· “A distinctly American, non-traditional ghost story,” says screenwriter Ehren Kruger, who penned the hit thriller The Ring.
· Produced by Universal Pictures
· ShadowCatcher Entertainment
· Double Feature Films
· Daniel Bobker Productions
· Brick Dust Productions LLC
· MFPV Film (in association with)
· Budget: $43 million
· Director by Iain Softley
· Box Office: $47,806,296
· Financial success with a worldwide gross of $91,974,818.
· In the US it raised $16,057,945 in its first weekend, reaching number 2 at the box office, taking a total domestic gross of $47,907,715.
· Filmed at the historic Felicity Plantation
· Located on the Mississippi River in Saint James Parish as opposed Louisiana, not the coastal, swampy Terrebonne Parish where it’s set.
· The house and the grove of trees surrounding it are real, but the swamp that seems to be on the verge of engulfing the house was created by the director for the movie.
· Behind the house actually lie hundreds of acres of fields. In reality, the house is not really run down; it was decorated with ivy, among other things, to set the tone.
Distribution and Marketing
· It was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2005, and in the U.S. on August 12, 2005.
· The film received generally mixed reviews from critics.
· Reported that 39% of critics gave positive reviews (based on 142 reviews)
· Numerous television spots touting this film as a "return to the classic psychological thriller" and "the best thriller since The Sixth Sense.”
· The New York Times said "One of the most enjoyably inane movies of the season, this faux Southern Gothic offers an embarrassment of geek pleasures".
· San Francisco Chronicle gave a negative review of the movie and said "A well-intentioned horror film that is weighted down by stellar cast members who for the most part act as if they do not want to be there".
· 3 Nominations: Best Horror, Best supporting actress Gena Rowlands (Saturn Award) and Best Horror (Empire Award)
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