoration leadman
Gary Harmer	....	set dresser
Jeff Helgason	....	painter
Keith Hightower	....	stand-by carpenter
Scott Howes	....	carpenter
Paul Jefferson	....	head carpenter
Itsuko Kurono	....	second assistant art director
Michael Madden	....	set designer
Aleksandra Marinkovich	....	set designer (as Aleks Marinkovich)
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Richard McStay	....	assistant head carpenter
Ian Nelmes	....	painter
Brian Patrick	....	assistant property master
Frank Perna	....	painter
Jim Peters	....	key greens
Gord Peterson	....	second assistant art director
Dusty Reeves	....	art department coordinator
Robert Rozycki	....	art department apprentice
Barbara Wallace	....	assistant greens
Bernadette Warren	....	on-set greens
Dawna Weeks	....	set dresser
Gareth Wilson	....	set dresser
John Moran	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bryan Arenas	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Bruce Carwardine	....	sound mixer
Gavin Coford	....	boom operator
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue supervisor
Patrick Cusack	....	foley editor
Brian Gallagher	....	adr mixer: Audacity Recording
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Laura R. Harris	....	adr editor (as Laura Harris)
Gary A. Hecker	....	supervising foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Zach Hunter	....	cable puller
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr mixer
Evan Rautiainen	....	re-recording engineer
Michael Rivera	....	adr recordist (as Mike Rivera)
Danial Shimiaei	....	re-recording engineer (as Dan Shimiaei)
Gary L.G. Simpson	....	re-recording engineer (as Gary Simpson)
Branden Spencer	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Drew Webster	....	re-recording mix technician
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Dan Edelstein	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Ric Schnupp	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Brian Seagrave	....	audio post-conform (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Daniel Gibson	....	first assistant set special effects
Rick Hall	....	special effects shop assistant
Brenda Klassen	....	first assistant snow dresser
Kaz Kobielski	....	key set special effects
Mark Lawton	....	key special effects rigger
Sam Mujkanovic	....	special effects fabricator
Melinda Ramsay	....	special effects office coordinator
Ted Ross	....	special effects technician
Neil Trifunovich	....	special effects supervisor
Sophie Vertigan	....	key special effects: snow
Aaron Dinsmore	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Bill McShane	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
David Reaume	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Neishaw Ali	....	visual effects executive producer: SPIN VFX
Chris Ankli	....	tracking and layout: SPIN VFX
Pharoah Barrett	....	cg artist: Digiscope
Travis Baumann	....	digital supervisor: Gradient Effects
David Beedon	....	visual effects artist: CoSA VFX
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects producer: CoSA VFX
Beverly Bernacki	....	visual effects artist: CoSA VFX
Nitin Bhaskar	....	visual effects coordinator: EFX/Prasad (as N. Bashjar)
Colin Davies	....	visual effects supervisor: SPIN VFX
Amy Daye	....	lead compositor: SPIN VFX
Eric Doiron	....	compositing supervisor: SPIN VFX
Fortunato Frattasio	....	digital effects supervisor: Digiscope
Michael Frattasio	....	visual effects artist: Digiscope
Dion Hatch	....	visual effects supervisor: Sigiscope
Jeremy Johnston	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects producer
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects supervisor
Yale Kozinski	....	visual effects editor
Hima Kumar	....	visual effects executive producer: EFX/Prasad
Christopher Lance	....	visual effects artist: CoSA VFX
Marco Lee	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX
Tom Lynnes	....	cg artist: Digiscope
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: SPIN VFX
Tom Mahoney	....	visual effects supervisor: CoSA VFX
Allen Mascari	....	production support: Digiscope
Phillip Mayer	....	cg animator: Gradient Effects
Grant Moyer	....	visual effects artist: Digiscope
Danny Mudgett	....	visual effects artist: Digiscope
James Owens	....	data wrangler: Gradient Effects (as Jim Owens)
D.J. Partheeban	....	visual effects coordinator: EFX/Prasad
Luis F. Pazos	....	visual effects editor: Gradient Effects (as Luis Pazos)
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital effects supervisor: Digiscope
Janet Quen	....	visual effects artist: Digiscope
James Raiz	....	digital matte painter: SPIN VFX
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects producer: Gradient Effects
Sean Rourke	....	production support: Digiscope
Mag Sarnowska	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX
Satheesh	....	compositing supervisor: EFX/Prasad (as V. Satheesh)
Joseph Shahood	....	production support: Digiscope (as Joe Shahood)
Tim Sibley	....	effects supervisor: SPIN VFX
Mary Stuart-Welch	....	visual effects producer: Digiscope (as Mary Stuart)
Olcun Tan	....	visual effects executive producer: Gradient Effects
Jon Tanimoto	....	visual effects artist: CoSA VFX
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects executive producer: Gradient Effects
