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The skeleton key [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents a Shadowchacher Entertainment/Double Feature Films production ; an Iain Softley film ; produced by Daniel Bobker ... [et al.] ; written by Ehren Kruger ; directed by Iain Softley.

Summary:

When Caroline Ellis takes a job as a hospice worker in Louisiana's bayous, she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic, conjure, and sacrifice that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange, frightening, and unexplained incidents. The key to escaping may lie in a decrepit attic, but if she dares to believe in what she discovers, everything she fears will become real.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781417018536
  • ISBN: 1417018534
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hour, 44 minutes) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Deleted scenes with commentary by director Iain Softley; "Behind the locked door"--Making 'The skeleton key'; exploring Voodoo/Hoodoo; recipe & ritual: making the perfect Gumbo; blues in the Bayou; Kate Hudson's ghost story; plantation life; casting 'The skeleton key'; John Hurt's story; a house called Felicity; Gena's love spell; audio commentary with director Iain Softley.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Daniel Mindel ; editor, Joe Hutshing ; music, Ed Shearmur ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; production designer, John Beard ; visual effects, L. Patrick McCormack.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Maxine Barnett.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, distribing images, some partial nudity and thematic material.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC ; region 1 encoding ; anamorphic widescreen ; dual layer.
Language Note:
Dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), or Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional English (SDH), French or Spanish subtitles.
Subject: Hospice nurses > Louisiana > Drama.
Vodou > Louisiana > Drama.
Bayous > Louisiana > Drama.
Haunted houses > Drama.
Supernatural > Drama.
Genre: Horror films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films > Germany.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.


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