The Haunted Mansion (2003) - full transcript
Married realtors Jim and Sara with their children go to Gracey Manor and Mr. Gracey is enamored with Sara and they discover that Sara looks like Mr. Gracey's old girlfriend, Elizabeth, who died young and they think it was a suicide but discover something more sinister.
(CLOCK CHIMING)
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
(WIND HOWLING)
(GASPS)
It's love, isn't it?
Sometimes, you walk
into a house and you take
one look around
and you know.
And you say,
"This is for me."
I think it's perfect.
It's just what
we've been looking for.
There aren't enough plugs.
Wait, Mr. Coleman, now.
That place that I showed you
on Sycamore Street,
that place was absolutely,
positively loaded with plugs.
That's right.
There were plenty.
Yeah, but the steps
were too high.
When we get older,
we could trip.
Every house
we look at, you find
something to pick at.
(SIGHS)
I just know what I like.
Would you like a divorce?
'Cause I'll bring it.
Hey, hey!
No need for that.
Let me explain
something to you.
I'm gonna find
this house for you.
I am totally committed
to finding
the perfect house for you.
And I don't care
how long it takes.
Because at Evers & Evers
we want you to be happy
forevers and evers.
(PHONE RINGING)
Excuse me one second.
Let me take this call.
Sorry. I'm so sorry.
Hello.
Evers & Evers Real Estate.
Jim Evers.
Hey, honey. How's it going?
Do they like the house?
Uh, yes, this house
is still available.
Oh, I knew it.
I told you they
were lookie-lous.
It's another
interested party.
Excuse me a second.
Listen, I'm on my way home
to get ready for dinner.
I'm really looking
forward to tonight.
Well, are you pre-approved?
Yeah, the reservation's
at 7:00 so don't be late.
Okay. Well, 7:00 is perfect.
Let's get together at 7:00,
and we'll go over your offer.
Okay, honey.
I'll see you later.
You see?
You see what you did?
We love the house.
We do. We love it.
Well, then, Mrs. Coleman.
When you take that
into consideration,
there's only
one thing left to do.
Let's sign some papers.
Hey, Lorraine and Gary.
Hi.
Just like I promised,
here's the offer. Signed,
sealed, and delivered.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
We are so grateful.
This is a cause
for celebration.
Let us buy you a drink.
Oh, no, really, I can't.
I gotta get going.
My wife's waiting for me.
No, but this is
such a big deal for us.
Please, we have to celebrate.
I really can't. I'm late.
We insist. Please.
Okay, one quick drink, okay.
One quick one.
Sir, can I have
a ginger ale
over here, please?
Oh, no. That's not a drink.
Sammy, three Volcanoes.
No, no Volcanoes.
They're incredibly smooth.
We love it here.
We've been coming here
for years.
It's like Hawaii.
Yes.
Oh, God, we spent
our honeymoon there.
It was fantastic.
Have you been?
No, never been there.
Promise me you'll go.
Promise.
I'll go if you sign.
I will go to Hawaii
if you sign.
But I got to get
going now because it's my
anniversary tonight.
I am trying to
get home to my wife.
Your anniversary?
Yes, it's my anniversary.
Happy anniversary!
Thank you.
Sign that thing here.
♪ Happy anniversary
♪ Happy anniversary
♪ Happy, happy,
happy, happy ♪
Sign this!
Okay, Jim.
Sorry about that.
No.
It's been
a pleasure doing business
with you. Aloha.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Excuse me.
Did I hear you correctly?
Did you just
sell their house?
I sure did.
'Cause we're looking to buy.
Honey, forgive me.
Well, I'm Jim Evers
of Evers & Evers Real Estate.
Tell me about
your dream house.
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Hi, Sara. My name's Teddy.
Your husband
told me to tell you
he loved you very much
but sometimes
he loses track of the time.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary.
Yes. (GASPS)
Look at what he brought you.
Look at that,
isn't that pretty?
You know,
you have a wonderful husband
that thinks
about you like that
on your anniversaries.
You're so fortunate.
It's beautiful.
You know,
it's actually Teddy's fault
that I'm late.
He had a little
accident in the backseat,
cotton all over the place,
but I cleaned it up.
(CHUCKLES)
It's okay. I forgive Teddy.
Come on,
Sara, don't be like that.
I'm on a roll here.
Look, we sold seven houses
this month.
Yeah, what about
the three soccer games,
two birthday parties,
and barbecue you missed?
Did I miss that
much stuff this month?
I'll tell you what we'll do.
We're gonna take
off this weekend.
What?
We're gonna take off
for the weekend,
go to the lake
like we did last year
with the kids.
Just us and the kids
for the whole weekend.
How's that sound?
Can we really close on this?
Yes. How about this?
We can close on this.
How about this?
We'll close on that.
Let me go tell the kids,
all right?
Okay.
All right.
Megan and Michael,
big family adventure!
Michael Jordan Evers!
MICHAEL: Dad!
(SCREAMS)
There's a...
What is it?
There's a spider in my room!
There's a what?
There's a spider in my room.
He's on the window.
Why don't you kill it, man?
That's a big spider!
Come on, now.
It's just a spider, Michael.
How big can it be?
Come on. Look, what is this?
Where's this spider at?
What? Man, you're acting
like he's Mothra.
It's just a spider.
You're making a big deal
out of nothing, Michael.
Come on, look.
You're 10 years old,
it's time I teach you
how to kill
a spider the right way.
The most efficient way
to crush a spider.
All right.
You get a good magazine.
Doesn't matter what you use.
Some people like to use
Life or Time or...
This is
my Sports Illustrated
Swimsuit Edition.
What are you doing with it?
I don't know.
Yeah, right.
Now, if you can look at this
then you should have
enough courage
to kill
a spider the right way.
I'm gonna roll
this up good and tight
so you get a good grip on it.
You get a bead on the spider.
You get a side swing.
That's where
you can really get
some good action going.
You want to come
across like that,
so you really crush it.
You come across this way
so you get
his whole escape route,
in case he try to go.
You take it,
and you whack it.
Go on, whack the spider.
I don't want to whack it.
Come on, you got to whack
the spider, Mike. Whack it.
Dad, I'm afraid of spiders.
I can't whack it.
Let me explain
something to you.
All your life,
you're gonna be
facing spiders, okay?
I am?
What I'm trying to say is
you should never be afraid.
Don't be afraid of anything.
People know you're scared,
they use that against you.
I'm not scared of anything.
I'm your dad, right?
You're my son,
you whack that spider.
Whack it.
I can't whack
the spider, Dad.
Yes, you can.
Come on. Whack it.
You can do it.
Whack the spider.
I don't want to whack it.
Yes, you can. Come on.
Kill the spider.
I can't whack it.
Dad, I can't crush it.
I can't whack it!
I can't...
There. Happy?
No, I'm not happy, Megan.
I was trying to make a point
to your brother
about how it's important
to whack your own spiders!
Whatever.
MAN ON PHONE:
Past the Old Miller Road.
Okay. Great.
It is an old home,
Miss Evers.
And my employer is anxious
to move on.
Would it be possible
for you to come alone
to discuss the situation?
But my husband
and I work as a team.
The master usually
does not take visitors.
However,
from your photograph,
he thought you
to have a trustworthy face.
About your husband
he felt differently.
Oh, you got our flyer.
The master had wished
to meet you tomorrow evening.
Oh, I'm so sorry
but tomorrow I've got plans
that can't be broken.
Who is that?
Excuse me a second.
Who's that?
Just someone calling
about repping a house.
