Spooky House

Spooky House

Film Poster
Directed by William Sachs
Produced by William Sachs
Written by Margaret Sachs & William Sachs
Starring Ben Kingsley
Mercedes Ruehl
Matt Weinberg
Music by Garry Schyman
Cinematography Thomas Burstyn
Edited by Jeremy Presner
Production
company
Spooky House Entertainment LLC
Distributed by Anderson Digital
ECG Worldwide Entertainment
Entertainment Highway
Phoenicia Pictures
R.S. Entertainment
Studio Works Entertainment
Release date
  • April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
Running time
106 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Spooky House is a 2002 American family film directed, co-produced and co-written by William Sachs, starring Ben Kingsley and Mercedes Ruehl. It was entered into the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, winning two awards, "Best Of Fest" and the "Children's Jury Award".[1]

Production

William Sachs co-wrote the screenplay together with his wife Margaret Sachs. The film was shot in Vancouver,[2] and was released in 35 American theatres in 2004, becoming the top grossing film during that time in some of them.[3]

Reception

According to Nicole Dreiske, Founder/Executive Director of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, it was the first time in the festival's 17 year history that the children's jury unanimously picked a winner when Spooky House won.[4]

Cast

Quotes

The kids whooped, hollered, cheered, and applauded during the movie. They held hands like one unit, swung together and danced in the aisles. I haven't seen anything like it in the seventeen years of the festival. All the kids came out asking when they could see the picture again…The kids' jury score was the highest in the seventeen years of the festival. It was a unanimous vote... The darling of the festival, the favorite of the festival, the hit of the festival…It's the most commercial movie we've ever had in the festival! (...) Spooky House was a resounding success with children of all ages. Kids walked out of the screening asking where they can get copies of the videocassette to see over and over again. It's a tremendous crowd pleaser.
Nicole Dreiske, about Spooky House screening at Chicago International Children's Film Festival[5]
Spooky House is incredibly likable, a consistently delightful Halloween treat that'll make kids smile and maybe even get a few grins out of the grown-ups as well. It's sweet, magical fluff.
David Cornelius, review on eFilmCritic.com[5]

See also

References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for Spooky House". imdb.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. "Variety: Review of Spooky House". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. "Hidden-Films.com - Article about Sachs' Life and works.". Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. "VFTLA.org: Resume of William Sachs (PDF)" (PDF). Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "eFilmCritic.com: Review of Spooky House". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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