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What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in HOUSE OF WAX, an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic.

(2005) Film Review

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This page was last updated on May 31, 2005

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CREDITS

Directed by Jaume Serra
Story by Charles Belden
Screenplay by Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes

13.jpg (232 K)Cast (in credits order)
Elisha Cuthbert .... Carly Jones
Chad Michael Murray .... Nick Jones
Brian Van Holt .... Bo/Vincent
Paris Hilton .... Paige Edwards
Jared Padalecki .... Wade
Jon Abrahams .... Dalton Chapman
Robert Ri'chard .... Blake
Dragicia Debert .... Trudy Sinclair
Damon Herriman .... Roadkill Driver
Andy Anderson .... Sheriff

Produced by
Bruce Berman .... executive producer
Polly Cohen .... executive producer
Herb Gains .... executive producer
L. Levin .... producer
Susan Levin .... producer
Kristin Lowe .... creative executive producer
Richard Mirisch .... co-producer
Erik Olsen .... associate producer
Steve Richards .... executive producer
Joel Silver .... producer
Robert Zemeckis .... producer

Original Music by John Ottman
Cinematography by Stephen F. Windon (director of photography)
Film Editing by Joel Negron

MPAA: Rated R for horror violence, some sexual content and language.
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House of Wax [Original Soundtrack]
1. Spitfire
2. I Never Told You What I Do for a Living - My Chemical Romance
3. Minerva - Deftones
4. Gun in Hand - Stutterfly
5. Prayer - Disturbed
6. Path to Prevail - Bloodsimple
7. Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World
8. Dirt - The Stooges
9. Not That Social - The Von Bondies
10. Cut Me Up - Har Mar Superstar
11. New Dawn Fades - Joy Division
12. Taking Me Alive - Dark New Day
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SYNOPSIS
Click to enlargeWhat begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in HOUSE OF WAX, an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic from Dark Castle Entertainment and producers Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis.

A road trip to the biggest college football championship of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly (ELISHA CUTHBERT), Paige (PARIS HILTON) and their friends when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the game. A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site leaves everyone unsettled, and Carly has her hands full trying to keep the peace between her boyfriend Wade (JARED PADALECKI) and her hot-headed brother Nick (CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY).

They wake up the next morning to find that their car has been deliberately tampered with. At the risk of being stranded, they accept a local’s invitation for a ride into Ambrose, the only town for miles. Once there, they are drawn to Ambrose’s main attraction—Trudy’s House of Wax, which is filled with remarkably life-like wax sculptures. But as they soon discover, there is a shocking reason the exhibits look so real.

As the friends uncover the town’s dark secrets, they are stalked by a demented killer and find themselves in a bloody battle for survival. The group must find a way out of Ambrose—or become permanent additions to the HOUSE OF WAX.



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