House of Wax
Prey. Slay. Display.
Country
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$68 766 121
Director
Actors
Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jon Abrahams, Jared Padalecki, Robert Ri'chard, Damon Herriman, Dragicia Debert, Murray Smith
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Stephen F. Windon
Composer
Artist
Graham 'Grace' Walker, Kerry Turnbull
Audition
Mary Gail Artz, Barbara Cohen
Editing
Joel Negron
Whole Team (149)
Whole Team (149)
Short description
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
What's left behind the scenes
- Extras played a significant part of the wax figures in the church where Elisha Cuthbert's character hid, and in the movie theater where the characters played by Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray were hiding.
- When filming the scene where her character's lips are glued together, Elisha Cuthbert insisted on using real glue instead of filming with prosthetic lips.
- When filming the scene in which her character's lips are glued together, Elisha Cuthbert insisted on using real glue rather than using prosthetic lips.
- Paris Hilton didn't audition; she was the director's only choice for the role of Paige.
- Although the credits list the surname 'Jones' for Chad Michael Murray's character and his sister, they were not actually given a surname.
- Many of the wax figures in the church where Elisha Cuthbert's character hid, as well as in the cinema where the characters played by Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray hid, were actually background actors.
- The main villain of the film is named Vincent—after actor Vincent Price, who played the lead role in the original movie House of Wax (1953).
- Despite Chad Michael Murray and his sister being credited with the surname 'Jones,' they weren't actually given a last name.
- The main villain of the film is named Vincent – in honor of actor Vincent Price, who played the main role in the original film "House of Wax" (1953).
- Producer Joel Silver considered the idea of shooting the film in 3D, but decided that such an option would not be in demand at the time of release.
- During the filming of the final scenes, Elisha Cuthbert (playing Carly Jones) constantly got stuck in the wax. Peanut butter was used instead of wax during filming.
- To appear slightly taller in scenes filmed with Jared Padalecki, Elisha Cuthbert tied wooden blocks to the soles of her shoes. This trick was only used in scenes where the actors were filmed from the knees up.
- Elisha Cuthbert attached wooden risers to the soles of her shoes to appear slightly taller in scenes filmed with Jared Padalecki. This trick was only used in shots where the actors were filmed from above the knees.
- During the filming of the final scenes, Elisha Cuthbert (who played Carly Jones) kept getting stuck in the wax. Nut oil was used instead of wax on set.
- It took 10 weeks to build the sets for the abandoned town where the film takes place. The prototype was the real city of Asmara in Eritrea.
- Producer Joel Silver considered the idea of filming the movie in 3D, but decided that such a version would not be in demand at the time of the premiere.
- Paris Hilton did not audition; she was the director's only choice for the role of Paige.
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