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The Haunting

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
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Dr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their li... Read allDr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.Dr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.

  • 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
    83K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,338
    232
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • David Self
      • Shirley Jackson
    • Stars
      • Liam Neeson
      • Catherine Zeta-Jones
      • Owen Wilson
    • 893User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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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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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The house used in the film is located in Grantham, England, and is owned by the University of Evansville (Indiana). It is used by students that study abroad.
    • 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 reviews893

    Featured review

    A truly horrible film

    One would like movies like these to be scary, or at least chilling, but de Bont's Haunting is just plain stupid. The house and settings are great to look at but most of the effort on making the film has gone into over-the-top computer generated effects and zombie looking actors, while the script makes no sense at all. How much fun is it to watch Lili Taylor walking around talking to herself in order to help the audience understand what is happening on screen? Unintentionally funny moments include Mr Crain's incredibly bad make up and Owen Wilson not being able to climb over a closed gate. In short, stay away from Hill House.
    • Jexxon
    • Jul 12, 2000
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    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

    Tech 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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