Eddie Murphy stars in this spooky, CGI effect-packed Disney film, based on the famous Disney World attraction. He plays Jerry, a workaholic real estate agent who interrupts his family's vacation to check out a remote mansion that's for sale. But soon he and his family are trapped in the haunted house and are screaming for their lives. Terence Stamp is the ghost butler, and Nathaniel Parker is the ghost owner who falls for Jerry's wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), believing she is the reincarnation of his lost love and providing for both a refreshingly interracial, and frighteningly inter-dimensional romance. Jennifer Tilly has a great bit as a loudmouthed head in the crystal ball; Wallace Shawn and Dina Walters are the ghost servants. Zombies rise up from their graves to attack the living, but generally the film is harmless kid stuff that is bursting with cheerful color, noise, bloodless shocks and refreshingly bathroom-free humor. Fans of the ride should be pleased, as it hits nearly every bump, from the barbershop quartet busts, to the ghostly passenger in the coach. Murphy hams it up royally and the rest of the cast is up for the challenge, especially Stamp, whose droll line readings provide a perfect balance of menace and mirth. Makeup maestro Rick Baker provided the non-CGI special effects.

Theatrical Release: November 26, 2003

DVD Features:

Region [unknown]
Note: The audio for this program is THX certified.
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Bloopers
Deleted Scenes
Featurette:
1. Haunted Mansion Attraction Virtual Tour
2. "Superstition" by Raven - Music Video
3. "The Making of the MANSION" - Behind-the-Scenes
4. "Anatomy of a Scene - Ghost in the Graveyard"
Interactive Features:
DVD-ROM Content

Distributor Notes: The Haunted Mansion

From the studio that brought you PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ... here's the fright-filled comedy adventure loaded with hair-raising laughs and eye-popping special effects! Eddie Murphy (DADDY DAY CARE) stars as a real estate agent whose family comes face-to-face with 999 grim, grinning ghosts in the creepy old Gracey Manor! Now with the help of supernatural psychic Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, LIAR, LIAR) they must hilariously battle to break the mansion of its age-old curse ... and do it before the clock strikes 13!

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Eddie Murphy: American Actor/Comedian, TRADING PLACES (1983)
Terence Stamp: British actor
Wallace Shawn: Playwright/Screenwriter/Actor
Marsha Thomason: Actor, BLACK KNIGHT (2001)
Jennifer Tilly: American actress
Nathaniel Parker: Performer/"War Requiem"
Dina Walters: Actor, HAUNTED MANSION (2003)

Rob Minkoff: Director

Don Hahn: Producer, , ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001)
Andrew Gunn: Producer, THE COUNTRY BEARS (2002)

David Berenbaum: Screenwriter, ELF (2003)

Mark Mancina: Composer

Priscilla Nedd Friendly: Editor, THE HAUNTED MANSION (2003)

"Terence Stamp steals scenes as the butler..."
"...Lots of fun....This is a fright show artfully designed for the whole family..."