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The movie is based on The Haunted House that you see when you go the a Walk Disney park.

The Haunted House is the story of a married couple Sara and Jim Evers, who are real Estate agents where Jim can never pass the opportunity of a sale. So one week-end instead of going straight to their vacation destination Jim insist to go see a house for sale that contacted his wife Sara.

Again insisting it will only take 20 minutes to assess the house, the entire family go see the house where the only one welcome was Sara. And that is where their unforgettable adventure will begin and it will take more then 20 minutes.

Here are the details of the Bonus Features that you can look forward to;

• BLOOPERS

• DELETED SCENE – "EMMA & EZRA"

• RAVEN "SUPERSTITION" MUSIC VIDEO

• THE HAUNTED MANSION VIRTUAL TOUR

Welcome, foolish mortals. Come inside and let Emma and Ezra give you the grand tour! As you ride along in your own scary movie, beware of the ghosts and goblins that you’ll see, hear, and almost feel flying around in 5.1 Surround Sound. Discover secret rooms and explore the Graveyard and Mausoleum from a spooky perspective like never before, if you dare!

• "THE HAUNTED MANSION SECRETS REVEALED"

In this featurette you will see how the filmmakers brought The Haunted Mansion to life. Go behind-the-scenes with Producer Don Hahn, Director Rob Minkoff, Special Make-Up Effects wizard Rick Baker, Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd, and Production Designer John Myhre.

You will discover "Rick Baker’s Zombie School Secrets Revealed," where Rick Baker and Costume Designer Mona May reveal how to make real people look like scary zombies.

Then, in "Visual Secrets Revealed," you’ll learn how the film’s amazing computer effects – such as Madame Leota’s floating head and the spinning room – are created. Jay Redd and Visual Effects Producer Lynda Thompson display the digital tools needed to do the job.

Finally, find out from John Myhre how miniature models of the Mansion were created, how a miniature tour was envisioned, and then how the real-life sets were built.

• "ANATOMY OF A SCENE: GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD"

Come visit the set of ‘The Haunted Mansion’ as the filmmakers show you how to make a scene with ghosts, graves and real-life actors. Here you’ll find how to create real-life ghosts and how ghost make-up is applied. You’ll see how motion control photography, matte painting, blue screen photography and steady cam work all come together to make movie magic.

• FEATURE AUDIO COMMENTARY #1

With Producer Don Hahn, Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd and Writer David Berenbaum

• FEATURE AUDIO COMMENTARY #2

With Director Rob Minkoff and Costume Designer Mona May

• HOURS OF DVD-ROM COMPUTER CONTENT "ATTRACTION HISTORY VIDEO" The History Of The Haunted Mansion Attraction "GHOSTLY EFFECTS STUDIO" Morphing Ghost Host Maker: Import your digital photo into the Effects Studio and become a Hitchhiking Ghost, a Zombie, a Singing Bust or Ramsey himself.

You can save your ghostly masterpiece or e-mail it to friends along with a custom quotation. You can also turn your portraits into animated desktops and screensavers!

"IMAGE GALLERY", Photo Galleries,

"HAUNT THIS COMPUTER", Desktop Themes/Wallpaper/Screensavers, "HAUNT THE MANSION RIDE"

Enhanced Virtual Mansion Tour THE HAUNTED MANSION; PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES, DVD REGISTRATION PROGRAM, DISNEY WEBLINKS AND ONLINE COMPUTER SUPPORT

Although The Haunted House is graphicaly very well done combine with great cast like Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason and Jennifer Tilly, the movie will leave you with a strange feeling since the story will bring you many feelings all together like being scared and amused added with a touch of romance.

Cast

Jim Evers
Eddie Murphy

Sara Evers
Marsha Thomason

Madame Leota
Jennifer Tilly

Micheal
Mark John Jefferies

Megan
Aree Davis

Ramsley
Terence Stamp

Master Gracey
Nataniel Parker

Ezra
Wallace Shawn

Emma
Dina Waters

Bird
Fonzy

Crew

Director
Rob Minkoff

Produced by
Don Hahn
Andrew Gunn

Written by
David Berenbaum

Music by
Mark Mancina

Executive Producers
Barry Bernardi
Rob Minkoff

Editor
Tim Mertens

Notes
C+

Distributor
Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Street Date
April 20, 2004

Official Site
Disney

Category
Adventure

Rated
"PG"

Running Time
Approximately 88 minutes

Sound
5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
THX Certified

DVD Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 2.35:1
Enhanced for 16x9 TV screens
or 1.33:1 formatted 4x3 (full frame)

Languages
English, Spanish and French

Bonus Features

• BLOOPERS

• DELETED SCENE – "EMMA & EZRA"

• RAVEN "SUPERSTITION" MUSIC VIDEO

• THE HAUNTED MANSION VIRTUAL TOUR

• "THE HAUNTED MANSION SECRETS REVEALED"

• "ANATOMY OF A SCENE: GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD"

• FEATURE AUDIO COMMENTARY #1; With Producer Don Hahn, Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd and Writer David Berenbaum

• FEATURE AUDIO COMMENTARY #2; With Director Rob Minkoff and Costume Designer Mona May

• HOURS OF DVD-ROM COMPUTER CONTENT "ATTRACTION HISTORY VIDEO", "GHOSTLY EFFECTS STUDIO", "IMAGE GALLERY", "HAUNT THIS COMPUTER", "HAUNT THE MANSION RIDE", PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES, DISNEY WEBLINKS AND ONLINE COMPUTER SUPPORT

Suggested Retail Price
$29.99 for DVD CDN
$24.99 for VHS CDN

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