USA, 1999
93m
35mm film, Technicolor, 1.85:1
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS, English
An American horror film directed by William Malone.
Plot Summary
In the 1930’s, inmates at an insane asylum are mistreated by the staff and stage a brutal rebellion resulting in a bloody massacre. Decades later, the now abandoned asylum is hired by multi-millionaire amusement park owner Stephen Price for his wife’s birthday party, and he offers his guests a million dollars if they can make it through the night.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: William Malone
© 1999 Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. presents a Dark Castle Entertainment production
Executive Producers: Dan Cracchiolo, Steve Richards
Produced by: Gilbert Adler, Robert Zemeckis, Joel Silver
Co-producer: Terry Castle
Associate Producer: Edward Tapia
Screenplay by: Dick Beebe
Story by: Robb White
Director of Photography: Rick Bota
Editor: Anthony Adler
Music by: Don Davis
Sound Mixer: Vince Garcia
Costume Designer: Ha Nguyen
Key Make-up Artist: Joyce B. Etheredge
Key Hair Stylist: Patricia Vecchio
Special Make-up Effects by: Robert Kurtzman, Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger
Special Effects by: Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects Inc.
Eyeless Apparition Designed by: Dick Smith
Digital/Visual Effects: 4-Ward Productions, Inc.; Vision Art Design & Animation; Modern VideoFilm Visual Effects
Production Designer: David F. Klassen
Visual Consultant: J. Michael Riva
Casting by: Lora Kennedy
Filmed at Santa Clarita Studios, Santa Clarita, California
Cast
Geoffrey Rush (Stephen Price)
Famke Janssen (Evelyn)
Taye Diggs (Eddie)
Ali Larter (Sara)
Bridgette Wilson (Melissa Marr)
Jeffrey Combs (Dr Vannacutt)
Max Perlich (Schecter)
James Marsters (Channel 3 cameraman)
Lisa Loeb (Channel 3 reporter)
Peter Gallagher (Blackburn)
Chris Kattan (Pritchett)
Dick Beebe (male nurse)
Slavitza Jovan (twisted nurse)
Jeannette Lewis (Price’s secretary)
Janet Tracy Keijser (girl on wires)
Peter Graves (himself)
Alternative Titles
A Casa da Colina – Brazil, Portugal
Casa de pe dealul bântuit – Romania
A Casa do Passado(box title) – Portugal
La casa en la montaña embrujada – Argentina
Dom na Przeklętym Wzgórzu – Poland
Haunted Hill – Germany
Ház a kísértet-hegyen – Hungary
House on haunted hill (La mansió de les tenebres) – Spain (Catalan)
Lanetli Tepe – Turkey
La Maison de la colline hantée – Canada (French)
La Maison de l’horreur – France
Maja kummituste künkal – Estonia
Mansión diabólica – Venezuela
Il mistero della casa sulla collina – Italy
Namas ant vaiduokliu kalvos – Lithuania
Ngôi Nhà Trên Đồi Quỷ Ám – Vietnam
De ondes hus – Norway (DVD)
Det ondes hus – Norway
Ondskabens hus – Denmark
Ondskans hus – Sweden
Pahuuden kartano – Finland
La residencia del mal – Mexico, USA (Spanish)
To spiti sto stoiheiomeno lofo – Greece (DVD)
Tatari – Japan
Το σπίτι στο στοιχειωμένο λόφο – Greece
Будинок на Хантед Хілл – Ukraine
Дом ночных призраков – Kazakhstan, Russia
Кућа на уклетом брду – Serbia
Къщата на призрачния хълм – Bulgaria
भूत बंगले के अन्दर(Hindi, DVD Title) – India
猛鬼屋 – Taiwan
Links
Remake of
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Sequel
Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
Extracts included in
Remake It! Redo It! Sequel, Prequel & Reboot It! (2023)
References
Periodicals
- Cinefantastique vol.31 no.9 (December 1999) pp.9-11 – illustrated article (House on Haunted Hill by Douglas Eby)
- Empire no.128 February 2000) p.34 – illustrated preview (Future films)
- Empire no.129 March 2000) p.14 – illustrated review (New films by Darren Bignell)