Brandon Del Nero	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Matt Mcewan	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Dhaval Mistry	....	matchmove artist: SPIN VFX (uncredited)
Richard Owen	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Stevie Ramone	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX (uncredited)
Michelle Yu	....	digital compositor: SPIN VFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Brittney Banks	....	stunts
Krista Bell	....	stunts
Garvin Cross	....	stunts
Chloe Jones	....	stunts
Riley Jones	....	stunts
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Duncan McLeod	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts (as Edward Queffelec)
Vanessa Reid	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Naomi Watts (uncredited)
Garvin Cross	....	stunt double: Daniel Craig (uncredited)
John MacDonald	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Patrick Mark	....	stunt double: Elias Koteas (uncredited)
Christopher McGuire	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double: Marton Sokas (uncredited)
Kevin Rushton	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Larissa Stadnichuk	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Billings	....	key rigging grip (as Jon Billings)
Andrew Caney	....	grip
Michael Carella	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Mike Carella)
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator: "a" camera
John Colavecchia	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tim Davis	....	video playback
Alistair Dempsey	....	grip
Howard Galbraith	....	generator operator
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer
Jim Holmes	....	best boy grip (as James Holmes)
Robert Johnson	....	key grip
George Kraychyk	....	still photographer
Bernie Lalonde	....	best boy rigging grip
Rod MacNeil	....	electrician
David McKane	....	loader
Doug Novis	....	best boy rigging electric
Michael Plant	....	electrician
Marc Purdy	....	grip
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Robert Rice	....	grip
Augustina Saygnavong	....	camera trainee
Benjamin Smith	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Ben Smith)
Tom Starnes	....	rigging gaffer
Tom Taylor	....	electrician
Jordon Toms	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Jordan Toms)
Becky Weston	....	video playback
Leslie Whitaker	....	electrician
Phil Whitfield	....	best boy electric
Amanda Wojtaszek	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Pierre Berube	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jeff Dasilva	....	b-camera second assistant (uncredited)
Ian C. Harris	....	daily rigging electric (uncredited)
Wilton Higgins	....	grip: re-shoots (uncredited)
Petr Hlinomaz	....	dp: second unit (uncredited)
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator (uncredited)
Alan G. Kelly	....	camera loader: re-shoots (uncredited)
Susan Marucci	....	additional photography (uncredited)
Andrew Read	....	lighting console programmer (uncredited)
Herb Reischl Jr.	....	electric rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ranjani Brow	....	adr voice casting
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada (as Robin Cook)
Donna Dupere	....	background casting
Charles L. Gariepy	....	casting assistant: US (as Charles Louis Gariepy)
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice casting (as Wendy Hoffmann)
Sabrina Hyman	....	casting associate: US
Jonathan Oliveira	....	casting assistant: Canada
Millie Tom	....	casting associate: Canada
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting associate: US
Brad Gerstl	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Quita Alfred	....	personal dresser: Ms. Weisz
Maria Belperio	....	seamstress
Ciara Brennan	....	costume supervisor
Madeline Brian	....	breakdown artist
Maureen Curtin	....	costume truck supervisor
Isabel De Biasio	....	costume set supervisor
Carl Docherty	....	cutter
Brenda Gilles	....	personal dresser: Ms. Watts
Richard Krough	....	background costume coordinator (as Richard Krogh)
Madeleine Stewart	....	assistant costume designer
Kathleen Meade	....	assistant costume designer: additional photography (uncredited)
Carol Wong	....	costume buyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kim Aitchison	....	dailies project manager
J. Cody Baker	....	color assistant
Gary Brown	....	manager: dailies operations
Paul Carlin	....	digital intermediate conformer
George Chavez	....	color timer
Mike Chiado	....	digital intermediate technologist
Bernie Clayton	....	operator: video data centre
David Feldman	....	digital intermediate account executive
Rolf Fleischmann	....	assistant editor
Luis Freitas	....	assistant editor: location
Craig Hayes	....	assistant editor
Lee Hughes	....	digital intermediate project manager
Andy Kaplan	....	senior digital intermediate producer
Joe Ken	....	digital intermediate editor: Company 3
Christina Kremer	....	post-production coordinator
Ryan Logel	....	operator: video data centre
Tom Mayclim	....	digital intermediate scan operator
Craig McKay	....	additional editing
Aj McLauchlin	....	telecine sync operator
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital intermediate colorist
Nick Paulozza	....	imaging supervisor
Trevor Pickard	....	digital intermediate scanner
Ryan Ruskay	....	colorist: dailies
Mike Seeley	....	operator: video data centre
