The Grudge

The Grudge (2004)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

5.925/10
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Release date

2004-10-22

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Ghost House Pictures, Senator International, Fellah Pictures

Genre

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Budget

$10 000 000

Revenue

$183 474 602

Website

Director

Takashi Shimizu

Actors

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie, Bill Pullman, Rosa Blasi
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Scenario

Takashi Shimizu, Stephen Susco

Producer

Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Takashige Ichise, Carsten H.W. Lorenz, Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Joseph Drake, Nathan Kahane

Operator

Hideo Yamamoto

Composer

Christopher Young

Artist

Satoshi Kanda

Audition

Nancy Nayor, Kelly Wagner

Editing

Jeff Betancourt, Ed Licht
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• Just on the fourth day of release, after the film unexpectedly grossed $39 million in its debut weekend, a decision was made to create a sequel.
• Two versions of the film—(R-rated) and PG-13—were presented for test screenings. After a short debate, it was decided to release the less harsh version, from which the most disturbing scenes had been removed.
• The sounds preceding the appearance of the female ghost were created using a regular comb.
• The eerie sound emanating from the mouths of all the ghosts was recorded using the voice of Takashi Shimizu himself.
• Yuya Ozeki, who played the role of the ghost boy, is terribly afraid of cats in real life. Nevertheless, throughout the film, we see his character with a cat in his arms.
• Before filming began, the entire film crew underwent a certain ritual, secretly hoping that nothing terrible would happen to them while working on the film. As it turned out, filming actually went smoothly without incident.
• The attic of the ominous house was a separate structure. This created more space for the filming crew to maneuver within the house itself.
• The filming locations for the remake almost completely replicated the sets from the original film.