The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)

Bullied by her peers, tired of her parents and bugged by her little brother, goth girl Cassie decides to get some harmless revenge by reading a scary book to her brother - summoning a monster in the process.

Director:

Alex Zamm

Writers:

Dan Angel, Billy Brown

Stars:

Emily Osment, Brittany Curran, Cody Linley

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Osment	...	Cassie Keller
Brittany Curran	...	Priscilla Wright (as Brittany Elizabeth Curran)
Cody Linley	...	Sean
Alex Winzenread	...	Max Keller
Michelle Duffy	...	Eileen Keller
Matt Angel	...	First Guy (as Matthew Angel)
John Hawkinson	...	Jack Keller
Tobin Bell	...	The Stranger
Nigel Ash	...	Ralph
Colleen Dengel	...	Tanya
Katelyn Pippy	...	Erin
Colin Burnes	...	Student
Barbara Russell	...	Lunch Lady
John P. Hopkins	...	Magician at Halloween Dance
Eric Johnson	...	First Student

Storyline

Cassie's life changes when she moves and attends a high school ruled by the most beautiful girl in school, Priscilla, and her beautiful sidekicks. Priscilla immediately takes a dislike to Cassie, and soon it's a battle between the two. But when Priscilla goes missing, along with Cassie's younger brother, Max, Cassie must go on an adventure and search for them before it's too late...

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Plot Keywords:

straight to video | school | gothic | book | high school | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for scary content and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two versions were released on DVD in the USA: a widescreen version and a fullscreen version.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the film, when Max's mother comes in after he calls her, the sound of her opening the door is heard, but Max's door is already a ajar.

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Quotes

Student: [referring to the "Pumpkin Queen" Priscilla, who had cockroaches dumped on her at the Halloween dance] The Cockroach Queen! Ha-ha-ha!

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Crazy Credits

The behind the scenes music video of Emily Osment's "I Don't Think About It" plays throughout the end credits.

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Connections

Features The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

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Soundtracks

Tell Me
Written by Alan Tyndall, Julius Tuazon, Johnny Gallegos and Josh Finesilver
Performed by Failed Flight

User Reviews

Great family Halloween movie...

This movie is so very suited for Halloween, especially if you are a kid, teenager or if you got a family with kids. The movie is just the right amount of scary and thrilling to be great for family entertainment for the most spooky of Halloween eves.

From the creator of Goosebumps, R. L. Stine, comes the thrilling tale of 13-year old Cassie who is stuck with her younger brother Max on Halloween. Being fed up with her brother and his mishaps, Cassie decides to tell him a scary story from a book that she acquired from a very odd Halloween store. Being spooked out of his mind, Max's imagination runs rampart, but the Evil Thing is not only a thing of his imagination.

The acting in "The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It" was really great, and the actors/actresses really brought the story to life on the screen. Emily Osment (playing Cassie) really carried the movie. Now, not being overly familiar with Hannah Montana, then I had no pre-assumed view of her roles. So for me, she was doing a great job in this particular family movie.

"The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It" tells a really good story that will keep the entire family entertained from start till end.

The creature in the movie was great as well. Of course, it wasn't super CGI effects like in those blockbuster Hollywood movies, but still, the creature looked nice and was nicely made. It worked well enough for this kind of family movie.

I am sure that this movie will go well with most viewers, especially young teens and families. If you got 1 hour and 23 minutes to spare on Halloween, then "The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It" is well worth watching, be it alone or with your family.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

Filming Locations:

Camden, Maine, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions, The Hatchery, Steeltown Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1