The skeleton key

DVD

The skeleton key [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents a Shadowchacher Entertainment/Double Feature Films production ; an Iain Softley film ; produced by Daniel Bobker ... [et al.] ; written by Ehren Kruger ; directed by Iain Softley.

Hudson, Kate, 1979- (Added Author). Softley, Iain. (Added Author). Rowlands, Gena. (Added Author). Hurt, John, 1940- (Added Author). Sarsgaard, Peter. (Added Author). Bryant, Joy, 1976- (Added Author). Mindel, Daniel. (Added Author). Shearmur, Edward. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Maxine Barnett. (Cast).

Summary:

When Caroline Ellis takes a job as a hospice worker in Louisiana's bayous, she unlocks a deadly secret involving magic, conjure, and sacrifice that pulls her into a terrifying world of strange, frightening, and unexplained incidents. The key to escaping may lie in a decrepit attic, but if she dares to believe in what she discovers, everything she fears will become real.

Record details

ISBN: 1417018534
ISBN: 9781417018536
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Universal City, CA] : Universal Pictures, [c2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Special features: Deleted scenes with commentary by director Iain Softley; "Behind the locked door"--Making 'The skeleton key'; exploring Voodoo/Hoodoo; recipe & ritual: making the perfect Gumbo; blues in the Bayou; Kate Hudson's ghost story; plantation life; casting 'The skeleton key'; John Hurt's story; a house called Felicity; Gena's love spell; audio commentary with director Iain Softley.
Restrictions on Access Note:: For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Daniel Mindel ; editor, Joe Hutshing ; music, Ed Shearmur ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; production designer, John Beard ; visual effects, L. Patrick McCormack.
Participant or Performer Note:: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Maxine Barnett.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, distribing images, some partial nudity and thematic material.
System Details Note:: DVD ; region 1 encoding ; NTSC ; anamorphic widescreen ; dual layer.
Language Note:: Close-captioned ; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), or Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional English (SDH), French or Spanish.