- Empire no.129 March 2000) p.46 – illustrated article (Reel news: Scaring up business by James Mottram)
- Empire no.135 September 2000) p.118 – video review (Video to rent by SB)
- Entertainment Weekly no.512 (12 November 1999) p.50 – illustrated review (Fright night by Owen Gleiberman)
- Fangoria no.186 (September 1999) p.12 – illustrated preview (Monster invasion by Bill Warren)
- Fangoria no.188 November 1999) pp.46-50, 73 – illustrated interview with William Malone (Home Malone by Bill Warren)
- Fangoria no.189 January 2000) pp.60-62 – illustrated interview with Bridgette Wilson and Peter Gallagher (The cast on Haunted Hill by Ian Spelling)
- Fangoria no.192 May 2000) p.10 – illustrated article (The cutting room by Anthony C. Ferrante)
- Fangoria no.194 July 2000) p.73 – DVD review (DVD dungeon by Michael Gingold and Matthew Kiernan)
- Film Review no.597 September 2000) p.45 – illustrated video review (The House on Haunted Hill by Grant Kempster)
- Film Review no.598 October 2000) p.54 – illustrated DVD review (House on Haunted Hill by David Richardson)
- Film Review November 1999 p.41 – illustrated article (The House on Haunted Hill by Ian Calcutt)
- Film Review Special no.34 (Yearbook 2001) p.77 – illustrated review (House on Haunted Hill by James Cameron-Wilson)
- Film Tutti i Film della Stagione no.46 (July/August 2000) pp.26-28 – credits, synopsis, review
- Film-Echo/Filmwoche no.47 (27 November 1999) p.29 – credits, review (House on Haunted Hill by Andreas Fuchs
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.356 no.31 (23 February 1999) p.26 – credits (In production by Brian Fuson)
- Legend no.30 2000) p.34 – soundtrack review
- Music from the Movies no.26 Spring 2000) p.29 – illustrated soundtrack review (Film music review: New films by Mikael Carlsson)
- Premiere no.275 January 2000) p.73 – illustrated review (La Maison de l’horreur by G.D.)
- Premiere vol.13 no.3 (November 1999) p.24 – preview (House on Haunted Hill)
- Screen International no.1194 (5 February 1999) p.36 – credits(In production</em) Shivers no.72 (December 1999) pp.18-21 – illustrated article (The House on Haunted Hill by James Abery)
- Shivers no.75 March 2000) p.47 – illustrated review
- Sight and Sound vol.10 no.3 March 2000) pp.45-46 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review (Reviews by Kim Newman)
- Sight and Sound vol.10 no.9 September 2000) p.60 – video review (Video reviews by Danny Leigh)
- Soundtrack! The Collector’s Quarterly vol.18 no.72 (Winter 1999/2000) pp.4-5 – illustrated interview with Don Davis (Scoring session: Don Davis on House on Haunted Hill by Ford A. Thaxton)
- Starburst Special no.42 Yearbook ’99/’00 pp.80-83 – illustrated interview with William Malone (Malone again, naturally by Jim Brooks)
- Starburst no.259 March 2000) p.62 – illustrated review (Movie reviews by Alan Jones)
- Starburst no.265 September 2000) p.85 – illustrated video review (Reviews: Videofile); 87-88 – illustrated DVD review (Reviews: DVD file)
- Télérama no.2611 26 January 2000) p.52 – credits, review (La Maison de l’horreur by Jacques Morice)
- Variety 1 November 1999 pp.87, 93 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review (Film reviews by Joe Leydon)
Books
- Cult Horror: Dark Fantasy, Horror and Supernatural Movies by Russ Thorne p.29
- The Films of the Nineties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography of Over 3000 Feature-Length English Language Films, Theatrical and Video-Only, Released Between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999 by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn L. Nowlan p.262
- Frightfest Guide to Ghost Movies by Axelle Carolyn p.158
