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House of Wax

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
142K
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House of Wax (2005)
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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.

  • Director
    • Jaume Collet-Serra
  • Writers
    • Charles Belden
    • Chad Hayes
    • Carey W. Hayes
  • Stars
    • Chad Michael Murray
    • Paris Hilton
    • Elisha Cuthbert
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    142K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,060
    112
    • Director
      • Jaume Collet-Serra
    • Writers
      • Charles Belden
      • Chad Hayes
      • Carey W. Hayes
    • Stars
      • Chad Michael Murray
      • Paris Hilton
      • Elisha Cuthbert
    • 692User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations total

    Videos9

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    House Of Wax Scene: What Happened To The Music?
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    House Of Wax Scene: What Happened To The Music?
    House Of Wax Scene: Gas Station Fight
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    House Of Wax Scene: Gas Station Fight
    House Of Wax Scene: You're The Guy From The Campsite
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    House Of Wax Scene: Look At The Little Dog

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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
    Chantal Lugg
    • Wax Model
    • (uncredited)
    Emma Lung
    Emma Lung
    • Jennifer
    • (uncredited)
    Kendal Rae
    Kendal Rae
    • Sexy Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jaume Collet-Serra
    • Writers
      • Charles Belden
      • Chad Hayes
      • Carey W. Hayes
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews692

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    7JiomXL

    A nice surprise

    I really didn't expect too much from this movie. What started off as filler before some movies I was more interested in either came out for home viewing or were available at the rental place ended up being a highly entertaining flick. Paris Hilton's acting was about as good as can be expected, which is adequate, and she by far has the most boring death, but with that exception being stated, some gnarly bloodshed ensues which had me, a relatively jaded horror aficionado used to the standard issue death scenes, saying "Damn-that's harsh!" It's one of those movies that has you (at least I hope I'm not the only one!) putting yourself into the victim's shoes, imagining both their pain and mental desperation. Of course, it didn't get good reviews by more popular raters, but then again, what horror movie EVER has? (Other than in Fangoria magazine...)
    8shefchenko

    I don't get it

    One of the good horror movies. I don't know why people are complaining so much. Acting is fine, the horror is there, there's enough suspense, the plot is okay. I really enjoyed it.
    austinonifc

    Deserves Recognition

    This was a great horror movie.. it's one of those that u maybe heard were a cheap movie or whatever but everything executed in this movie was done really well .. Great practical effects , Great acting, Great kills , and Great music. If you got Manson or Disturbed in the movie then you got my attention for sure.. Check out this trippy movie u won't be disappointed. Very interesting.
    6elitt

    I expected a lot worse

    Horror films are like comedies. If you have a comedy, and you laugh a lot, the film works. With a horror film it's the same. If you're scared a lot, then the film worked. House of Wax scared me a lot, so therefore, I must have liked it. Don't get me wrong. This film isn't anything special and by no means is it not without loads of clichés and problems and stupid teenagers. But it is scary, entertaining, gory, and fun.

    I barely remember the original Vincent Price film. I think I saw it when I was 5 or 6 years old on TV. This film has a group of teenagers, one of them being Paris Hilton, on their way to a football game and stops at roadside to camp for the night. The next day they realize that their car has been tampered with and naturally they do everything stupid to try and get it fixed including trusting every creep that tries to help them. They separate and end up in a town that looks like something out of a Twilight Zone episode which includes a house made out of wax. There is a legend behind this town that involves some wax sculptress and her freaky twin boys. Are they still lurking around? You just know that all our teens will find out.

    House of Wax has a real creepiness to it. The actors, which many of them are from The WB network and the other from Fox, seems to fit right into this genre. I like these kind of films if done well, and this one is done pretty well. I was scared a lot and if I'm watching a horror film, that's OK with me and therefore i'm recommending the movie despite all it's clichés you've probably seen 100 times before. (**1/2)
    7davispittman

    Entertaining horror movie

    At first, when I saw the name Paris Hilton, I wasn't too sure about House Of Wax (2005). But I decided to give it a fair shot anyways, and I'm glad I did. House Of Wax was actually an entertaining well made horror film. The plot was cool and intriguing. The actors were well casted, and I enjoyed all the characters and the actors playing them did a good job, yes, even Paris Hilton did a pretty good job. The movie was never boring, it always kept you interested and on the edge of your seat. The violence was a bit too graphic at times, but overall it wasn't that bad, other horrors have been far worse when it comes to carnage. Now it's not like the movie was flawless, it did have some flaws. The acting in a few scenes was kinda lackluster, could have been better if they would've just tried again I'm sure. I know a lot of people thought Paris Hilton was going to just be terrible in this movie, in my own personal opinion, I actually thought she did pretty good In her own respective role. She did get to dance around in her lingerie in 1 scene, so you straight guys out there, there you go. For the ladies and gay guys, do not despair, there is definite eye candy for you as well. Chad Michael Murray is one of the main stars here, who actually acts well and looks hot in his role at the same time, hard to find in a horror movie! So does Jared Padalecki, he does well in his role, and looks good doing it. This movie is just a good time for horror movie fans. It's not poorly made or cliché, or cheesily acted. 7/10 for house of wax.

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    Related interests

    Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
    Body Horror
    Roger Jackson in Scream (1996)
    Slasher Horror
    Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Jaume Collet-Serra insisted that practical effects be used as much as possible for the film. Visual effects were used when necessary, but sparingly.
    • 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

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    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
      • La casa de cera
    • 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

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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