House II: The Second Story (1987)

Director:

Ethan Wiley

Writer:

Ethan Wiley (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Comedy

Tagline:

Doom with a View

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

House | Aztec | Skull | Gay Slur | Stop Motion

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

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]

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Company:

New World Pictures

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.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre (2009)

Not very good a drop from the original, but it's still fun and watchable.

1987's "House II: The Second Story" really isn't that good of a horror film really more of a screwball spoof comedy that's cheap made and it doesn't follow the originals plot and the storyline is much different with unheard of actors at the time. You have a story that revolves around a murder that took place in a house 25 years ago, then it picks up to the present day with Jesse(Arye Gross) all grown up so he returns to his house where his parents were murdered too. Soon after moving in the old mansion style home with his close friend party animal and craved sex guy Charlie(Jonathan Stark) they discover the history and treasures of the house, and that Jesse's grandfather was an old west legend with a storied past. Yet that past comes back to haunt them after grandpa returns to life as an old friend he had a falling out with returns to settle the score old western gunfire style! Really the movie is campy and has a lot of funny parts not a lot of fright, and many of the stars were not well known. Yet some memorable cameos include now political spin talker Bill Maher as a record promoter, and "Playboy" POTM miss June 1985 the sexy Spanish and Cajun beauty Devin Devasquez she has a small part. Really nothing great but always watchable especially late at night for some entertainment fun.