What's the address?
Where is it?
Sara, do you know
where this place is?
All the places
up here are like
big multimillion
dollar mansions.
This could be big.
And what about
our big family adventure?
JIM: It's just
a little detour.
How long is it gonna take?
No more than 20 minutes.
20 minutes tops.
You kids should be excited.
You gonna finally get
to see Mommy and Daddy
in real estate action.
(PHONE RINGING)
Somebody's calling me.
Who's calling me?
Hello. Jim Evers,
Evers & Evers Real Estate.
Stan, how you doing?
What's the latest?
Really? The Selmer property?
Tomorrow?
I'm kind of out
of town right now.
But listen,
maybe I could
come back early.
Oh, no,
I can't come back early.
No, I can't come back early.
Maybe we should
just take care
of this on Monday.
All right? Monday?
Monday sounds fantastic.
Okay.
I'll talk to you on Monday.
We're gonna talk on Monday.
MICHAEL:
Are we still in America?
JIM: Here it is
right here, okay? All right?
Yeah,
that's a whole lot of gate.
They must have
a big possum problem
down here.
That's some big possum.
(HORN HONKING)
Didn't they know
we were coming?
Of course they knew.
Maybe there's
a call box or something.
Hello!
Hello! The Evers are here!
Yes, we're here now!
Nobody's answering.
Now I got to get
out in the dirt with my
brand new shoes on.
Wow.
How're we gonna get in?
What if you give me a boost
and I'll climb over
and go around the back?
They're probably old.
We'll surprise them.
You'll probably kill them.
Let's just go,
it's getting late.
You know, Sara,
you give up too easy.
You gotta be more patient.
The Evers way
is to be patient.
(GATE CREAKING)
All right, we're in business.
Let's go, let's go.
Let's do this.
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
(CAWING)
Wow.
Bob Vila would
have a field day
with this place.
Megan, don't slam
the door like that,
it's very sensitive.
It's a car, Dad.
Ah! It's not just a car.
It's a very delicate
piece of machinery.
She didn't mean
what she just said.
She didn't mean that.
Come on,
let's see what's around back.
I'm getting hungry.
Me, too.
Don't worry.
We'll be 20 minutes tops.
MICHAEL: Dad, when we
get to the lake,
can I go to that pizza shop
where I ate that
whole pizza pie,
and then when
we got to the cabin,
I threw up
and you still saw
the pepperoni chunks in it?
Can we go there?
Yeah, we can go there
if we can avoid
a repeat performance.
Wow.
Now, that's something
you don't see every day.
Oh, my God.
Dead people?
Honey, you know they have
dead people in the backyard?
Well, some people
have pools.
Some people have
private cemeteries.
It happens.
You're gonna sell
a house with this?
You mean, this
historical sprawling manor
with spacious grounds? Yes.
That's good.
We'll put that
on the listing.
And leave out
all the dead people?
We'll just stick
to the bright side.
(THUNDER CRACKING)
Oh, no. I got
my good suit on.
You think it's gonna stop?
I hope it's not
raining at the lake.
You kids know
when you're at work
with Mommy and Daddy
you're always
on your best behavior, right?
Okay.
Look at the size
of these knockers.
Ever see anything
like that before?
Hello? Evers Real Estate!
Evers Real Estate!
Hello?
Is anybody home?
Hello?
We're the Evers
from Evers & Evers
Real Estate.
Hi!
Have you ever seen
anything like this?
Never. Sara, this puts us
in a whole new league.
Smells like
Grandma's house.
Worse. Smells like Grandma.
This place is
just a little dusty.
We'll get a cleaning crew
to come out here
and shine it up,
this place'll be sparkling
from top to bottom.
Mom, this place has spiders.
(CREAKING)
Sara Evers?
Yes, I'm Sara.
My name is Ramsley.
Hello, Ramsley. I'm Jim Evers
of Evers & Evers Real Estate
at your service.
We were not expecting others.
Yes, we were on
our way out of town.
Yeah, then when we realized
the enormity and complexity
of your unique estate
we wanted to commit
the full resources
of Evers & Evers Real Estate.
At Evers & Evers,
we want you to be happy
forevers and evers.
Please accept this
waterproof calendar
as a token
of our appreciation.
Very well.
We shall have to place
other settings.
Who do you have
the settings for?
Master Gracey wishes
to discuss his affairs
over dinner.
Oh, I'm afraid
we have plans.
Honey, we can't
stay for dinner.
Yes, but we mustn't
be rude, darling.
What about our
family adventure?
Yeah, Dad.
We'll just have some soup
and then we'll
get going, okay?
All right?
Wow.
Wow.
Nice, very nice.
Good job. Good job.
Megan, how'd you like
to eat like this
every day at home?
The master will be
with you shortly.
Carry on.
I said,
"Carry on," he walks off.
Have you ever seen
a fireplace this amazing?
Incredible.
Wow, we could have one heck
of a wienie roast
in that thing, huh?
Seriously.
Look at this detail.
I've never seen
anything like this.
Haven't you?
My grandfather
spared no expense
when he built this mansion.
Your grandfather
had really good taste
in tchotchkes.
I'm Jim Evers
of Evers & Evers
Real Estate.
Charmed to make
your acquaintance, sir.
Edward. Edward Gracey.
This is my wife, Sara.
You wanna come meet
Mr. Gracey?
Very nice to meet you,
Mr. Gracey.
And this is
our daughter, Megan,
and our son, Michael.
You have very
beautiful children,
Miss Evers.
I kicked in some
chromosomes, too. (LAUGHS)
Children, Madam.
Nice. Okay.
Thank you.
The master was very pleased
when he heard you could come
on such short notice.
Normally, we would not have
called you here so abruptly,
but we had no other choice.
What do you got,
termites or something?
Big house like this
must have a lot of termites.
No, but lately
there have been
more...disturbances.
What do you think
of the house, Miss Evers?
Oh...
I think
it's absolutely incredible.
The Italian influence,
the Renaissance style
of the molding,
the attention to
detail is stunning.
You never see
houses like this.
Or at least, I don't.
Great care and love
went into the building
of this mansion.
This house is my inheritance.
My birthright.
But lately it's become
too much to bear.
Tell me, Mr. Evers,
do you believe in ghosts?
Ghosts?
Yeah, sure,
I believe in ghosts. Yeah.
I don't think
it's a good idea to put that
information on the listing.
You should talk about
how many bathrooms
are in the house.
People love bathrooms.
We should play up
the toilet angle and leave
out ghosts for now.
I think that'd be best.
The storm has
swollen the river.
How's that?
The storm
has flooded the road.
I'm afraid
there will be no leaving
the mansion tonight.
What?
Of course, you are all
more than welcome
to spend the night here.
No, I really
don't think we should.
We've got plans.
I'm afraid
there's no other way.
Ramsley will show you
to your rooms.
I believe the children
will be comfortable
in this room.
Yeah. Real homey.
You'll be fine.
Listen,
when you flush the toilet,
check and see how
quickly it refills.
Good night, Dad.
Good night.
I hope you and the madame
will find this room
to your liking.
Yeah. It's great.
It'll be like spending
the night in a fine hotel.
Will there be anything else
that you require, sir?
Well, are you gonna get us
some chocolates? (CHUCKLES)
Pardon?
The little chocolates they
put on the hotel pillows.
Sometimes they have
chocolates on the pillow.
They have little chocolates
on the pillows
to have.
What's the problem?
SARA: In the first place,
we weren't even
supposed to be here.
We were supposed
to be at the lake.
