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The Haunted

  • TV Movie
  • 19911991
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2K
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The Haunted (1991)
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
When the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out its haunted.When the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out its haunted.When the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out its haunted.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2K
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  • Director
    • Robert Mandel
  • Writers
    • Robert Curran(based upon the book by)
    • Jack Smurl(based upon the book by)
    • Janet Smurl(based upon the book by)
  • Stars
    • Sally Kirkland
    • Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Louise Latham
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Mandel
  • Writers
    • Robert Curran(based upon the book by)
    • Jack Smurl(based upon the book by)
    • Janet Smurl(based upon the book by)
  • Stars
    • Sally Kirkland
    • Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Louise Latham
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

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    Sally Kirkland
    Sally Kirkland
    • Janet Smurl
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Jack Smurl
    Louise Latham
    Louise Latham
    • Mary
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • John
    Joyce Van Patten
    Joyce Van Patten
    • Cora Miller
    William O'Connell
    William O'Connell
    • Father Kearney
    Stephen Markle
    • Ed Warren
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Lorraine Warren
    Cassie Yates
    Cassie Yates
    • Dorie
    Allison Barron
    • Katie
    Krista Murphy
    • Colleen
    Ashley Bank
    Ashley Bank
    • Shawn
    Michelle Collins
    • Erin
    John O'Leary
    • Father Larson
    Jake Jacobs
    • Father Kent
    Parker Whitman
    • Herb
    Hope Garber
    • Aunt Lily
    Sharon Conely
    • Secretary
    • Director
      • Robert Mandel
    • Writers
      • Robert Curran(based upon the book by)
      • Jack Smurl(based upon the book by)
      • Janet Smurl(based upon the book by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sally Kirkland did the lion's share of her own stunts.
    • Goofs
      When the Smurls are driving home from camping, John calls his wife Mary "Kate", which is their granddaughter's name.
    • Quotes

      Jack Smurl: You better pray for me tonight hon'. Cause that is the only thing that is gonna keep me from killing somebody.

    • Alternate versions
      Some scenes of "The Haunted" were cut off the video version, but the scenes were included when the movie first aired on television:
      • a scene where Jack and his father are watching football on television, right after the family moved in, and the television explodes;
      • a scene where Kate, as a little girl, tells Janet, at breakfast, that she saw "people floating in her room" last night. Janet doesn't give any attention to her;
      • a scene where Janet finds a strange stain in the new carpet she bought for the living room.
    • Connections
      Features Disorder in the Court (1936)

    User reviews74

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    Top review
    6/10
    I guess you had to be there.
    I was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, PA. I was in high school when this was going on. There was a story in the local papers like everyday. It was so weird. Some believed the Smurls and some, of course, did not. Personally, I believed them for the most part. Why would anyone subject themselves with the kind of ridicule they had to endure? Not to mention my personal experiences with the supernatural (which are stories within themselves). This movie may not be a very good movie (however, I wouldn't say it was bad either), but it was frightening to me, because I was relatively close to the true story. One of my best friends lives in West Pittston, in fact the next street over from where the Smurls once lived. Although I didn't know the Smurls personally, my friend did. She used to be good friends with the oldest daughter and went to high school with her. My friend had told me stories about their house that she remembered from before it became public knowledge. She had been over the house many a time. She claims to have witnessed some strange goings on there, however nothing major. Some strange things even allegedly went on at her house after she was over there. As to how much truth there is to the Smurls' claims, I don't really know. As far as the movie is concerned, it's not great, but not half bad for a TV movie. It was spooky whether or not one was close to the actual events or not. As I've heard many Northeast Pennsylvanians complain about how they mispronounced Wilkes-Barre; that is one thing that makes me squirm probably more than anything else in the film. I realize for people living anywhere else, they would not know..but if your making a film revolving around any city, you'd think the filmmakers would make an effort to get it right. I've heard people from the area pronounce it different ways, but not "Wilkes-Bar"! "Wilkes-BERRY" (most common) or Wilkes-Bear-Ah..even Wilkes-BEAR. It may seem trivial, but it's rather cringeworthy to the natives of the area. And the set they used; they made it look like some 'happy-swell-meadows' neighborhood. It looks nothing like that...it's much more urban. All the houses are close together. I do realize that having room to shoot is a factor in making a movie, but this was way more suburban than it was. There was one night just a few years ago, I drove past the old Smurl house to show some out of area friends. That night after I got home, the lamp in the room I was staying in at my parents house just started flickering out of nowhere. My father checked it out but found nothing wrong with the lamp or the circuit. Qhite bizarre. One thing that sticks in my mind about this movie is the fact that they had the same pattern of sheets that I do!!! Freaky!!!! Overall, this movie was far from a great ghost story flick, but it was spooky, and I may only feel that way, because I was in that area when these things were allegedly happening. That's why I say, "I guess you had to be there".
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    10
    • psycho-dj
    • Oct 8, 2001

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Haunted: A True Story
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • FNM Films
      • 20th Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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