THE HAUNTED MANSION

Year: 2003
USA: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
UK: Buena Vista International
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly, Wallace Shawn, Dina Waters, Marc John Jefferies, Aree Davis, Jim Doughan, Rachel Harris, Steve Hytner, Heather Juergensen, Jeremy Howard, Deep Roy, Clay Martinez, Bridget Brno, Gregg London, Zach Minkoff, Shelby Grimm, Harry J Campbell, William T Lewis, Tim Reeder, Bob Hartley
Director: Rob Minkoff
Country: USA
USA: 99 mins
UK: 87 mins
USA Rated: PG for frightening images, thematic elements and language
UK Certificate: PG contains mild language and scary scenes
USA Release Date: 26 November 2003
UK Release Date: 13 February 2004


Synopsis

THE HAUNTED MANSION comes alive like never before with incredible visual and special effects in this all-new, fun-filled comedy adventure. Shrouded in fog and mystery, the mansion was once a stately antebellum palace that hosted New Orleans' wealthiest. Now it's the creepy and crumbling home to a love struck 19th century gentleman, 999 ghosts, and a hilarious and hair-raising battle for "home rule."

Realtor Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) and his wife and business partner Sara get a call late one night from mansion owner Edward Gracey, who is looking to sell his property. Smelling the biggest deal of their career, Jim, Sara and their two children pay a visit to the mansion, located on a remote bayou.

A torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands the Evers family in the old mansion with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler Ramsley, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen. At first, Jim scoffs at Gracey's stories about ghosts and hauntings, until he unearths the mystery of the mansion and finds that his wife Sara has unexpected connections to its haunted past.