What am I supposed to do,
control the weather
now, Sara?
That's not the point.
You couldn't resist.
You just had to come.
Excuse me.
This is a big opportunity
for all of us.
Not for us, for you.
The only thing you seem
to care about anymore
is work.
But when
I'm working hard like this,
it doesn't matter
as long as I'm bringing you
home expensive gifts, right?
What are you... Sara.
Sara, I didn't mean
to say that, okay?
Come on, stop it.
I'm sorry about that, honey.
Can you open up, please?
(GASPS)
You scared me.
Pardon the intrusion, sir.
Yes.
The master was wondering
if he might have
a word with you
in the library.
A word? Okay.
I'd love to have
a word with him.
Sure.
Let's go talk some turkey.
Yes. Turkey.
Very good, sir.
Yeah.
If you will
kindly follow me.
Yeah, of course.
Sara, I'm gonna have a word
with Mr. Gracey.
I'll be back in a minute.
You know, Ramsley,
I was just wondering,
have you ever been
to a tanning salon?
I've got a friend
in the city who's got
a really great place.
You can get
a really smooth tan.
Do something about
that ashy white look.
Get a little
bronze thing happening.
I'm sure
the ladies would love it.
Yes. Sounds wonderful.
Would you care
for a drink, sir,
while you're waiting?
Yeah, don't mind if I do,
thank you, Ramsley.
Oh. Wow.
Now that's class.
That's what I need
to do over at my place.
Get a big picture of myself
to put on
the living room wall.
Adds a touch of
elegance to the room.
Yes, sir.
Very elegant.
Thank you.
Thank you so much, Ramsley.
Mmm.
So, Ramsley,
how long you been a butler?
A long time.
What are the most
important qualifications,
in case I might be doing
some interviewing?
Attending to every detail,
understanding priorities,
and above all,
knowing one's place.
What does your
boss like to do?
What's he into?
You know,
what floats his boat?
The Master likes
a great many things.
Art, literature, beauty.
And all that
stuff about ghosts.
What, did he get, like,
a bad clam in his jambalaya
one night?
You don't
believe in ghosts, sir?
Absolutely not.
Let me tell you
something, Ramsley.
The way I see it, you only go
around the track once,
so you do it full out
all the way around.
Mr. Evers,
may I confide in you?
Please do.
The master is not well.
He must leave this house,
Mr. Evers.
He must move on.
It is of
the gravest importance,
I assure you.
Or I fear the very worst.
I can't believe this.
Still no reception.
We had to take
that little detour.
"Twenty minutes tops."
Yeah, right.
Do you think it's gonna stop
raining soon?
How should I know?
I'm not the weatherman.
Stogies.
(SNIFFING)
Not bad. Not bad at all.
I'll hold onto that.
(RATTLING)
Wonderful. Must be nice.
Must be really nice.
I tell you.
Hello there, good man.
Ramsley, fix the
gentleman a drink.
Nigel,
I just recently returned
from the Continent
where I found
the most interesting book.
Yes, it was called
Raising the Dead.
Cripes.
I hope that doesn't stain.
Wow.
Interesting.
Wow.
I wonder where this leads to.
(YELLS)
Open this back up! Open up!
Ramsley!
Push back the head!
Will somebody
push the head back?
(SNIFFS)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Megan!
What do you think it is?
It's a ghost ball.
I think it wants us
to follow it.
I think you're crazy.
It does.
It wants us to follow it.
Megan, wait up.
Where's that scary albino
when you need him?
SARA: Oh, hello.
Have you seen my husband?
Excuse me.
Wait.
Oh, Ramsley. It's you.
May I help you?
Yes.
I was just
looking for my husband.
Oh, indeed?
I left him in the library.
Right through there.
Honey, it's late.
Let's not fight anymore.
Come to bed?
Oh! I'm sorry.
I thought you were
my husband.
Can I help you with that?
Ramsley hates it
when I leave things
lying about.
Yes, he seems a bit proper.
He strikes most
people that way.
Once you get to know him
you'll find
that's not the case.
But he's really...
He's really very sweet.
Thank you.
He's been like
a father to me.
Mr. Gracey,
may I ask you something?
Yes, of course. Anything.
This house,
it's been in your family
for generations.
It's your home.
Why do you want to sell it?
These walls are filled
with so many memories.
Some of them painful.
I think
for you to understand,
I really must show you.
It's all right,
there's nothing
to be afraid of.
Although it might be
a bit worn and faded
from its original grandeur,
this house was once filled
with so many things,
so much life.
With grand parties,
dancing, laughter,
and above all, hope.
Being a Gracey meant
that you were denied nothing.
The world was yours.
What happened here,
Mr. Gracey?
She did.
Who?
Elizabeth.
Hers is the story
that haunts these walls.
Come on.
Megan, wait.
You don't know the last time
that thing's been inspected.
Would you just relax?
Where's your
sense of adventure?
This is against
all my better judgment.
Hi!
Is anyone home?
Those must be termites.
(CREAKING)
Some big-ass termites,
that's all.
(PHONE RINGING)
Hello?
(CAWING)
(GASPS)
(CHUCKLES)
(SCREAMS)
Megan!
Mom.
What are you doing here?
You're not supposed
to be up here!
This is unspeakable!
You have to leave!
Who is that?
That's none of your business,
that's who.
Now, come on,
get out of here. It's way
past your bedtime.
Her name was Elizabeth.
Are you kids hungry?
Does anybody want a cookie?
Cookies?
Don't offer them cookies,
they're trespassers.
Trespassers don't
get cookies.
This is none
of their concern.
It is their concern,
they're involved.
(DOOR CREAKING)
Hide.
The children
are not in their room.
Have you seen them?
Children? What children?
What children?
Her children.
The children she
wasn't supposed to bring
along with that
brainless husband
of hers.
Thank you.
If I had to
listen to another word
from that insufferable fool,
I think I would have burst.
Of course, sir.
What a fool!
Did I not tell her
to come alone?
Is it really too much to ask
for a little cooperation?
A little order?
Of course not, sir.
If you find the children,
bring them to me.
Certainly, sir.
Yes, sir.
The final arrangements
have been made.
Nothing further
will interfere with
the master's plan.
(LEOTA TALKING INDISTINCTLY)
Thank God I heard your voice.
Listen, I need some help.
I lost my way.
I don't know how
to get out of here.
I'm sorry if I sound
a little frazzled,
but I just had myself
a little freak show
back there.
LEOTA: It's time to respond.
I was supposed to meet
with Mr. Gracey,
but I got stuck in the wall.
Goblins and ghoulies
from last Halloween,
awaken the spirits
with your tambourine.
Okay, I hear you,
but I don't see you.
Where are you?
I am Madame Leota,
seer of all,
voice to the spirits.
Whom do you seek?
Hey!
What are you doing?
Let me out of here!
Silence! Whom do you seek?
I am seeking
a way out of here.
Then you must look within.
I don't wanna look within.
I want to look without.
Are you deaf?
There is great evil
in this house.
A devil's curse.
It seeks to destroy you.
Why would something seek
to destroy me?
Look, I'm just here
to sell the house, okay?
Dark spirits from the grave,
come forth.
Lift us from
the black and show us,
show us the way back.
Dark spirits?
No dark spirits.
Don't you make
no dark spirits come out.
Lift us.
Lift us up to the light.
And lead us through
this stormy night.
Hey!
I'd really like
to stay on the ground.
I'd rather stay on the ground.
Can I stay on the ground,
please?
Evil and darkness
have fallen this night,
but now to survive
you must gain new sight.
