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Director:

Ethan Wiley

Writer:

Ethan Wiley (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

28 August 1987 (USA) more

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Comedy more

Tagline:

Doom with a View more

Plot:

The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers. | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

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User Comments:

Fun and underrated sequel!!!!!! more (61 total)

Cast

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Arye Gross ... Jesse
Jonathan Stark ... Charlie
Royal Dano ... Gramps

Bill Maher ... John

John Ratzenberger ... Bill
Lar Park-Lincoln ... Kate (as Lar Park Lincoln)

Amy Yasbeck ... Jana
Gregory Walcott ... Sheriff
Dwier Brown ... Clarence

Lenora May ... Judith

Devin DeVasquez ... Virgin (as Devin Devasquez)
Jayne Modean ... Rochelle
Ronn Carroll ... Deputy
Dean Cleverdon ... Slim

Doug MacHugh ... High Priest

Mitzi Kapture ... Cowgirl
David Arnott ... Banana

Kane Hodder ... Gorilla
Susan Isaac ... Cat
Gus Rethwisch ... Arnold the Barbarian

Gil Birmingham ... Featured Warrior
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Directed by
Ethan Wiley 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ethan Wiley  written by

Produced by
Sean S. Cunningham .... producer
Andrew Z. Davis .... associate producer
Roger Corman .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Harry Manfredini 
 
Cinematography by
Mac Ahlberg (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Martin Nicholson  (as Marty Nicholson)
 
Casting by
Melissa Skoff 
 
Production Design by
Gregg Fonseca 
 
Art Direction by
Don Diers 
Larry Fulton 
 
Set Decoration by
Dorree Cooper 
Gene Serdena 
 
Costume Design by
Heidi F. Gilles 
Heidi Kaczenski 
 
Makeup Department
Paula Jacquard .... assistant hair stylist
Paula Jacquard .... assistant makeup artist
Kelly Lepkowsky .... makeup artist
Daniel Marc .... hair stylist
Daniel Marc .... makeup artist
Mike Smithson .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Andrew Z. Davis .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stuart B. Hagen .... second second assistant director (as Stuart Hagen)
Josh King .... second assistant director
Betsy Magruder .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Michael Paul Clausen .... carpenter (as Michael Clausen)
Kirk Corwin .... property master
Carol Lee Davis .... painter (as Carole Davis)
Sean Everett .... set dresser (as Sean E. Markland)
Duane Journey .... swing man
John Lawrence .... lead man
Doug Lefler .... storyboard artist
Jack Pelton .... construction coordinator
Vivienne Radkoff .... art department coordinator
John H. Samson .... construction foreman (as John Samson)
F. Lee Stone .... swing man
Anne Tamrazi .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
Brydon Baker III .... boom operator (as Beau Baker)
David E. Campbell .... sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Craig A. Dellinger .... adr editor (as Craig Dellinger)
Kim H. Ornitz .... sound mixer (as Kim Ornitz)
John T. Reitz .... sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff .... sound re-recording mixer
Hari Ryatt .... supervising sound editor
Joel Valentine .... special sound effects
 
Special Effects by
Conrad Itchener .... special effects crew
Mike Jobe .... special effects crew (as Michael Jobe)
Mary-Louise Kingery .... special effects crew
Patricia Kowchak .... special effects crew
Kelly Lepkowsky .... special effects crew
Buzz Neidig .... special effects crew
Gregg Olsson .... special effects crew
Mike Smithson .... special effects crew (as Michael Smithson)
Mark Sullivan .... special effects supervisor
Wim van Thillo .... special effects crew (as Wim Jan Van Thillo)
Carol Walas .... special effects crew (as Carole Kaefer Walas)
Chris Walas .... special effects foreman
 
