The Haunted Mansion Movie Review 2003

Inspired by the popular Disney ride of the same name. Jim Evers (Murphy) is a workaholic real estate agent who takes his family along to see a mansion whose owner wants to sell. They soon find out that the mansion is inhabited with ghosts, lots of them. Coincidentally enough, it turns out that Evers's wife Sara (Thomason) bears a striking resemblance to the owner's long dead lover, who had committed suicide. So why wouldn't they want to live there? While the production design of the mansion is quite impressive, it still doesn't make up for the lack of an original story or dialogue. Murphy's comedic talent is largely wasted. Skip the movie, go for the ride.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Creepy Houses, Ghosts, Ghouls, & Goblins, Family Ties, Adapted from a Disney Amusement Park Ride, Real Estate, Horror Comedy

Screenplay

David Barenbaum

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Tilly, Nathaniel Parker, Marc John Jeffries, Aree Davis, Dina Waters

Cinematography

Remi Adefarasin

Director

Rob Minkoff

Music

Mark Mancina

Other

David Wyman, Priscilla Nedd Friendly, Beat Frutiger, Mona May, John Myhre

Producer

Don Hahn, Andrew Gunn, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista