Release Date
October 22, 2004
DVD Release Date
February 1, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Writer
Stephen Susco
Cast
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, William Mapother, Kadee Strickland, Bill Pullman, Rosa Blasi, Grace Zabriskie, Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, Ted Raimi
Studio
Running Time
96 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing images/terror/violence and some sensuality
An American remake of the horror film Ju-On, the story revolves around a young woman that discovers that a deadly supernatural force is holed up in a house, and that anyone who enters the house eventually becomes a victim. Even worse, it appears as though the evil is about to spread beyond the confines of the house...... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Definitely ranking near the top of pointless remakes, The Grudge is the Hollywood version of Ju-On, a Japanese horror movie that was made way back in... 2003! Yes, this a remake of a one year old movie, and, to really make things ridiculous, director Takashi Shimizu has returned to "reinvent" his own movie, along with some of the same actors who played the ghosts in the original. Full movie review »
