House of Wax (2005)

A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

Director:

Jaume Collet-Serra

Writers:

Charles Belden (story), Chad Hayes (screenplay)

Stars:

Chad Michael Murray, Paris Hilton, Elisha Cuthbert

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Carly Jones
Chad Michael Murray	...	Nick
Brian Van Holt	...	Bo
Paris Hilton	...	Paige
Jared Padalecki	...	Wade
Jon Abrahams	...	Dalton
Robert Ri'chard	...	Blake
Dragicia Debert	...	Trudy Sinclair (as Dragitsa Debert)
Thomas Adamson	...	Young Bo
Murray Smith	...	Dr. Sinclair
Sam Harkess	...	Young Vincent
Damon Herriman	...	Roadkill Driver
Andy Anderson	...	Sheriff

Storyline

Six friends are on their way to a football game. They decide to camp out for the night and continue driving the next day. The next day the friends find that they're having car troubles, so two of the friends accept a stranger's ride into a small town named Ambrose. The main attraction in Ambrose is the House of Wax. Except something is not right in this town, the wax figures are so realistic and the whole town is deserted - except for two murderous twin brothers. The six friends must fight to survive and escape from being the next exhibits in the House of Wax.

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Plot Keywords:

wax | group of friends | brother sister relationship | beaten to death | bra | 

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Taglines:

On May 6th...See Paris Die!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence, some sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released 52 years after the 1953 film and 72 years after Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), which this film is a remake of both.

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Goofs

When Bo picks up the glue to silence Carly, her hair is on her face in front of her eyes and she is looking up. In the next shot, her hair is off her face and she is looking forward.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Trudy Sinclair: You are being such a good boy. Would you like some more cereal, sweetheart? Here you go.

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Crazy Credits

Random letters in the end credits of the movie begin to melt down from the screen as they appear. Also, some pairs of letters are joined, just like Bo and Vincent when they were born.

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Alternate Versions

Two versions are available in Germany: the uncut version with a "Not under 18" rating and an edited version (with a "Not under 16" rating) which misses ca. 3 minutes.

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Connections

Spoofs 1 Night in Paris (2004)

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Soundtracks

New Dawn Fades
Written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
Performed by Joy Division
Courtesy of London-Sire Records Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

User Reviews

...and we all cheered

A lot of people are flaming this film for the presence of Paris Hilton, but this is not a fair reason to object to the movie. The reality is that Paris has a fairly minimal part, she spends the vast majority of the movie off screen. The film also makes fun of her on several occasions, usually involving a camera and at least once in night vision. For those who enjoy Paris Hiltons stage presence, this may be a movie to see at home when its released on video, because at the screening I was at, we all laughed at her misfortunes through the movie and she is portrayed as a "woman of questionable values".

The movie itself was pretty good (unlike the recent flood of weak horror flicks), it has everything a good horror should; a creepy villain, excessive violence, acts which make that average person cringe...this movie hit all the bases. It is definitely worth a watch.

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wax House, Baby

Filming Locations:

Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,077,236, 8 May 2005

Gross USA:

$32,064,800

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$68,766,121

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1