Visual Effects by
Scott Beattie .... visual effects
Jon Berg .... armature engineer
Michael Bigelow .... motion control supervisor
Eric Brevig .... visual effects supervisor
Chris Chesney .... visual effects
Peter Chesney .... mechanical effects coordinator
Lenny Dalrymple .... visual effects
Robin L. D'Arcy .... visual effects (as Robin D'Arcy)
Sheila Duignan .... stop motion camera operator
Randy Dutra .... stop motion animator (as Randal Michael Dutra, III)
Michael Ferriter .... compositor
James Green .... visual effects
Robert Hall .... optical supervisor
Jarn Heil .... special effects lead
Richard Johnson .... visual effects
Emmet Kane .... visual effects
Justin Klarenbeck .... effects photography supervisor
Tamia Marg .... model maker
Craig Newman .... visual effects coordinator
Jules Roman .... editorial
Michael Shae .... visual effects
Keith Shartle .... optical production manager
Mark Sullivan .... matte painting
Mark Sullivan .... stop motion flying creatures
Phil Tippett .... stop motion supervisor
Chris Walas .... makeup and creature effects designer
Hoyt Yeatman .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
John Alden .... stunts
John Ashker .... stunts
Tony Cecere .... stunts
BJ Davis .... stunts (as B.J. Davis)
Kane Hodder .... stunt coordinator
Kane Hodder .... stunts
Steve Hulin .... stunts
Rob King .... stunts
Alan Marcus .... stunts
Rick McCallum .... stunts
Dianne L. Wilson .... stunts (as Diane Wilson)
Merritt Yohnka .... stunts (as Marritt Yohnka)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Chrimes .... best boy grip
Fazzone .... still photographer
Steve Lang .... grip
Timothy 'Guido' Magaraci .... electrician (as Tim Magarachi)
Ron McCausland .... key grip
Bob Myers .... grip
Ronald J. Pure Jr. .... electrician (as Joe Pure)
Krishna Rao .... director of photography: second unit (as Kris Rao)
Krishna Rao .... first assistant camera (as Kris Rao)
John 'Fest' Sandau .... best boy electric (as John Sandau)
Andy Sydney .... second assistant camera
James R. Tynes .... gaffer (as Jim Tynes)
 
Animation Department
Randy Dutra .... stop motion animator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie Biederman .... costumer
Kelly O'Gurian .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Mark Elson .... first assistant editor
Bill Turro .... apprentice editor
 
Music Department
Ron Capone .... music editor
Bobby Muzingo .... music editor
Arlon Ober .... additional orchestrator
Frank Welker .... special vocal effects
 
Transportation Department
Joe Cosentino .... driver (as Joseph Cosentino)
Dennis Jorgenson .... driver
Jim O'Keefe .... transportation coordinator
Gary Shaw .... driver
Earl Vodry .... driver
 
Other crew
Michael Broidy .... unit publicist
Jan Evans .... script supervisor
Terry Gusto .... location manager
David Haldiman .... production assistant
Debbie Hayn-Cass .... assistant auditor
Debbie Hayn-Cass .... assistant to producer
Perry Husman .... location manager
Susan Isaac .... production assistant
Warren Oliver .... production assistant
Peter Schwartz .... production assistant
Jack C. Smith .... production auditor
Meredith Wright .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Darren Galerkin .... special thanks
Cecelia Hall .... special thanks
Michele Lamy .... special thanks
Mark Sullivan .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A Casa do Espanto II (Brazil) [pt]
Dom II - nastepna historia (Poland) [pl]
House II - Das Unerwartete (West Germany) [de]
House II, aún más alucinante (Spain) [es]
House II: la deuxième histoire (France) [fr]
Jakten på kraniet (Sweden) [sv]
La casa di Helen (Italy) [it]
Naapurissa kummittelee 2 (Finland) [fi]
Titta vi spökar (Sweden) [sv]
To spiti 2 (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
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Parents Guide:

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Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:12 | Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA more

Company:

New World Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Bill the electrician first enters the house, the dolly track is clearly visible on the floor for over 30 seconds. more

Quotes:

Gramps: Don't call me sir! I ain't no politician! more

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: House II: The Second Story" (1996) more

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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Fun and underrated sequel!!!!!!, 5 March 2003
Author: sketchy (j6524@hotmail.com) from pembroke, massachusetts.

Although a lot of people said this was a bad movie, I liked it. It had great special effects and good acting. This was not as good as the first HOUSE movie, but I still liked it. It was funny (but maybe a bit silly.) and entertaining. I recommend this movie. Not as good as the first, but still fun, with great effects and humor. Not bad, and pretty cool.

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