House on Haunted Hill Page #3

Synopsis: A millionaire with theatrical tendencies, Stephen Price (Geoffrey Rush) invites a number of people to stay in a vast creepy building that used to be an insane asylum. Stephen, accompanied by his bitter wife, Evelyn (Famke Janssen), offers a million dollars to anyone who can stay the whole night without leaving out of fear. When Stephen and Evelyn become trapped with their guests, they quickly realize that the house really is haunted -- and the spirits dwelling within are very angry.
Production: Warner Home Video
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
28
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%
R
Year:
1999
93 min
Website
493 Views


BACK TO SCENE:

The SCREEN behind him goes black.

CHRISTOPHER LEE:

But our story doesn't end there. For,

some years later, the gutted interior

of the Institute was refurbished as a

private residence. It has yet to be

inhabited. Many say because the spirits

of the vile Vannacutt and his Victims

still walk the long corridors inside

this place now known, simply, as: "The

House On Haunted Hill."

A sudden SMASH of shrill, discordant HORNS scares us out of

our skin -- and behind Mr. Lee, an IMAGE is seen again:

EXT. THE HOUSE - NIGHT (TO BE SHOT AS PART OF A LATER SCENE)

...high atop a bluff, swaddled in shadows cast by a full moon

that seems to have one of Vannacutt's eyes piercing down on

it.

WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

Charming.

INT. ROLLS ROYCE LIMOUSINE - TRAVELING - DAY

CAMERA PULLS BACK FROM A SMALL WALNUT SHROUDED TELEVISION

SET... revealing a savagely beautiful young woman, EVELYN

STOCKARD-PRICE, sitting like the queen of f***ing-England in

the back of her limousine. She's been watching all this on

the 12" TV set inside the limousine, a look of perverse

amusement on her face.

ON THE TV:
Mr. Lee smiles for the CAMERA.

CHRISTOPHER LEE:

I'm Christopher Lee. More of

"Terrifying, But True" in just a

moment --

EVELYN:

No need, baby.

She zaps the TV dead with a button on the armrest.

EVELYN:

You just gave me exactly what I needed.

She reaches for the phone.

EXT. AMUSEMENT PARK - DAY

A beeping CELL PHONE is retrieved from a coat pocket, punched

to life, and brought up to the lips of

STEVEN PRICE - a 30ish bespectacled man.

While not handsome in the classical sense, he still exudes an

incredible appeal -- the kind that comes from incredible self-

confidence, more money than God, and the most maniacal

imagination in recorded history.

PRICE:

(into phone)

Price.

(listens; sarcastic)

Evelyn, how nice...

(beat, listens)

Well, that is fascinating -- but I'm

gonna have to get back to you -- they're

trying to shoot me here.

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Dick Beebe

Dick Beebe was a writer and actor, known for House on Haunted Hill (1999), Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) and Rocky Marciano (1999). He died on June 20, 2008 in New York, USA. more…

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