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Haunted Mansion   2003


 

 

DISNEY’S FRIGHTFULLY FUN FEATURE ON DVD AND VHS ON APRIL 20

THE HAUNTED MANSION

DVD INCLUDES A FULL SLATE OF BONUS FEATURES… EXPLORED

THEM IF YOU DARE!

BURBANK, Calif., March 30, 2004 – Disney’s THE HAUNTED MANSION, starring Eddie Murphy, is

waiting to welcome you… on Disney DVD and VHS on April 20 from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

An action-packed adventure filled with spectacular spirits and cool special effects, THE HAUNTED

MANSION on DVD now includes a whole slew of bonus features that take viewers inside and behind the

scenes of this hit feature film. On DVD fans can sneak around the mansion on a virtual ride, check out

how ghosts and zombies are made, see a special deleted scene, watch Raven’s "Superstition" music video,

play with hours of DVD-Rom content, and lots more! (Please see attached for DVD details). THE

HAUNTED MANSION is available separately in both fullscreen and widescreen versions - from the

Studio that brought you "Pirates of the Caribbean."

THE HAUNTED MANSION is produced by Don Hahn and directed by Rob Minkoff, creators of "The

Lion King." The film features stunning special effects and make-up design by six-time Academy

Award® winner* Rick Baker ("Men In Black," "The Nutty Professor," "How The Grinch Stole

Christmas"), and sets by Oscar®-winning production designer John Myhre (Winner Best Art Direction

"Chicago," 2002). Screenplay by David Berenbaum. Executive Producers Barry Bernardi, Rob Minkoff.

Produced by Don Hahn, Andrew Gunn. DVD S.R.P.: $29.99. VHS S.R.P.: $24.99.

DVD BONUS MATERIALS FOR THE HAUNTED MANSION

BLOOPERS

DELETED SCENE – "EMMA & EZRA"

RAVEN "SUPERSTITION" MUSIC VIDEO

THE HAUNTED MANSION VIRTUAL TOUR

Welcome, foolish mortals. Come inside and let Emma and Ezra give you the

grand tour! As you ride along in your own scary movie, beware of the ghosts

and goblins that you’ll see, hear, and almost feel flying around in 5.1

Surround Sound. Discover secret rooms and explore the Graveyard and

Mausoleum from a spooky perspective like never before, if you dare!

"THE HAUNTED MANSION SECRETS REVEALED"

In this featurette you will see how the filmmakers brought The Haunted

Mansion to life. Go behind-the-scenes with Producer Don Hahn, Director

Rob Minkoff, Special Make-Up Effects wizard Rick Baker, Visual Effects

Supervisor Jay Redd, and Production Designer John Myhre.

You will discover "Rick Baker’s Zombie School Secrets Revealed," where

Rick Baker and Costume Designer Mona May reveal how to make real people

look like scary zombies.

Then, in "Visual Secrets Revealed," you’ll learn how the film’s amazing

computer effects – such as Madame Leota’s floating head and the spinning

room – are created. Jay Redd and Visual Effects Producer Lynda Thompson

display the digital tools needed to do the job.

Finally, find out from John Myhre how miniature models of the Mansion were

created, how a miniature tour was envisioned, and then how the real-life sets

were built.

THE HAUNTED MANSION/Page Three

"ANATOMY OF A SCENE: GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD"

Come visit the set of ‘The Haunted Mansion’ as the filmmakers show you how

to make a scene with ghosts, graves and real-life actors. Here you’ll find how

to create real-life ghosts and how ghost make-up is applied. You’ll see how

motion control photography, matte painting, blue screen photography and

steady cam work all come together to make movie magic.

FEATURE AUDIO COMMENTARY #1

With Producer Don Hahn, Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd and Writer

David Berenbaum

FEATURE AUDIO COMMENTARY #2

With Director Rob Minkoff and Costume Designer Mona May

HOURS OF DVD-ROM COMPUTER CONTENT

"ATTRACTION HISTORY VIDEO"

The History Of The Haunted Mansion Attraction

"GHOSTLY EFFECTS STUDIO"

Morphing Ghost Host Maker: Import your digital photo into the Effects

Studio and become a Hitchhiking Ghost, a Zombie, a Singing Bust or

Ramsey himself. You can save your ghostly masterpiece or e-mail it to

friends along with a custom quotation. You can also turn your portraits

into animated desktops and screensavers!

"IMAGE GALLERY"

Photo Galleries

"HAUNT THIS COMPUTER"

Desktop Themes/Wallpaper/Screensavers

"HAUNT THE MANSION RIDE"

Enhanced Virtual Mansion Tour

THE HAUNTED MANSION/Page Four

PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES

DVD REGISTRATION PROGRAM

DISNEY WEBLINKS AND ONLINE COMPUTER SUPPORT

STREET DATE: April 20, 2004

Suggested retail price: $29.99 (DVD). $24.99 (VHS).

Feature running time: Approximately 88 minutes

Rated: "PG" For Frightening Images, Thematic Elements And

Language.

Bonus materials unrated.

DVD aspect ratio: Widescreen version 2.35:1 formatted 16x9

or separate

Fullscreen version 1.33:1 formatted 4x3

DVD Sound: Dolby® Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

THX Certified

French language track: Available on DVD

Spanish language track: Available on DVD

Spanish subtitles: Available on DVD

THE HAUNTED MANSION stars Eddie Murphy ("Daddy Day Care," "The Nutty

Professor") as hapless real estate agent Jim Evers, who gets a call late one night from

mansion owner Edward Gracey (Nathaniel Parker, "Squanto, A Warrior’s Tale"). Gracey

is looking to sell his property and Jim, smelling the biggest deal of their career, takes his

wife Sara (Marsha Thomason, "Black Knight") and their two children to the mansion,

located on a remote bayou.

THE HAUNTED MANSION/Page Five

A torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands the Evers family in the old

mansion with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler Ramsley (Terence

Stamp, "The Limey"), and a variety of residents both seen and unseen. At first, Jim scoffs

at Gracey’s stories about ghosts and hauntings, until he unearths the mystery of the

mansion and finds that his wife Sara has unexpected connections to its haunted past.

Shrouded in fog and mystery, the mansion was once a stately antebellum palace that

hosted New Orleans’ wealthiest. Now it’s the creepy and crumbling home to a love

struck 19th century gentleman, 999 ghosts, and a hilarious and hair-raising battle for

"home rule." THE HAUNTED MANSION also stars Wallace Shawn ("Toy Story"),

Jennifer Tilly ("Monsters, Inc.," "Home On The Range"), Dina Walters (TV’s "Six Feet

Under"), Marc John Jeffries (TV’s "Third Watch") and Aree Davis.

Walt Disney Home Entertainment is distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,

Inc., a recognized industry leader. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is the

marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood

Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs.

*Academy Awards® for Rick Baker:

Winner, Best Make Up "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000), "Men In Black" (1997), "The Nutty

Professor" (1996), "Ed Wood" (1994), "Harry And The Hendersons" (1987), "An American Werewolf In

London" (1981).

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