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The Haunting

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
78K
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Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
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A study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious mansion.A study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious mansion.A study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious mansion.

  • Director
    • Jan de Bont
  • Writers
    • David Self
    • Shirley Jackson
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Owen Wilson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    78K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,517
    1,897
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • David Self
      • Shirley Jackson
    • Stars
      • Liam Neeson
      • Catherine Zeta-Jones
      • Owen Wilson
    • 881User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations

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    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Dr. David Marrow
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    Catherine Zeta-Jones
    • Theo
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Luke Sanderson
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Nell
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Mr. Dudley
    Marian Seldes
    Marian Seldes
    • Mrs. Dudley
    Alix Koromzay
    Alix Koromzay
    • Mary Lambetta
    Todd Field
    Todd Field
    • Todd Hackett
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Jane
    Michael Cavanaugh
    Michael Cavanaugh
    • Dr. Malcolm Keogh
    Tom Irwin
    Tom Irwin
    • Lou
    Charles Gunning
    • Hugh Crain
    Saul Priever
    • Ritchie
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Large Man
    Hadley Eure
    • Carolyn Crain
    Kadina de Elejalde
    • Rene Crain
    • (as Kadina Halliday)
    Alessandra Benjamin
    Alessandra Benjamin
    • Psych Patient #1
    Karen S. Gregan
    • Psych Patient #2
    • (as Karen Gregan)
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • David Self
      • Shirley Jackson
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Stephen King wrote the first draft of the script. When this fell through, he re-worked it into Rose Red.
    • Goofs
      (at around 19 mins) When Nell and Theo first meet, Theo puts on her leather jacket. In the following shot, Theo's reflection can be seen in the mirror behind Nell, and she puts on the jacket again.
    • Quotes

      Luke: Hey, you guys wanna hear something really scary? I just found this out. It turns out there's a more darker chapter in the Hugh Crain fairytale. Remember his lovely wife Renee? Well Renee, the town beauty, she didn't just die, she killed herself.

      Theo: Really? He just told you that?

      Luke: Yes, but you can't say anything because he actually swore me to secrecy.

      Eleanor "Nell" Vance: Why did she kill herself?

      Luke: The stillborn children story is more sinister, and maybe Hugh Crain was a horrible monster that drove her to it.

      Eleanor "Nell" Vance: Monster? But he built this house with the woman he loved like the Taj Mahal.

      Theo: The Taj Mahal wasn't a palace, it was a tomb. And equally overdone.

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning, the music from Dreamwork's studio is not heard. Instead we hear the strange noises from inside Hill House.
    • Alternate versions
      The trailer features two little scenes which were not used in the final film. In the first scene, which was probably cut from the sequence where Eleanor and Theo go through the house for the first time, they find a door, which they open, only to find a brick wall. The second scene is a piece of dialogue between Eleanor and Theo. Eleanor asks "Have you ever kept something to yourself because you were afraid?" to which Theo answers "All the time."
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Stanley Kubrick Tribute (1999)

    User reviews881

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    Surprisingly good!
    I didn't have too much of a hope I would like this new Jan De Bont film, but after giving it a go today, I was impressed. De Bont is a terrific creator of suspense and camera setups. All his hard work as a cinematographer paid off in movies such as these. He really knows how to build up an atmosphere accompanied by subtle visual effects and sound design. The way that big house groans and 'breathes' just makes my heart beat faster. Equally great is Jerry Goldsmith's score. In some scenes when combined with the atmospheric sound effects it made my neckhair stand up. I was genuinely terrified. A special mention must go to the art direction and set decoration. The house has such wonderful and at the same time disturbing architecture, the thought of having to spend a night there gives me the chills. About the acting, I thought it was nothing special. The Haunting is a solely audiovisual experience, where acting is only of secondary importance. In short, I enjoyed this movie and didn't think the ending was bad. I see about 200-300 movies each year, and I see a lot of bad ones, but this is not one of them. Go see it and decide for yourself.
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    • Gilles-5
    • May 20, 2000

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    • What is the story of Hill House and Hugh Crane?
    • How close is this to the novel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La maldición
    • Filming locations
      • Harlaxton Manor, Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, England, UK(haunted house: Hill House)
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Roth-Arnold Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $91,411,151
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,435,140
      • Jul 25, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $177,311,151
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • DTS-ES
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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