Spooky House

Spooky House is a 2002 American family film directed, co-produced and co-written by William Sachs, and 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]

Spooky House
Film Poster
Directed byWilliam Sachs
Produced byWilliam Sachs
Written byMargaret Sachs & William Sachs
StarringBen Kingsley
Mercedes Ruehl
Matt Weinberg
Music byGarry Schyman
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
Edited byJeremy Presner
Production
company
Spooky House Entertainment LLC
Distributed byAnderson 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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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]

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. "eFilmCritic.com: Review of Spooky House". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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