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Co3
Devin Sterling	....	digital intermediate head of production
Mark Thorp	....	manager: technical resources
Byron Wong	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance and legal services
Jo Buckley	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Joseph S. DeBeasi	....	music editor (as Joseph DeBeasi)
Lola Debney	....	music score coordinator
Eleanor Grant	....	musician: solo female vocal
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Jaime Hartwick	....	technical assistant: debney
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor (as Chuck Martin)
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Kevin Kaska	....	orchestrator
Stephanie Pereida	....	score production supervisor
Simon Rhodes	....	score engineer
Lise Richardson	....	music editor (as Lisé Richardson)
Dan Savant	....	score production
Noah Scot Snyder	....	electronic score engineer (as Noah Snyder)
Jill Streater	....	music copyist: UK
Mike Watts	....	additional orchestrator
Rolf Wilson	....	orchestra leader
Robert Ziegler	....	conductor
John Barrett	....	score pro tools recordist (uncredited)
Aled Jenkins	....	assistant score engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Rudy Baccuchi	....	driver: Ms. Weisz
John Bignell	....	driver: special effects fire
Lee Bryan	....	assistant picture car captain (as Bryan Lee)
John Coles	....	driver
Mike Corraza	....	transportation co-captain
Jason Foster	....	driver: greens
Frank Hail	....	driver: special effects water truck
Jazz Helie	....	driver: Mr. Craig
Dave Kinnear	....	driver: rigging electric
Brian Lytle	....	driver
Brian McArthur	....	driver: construction
Mike McCartney	....	driver: rigging grip
Jason McCormack	....	driver: honeywagon
Gustav Meunier	....	driver: Ms. Watts (as Gus Meunier)
Dean Owen	....	driver: set decoration (as Dean Owens)
George Parbucki	....	driver: set special effects (as George Prabucki)
Doug Perry	....	transportation captain
Steve Pyke	....	driver
Bruce Raymer	....	driver: special effects snow
Steve Russell	....	driver
Michael Ryan	....	driver (as Mike Ryan)
Rohan Singh	....	driver
Robert Tenaglia	....	transportation coordinator
Joe Vecchiola	....	driver: Mr. Sheridan
Grant Volkers	....	picture car captain
Ian C. Harris	....	daily unit driver (uncredited)
Regina Petrik	....	unit move driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Claire Adamson	....	stand-in: Ms. Weisz
Derek Barnes	....	craft service
Lauren Barnhart	....	assistant: Ms. Watts
Mark Bilas	....	accountant: construction
Laurel Bresnahan	....	studio teacher
Dustin Brooks	....	fire safety
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor
Julie Burns	....	stand-in: Ms. Watts
James Burton	....	craft service
Jas Chima	....	assistant: Mr. Sheridan
Adam Chuckryk	....	stand-in: Mr. Craig
Michael Cole	....	security: Mr. Craig
Colin Decker	....	fire safety
Marco Di Flaviano	....	location production assistant
Keith Duval	....	security: Mr. Craig
Frank J. Ellison	....	financial controller (as Frank Ellison)
Debra Gibson	....	payroll accountant
Sabine Graham	....	production coordinator
Kalem Harvey	....	accounting clerk
Will Hoddinott	....	location manager
Meryl Hollidge	....	catering staff
Dave Hospes	....	fire safety (as David Hospes)
Stacey Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Sheridan
Nick Kontsalakis	....	first assistant accountant
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances: Cleared By Ashley
Christina Kremer	....	post production coordinator
Stanley Lidon	....	assistant location manager
Mark McFadden	....	assistant location manager
Lindsey Molnar	....	production secretary
Tara Morrell	....	catering staff
Mike Mullen	....	location production assistant
Louise Muskala	....	assistant: Mr. Craig
Katie O'Connor	....	assistant: Mr. D. Robinson
Bob Paratharajah	....	catering staff
Nancy Perna	....	on-set background coordinator
David Albert Pierce	....	additional legal services: Pierce Law Group
Jagan Ponnuthari	....	catering staff
Lorraine Proctor	....	second assistant accountant
Michelle M. Robeson	....	assistant production coordinator
Julia Rock	....	production assistant
Erin Rowe	....	assistant to producers
Taylor Scherberger	....	accounting clerk
Craig Seitz	....	production assistant
Jessica Solce	....	assistant: Ms. Weisz
Janet M. West	....	assistant: Mr. J. Robinson (as Janet West)
Ted Zagrodny	....	location production assistant
Darleen Abbott	....	accountant: construction (uncredited)
Derek Brady	....	location scout (uncredited)
Amanda Cameron	....	assistant production coordinator: reshoots (uncredited)
Curtis Cooknell	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect coach: Rachel Weisz, pre-production (uncredited)
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Matthew Holloway	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nancy Klein	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Greg Mielcarz	....	publicist (uncredited)
Jessica Pennington	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Alana Pona	....	assistant to producer: reshoots (uncredited)
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator (uncredited)
Charles Taylor	....	head armorer (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer (uncredited)
Greg Whiteside	....	computer and video playback technician (uncredited)

