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House II: The Second Story

  • 19871987
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
11K
YOUR RATING
House II: The Second Story (1987)
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  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ethan Wiley
  • Writers
    • Fred Dekker(inspired by an original story by)
    • Ethan Wiley
  • Stars
    • Arye Gross
    • Jonathan Stark
    • Royal Dano
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ethan Wiley
  • Writers
    • Fred Dekker(inspired by an original story by)
    • Ethan Wiley
  • Stars
    • Arye Gross
    • Jonathan Stark
    • Royal Dano
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Arye Gross
    Arye Gross
    • Jesseas Jesse
    Jonathan Stark
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    • Grampsas Gramps
    Bill Maher
    Bill Maher
    • Johnas John
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Billas Bill
    Lar Park-Lincoln
    Lar Park-Lincoln
    • Kateas Kate
    • (as Lar Park Lincoln)
    Amy Yasbeck
    Amy Yasbeck
    • Lanaas Lana
    Gregory Walcott
    Gregory Walcott
    • Sheriffas Sheriff
    Dwier Brown
    Dwier Brown
    • Clarenceas Clarence
    Lenora May
    Lenora May
    • Judithas Judith
    Devin DeVasquez
    Devin DeVasquez
    • Virginas Virgin
    • (as Devin Devasquez)
    Jayne Modean
    • Rochelleas Rochelle
    Ronn Carroll
    Ronn Carroll
    • Deputyas Deputy
    Dean Cleverdon
    Dean Cleverdon
    • Slimas Slim
    Doug MacHugh
    • High Priestas High Priest
    Mitzi Kapture
    Mitzi Kapture
    • Cowgirlas Cowgirl
    David Arnott
    • Bananaas Banana
    Kane Hodder
    Kane Hodder
    • Gorillaas Gorilla
    • Director
      • Ethan Wiley
    • Writers
      • Fred Dekker(inspired by an original story by)
      • Ethan Wiley
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To aid in the promotion of the movie, a number of giveaway items were sent to theaters. These included crystal skull night-lights and caterpuppy figurines.
    • Goofs
      After "Gramps" feeds the worm-dog a bottle of beer, he tells the animal to go off and play, while turning him to the floor. It's then that you can see the obvious arm of the puppeteer, clothed in the same cloth of the blanket "Gramps" is using.
    • Quotes

      Bill: There it is. Looks like you've got some kind of alternate universe in there or something.

    • Alternate versions
      The Swedish VHS release is cut in the scene where Slim gets his head blown off.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: House II: The Second Story (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday
      (uncredited)
      Written by Patty S. Hill & Mildred J. Hill

    User reviews101

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Silly Fantasy Adventure
    Jesse (Arye Gross) moves to his biological parents' house with his girlfriend Kate (Lar Park Lincoln) and soon he hosts his friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark) with his girlfriend. Jesse reads old documents and decides to go to the local cemetery with Charlie to unbury his grand grand grandfather to seek out an ancient powerful Aztec skull. They reanimate Gramps (Royal Dano) that soon befriends Jesse and Charlie. But demons cross gateways in the house to retrieve the magic skull and Jesse and Charlie need to go to other dimensions to retrieve the skull and keep Gramps alive.

    "House II: The Second Story" is a silly fantasy adventure based on the first House with new characters. The plot is a comedy with silly (and some of them also funny) moments but never a sequel of the first film. There are many points without a solution but the film is entertaining and cult. My vote is five.

    Title (Brazil): "House II - A Casa do Espanto" ("House II - The Frightening House")
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • House II: The Unexpected
    • Filming locations
      • Stimson House - 2421 S Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,800,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,573,934
      • Aug 30, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,800,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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