I must first
gain new underwear.
Only the light
will lead the way.
Follow it and
find your way home.
There's no place like home.
Go, Mr. Evers.
Your family is at stake.
Your very life is at stake.
Break the curse.
There is no escape for you
unless you lift this spell.
Go. Save yourself.
Save your family.
Release her.
Release us all!
I'm getting so queasy.
I'm getting very queasy.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
(SCREAMS)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(INSTRUMENTS PLAYING
OFF-TUNE)
(CRASHING)
MICHAEL: Dad!
Michael and Megan, you okay?
We're fine, thanks.
Get your things.
Let's get out of here.
Let's go.
But Dad, we have a problem.
Because of the rain?
We're just gonna
get a little wet.
Let's just find your mom
and get out of here.
Let's go.
I'm afraid
that's not possible.
She can't leave.
And why not?
Because she can't.
If I could tell you I would,
but I can't so I won't, okay?
How'd you...
Look. Come on.
Daddy's having
more hallucinations.
Let's go right now.
They're ghosts, Dad.
They're not ghosts.
We're just
having hallucinations
from that dinner that we ate.
It was that chicken.
It didn't taste right.
(YELLS)
It's not the chicken!
All right,
it's not the chicken
but we're still
getting out of here.
But, Dad,
we have to help them.
You can't help
the dead, honey.
They're beyond help,
that's the nature
of being dead.
The man's talking sense.
Everyone should
keep their noses
in their own business.
But, Dad, we have to
help them break the curse.
Why is everybody talking
about a curse?
Wait a minute.
Have you been talking
to that crazy green gypsy
in the giant paperweight?
Gypsy. He knows the gypsy.
We've gotta go
back to see her.
No back. I'm not going back.
But, Dad!
They had me floating
all around the room.
Dad!
I was strapped to a chair,
floating around a room
with a marching band
chasing me.
I'm not going back anywhere,
forget it, Casper!
But Mom's in trouble.
What kind of trouble?
GRACEY:
She died here in this house.
She was so very young,
so very beautiful.
She was in love
with the heir
to this mansion.
Your grandfather.
And he loved her
more than life itself.
But they were
from different worlds
and couldn't be together.
How did she die, Mr. Gracey?
She took
her own life. Poison.
After that,
his life became unbearable.
And so,
without hope, without love,
without Elizabeth,
he hung himself.
His soul wanders these halls
waiting for her to return.
If you listen carefully
you can still
hear the beating
of his broken heart.
(HEART BEATING)
Wait a minute.
Hold it a second.
You're telling me
this guy is dead
and the only reason
we were brought here
is 'cause he wants
to try to get jiggy
with my wife?
Pretty much. Are you upset?
The guy is dead
and he's trying to
get with my wife!
And the house
isn't really for sale.
Yes, I'm upset.
Madame Leota, is it her?
Is she truly our dear
departed Elizabeth
come back to us?
It is true.
She walks these halls.
You see?
I told you it is her.
But do not be deceived.
All things are
not as they appear.
For the curse to be lifted
the truth must be known.
And for the truth to be known
you must find the key.
What are you talking about,
ball lady? What key?
Enter the tomb
under the great dead oak
and travel down
deep under the ground
and there
you will find the key
that must be found.
Find the black crypt
that bears no name
or soon your fate
will be the same.
You're telling me
all I have to do
is find this key
and I'm gonna
walk out of here
with my wife and kids,
like nothing ever happened?
The key is the answer to all.
Great, I'm in.
Let's get this key.
There's only one problem.
How do we get out of here?
Yeah, how do we
get out of here?
Well, there's always
my way.
(HORSE NEIGHING)
I thought you said
you could drive this thing!
Don't you worry,
I know exactly
what I'm doing.
(SCREAMING)
You better just
keep your eyes on the road!
Move over.
What are you doing?
If you keep driving
you'll kill us all!
That's where you're wrong.
Because some of us
are already dead. (LAUGHS)
(NEIGHING)
Dad, look.
Ready? Fire.
(WOMEN GIGGLING)
Dad?
Yes, son.
I see dead people.
Excuse me.
Why are all these ghosts
still hanging around here?
When they died
they couldn't find the light.
And now they're trapped.
Doomed to wander the Earth
for all eternity.
Nice. Nice job.
(GRUNTS)
Okay.
What are you doing here?
Can they see us?
No, of course not.
Yes, I can see.
I'm looking at you
right now in your stupid hat.
Don't listen to him.
He's lying.
Whatever. Come on, kids,
let's go. Come on.
I could swear he was looking
right at me.
He's psychic.
GRACEY: This was
to have been her
wedding dress.
SARA: Oh, it's lovely.
It would have
been lovelier still
if she'd ever had
a chance to wear it.
Now it serves only
as a dark reminder
of what could have been.
To love someone so much
and then lose
them so suddenly.
I can't imagine
how awful that must be.
If you truly love someone
they never leave you.
They remain
in your heart forever.
MEGAN: Isn't that romantic?
He was willing
to throw everything
away for love.
Well, now he's broke,
dead, and cursed. Nice move.
(SQUISHING)
Crap. These are my new shoes.
Kids, watch your step.
MICHAEL: Oh, crap.
Michael, don't say "crap."
All right,
where is this place?
Okay, where are we?
I think the gypsy lady
said something about making
a left at an oak.
Okay, well,
glad she was so specific.
(CAT YOWLING)
(MEN SINGING INDISTINCTLY)
What is that?
Do you hear that?
Yeah.
Yeah.
♪ ...start to
scream and harmonize
♪ When we ghosts
come out to socialize
♪ Doom, doom, doom, doom
♪ When the crypt doors creak
and the tombstones quake
♪ Spooks come out
for a swinging wake ♪
Guys? Excuse me.
Sorry to bother you.
But we were wondering
if you happen to know
where the mausoleum was.
♪ Down by the old
♪ Mill stream
♪ Where I first met you ♪
No, I think they
said it was an old oak.
That's what they said.
It's by the...
♪ By the light
♪ of the silvery moon ♪
Look, you sound really good.
Your harmony's tight.
But we're trying
to find my wife.
I gotta help my wife,
she'll be...
♪ Comin' 'round the mountain
when she comes
♪ She'll be comin'
'round the mountain ♪
Listen, guys,
I'm trying to find a key.
I'm trying to find a key.
♪ Where's the key?
Where's the beautiful key?
♪ Find the key,
Oh, how happy you'll be ♪
The key that
I'm trying to find
is in the mausoleum.
The key is in the mausoleum.
♪ You left your key
♪ In a mausoleum
♪ Down in Dixie ♪
Dad, there it is!
♪ Dad, there it is ♪
Thanks.
♪ Dad, there it is ♪
Thanks for nothing.
Okay, we made it.
All right, kids. Stay close.
(CAWING)
Look.
It's a warning.
Now, how do you know that?
I studied Latin
for three years, Dad.
You thought
it was dumb, remember?
You said it was
a dead language.
Well, we see how wrong
I was about that.
"Beware all who enter.
"Here lies
the passage to the dead."
Hey! Whoa, whoa!
Where are you going?
I don't like Latin.
Wait. Michael.
We've been
through this before.
You're 10 years old now.
You gotta start being a man.
I just turned 10.
I'm still getting
used to it.
Okay, here's what we do.
Megan, you stay here with
your brother.
What?
I'm not gonna leave him
out here by himself,
all right?
You stay out here,
you guys stay together.
I'll go in here,
and I'll take care of this.
Okay, all right.
