The Haunted Mansion [WS]

Director: Rob Minkoff

Overview

"Inspired by the popular Disneyland ride, The Haunted Mansion stars Eddie Murphy as the head of a family that finds itself vying against a group of 999 ghosts in the titular abode. Also starring Jennifer Tilly and Terence Stamp, the film comes to DVD in w

Product Details

Release Date:	08/08/2006
UPC:	0786936226614
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, THX-Supervised Mastering]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	10,426

Special Features

Closed Caption;Bloopers; Deleted scene; Raven "Superstition" music video; Haunted Mansion virtual tour; "Making the Mansion" behind-the-scenes featurette; Anatomy of a Scene: Ghosts in the Graveyard; Audio commentary with Don Hahn (producer), Jay Redd (visual effects supervisor) and David Berenbaum (writer); Hours of DVD-ROM content: Morphing Ghost Host Maker, The History of the Haunted Mansion Attraction, photo galleries, desktop themes/wallpaper/screensavers, enhanced Virtual Mansion Tour; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; THX-certified/Optimizer; Widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions; French language track; Spanish language track; Spanish subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eddie Murphy	Jim Evers
Terence Stamp	Ramsley
Nathaniel Parker	Master Gracey,Actor
Marsha Thomason	Sara Evers
Jennifer Tilly	Madame Leota
Wallace Shawn	Ezra
Dina Waters	Emma
Marc John Jefferies	Michael
Aree Davis	Megan
Jim Doughan	Mr. Coleman
Steve Hytner	Mr. Silverman
Heather Juergensen	Mrs. Silverman
Jeremy Howard	Hitchhiking Ghost
Deep Roy	Hitchhiking Ghost
Clay Martinez	Hitchhiking Ghost
Zach Minoff	Boy on Bicycle
Shelby Grimm	Singing Bust
Harry J. Campbell	Singing Bust
William T. Lewis	Singing Bust
Tim Reeder	Singing Bust
Bob Hartley	Singing Bust
Dina Spybey	Actor
Rachael Harris	Mrs. Coleman
Don Knotts	Actor
Martin Klebba	Happy Ghost
Mark Mancina	Composer

Technical Credits

David Berenbaum

David Berenbaum	Screenwriter
Rob Minkoff	Executive Producer
Barry Bernardi	Executive Producer
Andrew Gunn	Producer
Don Hahn	Producer
Doug Coleman	Stunts
Gail Goldberg	Casting
Timothy Loughran	Special Effects
Donna Morong	Casting
Jay Redd	Special Effects
Marcia Ross	Casting
Peter G. Travers	Special Effects
Kelsee L. King-Devoreaux	Stunts
David Wyman	Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Sephton	Sound/Sound Designer
Rick Baker	Special Effects

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles [3:18]
2. Evers and Evers [2:13]
3. Just One More Deal [1:36]
4. Jim Plans a Trip [3:06]
5. House Call [1:43]
6. Arriving at the Mansion [4:21]
7. Ramsley [5:47]
8. Spending the Night [2:23]
9. Jim Visits the Library [4:25]
10. The Kids Go Exploring [1:53]
11. Sara Looks for Jim [2:00]
12. Sara Learns About the Mansion [4:24]
13. Emma and Ezra [2:03]
14. Madame Leota [6:44]
15. The Graveyard [3:10]
16. The Mausoleum [6:03]
17. "First You Must Find the Trunk" [5:09]
18. An Unacceptable Union [3:30]
19. The Ballroom Dance [1:28]
20. The One True Elizabeth [1:46]
21. The Ceremony Begins [1:49]
22. Leota Helps Jim [1:53]
23. The Ceremony Is Interrupted [5:36]
24. End Credits [4:34]

Menu

Side #1 --
Play Movie
Bonus Features
The Haunted Mansion - Secrets Revealed
Anatomy of a Scene: Ghosts in the Graveyard
Disney's DVD Virtual Ride: The Haunted Mansion
Deleted Scene: Emma & Ezra
Register Your DVD
Outtakes Reel
Music Video: "Superstition" by Raven
Audio Commentaries
View the Film With Audio Commentary by Producer Don Hahn, Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd and Screenwriter David Berenbaum: On
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View the Film With Audio Commentary by Director Rob Minkoff and Costume Designer Mona May: On
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Enhanced Computer Features
Scene Selection
Sneak Peeks
Play All
Aladdin Special Edition
Ghosts of the Abyss
Ella Enchanted
The Incredibles
The Haunted Mansion Video Game
Witch
My Wife & Kids
Tower of Terror
Set Up
Audio Options
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Captions and Subtitles
English for the Hearing Impaired
Subtitles: Spanish
Subtitles: None
THX Optimizer
Audio Tests
Video Tests

Editorial Reviews

Back in the days when Eddie Murphy was a Raw stand-up comedian, he hilariously observed that you'd never see African Americans in a haunted house movie. Some 20 years later, Murphy proves the exception to the rule with this family-friendly thriller inspired by the Disney theme-park attraction. Murphy portrays glad-handing, workaholic real estate agent Jim Evers, who takes a "20-minute" detour from his neglected family's long-promised vacation to check out a hot property his wife Sarah (Marsha Thomason) has been invited to sell. Despite its swampland proximity, foreboding gates, and backyard cemetery, Jim is dying to close a deal on the property: And if the owner, Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker), has his way, he will. It turns out that Sarah is the haunting image of Gracey's own dearly departed, who died under suspicious circumstances years before. Murphy mostly plays straight man to this film's supernatural special effects (production segments included on the DVD show how they were created). It's up to the supporting cast -- including Terence Stamp as a terribly stiff butler, Wallace Shawn as a ghostly servant, and Jennifer Tilly as a disembodied Gypsy head encased in a crystal ball -- to scare up most of the laughs. While the chills remain PG all the way, it wouldn’t be a Haunted Mansion without some fitfully frightening scares and shivers: One spirited highlight re-creates the original Haunted Mansion's poltergeist ball; revived corpses chase the kids; and the son is confronted with his worst nightmare, a phalanx of spiders. Murphy may be a mere ghost of his former self, but Haunted Mansion is, like the attraction that inspired it, a wild ride for family fright nights.