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.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 11 nominations
Dragicia Debert
- Trudy Sinclair
- (as Dragitsa Debert)
Chantal Lugg
- Wax Model
- (uncredited)
Kendal Rae
- Sexy Girl
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDirector Jaume Collet-Serra insisted that practical effects be used as much as possible for the film. Visual effects were used when necessary which were used sparingly.
- GoofsCarly'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.
- Crazy creditsRandom 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 versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.137 (2005)
- SoundtracksMinerva
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
Featured review
House Of Wax is pretty much everything I like in a horror movie. The killers were creepy and freaky but not too over the top. The murders were genuine and realistic looking while the cinematography was great! Carly Jones (Elisha Cuthbert) and her boyfriend, Wade (Jared Padalecki) are going to the big college football game with a group of friends and her brother, Nick (Chad Michael Murray). Along the way, they get tired and look for a place to camp out for awhile and get some rest. As you can imagine, car problems end up keeping them from getting out of their hidden campsite. Carly and Wade head for the small town of Ambrose, which seems strange on the surface.
This is where the real action begins. While I admit that the movie took it's time getting to the good stuff, it was well worth the wait. The special effects department have outdone themselves. Especially when it comes to the house made of wax, itself.
I was very surprised by the low rating given by the IMDb users. I should not be, but I was. Do not be fooled. If you are into horror movies, then this one comes highly recommended. In fact, it has inspired me to see the original and will do so first chance I get. 8/10
This is where the real action begins. While I admit that the movie took it's time getting to the good stuff, it was well worth the wait. The special effects department have outdone themselves. Especially when it comes to the house made of wax, itself.
I was very surprised by the low rating given by the IMDb users. I should not be, but I was. Do not be fooled. If you are into horror movies, then this one comes highly recommended. In fact, it has inspired me to see the original and will do so first chance I get. 8/10
- BigHardcoreRed
- May 10, 2005
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- Also known as
- La casa de cera
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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
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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