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Karen, an exchange student who agrees to cover for a nurse, unknowingly enters a Tokyo house, unaware that a dark secret lies within. The house is cursed with a violent plague that causes those individuals who enter the building to die within a fit of rage. As more and more people become victims to the curse, Karen is forced to investigate...

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ProducerSam Raimi, Taka Ichise, Robert G. Tapert

EAN5050582324341

eBay Product ID (ePID)44434464

Product Key Features

ActorSarah Michelle Gellar, Kadee Strickland, Clea Duvall, William Mapother, Jason Behr

Film/TV TitleThe Grudge

DirectorTakashi Shimizu

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time88 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

FranchiseGrudge

FeaturesCast and Crew Commentary\Under the Skin Featurette\The Birth of the Grudge, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreHorror/Occult, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Additional InformationA remake of the Japanese horror hit JU-ON (widely considered to be one of the scariest movies ever made), THE GRUDGE is helmed by its original director Takeshi Shimizu. Like its predecessor, this Hollywood version of the film takes place in Tokyo, but most of the main characters are American, including Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), a young social worker, and her peers. When Karen enters a seemingly abandoned home to look after a mentally disturbed resident, she soon discovers that there's an evil - and very aggressive - presence in the house, and it's lashing out at every person that sets foot inside. Having directed both the original JU-ON and its sequel in Japan, Shimizu was very familiar with his own tale of terror by the time he directed its 2004 incarnation. Using many of the key actors from the previous films (including Takako Fuji and Yuya Ozeki who have unforgettable roles), Shimizu recreates the story with the added advantage of a Hollywood budget (acquired with the help of producer Sam Raimi of SPIDER-MAN fame, who is also a noted horror-movie director). As with many Japanese horror films (particularly the original RING, which strongly influences this movie), THE GRUDGE relies on atmosphere over plot, resulting a series of utterly chilling moments that will leave viewers fascinated and unbelievably frightened.

ReviewsNews Of The World - I was blown away... prepare your nerves for a sound beating., The Times - One of the most relentlessly frightening movies of the year.

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Grudge