House of Wax (2005)
| Release Date | 26 April 2005 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $32,000,000 |
| Tagline | Gejagt. Ermordet. Zur Schau gestellt. (Hunted.Murdered.Displayed.) |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Country | AustraliaUSA |
| Filming Locations | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Slasher Film, Teen Movie |
| Mood | Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Nightmare Vacations, Wax Museums, Sibling Relationships, Serial Killers |
| Tones | Harsh, Menacing, Lurid, Disturbing, Visceral, Gruesome |
| Tags | Boyfriend, Camping, Car Mechanic, Redneck, Stranded, Wax, Wax Figures, Wax Museum |
House of Wax (also titled Wax House, Baby) is a 2005 horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Though not a remake itself, it shares the name of a 1953 horror film, which was a remake of the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum. It was released in theaters on May 6, 2005 to negative reviews, but a financial success. On October 25, 2005, the film came out on DVD and on Blu-ray on September 26, 2006.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dragicia Debert
Trudy Sinclair
Thomas Adamson
Young Bo
Murray Smith
Dr. Victor Sinclair
Sam Harkess
Young Vincent
Kendal Nagorcka
Sexy Girl
Director
Jaume Collet-Serra
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Writer
Charles Belden
Chad Hayes
Carey Hayes
Producer
Bruce Berman
executive producer
Herb Gains
executive producer
Richard Mirisch
co-producer
Erik Olsen
associate producer
Steve Richards
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Stephen F. Windon
Editor
Joel Negron
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Casting Director
Mary Gail Artz
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Barbara Cohen
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Production Designer
Graham 'Grace' Walker
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Art Director
Brian Edmonds
Nicholas McCallum
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Set Decorator
Beverley Dunn
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Costume Designer
Alex Alvarez
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Graham Purcell
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Makeup Department
Karen Adcock
wax hair technician
Paige Badenoch
additional makeup artist
Jason Baird
wax body supervisor, prosthetic effects supervisor
Kate Birch
wax hair technician
Bert Burless
wax technician
Mark Cleary
wax technician
Rosalina Da Silva
key makeup artist
Sean Genders
wax technician
Tina Gordon
wax hair technician
Dave Grasso
special makeup effects artist
Karen Grose
wax coordinator
Grady Holder
makeup effects technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Simon Joseph
wax hair technician
Grant Lehman
wax technician
Maree McDonald
hair stylist: second unit, makeup artist: second unit
Antony McMullen
air brush artist: wax department
Anita Morgan
key makeup artist, key hair stylist
Steve Parker
airbrush technician
Michelle Ritchie
wax hair technician
Kym Sainsbury
wax hair supervisor
Andy Schoneberg
special makeup effects artist
Shane Thomas
key hair stylist
Shane Thomas
key hair stylist
Kevin Wasner
special makeup effects artist
Howard Berger
special makeup effects artist
Justin Ditter
wig maker
Production Manager
Troy Clarke
unit manager
Bill Draper
executive in charge of production
Mick Dray
assistant unit manager
Herb Gains
unit production manager
Sharon Miller
unit production manager
Jamie Whifield
unit manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie Burton
third assistant director: second unit
William H. Burton
second unit director
Miranda Colman
third assistant director
Jamie Crooks
first assistant director
Tony Edwards
second assistant director: second unit
Tim Hughes
second second assistant director
Ian Kenny
first assistant director: second unit
Wade Savage
first assistant director: second unit
Paul Sullivan
second assistant director
Art Department
Axel Bartz
set designer
Dianne Bennett
head greens
Joshua Black
set finisher
Bob Booker
property master
Les Brough
signwriter
Wendy Buick
graphic designer
Daniel Cairns
stand-by props: second unit
Graeme Callander
storyboard artist
Jac Charlton
set dresser
James Colmer
concept illustrator
Craig Fison
sculptor
Dave Franks
assistant property master
Suzie Freeman
art department accountant
Christopher Glass
concept illustrator
Julia Holden
storyboard artist
Klaus Kastberg
model maker
Mark Kennedy
stand-by painter
Yoomin Lee
assistant art department coordinator
David Nimmo
set designer
Steve Parker
painter
Matthew Putland
set dresser
Russell Sharp
wax department sculptor
Gary Sherline
head propmaker
Hayon Simmons
stand-by props
Dilys Tan
art department coordinator
Brent Tasker
stand-by greens
Heidi Tuchscherer
assistant construction coordinator
Kerry Turnbull
assistant art director
Nick Walker
scenic artist
Jack Watford
construction coordinator
Paula Whiteway
set designer