(CREAKING)
Okay.
Okay, all right.
Okay, I'll be right back.
Twenty minutes tops, right?
Twenty minutes tops.
(WATER DRIPPING)
What was it that gypsy
told me to look for?
Look for a crypt with...
Look for a crypt...
MEGAN: A crypt
without a name.
(SCREAMS)
What's the matter with you?
You can't just be
popping out like that.
You're gonna give me
a heart attack.
I thought I told you
to wait with Michael.
I was worried
you wouldn't find it.
Besides, Michael's fine.
She said,
"Find a black crypt
with no name
"or soon your fate
will be the same."
JIM: That must be it.
Good hunch, Dad.
I'm officially starting
to get sick of this place.
And we're here
'cause of who?
Here because I take seriously
my responsibility
as breadwinner
of this family.
I want you guys to have
everything I never
had before.
I didn't know
you had a bad childhood.
I didn't have
a bad childhood.
Then why do we have to have
what you didn't have?
Because...
Look, don't be
tricking me, all right,
you little
Latin-speaking 13-year-old.
Let's just get this
over with. Hold this.
Hold it with two hands, now.
(JIM EXCLAIMS)
Oh, man.
Excuse me one second.
I'm sorry to bother you.
Ugh!
Oh, no.
Okay. All right.
Now, that wasn't hard,
was it?
Let's get out of here.
Okay,
that gypsy had me thinking
it was gonna be hard.
That was easy.
(BOTH SCREAM)
Oh, no.
Oh, no!
Go get the key,
I'll take care of him!
Hey, man, go on back to bed.
Get back in your bed.
Go back to bed.
I'm Jim Evers of
Evers & Evers Real Estate.
What's your name?
Look, I don't want
no trouble, man.
The gypsy told me
it was all right
to get the key.
Just lighten up.
Let me tell you something.
I'm trying to get the key
'cause I got things to do.
I gotta get my wife.
I don't want no trouble.
Seriously, back up!
You asked for it.
Next time you're
gonna think twice
before coming back
from the dead, ain't you?
Did you get the key?
I'm looking.
Well, take your time, relax.
I have everything under
control up here.
I have everything
completely under control.
Megan, you better
look faster!
I don't want to do this.
Jeez.
(SCREECHING)
(SCREAMS)
(GROWLING)
Give me your hand.
Okay, come on.
Come on, guys! Hurry up!
Hold on!
Come on, guys! Hurry up!
Michael, open the door.
Michael, it's locked
from the outside!
Michael, open the door.
Open the door. Michael!
Dad, there's
spiders everywhere
and I don't have a magazine.
Michael, are you scared?
Uh-huh.
Michael,
it's okay to be scared.
Everybody gets
scared sometimes.
Daddy's scared right now.
You are?
Yes, I'm very scared.
Now, please open
the door, son.
Michael, open
the door or I'll kill you!
That's great.
Keep him calm.
Michael, listen,
it's okay to get scared.
Everybody gets scared
every now and then, son.
But you just
can't let it stop you.
Michael, if you
think you're scared now,
wait till
the zombies come out!
MICHAEL: What zombies?
Michael, look.
Just open the door,
please, man.
We're running out of time.
Open the door right now.
Dad, they're coming!
Michael,
open the door right now!
Open the door! Open the door!
Open the door right, Michael!
Open the door!
Lock it! Okay, come on!
All right. Okay.
Get them off!
Okay, come on,
get them off. Okay.
All right,
we got it, all right.
You okay? All right, okay.
My brave little man.
All right. You okay?
(PANTING)
Yeah, you got the key?
No.
Wait. Yeah,
I got it. There it is. Okay.
All right.
Now, we went to hell
and back to get this thing.
All I want to know now
is where's
the door out of here?
First,
you must find the trunk.
Trunk?
Yes, trunk.
Not door?
No, not door. Trunk.
All you said I had to do was
find this key! I got the key.
Now you're
telling me this story
about a trunk!
The key is the answer
to all, remember?
Look, I don't
make the rules, okay.
I just work here.
Okay, that's it,
that's the last straw.
I've had enough
of this nonsense.
What are you doing?
Put me down!
This is bad luck.
This is very bad luck!
I'll show you bad luck.
I'm tired of
playing around with you.
I'm getting nauseous!
You'll get over it.
Please don't drop me.
I'm fragile.
I'm very fragile.
Don't talk to me
about being fragile.
I'm the one
that's feeling fragile
right now.
Is that it?
That's it.
All right,
now we're in business.
Hold her for a second.
All right. Okay.
Okay.
How do I know
what to look for?
This thing is full of junk.
Find the thing
that must be read,
lest your heart
be filled with dread.
There's nothing in here red.
Wait a minute,
there's a letter here.
It's a letter.
"Yes, my dear heart,
I will marry you.
"I will love you
for all eternity.
"And tonight at last,
we will be together.
"I do.
"Forever yours, Elizabeth."
She didn't kill herself.
She wanted to be with him.
Yeah, and somebody gave him
the wrong letter.
Yes. Well done, Mr. Evers.
I must say I'm impressed.
You are more persistent
than I would
have ever imagined.
The butler did it?
You gotta be kidding me.
I will deal
with you two later.
Why'd you kill her?
Because the master
would not listen to reason.
He had everything
in the world
and yet he was willing
to throw it all away
for love.
I did tell him
it would end badly.
JIM: You're a real cold dude.
No, Mr. Evers.
I am a rational man.
It was my responsibility
to the house,
my duty, sir, to see to it
that the boy did not make
a foolish error in judgment.
Running away
with that girl would have
destroyed this house.
It would have
destroyed everything.
And I could not stand by
and watch it all
fall to ruin.
Punch his face in, Dad.
Yeah, but first I'm gonna
tell his master what
really happened.
The master must never know.
Edward and his love
will be reunited and this
curse will be broken.
But that's not her,
that's my wife.
And what she sees in you
I'll never know.
But that is of
little importance now.
The only thing that matters
is that the master's
pain must end.
And it will end tonight.
The curse will be broken
and we can all finally
move on.
All right, that's it, man.
Where's my wife?
Getting ready
for her wedding, of course.
What wedding?
He can't marry her.
He's dead and she's not.
True, but that can
be easily corrected.
Life, I'm afraid,
is such a delicate state.
Hey, man,
if you put one finger
on my wife,
I swear I'll kill you.
How wonderful.
You're going to kill a ghost.
Leave him alone!
Stop it!
Let them go!
You're gonna let
my kids out of here,
take me to my wife
and you're gonna let us
out of here right now!
You want out? Fine.
Let me show you out.
Now, for the last time,
good night, Mr. Evers.
(SCREAMS)
(CAR ALARM SOUNDING)
(HORN HONKING)
This house has waited
so long to have its shroud
of darkness lifted.
And tonight,
for the first time
in so many years
I believe it may be possible
the story will
finally end differently.
Sara,
do you believe that love
is about second chances?
About forgiveness?
Yes, I do.
Don't you remember?
Remember? Mr. Gracey,
are you all right?
Don't you
recognize me at all?
Mr. Gracey.
I thought
certainly bringing you
back to Gracey Manor
would help you remember.
Remember what?
Mr. Gracey,
you're scaring me.
Where it happened,
where we spent
our last moments together,
where we danced together
for the last time
before you...
Before you killed yourself!
But now you've returned
to me, and at long last
we can be together.
Why do you not remember?
You were my world, my life!
And I have
loved you in death
as I did in life!
Let me go!
Why do you not remember?
You are her.
You are Elizabeth.
