Obsession (film, 1999)

Synopsis

In this supernatural suspense vibrating putting in scene the largest high-speed motorboats of Hollywood, an experiment turns to the nightmare terrifying for a professor and his three guinea-pigs captive of a mysterious manor.

Since more than one century, the Hill house is drawn up, sunk, threatening and abandoned of all. It is at least what one believed. Intrigued by the history of this manor, Dr. Marrow involves these three subjects, Theo, Neil and Luke on the spot for an experiment which was to prove to be inoffensive. But as of their arrival, Neil is attracted mysteriously by the house and this terrifying attraction is reciprocal. Once the fallen night, the experiment turns awfully badly whereas the group discovers the obsessing secrecies which haunt the walls of this house.

The house unchains its supernatural anger been useful by astounding special effects in this new suspense of the realizer of Clanches! and Tornado.

Data sheet

Title: Obsession
original Title: The Haunting
Realization: Jan de Bont
Scenario: David Self, according to the novel The Haunting off Hill House , of Shirley Jackson
Production: Susan Arnold, Gave Roth, Colin Wilson, Marty P. Ewing and Jan de Bont
Production company: DreamWorks SKG
Budget: 80 million dollars
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Assembly: Michael Kahn
Decorations: Eugenio Zanetti
Costumes: Ellen Mirojnick
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - SDR/Dolby EX 6.1/SDDS - 35 mm
Kind: Horror, fantastic
Lasted: 113 minutes
Comings out date: July 20th 1999 (first), July 23rd 1999 (the United States), October 27th 1999 (Belgium, France)

Distribution

Lili Taylor (VF: Francoise Cadol) : Eleanor “Nell” Vance
Liam Neeson (VF: Claude Giraud) : Dr. David Marrow
Catherine Zeta-Jones (VF: Pascale Vital) : Theo
Owen Wilson (VF: Alexandre Gillet) : Luke Sanderson
Bruce Dern (VF: Joseph Falcucci) : Mr. Dudley
Marian Seldes (VF: Denise Metmer) : Mrs. Dudley
Alix Koromzay (VF: Sophie Arthuys) : Mary Lambetta
Todd Field : Todd Hackett
Virginia Madsen : Jane
Michael Cavanaugh: Dr. Malcolm Keogh
Tom Irwin: Lou
Charles Gunning: Hugh Crain
Saul Priever : Ritchie
M.C. Gainey: Broad Man
Hadley the Eure: Carolyn Crain

Around film

the novel of Shirley Jackson had already been adapted first once to the cinema in 1963 by Robert Wise under the title the House of the devil ( The Haunting ).

Original soundtrack

The Carousel
Terror in Bed
has Place for Everything
The Curtains
Curly Hair
The Picture Album
Return to the Carousel
Finally Home
Home Safe

Distinctions

Nomination at the price of worst film, worse realizer, worse scenario, worse actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and worse couple (Lili Taylor and Catherine Zeta-Jones), at the time of the Razzie Awards 2000.

External bonds

Obsession on Internet Movie Database
Critical DevilDead

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