FILM 2240: THE HAUNTING (1999)

TRIVIA: The house used in the film is located in Grantham, England, and is owned by the University of Evansville (Indiana). It is used by students that study abroad.

This second adaptation of the book was going to be titled "The Haunting of Hill House", which was the original novel title. It was shortened back to "The Haunting" to avoid confusion with House on Haunted Hill (1999).

This isn't a remake of Robert Wise's classic, as the production company did not have the remake rights. They were not allowed to replicate even one shot from the 1963 film. Instead, it is a new adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel.

Liam Neeson nicknamed Catherine Zeta-Jones "The Welsh Gazelle", because they repeated a running take time after time, and he couldn't keep up with her.

Steven Spielberg was so disgusted by the quality of the final product of the film that he removed his name and ensured that the credit made no single mention of him.

Several of the sets, some of the largest interior sets ever built, depicting Hill House were so big they had to be built in the hangar that housed The Spruce Goose, the mammoth airplane built by Howard Hughes.

The outside of Hill House, as well as some interiors were filmed in Harlaxton Manor, in England.

The set designed by Eugenio Zanetti and built in the Spruce Goose hanger was one of the largest interior sets ever built.

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