FILM 2212: THIR13EN GHOSTS (2001)

TRIVIA: The special effects and sound mixing were so elaborate in this film, that many people claimed that the movie was physically painful to sit through.

In the movie, the characters need special glasses to see the ghosts. In the original 13 Ghosts (1960), viewers needed special glasses to see the ghosts. This is one of the few details from the original that was kept.

The budget, opening weekend box office gross, and box office gross overall of this film are all virtually identical (within one million dollars) to that of House on Haunted Hill (1999), which opened almost exactly two years earlier. Both films were adapted from stories written by Robb White and originally directed by William Castle.

Roger Ebert praised the production values saying, "The production is first-rate, the physical look of the picture is splendid." However, he criticized the story, lack of interesting characters, loud soundtrack, and poor editing. In 2005 he included it on his list of "Most Hated" films.

Steve Beck's directorial debut.

Shannon Elizabeth is one year older than Rah Digga, who played her nanny.

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