You must be.
Can you not sense it?
Search your heart.
I am your one true love.
And now we can
finally be together.
Don't you understand?
Elizabeth,
you must listen to me.
I'm not Elizabeth!
Please. I implore you.
Leave me alone.
Get away from me!
She doesn't remember.
It can't be her.
RAMSLEY: It is her, sir.
The gypsy woman
prophesied her return.
And now the time has come.
You had best get ready.
But she doesn't remember.
In time she will, sir.
I assure you she will.
JIM: Open up!
(KNOCKING)
Hey!
Let me in!
(CAR ALARM
CONTINUES SOUNDING)
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Oh, Ramsley, you have
to help me. There's something
horribly wrong.
Mr. Gracey...
Yes, I know, my dear. I know.
He's expecting you.
He's always
been expecting you.
And you haven't put on
your dress yet.
We can't keep
the master waiting.
Waiting? For what?
Why, your wedding, of course.
My...
I'm not Elizabeth!
Of course you are, my dear.
You may not see it yet
but in time you will.
You don't actually think
I'm going through with this
madness, do you?
Oh, yes. I very much do.
You see,
we wouldn't want
anything to happen
to the children,
now, would we?
Michael! Megan!
(SCREAMING)
You wouldn't.
Of course not, my dear.
But that is
entirely up to you. If not,
I really do fear
for the children.
Have her ready.
And this time,
any further acts
of insubordination
will be dealt
with in the harshest
possible manner.
But, sir.
There are worse things
than purgatory, madam.
I can assure you.
Have her ready.
(ORGAN PLAYING)
Tears of joy.
LEOTA: What are you doing?
You leave me alone.
Just get out of here
and leave me alone.
Oh, I see.
You're just gonna sit there
feeling sorry for yourself.
You tell me why not.
This whole thing
was my fault.
We should have
never been here
in the first place.
Supposed to be at the lake.
We'd be sitting
by a warm fire right now.
I made us come here.
And now it's too late.
No. It's never too late.
Look, I tried to get in there
and I can't, all right?
I tried, I failed.
You try, you fail.
You try, you fail.
But the only true failure
is when you stop trying.
What do you want me to do?
Try again.
Hold on.
With what?
(BOTH SCREAMING)
Elizabeth?
Yes, my love.
I'll be right back.
Okay, I'll wait here.
Dearly beloved,
we are gathered together here
in the sight of God
to join this
man and this woman
in the bonds
of holy matrimony.
MICHAEL: Dad! Help us!
Michael! Megan!
Wilt thou, Edward Gracey,
have this woman
to be thy wedded wife,
to live together
after God's ordinance
in the holiest
state of matrimony?
I will.
And do you,
Elizabeth Henshaw,
take this man
to be your lawful husband,
to love and cherish in death
as you did in life?
I do.
Whoa!
(SCREAMS)
From this day forward
you shall be
joined together as one
for all eternity,
until the very end of time.
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
What God has joined together,
let no man cast asunder.
Dad!
If anyone has
any objections...
Yeah, I got a few objections!
The next time I say
we're going to the lake,
we're going to the lake.
Let's go.
Get away from her.
I lost her once,
I don't intend to
let it happen again.
This is not Elizabeth.
Ramsley, you tell him
the truth.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Now you got amnesia, huh?
Elizabeth didn't
kill herself, he did it.
He's been lying
to you all along.
I'm warning you, sir.
Step away.
Don't think just 'cause
you pull out your sword
I'm gonna let you
marry my wife.
My patience is wearing thin.
Elizabeth, please come along.
I'm not Elizabeth.
You must be.
Her name is Sara.
She's from New Jersey.
Ramsley wants you to think
she's Elizabeth
so this curse
would be lifted.
That is absurd.
Forgive me.
If you wanna kill me,
kill me.
But listen, when I come
on the other side,
I'm gonna be whipping
your ass for all eternity.
So maybe you should read this
before you stab somebody.
Read.
What is it?
It's Elizabeth's letter.
Her real letter,
the one she wrote,
the one he stole.
You never saw it.
What's the meaning of this?
Must we continue
to listen to the ramblings
of a lunatic?
But it is written
in her hand.
Yeah,
it's written in her hand.
Explain that, Ramsley.
Well?
Your union was unacceptable.
I tried to warn you
but you wouldn't listen.
So you killed her.
I told you
it would be a mistake
to run away with that girl.
But I loved her!
Was love my mistake?
Yes!
I tried to protect you.
All these years
I've sacrificed for you.
But what would you
understand of sacrifice,
duty, or honor?
You loved her.
Well, damn you.
Damn you all to hell!
(SCREECHING)
(SCREAMING)
(GROWLS)
(SCREAMS)
Jim!
(SCREAMING)
Mom!
Mom, what's wrong?
Are you all right?
Mom.
Hey!
Sara, what's the matter?
What's wrong?
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
It's the poison!
Oh, no. No.
Sara, come on.
Please don't do this!
Sara, don't do this, please.
Jim.
Sara! Hey!
Sara, come on, please. Sara!
Sara, I love you.
Sara, please.
I love you so much.
Get away from us,
leave us alone!
No, Dad, it won't hurt us.
Elizabeth, is that you?
Yes, my love.
The ghost ball was Elizabeth.
The truth had to be known
for me to be released.
He saved me.
It was nothing.
Oh, Elizabeth.
Yes, my darling?
I have waited
so long for this moment.
And now only heaven awaits.
He's not really
kissing your mom. (CHUCKLES)
Hey...
That's my wife.
Sara?
Jim.
I thought I lost you.
I thought I lost you, too.
I'm back, Sara. I'm back.
Can you ever forgive me?
What's to forgive?
You loved her.
Here. Take this.
What is it?
The deed to the house.
It's yours.
Do with it what you will.
Sell it, keep it.
Do whatever makes you
and your family happy.
And thank you.
Thank you all so much.
Wait! Wait for us! Hold on!
What's all this?
Well, I don't know
what we'll need.
What are you talking about?
We're going to heaven.
You can't take it with you.
The hell I can't.
Goodbye.
Bye-bye.
Thank you all so much.
You're welcome.
Thank you.
So long, now.
Okay, little man.
All right, hurry!
Let's go!
Bye!
Okay. Here we go.
Bye-bye.
LEOTA: Angels in heaven
together at last.
The tale is well ended
for those who have passed.
Love endures all,
no reason, no rhyme.
It lasts forever
and forever all time.
Mom, Leota won't shut up.
Are we there yet?
I'm getting pretty hungry.
Can we get some pizza?
How long before
we get there, Sara?
Twenty minutes tops.
Nothing takes 20 minutes.
Guys, keep it down.
♪ We'll keep it down
♪ We'll keep it down
♪ Oh, yes, we will,
we'll keep it down
♪ Oh, we're drivin' down
the highway
♪ Yeah!
♪ And we're tryin' to
♪ keep it down ♪
LEOTA: Hurry back.
Hurry back.
Be sure to bring
your death certificate.
If you decide to join us,
make your final
arrangements now.
We've been dying to have you.
(SINISTER LAUGH)
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
(WIND HOWLING)
(GASPS)
It's love, isn't it?
Sometimes, you walk
into a house and you take
one look around
and you know.
And you say,
"This is for me."
I think it's perfect.
It's just what
we've been looking for.
There aren't enough plugs.
Wait, Mr. Coleman, now.
That place that I showed you
on Sycamore Street,
that place was absolutely,
positively loaded with plugs.
That's right.
There were plenty.
Yeah, but the steps
were too high.
