House of Wax (2005)
- Directed by
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Genre
- horror film, slasher film
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3,385 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of friends on a road trip stumble upon a seemingly abandoned town. They discover the locals have a gruesome way of turning people into wax exhibits.
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What happens
House of Wax is a 2005 slasher film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra in his feature directorial debut and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt in a dual role, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams and Robert Ri'chard. It is a remake of the 1953 film of the same name, itself a remake of the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum, based on the story "The Wax Works" by Charles S. Belden. House of Wax premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 30, 2005, and was theatrically released in United States on May 6 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed $70.1 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's lack of originality, screenplay and characters, but praised the performances and atmosphere. The film would later garner a cult following in the years following its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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