Thanks
Nancy Klein	....	in loving memory

Production Companies

• Cliffjack Motion Pictures
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Encore Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Starway Film Distribution (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2011) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Pinema (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2011) (Romania) (all media)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• CoSA VFX (visual effects)
• Digiscope (visual effects)
• EFX - Prasad (visual effects) (as EFX/Prasad)
• Gradient Effects (visual effects)
• SPIN VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  score recording facility
• Buddha Jones Graphics  main title sequence design
• Capers on Location  catering
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cleared By Ashley  clearances
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Dwight Crane Rentals  lifts and cranes (as Dwight Cranes)
• Electric Picture Solutions  editorial services
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Global Incentives  tax credit consultants
• Kodak Canada  filmed on (as Kodak)
• Morgan Creek Productions  funding
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• Panavision  camera packages and camera cranes
• Pierce Law Group  additional legal services
• Pinewood Toronto Studios  stages
• Sam Hurwitz Productions  electronic press kit (EPK Produced by)
• Scarlet Letters  end crawl
• Star Grazing  craft service
• Tattersall Sound  Avid rentals
• Tattersall Sound  post-production facilities
• Todd-AO  post-production sound services (as Todd-AO/Soundluxe)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Walt Disney Studios Negative Cutting  negative cutter
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror, some sexuality and brief strong language

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46959) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG13 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Japan:G | UK:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cliffjack Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Was originally rated R by the MPAA for "some violence" but the film was later edited to achieve a PG-13 rating for "violence, terror, some sexuality and brief strong language."

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the diner where Will is asking the police officers about the murders, the front shot of the officers is flipped as indicated by the text on the menu in the background as well as the seating of the officers switching between shots. That's because it's being seen through the mirror behind the counter at the diner.

Quotes:

Chloe Patterson:Mom says you see them.
Will Atenton:Yeah.
Chloe Patterson:Could you tell them how much I miss them?
Will Atenton:Yeah.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Special Collector's Edition: Mentiras arriesgadas (#4.2)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

You're Still With Me

The shame is not in the copycat techniques but rather in the failure to exploit the stolen ideas to the fullest extent.

Dream House had plenty of potential with its story, despite the fact that it's completely derivative of two other movies. Revealing those films would spoil the surprise, as they are both popular and well-received by audiences and critics alike. The shame is not in the copycat techniques but rather in the failure to exploit the stolen ideas to the fullest extent. Dream House fuses the plots cleverly, but fizzles when the first big reveal can be guessed 45 minutes in (if not sooner) – and is then purposely betrayed at the one hour mark so that audiences can ponder and digest the not-so-shocking revelation.

Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) has finally decided to quit his job as an editor at GPH Publishers to spend more time with his wife Libby (Rachel Weisz) and kids (Taylor and Claire Geare) and to start writing a book. He moves to a large house in rural Fairfield County, which holds a dark history. In his new home, undisclosed by his realtor, a father brutally murdered his wife and kids. Will eventually learns that the unhinged man, Peter Ward, spent five years in a psychiatric ward and was then released – to a halfway house nearby.

Will's children aren't too fond of the considerable dwelling, especially when they see a mysterious man watching them through the window. Fresh footprints in the snow support their sighting, and Will is repeatedly awoken by bumps in the night. The neighbor across from him, Ann Patterson (Naomi Watts), knows something of Ward's incarceration, but refuses to divulge information. Everyone in the town seems rather tight-lipped about the deadly incident, and Will takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of it. When someone continues to harass his family by stalking the house, he visits Ward's institution to uncover some startling evidence.

An accomplished, celebrated cast of characters gives Dream House a higher quality (than its B-movie origins) and greater promise. Some will say they're wasted on this script, but it's not as dismal as that. Unfortunately, it's the kind of storyline that needs polishing, a few more solid thrills, and smarter twists – or at least more intelligent psychological zigzags. The serene music compliments the sense of foreboding that steadily creeps into the picture, along with the savvy use of mirrors, reflections, general mise en scene, and shuddersome environment (namely the hallway and basement). Most of it is gimmicky but effective. But as with any mystery, the solution is the most crucial aspect – it's the one element that proves most memorable and determines whether or not the film will be recognized as unique. If a whodunit concedes a letdown, even its high points are unlikely to be forgiven.

- The Massie Twins (GoneWithTheTwins.com)