When we get older,
we could trip.
Every house
we look at, you find
something to pick at.
(SIGHS)
I just know what I like.
Would you like a divorce?
'Cause I'll bring it.
Hey, hey!
No need for that.
Let me explain
something to you.
I'm gonna find
this house for you.
I am totally committed
to finding
the perfect house for you.
And I don't care
how long it takes.
Because at Evers & Evers
we want you to be happy
forevers and evers.
(PHONE RINGING)
Excuse me one second.
Let me take this call.
Sorry. I'm so sorry.
Hello.
Evers & Evers Real Estate.
Jim Evers.
Hey, honey. How's it going?
Do they like the house?
Uh, yes, this house
is still available.
Oh, I knew it.
I told you they
were lookie-lous.
It's another
interested party.
Excuse me a second.
Listen, I'm on my way home
to get ready for dinner.
I'm really looking
forward to tonight.
Well, are you pre-approved?
Yeah, the reservation's
at 7:00 so don't be late.
Okay. Well, 7:00 is perfect.
Let's get together at 7:00,
and we'll go over your offer.
Okay, honey.
I'll see you later.
You see?
You see what you did?
We love the house.
We do. We love it.
Well, then, Mrs. Coleman.
When you take that
into consideration,
there's only
one thing left to do.
Let's sign some papers.
Hey, Lorraine and Gary.
Hi.
Just like I promised,
here's the offer. Signed,
sealed, and delivered.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
We are so grateful.
This is a cause
for celebration.
Let us buy you a drink.
Oh, no, really, I can't.
I gotta get going.
My wife's waiting for me.
No, but this is
such a big deal for us.
Please, we have to celebrate.
I really can't. I'm late.
We insist. Please.
Okay, one quick drink, okay.
One quick one.
Sir, can I have
a ginger ale
over here, please?
Oh, no. That's not a drink.
Sammy, three Volcanoes.
No, no Volcanoes.
They're incredibly smooth.
We love it here.
We've been coming here
for years.
It's like Hawaii.
Yes.
Oh, God, we spent
our honeymoon there.
It was fantastic.
Have you been?
No, never been there.
Promise me you'll go.
Promise.
I'll go if you sign.
I will go to Hawaii
if you sign.
But I got to get
going now because it's my
anniversary tonight.
I am trying to
get home to my wife.
Your anniversary?
Yes, it's my anniversary.
Happy anniversary!
Thank you.
Sign that thing here.
♪ Happy anniversary
♪ Happy anniversary
♪ Happy, happy,
happy, happy ♪
Sign this!
Okay, Jim.
Sorry about that.
No.
It's been
a pleasure doing business
with you. Aloha.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Excuse me.
Did I hear you correctly?
Did you just
sell their house?
I sure did.
'Cause we're looking to buy.
Honey, forgive me.
Well, I'm Jim Evers
of Evers & Evers Real Estate.
Tell me about
your dream house.
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Hi, Sara. My name's Teddy.
Your husband
told me to tell you
he loved you very much
but sometimes
he loses track of the time.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary.
Yes. (GASPS)
Look at what he brought you.
Look at that,
isn't that pretty?
You know,
you have a wonderful husband
that thinks
about you like that
on your anniversaries.
You're so fortunate.
It's beautiful.
You know,
it's actually Teddy's fault
that I'm late.
He had a little
accident in the backseat,
cotton all over the place,
but I cleaned it up.
(CHUCKLES)
It's okay. I forgive Teddy.
Come on,
Sara, don't be like that.
I'm on a roll here.
Look, we sold seven houses
this month.
Yeah, what about
the three soccer games,
two birthday parties,
and barbecue you missed?
Did I miss that
much stuff this month?
I'll tell you what we'll do.
We're gonna take
off this weekend.
What?
We're gonna take off
for the weekend,
go to the lake
like we did last year
with the kids.
Just us and the kids
for the whole weekend.
How's that sound?
Can we really close on this?
Yes. How about this?
We can close on this.
How about this?
We'll close on that.
Let me go tell the kids,
all right?
Okay.
All right.
Megan and Michael,
big family adventure!
Michael Jordan Evers!
MICHAEL: Dad!
(SCREAMS)
There's a...
What is it?
There's a spider in my room!
There's a what?
There's a spider in my room.
He's on the window.
Why don't you kill it, man?
That's a big spider!
Come on, now.
It's just a spider, Michael.
How big can it be?
Come on. Look, what is this?
Where's this spider at?
What? Man, you're acting
like he's Mothra.
It's just a spider.
You're making a big deal
out of nothing, Michael.
Come on, look.
You're 10 years old,
it's time I teach you
how to kill
a spider the right way.
The most efficient way
to crush a spider.
All right.
You get a good magazine.
Doesn't matter what you use.
Some people like to use
Life or Time or...
This is
my Sports Illustrated
Swimsuit Edition.
What are you doing with it?
I don't know.
Yeah, right.
Now, if you can look at this
then you should have
enough courage
to kill
a spider the right way.
I'm gonna roll
this up good and tight
so you get a good grip on it.
You get a bead on the spider.
You get a side swing.
That's where
you can really get
some good action going.
You want to come
across like that,
so you really crush it.
You come across this way
so you get
his whole escape route,
in case he try to go.
You take it,
and you whack it.
Go on, whack the spider.
I don't want to whack it.
Come on, you got to whack
the spider, Mike. Whack it.
Dad, I'm afraid of spiders.
I can't whack it.
Let me explain
something to you.
All your life,
you're gonna be
facing spiders, okay?
I am?
What I'm trying to say is
you should never be afraid.
Don't be afraid of anything.
People know you're scared,
they use that against you.
I'm not scared of anything.
I'm your dad, right?
You're my son,
you whack that spider.
Whack it.
I can't whack
the spider, Dad.
Yes, you can.
Come on. Whack it.
You can do it.
Whack the spider.
I don't want to whack it.
Yes, you can. Come on.
Kill the spider.
I can't whack it.
Dad, I can't crush it.
I can't whack it!
I can't...
There. Happy?
No, I'm not happy, Megan.
I was trying to make a point
to your brother
about how it's important
to whack your own spiders!
Whatever.
MAN ON PHONE:
Past the Old Miller Road.
Okay. Great.
It is an old home,
Miss Evers.
And my employer is anxious
to move on.
Would it be possible
for you to come alone
to discuss the situation?
But my husband
and I work as a team.
The master usually
does not take visitors.
However,
from your photograph,
he thought you
to have a trustworthy face.
About your husband
he felt differently.
Oh, you got our flyer.
The master had wished
to meet you tomorrow evening.
Oh, I'm so sorry
but tomorrow I've got plans
that can't be broken.
Who is that?
Excuse me a second.
Who's that?
Just someone calling
about repping a house.
What's the address?
Where is it?
Sara, do you know
where this place is?
All the places
up here are like
big multimillion
dollar mansions.
This could be big.
And what about
our big family adventure?
JIM: It's just
a little detour.
How long is it gonna take?
No more than 20 minutes.
20 minutes tops.
You kids should be excited.
You gonna finally get
to see Mommy and Daddy
in real estate action.
(PHONE RINGING)
Somebody's calling me.
Who's calling me?
Hello. Jim Evers,
Evers & Evers Real Estate.
Stan, how you doing?
What's the latest?
Really? The Selmer property?
Tomorrow?
I'm kind of out
of town right now.
But listen,
maybe I could
come back early.
Oh, no,
I can't come back early.
No, I can't come back early.
Maybe we should
just take care
of this on Monday.
