![]() And you wouldn't be far wrong on that one point, the casting of Murphy and his 'family' members in this film was a terrible choice. ![]() If you think about this premise you could be forgiven for thinking it would turn out crap, especially with Eddie Murphy involved. Rating: PG (Language|Frightening Images|Thematic Elements)Īh 2003, the start of Disney's major theme park ride adaptations into the movies.not counting a few earlier nondescript flicks and 'Mission to Mars' which I never realised was a theme park adaptation. Along the way, the family stops off at a sinister mansion that Jim has been asked to sell, only to discover it's haunted by Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker) his stern butler, Ramsley (Terence Stamp) and two other servants who need some help breaking a curse. Workaholic real estate agent Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) is accused by his wife, Sara (Marsha Thomason), of neglecting his son (Marc John Jefferies) and daughter (Aree Davis), so he takes the family on a vacation. When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake, director Rob Minkoff (pictured) comes out to socialize. Eddie Murphy stars as Jim Evers, a workaholic real-estate agent who gets a little quality time with the family in the unlikeliest of circumstances Producer Don Hahn is the most successful producer of animated films since Walt Disney, having seen through "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and many others. The historic Gracey Manor, located on a, uh, charming bayou, has a Victorian ballroom, spacious (burial) grounds, secret passageways and a curse that has haunted the walls for generations. ![]() Jim (Eddie Murphy, left), aides Ezra (Wallace Shawn, center) and Emma (Dina Waters, right) give a "hand" to Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, center right). Production Designer John Myhre (right) and supervising art director Tomas Voth (left) were charged with building the forty-foot-tall mansion and all its sets. Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker, left) hides a secret that involves Jim's wife, Sara Evers (Marsha Thomason, right). Visual Effects Supervisor Jay Redd (right) gets a hand from one particularly ghastly creation. Costume designer Mona May (right) was charged with dressing all the ghouls. hearse, driven by Ezra (Wallace Shawn, center left) and Emma (Dina Waters, left) and carrying Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, center right) and son Michael (Marc John Jefferies, right) Director Rob Minkoff (left), with Eddie Murphy (center left), Marsha Thomason (right rear), Aree Davis (right center), and Marc John Jefferies (right foreground). Master Gracey (Nathaniel Parker, left) sits down to dinner, aided by his butler, Ramsley (Terence Stamp, right). Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, pictured) has an interesting encounter with a crystal ball in Walt Disney Pictures' hilarious chiller, "The Haunted Mansion." Three "hitchhiking ghosts" try to thumb a ride. The grand staircase is just the beginning of the mansion's hidden secrets. When grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize, these four singing busts like to harmonize - with Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, left) and his son, Michael (Marc John Jefferies, right) for an audience. Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, left) asks Madame Leota (Jennifer Tilly, right) for advice. The Haunted Mansion Photos Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy, center left) brings the family - wife Sara (Marsha Thomason, center), son Michael (Marc John Jefferies, center right), and daughter Megan (Aree Davis, right) to the mansion.
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