Harry Zettel
stand-by props
Tim Allen
miniatures
Enrico Altmann
assistant painter
Phillip Beadsmoore
wax sculptor
Sound Department
Richard Adrian
supervising sound editor, sound designer
Christopher Alba
first assistant sound editor
Paul 'Salty' Brincat
sound mixer
David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer
Rod Conder
boom operator
Scott Curtis
supervising foley editor
Julia Evershade
supervising adr editor
Stephanie Flack
supervising dialogue editor
Mark Johnston
sound recordist
Larry Kemp
foley editor
Eddie Kim
sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Mark Larry
sound effects editor
Eric Lindemann
sound effects editor
Nicole Miller
sound assistant
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist
James Morioka
sound effects editor
Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer
James Azizi Penny
assistant sound editor
Troy Porter
adr mixer
John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer
Ann Scibelli
sound effects editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
foley editor
Nathan Whitehead
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Peter Armstrong
special effects senior technician
Bruce Bright
special effects supervisor
Leanne Brooks
special effects office coordinator
Simon Buckley
special effects technician
Greg Dennison
special effects senior technician
David Fletcher
special effects coordinator
Dean Franklin
special effects technician
Richard Howie
special effects senior technician
Matt Keogh
special effects technician
Jim Leng
special effects technician
Steven Munson
mold/technical department: K.N.B. EFX Group
Greg Oliver
special effects technician
James Paul
special effects technician
Kym Sainsbury
prosthetics
Robert Schoch
special effects technician
Adrian Seabert
special effects technician
Mark Stone
special effects technician
Rob Suttie
special effects senior technician
Rebecca Thiele
special effects technician
Kevin Turner
senior special effects technician
Patricia Urias
special effects: foam department
Lindsay Vivian
special effects runner
Jenny Wallace
special effects buyer
Sharron Williams
special effects assistant
Kent Willis
special effects technician
Visual Effects
John B. Anderson
shading supervisor
Adam Avery
visual effects editor
John Breslin
visual effects supervisor
Andrew Butler
digital effects artist
Angus Cameron
compositor, digital effects supervisor
Ean Carr
compositor
Mark Chataway
visual effects
Craig Clarke
digital compositor
Sam Cole
digital compositor
Tony Cole
digital effects artist
Dean Cranney
technical support
Chris Davies
digital compositor
Chris Dawson
motion control operator
Dale Duguid
visual effects production manager, visual effects designer
Simon Dye
compositor
Elisa Esteban
CG effects artist
Suzanne Evans-Booth
visual effects coordinator
Matt Greig
digital compositor
Richard David Hall
digital compositor
Jayne Herrmann
digital effects coordinator: Photon
Mike Kelly
visual effect assistant
Nicky Ladas
IT manager
Evans Mark
digital artist
Mark Masson
tracking supervisor: Photon VFX
Damon Milman
technical director
Ben Morgan
digital compositor
Shelly Morrow
digital compositor
Catherine Nelson
digital compositor
Jim O'Hagan
digital compositor: PhotonVFX
Julian Parry
visual effects supervisor
Kim Pearce
senior systems administrator
Stuart Pearson
visual effects color timer
Eric Person
scanning supervisor: Photon VFX, digital effects colorist: Photon VFX
Price Pethel
digital intermediate colorist
Cheryl Potter
visual effects editor
Loren Robinson
digital compositor
Jennifer Lee Scheer
digital compositor
Matt Sloan
on-set match mover
Murray Smallwood
digital compositor
Cameron Smith
digital compositor: Photon VFX
Sean Steinmuller
lead animator
Craig Stevenson
CG effects artist
Michele Stewart
visual effects bidding producer: Photon VFX
Daniel Sunwoo
compositor
Elizabeth Symes
visual effects producer
Kat Szuminska
digital effects production supervisor
Bridget M. Taylor
digital compositor: Photon VFX
Greg Tuckwell
art director: miniatures
Louis Turcot
digital effects artist
Randy Vellacott
digital compositor
Donna Wallace
visual effects production accountant
Martin Wiseman
digital effects production manager
Paul Booth
visual effects editor
Mark Nettleton
compositor
Derek Wentworth
compositor
Stunts
Danny Baldwin
stunt coordinator: Australia
Sue Baldwin
stunts
Melissa Barker
stunts
Bradd Buckley
stunts
William H. Burton
stunt coordinator
Steve Daddow
stunts
Nicole Downs
stunts
Steve Harman
stunts
Bob Hicks
stunt coordinator
Brendan Jakins
stunt rigger
Rick MacLure
stunts
Jacob Moana
stunts
Angela Moore
stunt double
Victor Parascos
stunts
Darko Tuscan
stunts
Annette Van Moorsel
stunts
Mick Van Moorsel
stunts
Ron Vreeken
stunts
Lana Williams
safety officer
Camera and Electrical Department
Tov Belling
first assistant camera: second unit
Craig Bryant
best boy electric: second unit
Ricki Byrne
clapper loader: second camera, second unit
Simon Chapman
director of photography: documentary
Simon Cooke
