House of Wax (2005)

Director:

Jaume Collet-Serra

Writers (WGA):

Charles Belden (story)
Chad Hayes (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Gejagt. Ermordet. Zur Schau gestellt. (Hunted.Murdered.Displayed.)

Plot:

Six friends are stranded in a ghost town where a towering wax museum looms ahead. And inside are two brothers who have a special way of making the wax figures look real...

Plot Keywords:

Wax | Small Town | Car Trouble | Ghost Town | Fight

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Elisha Cuthbert	...	Carly Jones
Chad Michael Murray	...	Nick Jones
Brian Van Holt	...	Bo / Vincent
Paris Hilton	...	Paige Edwards
Jared Padalecki	...	Wade
Jon Abrahams	...	Dalton Chapman
Robert Ri'chard	...	Blake
Dragicia Debert	...	Trudy Sinclair (as Dragitsa Debert)
Thomas Adamson	...	Young Bo
Murray Smith	...	Dr. Victor Sinclair
Sam Harkess	...	Young Vincent
Damon Herriman	...	Roadkill Driver
Andy Anderson	...	Sheriff

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, some sexual content and language.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Hong Kong:III (uncut) | Portugal:M/16 | Taiwan:R-18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | France:-16 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:18A | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:NC-16 (video rating) (cut) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Japan:R-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Czech Republic:12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:R21 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Chile:14 | Germany:16 (cut) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Nova Scotia) (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

On 26 June 2004, a sound stage being used for the film burned to the ground during a test of special-effects equipment. The fire, started by a candle, destroyed a studio at Warner Bros Movie World on Australia's Gold Coast. One crew member was treated for burns to his arm, but no one else was injured. The smoke reached a nearby highway, which was not shut down.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Wade and Carly first go into the church, you see the face of the ministerial wax figure. When Carly goes into the church later while running from Bo, the face changes.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Trudy Sinclair: You are being such a good boy. Would you like some more cereal, sweetheart? Here you go.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Supernatural: Fallen Idols (#5.5)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Prayer

Great Gore & suspense....but NO Paris touching wax and saying THAT'S HOT!???

I saw a sneak preview of this Tuesday night with a group of friends and we had a blast! After seeing sneak peaks for BOOGEYMAN (Horrible! 3/10) and Amityville Remake (so-so 6/10) I enjoyed this a lot more! As seen in the trailer, one knock I had was believing that a whole town could be "forgotten" but this is a cheesy popcorn horror movie so I accept it for what it is.

My only major complaint is I assumed Paris Hilton would touch wax or get dipped etc. and moan "that's hot" but they didn't do that (how could they resist???).

There is NO nudity from the 2 girls although Paris looks great in her lingerie! I'm surprised they didn't put a 3rd "hot token victim" in the movie for some needless nudity which is the norm for this type of flick! I won't list any death or plot spoilers BUT I will say that Paris & Eliza both get roughed up good!

The characters are developed decently and are somewhat likable (not like Cabin Fever where you wanted them to die) and the movie has a decent pace although nothing happens in the 1st 30 minutes like most horror films.

I give it a 8/10 as it delivered good scares and gore and I had low expectations going into it. If you go with some friends that like cheesy horror movies you'll have a good time.

Noah