Roger Cobb (William Katt) is killed in a car accident. His family must move into the house that has haunted him for several years. Soon the family begins to experience scary and unexplained...Read allRoger Cobb (William Katt) is killed in a car accident. His family must move into the house that has haunted him for several years. Soon the family begins to experience scary and unexplained phenomena.Roger Cobb (William Katt) is killed in a car accident. His family must move into the house that has haunted him for several years. Soon the family begins to experience scary and unexplained phenomena.
- Nurse
- (as Annie O'Donnel)
- Seraphina
- (as Rebecca Rocheford)
- The Human Pizza
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis is the first film in the series to be directly affiliated with the 1986 original. There are, however, some glaring inconsistencies. One is thatWilliam Katt's character is married toTerri Treaswith a 12 year old daughter, with no mention of the fact that he was married toKay Lenzand had a son in the first film.
- GoofsAt 24:04, as the mother leaves the kitchen running into the living room, a woman's face and left arm can be seen on the left side. She seems to be arranging the table.
- Quotes
Laurel Cobb:Oh my god! Anchovies?
Kelly Cobb:[after a pizza comes to life, Kelly beats it up and throws it in the garbage disposal]There! No more anchovies!
- Alternate versionsNew Line Video & LD versions give "Story By" credit toGeof Miller&Deirdre HigginsandJim Wynorski&R.J. Robertsonas well as "Screenplay By" credit toGeof Miller&Deirdre Higginsafter the main title sequence. The Japanese DVD only gives a "Written By" credit toGeof Miller&Deirdre Higginsafter the main title sequence.
- ConnectionsFeatured inObscurus Lupa Presents: House IV(2016)
The script returns to the figure of Roger Cobb, protagonist of the first film. After all the adventures of the first film, he's going to receive a house from his deceased father... which makes me think about the luck of this guy, who spends his life inheriting houses from several dying relatives... houses who are always haunted or have something supernatural. In fact, the film quite copies the structure of the initial film, with slight nuances that don't erase the feeling of "wait, I've seen this somewhere"...
Willian Katt returns to the role he played in the franchise's first film, but the quality of his work as an actor has notably declined. Without adequate material and without a direction demanding more, the actor is kind of left to himself and doesn't give us something really appealing. To make things even more difficult, the actor sees his character die extraordinarily quickly, so his appearance in this film is basically episodic. Despite her youth, Melissa Clayton also deserves a positive note, doing very well and stealing our attention, especially in the more comical scenes. Terri Treas also looks good to me in her character, even though the script reduces her to a screaming machine. Scott Burkholder is a cliché but fun villain. On the negative side, I must mention Ned Romero's very stereotyped performance and Denny Dillon's irritating acting, giving us the most out of place character.
With a mediocre script, poor direction and an uninspired cast, the redeeming characteristics of this film lie in the production values and, particularly, in the sensible and intelligent use of very good special effects, in which the production spent a good part of its budget. The movie is not very scary, it can almost be considered a family movie. The sets were also well-designed, the cinematography fulfills its role without any demerit and the editing seems to me quite discreet.
- filipemanuelneto
- Nov 25, 2021
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- Runtime1hour34minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85: 1