In Collection
#147
Seen It:
Yes
Owner:
ASG
Location:
SIT
USA / English
| Sarah Michelle Gellar |
Karen |
| Jason Behr |
Doug |
| William Mapother |
Matthew |
| Clea DuVall |
Jennifer |
| KaDee Strickland |
Susan |
| Grace Zabriskie |
Emma |
| Bill Pullman |
Peter |
| Rosa Blasi |
Maria |
| Ted Raimi |
Alex |
| Ryo Ishibashi |
Nakagawa |
| Director |
Takashi Shimizu |
| Producer |
Doug Davison; Takashige Ichise |
| Writer |
Takashi Shimizu; Stephen Susco |
It's not the scary hit that
The Ring was in 2002, but
The Grudge makes a similarly convincing case for American remakes of popular Japanese horror films. Barely a year passed between the release of Takashi Shimizu's creepy ghost story
Ju-On: The Grudge and the production of this American remake, set in Tokyo and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in her first post-
Buffy horror film. About the only significant difference between the two films is the importing of a mostly-American cast (including Bill Pullman, Clea DuVall and Grace Zabriskie), but
The Grudge was reconfigured (by screenwriter Stephen Susco) to allow Shimizu to refine and improve the spookiest highlights of his earlier version, which enjoyed previous incarnations as a short film and two made-for-Japanese-video features. Surprising box-office analysts with a $40 million opening weekend,
The Grudge may disappoint hard-core horror fans because it lacks gore and graphic violence, but as a creepy tale about a
very haunted house, it's guaranteed to send a few chills up your spine.
--Jeff Shannon
| Barcode |
5050582324334 |
| Release Date |
14/02/2005 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| No. of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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