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House of Wax

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
124K
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POPULARITY
1,674
455
House of Wax (2005)
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  • Horror
  • Thriller
A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
124K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,674
455
  • Director
    • Jaume Collet-Serra
  • Writers
    • Charles Belden(story)
    • Chad Hayes(screenplay)
    • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chad Michael Murray
    • Paris Hilton
    • Elisha Cuthbert
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jaume Collet-Serra
  • Writers
    • Charles Belden(story)
    • Chad Hayes(screenplay)
    • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chad Michael Murray
    • Paris Hilton
    • Elisha Cuthbert
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 662User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos2

    House of Wax
    Trailer 0:31
    House of Wax
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    Clip 0:52
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    Photos368

    Elisha Cuthbert in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton and Robert Ri'chard in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton in House of Wax (2005)
    Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray in House of Wax (2005)
    Jon Abrahams, Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, and Jared Padalecki in House of Wax (2005)
    Jon Abrahams and Chad Michael Murray in House of Wax (2005)
    Paris Hilton in House of Wax (2005)
    Elisha Cuthbert in House of Wax (2005)
    Jon Abrahams in House of Wax (2005)
    Jared Padalecki in House of Wax (2005)
    Elisha Cuthbert and Brian Van Holt in House of Wax (2005)

    Top cast

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    Chad Michael Murray
    Chad Michael Murray
    • Nick
    Paris Hilton
    Paris Hilton
    • Paige
    Elisha Cuthbert
    Elisha Cuthbert
    • Carly Jones
    Brian Van Holt
    Brian Van Holt
    • Bo
    Jared Padalecki
    Jared Padalecki
    • Wade
    Jon Abrahams
    Jon Abrahams
    • Dalton
    Robert Ri'chard
    Robert Ri'chard
    • Blake
    Dragicia Debert
    • Trudy Sinclair
    • (as Dragitsa Debert)
    Thomas Adamson
    • Young Bo
    Murray Smith
    • Dr. Sinclair
    Sam Harkess
    • Young Vincent
    Damon Herriman
    Damon Herriman
    • Roadkill Driver
    Andy Anderson
    Andy Anderson
    • Sheriff
    Emma Lung
    Emma Lung
    • Jennifer
    • (uncredited)
    Kendal Rae
    Kendal Rae
    • Sexy Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jaume Collet-Serra
    • Writers
      • Charles Belden(story)
      • Chad Hayes(screenplay)
      • Carey W. Hayes(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Aside from the title and the setting of a wax museum, this film has no connection to the original film House of Wax (1953) in terms of plot.
    • Goofs
      Carly's height changes throughout the film. This is explained in the extras; because Jared Padalecki is so tall, Elisha Cuthbert wore wooden shoes in the scenes where her feet weren't shown. In some scenes, she is up to Wade's shoulder. In others, she is up to his chest.
    • Quotes

      Blake: [after Dalton is given a make-over] He looks like Elton John, only more gay.

      Dalton: Elton John is gay?

    • Crazy credits
      Random letters in the end credits of the movie begin to melt down from the screen as they appear. Also, some pairs of letters are joined, just like Bo and Vincent when they were born.
    • Alternate versions
      The uncut version is rated R21 in Singapore. Two scenes needed to be trimmed to secure an NC16 rating. First is the body dragging scene where the head slowly detaches itself from the torso. Next is the scene where the killer graphically removes a pole that is jammed into a female victim's head.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.137 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Minerva
      Written by Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng (as Chi Cheng), Abe Cunningham (as Abran Cunningham),

      Frank Delgado and Chino Moreno (as Camilo Chino Moreno)

      Performed by Deftones

      Courtesy of Maverick Recording Company

      By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews662

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Creepy and gory horror movie professionally by the Spanish director Jaume Collet -Serra,
    This is a chiller flick with grisly horror , genuine thrills and shocks . This eerie story contains bit good fun with grisly killing , relentless horror and lots of blood and guts . The chiller version packs scary chills and terrifying deaths such as a horrible stabbing , quartering and beheading . It deals with a group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit . One by one, the entire group ends up falling prey to two murderous brothers , the creators of the town's local 'House of Wax'. Carly (Elisa Cuthbert) and Wade (Jared Padalecki) decide to go to the nearest town to get a new fan belt while the rest of the group attempts to go to the game , while Paige (Paris Hilton) and Nick (Chad Murray) stay on countryside making love . They discover that two brothers have expanded upon the area's main attraction , the House of Wax . They enter house of wax suddenly closes itself and they encounter trapped inside and soon supernatural creepiness begin frightening the hosts . Then they'll spend a ghastly time in the spooky house with killings-laden history .

    This terrifying film contains chills , thrills , violent scenes and lots of blood and gore . From start to final the frantic horror images and fast movement is unstopped . It's a silly but amusing horror story and with abundant use of computer generator FX and special make-up in charge of Howard Berger , among others . The wax figures are the real stars of this production , being rightly realized by means of an excellent make-up and magnificent special effects . Some scenes are clumsily shot but the movie has some good moments here and there , the illogical parts in the argument are more than compensated for the excitement provided by the creepy wax models , eerie killers and many other things . Gorgeous actresses as Elisa Cuthbert and Paris Hilton along with young male actors as Brian Van Holt , Chad Murray , Jared Padalecki , Jon Abrahams accompanying efficiently to female starring . Colorful cinematography by cameraman Stephen H. Windon , using Steadicam . The musician John Ottman creates a stirring , moving soundtrack fitting to frenetic terror . Lavishly produced including spectacular scenes by the successful American producer Joel Silver who along with Robert Zemeckis and Gilbert Adler created ¨Dark House¨ , a production company specialized on terror genre ; both of them have produced successful terror movies dealing with eerie tales about horror , grisly killings and lots of blood and gore such as ¨House of haunted hill¨, ¨Return to house of haunted hill¨ , ¨Gothika¨, ¨Ghost ship¨, ¨House of wax¨ , Whiteout¨ , ¨Splice¨ , ¨The reaping¨ , ¨Orphan¨ , among others . The flick was compellingly directed by Jaume Collet-Serra . Collet is an expert director of terror movies as ¨Orphan¨, ¨House of wax¨ and for TV as ¨The river¨ , his greatest success was the action movie titled ¨Unknown¨ with Liam Neeson . Rating : Better than average, well worth seeing . The picture will appeal to terror fans .
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    FAQ5

    • Who dies?
    • Why does Bo have marks on his wrists? Wasn't it Vincent who was taped up?
    • Will there be a sequel?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wax House, Baby
    • Filming locations
      • Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Dark Castle Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,064,800
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,077,236
      • May 8, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $68,766,121
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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