House of Wax

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Wax

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	film
gptkbp:basedOn	The Wax Works
gptkbp:boxOffice	$5 million
gptkbp:budget	$1.8 million
gptkbp:cinematographyBy	gptkb:Bert_Glennon
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception	mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact	influenced horror genre
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Andre_DeToth
gptkbp:distributor	gptkb:Warner_Bros.
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:George_Boemler
gptkbp:famousFor	3D effects
gptkbp:filmFestival	none
gptkbp:filmography	none
gptkbp:firstPublished	Jaume Collet-Serra
gptkbp:genre	horror
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease	Blu-ray DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	House of Wax
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:German_Expressionism gptkb:The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari The Phantom of the Opera Universal horror films
gptkbp:inspiration	real-life wax museums
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:notableFeature	the wax figures come to life
gptkbp:notableQuote	"It's alive!"
gptkbp:plot	A man revives a wax museum after a fire, but his creations are not what they seem.
gptkbp:productionCompany	gptkb:Warner_Bros.
gptkbp:releaseDate	April 25, 1953
gptkbp:releaseYear	1953
gptkbp:remake	gptkb:Paris_Hilton gptkb:House_of_Wax_(2005) gptkb:Chad_Michael_Murray gptkb:Elisha_Cuthbert 2005 Mystery of the Wax Museum modern-day
gptkbp:screenplayBy	gptkb:Charles_Belden
gptkbp:sequel	gptkb:House_of_Wax_(2005)
gptkbp:setting	wax_museum
gptkbp:soundtrack	gptkb:Franz_Waxman
gptkbp:starring	gptkb:Vincent_Price gptkb:Carolyn_Jones gptkb:Phyllis_Thaxter Charles Bronson