dolly grip
Simon Currie
video split operator
Karl Engeler
gaffer
Charlie Fergusson
clapper loader: second unit
Greg Gilbert
camera operator: "b" camera, Steadicam operator
Simon Harding
camera operator: second unit
Gillian Huxley
stand-by rigger
Benn Hyde
key grip
Ben King
clapper loader
Adam Kuiper
key grip, key grip: second unit
Warren Lazarides
assistant camera
Maurice McKay
best boy grip: second unit
Cameron Murchison
clapper loader
Ben Nott
camera operator: second unit
Mick O'Brien
gaffer: second unit
Phil Pastuhov
aerial director of photography
Troy Reichman
clapper loader: second camera, second unit
Benjamin Relf
video split operator
Melinda Rickman
clapper loader: second unit
Ricky Schamburg
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Marc Spicer
camera operator: "a" camera, camera operator, director of photography: second unit
Sorby Stewart
rigging gaffer
Joe Stick
rigging best boy
Matt Toll
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Vince Valituti
still photographer
Anthony Veith
best boy
Mark Wareham
camera operator: second unit
Casting Department
Judith Cruden
extras casting
Mia Levinson
casting associate
Tom McSweeney
casting: Australia
Trish Wallace
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy Asher
costume buyer
Mary Lou Da Roza
costume buyer
Amanda Enders
stand-by costumes
Louise Hogg
stand-by costume: second unit
Elly Kamal
costume supervisor
Helen Maggs
stand-by costumes
Gabrielle Nagy
costume coordinator
Karen Thorn
costume buyer
Samantha Walker
stand-by costumes
Editorial Department
Michel Aller
first assistant editor
Nicholas Hasson
digital intermediate editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Mandy Jacobs
assistant editor
Jackie Lee
digital intermediate producer
David Orr
color timer
Price Pethel
digital intermediate colorist
Clay Rawlins
assistant editor
Erik Rogers
digital intermediate producer
Keith Shaw
colorist: mastering
Mike Chiado
digital intermediate effects
Bill Daly
post-production executive
Music Department
Rick Giovinazzo
orchestrator
Amanda Goodpaster
music editor
Bruce Harvey
conductor
Damon Intrabartolo
conductor
Jonathan Klein
assistant music editor
Robert Puff
music preparation
Casey Stone
score recording engineer, music scoring mixer
Greg Hamilton
additional music preparer
Transportation Department
Tapio Piitulainen
picture car coordinator
Other Crew
Kathleen Adam
production aide
Blake Archer
location manager
Aaron Auch
assistant: Mr. Silver
Angelique Badenoch
production secretary
Sim Bajaj
assistant: Mr. Silver
Jason Bellito
assistant: Mr. Murray
Adam Bitterman
adr voice
Karen Bull
accounting assistant
Vanessa-Rose Busuttil
intern
Mark Cleary
technician
Steve Courtney
engineer
David Cowan
craft service: second unit
Enfys Dickinson
manager
Traci Duxbury
production aide
Frank J. Ellison
production accountant
Ethan Erwin
assistant: Ms. Levin
Tanya Fraser
assistant production office coordinator
Ian Freeman
assistant location manager
Vickie Gest
unit nurse: second unit
Karen Grose
prosthetic artist
Judy Hallin
second unit coordinator
Katie Harris
unit nurse
Kelly Helstrom
staff production coordinator: Warner Bros.
Dean Hood
insurance accountant
Nicholle Leahy
assistant accountant
Jennifer L'Huillier
script supervisor: second unit
Sally Mann
payroll supervisor
Campbell Maynes
production assistant
Paul McCloskey
assistant: Mr. Richards
Sarah Meyer
production aide
Paul Norris
craft service
Toni Pearson
first assistant accountant
Monique Perez
assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Kate Powell
assistant: Mr. Gains
Keith Rae
wax figure technical advisor
Sean Rigby
safety supervisor
Nicola Scarrott
production aide
Kara Scobey
assistant: Mr. Collet-Serra
Fiona Searson
publicist
Tamara Seeck
assistant: Mr. Collet-Serra
Bruce Shapiro
dialogue coach
Holly Smith
assistant: Ms. Levin
Deanne Stratford
production coordinator
Kayne Tumahai
production aide: second unit
Sarah Jane Walsh
assistant: Ms. Cuthbert
Jo Weeks
script supervisor
Prudence Williams
assistant accountant
Karyn Zlatkovic-Durbin
office assistant
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Village Roadshow Pictures
Dark Castle Entertainment
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Fox-Warner
Golden Village
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Sogefilms S.A.
Veronica
Warner Brothers
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Photon VFX
K.N.B. Effects Group
Pacific Title
Miscellaneous
Atlab
film processing
Bastyr University
score recorded at
Bimmini Special Effects Studios
concept illustration
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies
Maverick Records
soundtrack released by
Motion Picture Lighting
lighting
Pacific Title
opticals
Panavision
cameras and lenses
Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by
Post Lounge, The
telecine
Prologue Films
main and end title sequence designed by
Technicolor
prints
Varèse Sarabande
score album
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