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House of Wax

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
124K
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POPULARITY
2,625
402
House of Wax (2005)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
124K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,625
402
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Jaume Collet-Serra
    • Writers
      • Charles Belden(story)
      • Chad Hayes(screenplay)
      • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Chad Michael Murray
      • Paris Hilton
      • Elisha Cuthbert
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jaume Collet-Serra
    • Writers
      • Charles Belden(story)
      • Chad Hayes(screenplay)
      • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Chad Michael Murray
      • Paris Hilton
      • Elisha Cuthbert
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 666User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos2

    House of Wax
    Trailer 0:31
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    Elisha Cuthbert in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton and Robert Ri'chard in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton in House of Wax (2005)
    Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray in House of Wax (2005)
    Jon Abrahams, Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, and Jared Padalecki in House of Wax (2005)
    Jon Abrahams and Chad Michael Murray in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton in House of Wax (2005)
    Elisha Cuthbert in House of Wax (2005)
    Jon Abrahams in House of Wax (2005)
    Jared Padalecki in House of Wax (2005)
    Elisha Cuthbert and Brian Van Holt in House of Wax (2005)

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    Chad Michael Murray
    Chad Michael Murray
    • Nick
    Paris Hilton
    Paris Hilton
    • Paige
    Elisha Cuthbert
    Elisha Cuthbert
    • Carly Jones
    Brian Van Holt
    Brian Van Holt
    • Bo
    Jared Padalecki
    Jared Padalecki
    • Wade
    Jon Abrahams
    Jon Abrahams
    • Dalton
    Robert Ri'chard
    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
    Damon Herriman
    • Roadkill Driver
    Andy Anderson
    Andy Anderson
    • Sheriff
    Emma Lung
    Emma Lung
    • Jennifer
    • (uncredited)
    Kendal Rae
    Kendal Rae
    • Sexy Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jaume Collet-Serra
    • Writers
      • Charles Belden(story)
      • Chad Hayes(screenplay)
      • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jared Padalecki is one foot taller than co-star Elisha Cuthbert. To make herself appear taller in scenes where she and Padalecki would be filmed together, Cuthbert taped two-inch blocks of wood to the bottoms of her boots. This was only done during scenes where they would be shot from the knee and up.
    • Goofs
      Carly's height changes throughout the film. This is explained in the extras; because Jared Padalecki is so tall, Elisha Cuthbert wore wooden shoes in the scenes where her feet weren't shown. In some scenes, she is up to Wade's shoulder. In others, she is up to his chest.
    • Quotes

      Blake: [after Dalton is given a make-over] He looks like Elton John, only more gay.

      Dalton: Elton John is gay?

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      The uncut version is rated R21 in Singapore. Two scenes needed to be trimmed to secure an NC16 rating. First is the body dragging scene where the head slowly detaches itself from the torso. Next is the scene where the killer graphically removes a pole that is jammed into a female victim's head.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.137 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Minerva
      Written by Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng (as Chi Cheng), Abe Cunningham (as Abran Cunningham),

      Frank Delgado and Chino Moreno (as Camilo Chino Moreno)

      Performed by Deftones

      Courtesy of Maverick Recording Company

      By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews666

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    Top review
    8/10
    An underrated but very solid horror slasher flick
    House of Wax (2005) is a remake of 1953 film and in my opinion it is very solid underrated best slasher film of 2005 that come out in recent years. That is my one of my favorite slasher horror films that come out from year 2000 I am not really in to 2000's horror films, but this movie, My Bloody Valentine, The Hills Have Eyes remakes, than The Collector and of course just recently Don't Breathe horror movies that come out last year are my favorite horror films and I think they are very solid and decent good films. This film doesn't deserve the hate, people knew who Paris Hilton was, R-rated horror movies were actually being released in theaters more than they were today, and horror movies were being remade left and right.

    I love this movie it has a solid cast from actors like are Elisha Cuthbert from 24 she played Kiefer Sutherland's daughter Kim, Chad Michael Murray from One Tree Hill, Jared Padalecki from Supernatural as Sam Winchester and of course 2009 remake Friday the 13th and of course Paris Hilton my girlfriend is fan of Paris Hilton. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra who also directed Liam Neeson my favorite film Non-Stop and of course The Shallows I like that shark flick. This movie is produced from Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future)

    House of Wax a 2005 offering from producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, Demolition Man and Road House) which is obviously a remake of the classic Vincent Price classic from 1953. This version works quite well as a group of young adults find themselves stuck and the small town of Ambrose may be there only hope to find the repairs they need for the broken down car. But, the curiosity of some of the group gets the better of them as they stroll through the town and begin to disappear one by one. The mysterious and totally wack ed out town mechanic turns vile and a freakish zombie like dude begins creating his "house of wax" out of the living.

    I love this movie I watch it today and I was hooked of how good it is and I don't understand the low rating at all. I love the scenes in which Paris Hilton takes a pipe in her head that was brilliant. I love the music score by John Ottman he did a good score. I enjoy this movie I love that there are two main heroes and sole survivors Carly (Elisha Cuthbert) and Nick (Chad Michael Murray) I love the ghost town that everything is out of wax. Even all puppets are out of wax.

    Vincent (Brian Van Holt) who has Wax face mask is a creepy psycho scary killer like was Michael Myers I hate the character, but I love that this movie has a happy ending on the end. In this movie, 2005's biggest and hottest names take a trip to go see a football game until their car breaks down. They're forced to take camp at some field, and Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray eventually stumble upon the dreaded HOUSE OF WAX. Slowly but surely, each of the teenagers that tagged along get picked off in horrifying, gruesome ways, Paris Hilton's being my favorite.

    The rating I give to this film is 8/10. Anything under 7 would be ridiculous, as anyone claiming this isn't at least a GOOD horror rated-R film one of my all time favorite I am always hooked up on this movie.

    House of Wax (originally titled Wax House, Baby) is a 2005 American-Australian horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and stars Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton and Jared Padalecki. It is based on a story by Charles Belden. It is a loose remake of the 1953 film of the same name, itself a remake of the 1933 movie Mystery of the Wax Museum. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in US theaters on May 6, 2005.

    8/10 Grade: B Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Producers: Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, Susan Levin Writers: Charles Belden, Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes Rated: R Running Time: 1Hr. 53 Mins. Budget: $30.000.000 Box Office: $70,064,800
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    FAQ5

    • Who dies?
    • Why does Bo have marks on his wrists? Wasn't it Vincent who was taped up?
    • Will there be a sequel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wax House, Baby
    • Filming locations
      • Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Dark Castle Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,064,800
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,077,236
      • May 8, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,766,121
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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