All right? Monday?
Monday sounds fantastic.
Okay.
I'll talk to you on Monday.
We're gonna talk on Monday.
MICHAEL:
Are we still in America?
JIM: Here it is
right here, okay? All right?
Yeah,
that's a whole lot of gate.
They must have
a big possum problem
down here.
That's some big possum.
(HORN HONKING)
Didn't they know
we were coming?
Of course they knew.
Maybe there's
a call box or something.
Hello!
Hello! The Evers are here!
Yes, we're here now!
Nobody's answering.
Now I got to get
out in the dirt with my
brand new shoes on.
Wow.
How're we gonna get in?
What if you give me a boost
and I'll climb over
and go around the back?
They're probably old.
We'll surprise them.
You'll probably kill them.
Let's just go,
it's getting late.
You know, Sara,
you give up too easy.
You gotta be more patient.
The Evers way
is to be patient.
(GATE CREAKING)
All right, we're in business.
Let's go, let's go.
Let's do this.
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
(CAWING)
Wow.
Bob Vila would
have a field day
with this place.
Megan, don't slam
the door like that,
it's very sensitive.
It's a car, Dad.
Ah! It's not just a car.
It's a very delicate
piece of machinery.
She didn't mean
what she just said.
She didn't mean that.
Come on,
let's see what's around back.
I'm getting hungry.
Me, too.
Don't worry.
We'll be 20 minutes tops.
MICHAEL: Dad, when we
get to the lake,
can I go to that pizza shop
where I ate that
whole pizza pie,
and then when
we got to the cabin,
I threw up
and you still saw
the pepperoni chunks in it?
Can we go there?
Yeah, we can go there
if we can avoid
a repeat performance.
Wow.
Now, that's something
you don't see every day.
Oh, my God.
Dead people?
Honey, you know they have
dead people in the backyard?
Well, some people
have pools.
Some people have
private cemeteries.
It happens.
You're gonna sell
a house with this?
You mean, this
historical sprawling manor
with spacious grounds? Yes.
That's good.
We'll put that
on the listing.
And leave out
all the dead people?
We'll just stick
to the bright side.
(THUNDER CRACKING)
Oh, no. I got
my good suit on.
You think it's gonna stop?
I hope it's not
raining at the lake.
You kids know
when you're at work
with Mommy and Daddy
you're always
on your best behavior, right?
Okay.
Look at the size
of these knockers.
Ever see anything
like that before?
Hello? Evers Real Estate!
Evers Real Estate!
Hello?
Is anybody home?
Hello?
We're the Evers
from Evers & Evers
Real Estate.
Hi!
Have you ever seen
anything like this?
Never. Sara, this puts us
in a whole new league.
Smells like
Grandma's house.
Worse. Smells like Grandma.
This place is
just a little dusty.
We'll get a cleaning crew
to come out here
and shine it up,
this place'll be sparkling
from top to bottom.
Mom, this place has spiders.
(CREAKING)
Sara Evers?
Yes, I'm Sara.
My name is Ramsley.
Hello, Ramsley. I'm Jim Evers
of Evers & Evers Real Estate
at your service.
We were not expecting others.
Yes, we were on
our way out of town.
Yeah, then when we realized
the enormity and complexity
of your unique estate
we wanted to commit
the full resources
of Evers & Evers Real Estate.
At Evers & Evers,
we want you to be happy
forevers and evers.
Please accept this
waterproof calendar
as a token
of our appreciation.
Very well.
We shall have to place
other settings.
Who do you have
the settings for?
Master Gracey wishes
to discuss his affairs
over dinner.
Oh, I'm afraid
we have plans.
Honey, we can't
stay for dinner.
Yes, but we mustn't
be rude, darling.
What about our
family adventure?
Yeah, Dad.
We'll just have some soup
and then we'll
get going, okay?
All right?
Wow.
Wow.
Nice, very nice.
Good job. Good job.
Megan, how'd you like
to eat like this
every day at home?
The master will be
with you shortly.
Carry on.
I said,
"Carry on," he walks off.
Have you ever seen
a fireplace this amazing?
Incredible.
Wow, we could have one heck
of a wienie roast
in that thing, huh?
Seriously.
Look at this detail.
I've never seen
anything like this.
Haven't you?
My grandfather
spared no expense
when he built this mansion.
Your grandfather
had really good taste
in tchotchkes.
I'm Jim Evers
of Evers & Evers
Real Estate.
Charmed to make
your acquaintance, sir.
Edward. Edward Gracey.
This is my wife, Sara.
You wanna come meet
Mr. Gracey?
Very nice to meet you,
Mr. Gracey.
And this is
our daughter, Megan,
and our son, Michael.
You have very
beautiful children,
Miss Evers.
I kicked in some
chromosomes, too. (LAUGHS)
Children, Madam.
Nice. Okay.
Thank you.
The master was very pleased
when he heard you could come
on such short notice.
Normally, we would not have
called you here so abruptly,
but we had no other choice.
What do you got,
termites or something?
Big house like this
must have a lot of termites.
No, but lately
there have been
more...disturbances.
What do you think
of the house, Miss Evers?
Oh...
I think
it's absolutely incredible.
The Italian influence,
the Renaissance style
of the molding,
the attention to
detail is stunning.
You never see
houses like this.
Or at least, I don't.
Great care and love
went into the building
of this mansion.
This house is my inheritance.
My birthright.
But lately it's become
too much to bear.
Tell me, Mr. Evers,
do you believe in ghosts?
Ghosts?
Yeah, sure,
I believe in ghosts. Yeah.
I don't think
it's a good idea to put that
information on the listing.
You should talk about
how many bathrooms
are in the house.
People love bathrooms.
We should play up
the toilet angle and leave
out ghosts for now.
I think that'd be best.
The storm has
swollen the river.
How's that?
The storm
has flooded the road.
I'm afraid
there will be no leaving
the mansion tonight.
What?
Of course, you are all
more than welcome
to spend the night here.
No, I really
don't think we should.
We've got plans.
I'm afraid
there's no other way.
Ramsley will show you
to your rooms.
I believe the children
will be comfortable
in this room.
Yeah. Real homey.
You'll be fine.
Listen,
when you flush the toilet,
check and see how
quickly it refills.
Good night, Dad.
Good night.
I hope you and the madame
will find this room
to your liking.
Yeah. It's great.
It'll be like spending
the night in a fine hotel.
Will there be anything else
that you require, sir?
Well, are you gonna get us
some chocolates? (CHUCKLES)
Pardon?
The little chocolates they
put on the hotel pillows.
Sometimes they have
chocolates on the pillow.
They have little chocolates
on the pillows
to have.
What's the problem?
SARA: In the first place,
we weren't even
supposed to be here.
We were supposed
to be at the lake.
What am I supposed to do,
control the weather
now, Sara?
That's not the point.
You couldn't resist.
You just had to come.
Excuse me.
This is a big opportunity
for all of us.
Not for us, for you.
The only thing you seem
to care about anymore
is work.
But when
I'm working hard like this,
it doesn't matter
as long as I'm bringing you
home expensive gifts, right?
What are you... Sara.
Sara, I didn't mean
to say that, okay?
Come on, stop it.
I'm sorry about that, honey.
Can you open up, please?
(GASPS)
You scared me.
Pardon the intrusion, sir.
Yes.
The master was wondering
if he might have
a word with you
in the library.
A word? Okay.
I'd love to have
a word with him.
Sure.
Let's go talk some turkey.
Yes. Turkey.
Very good, sir.
Yeah.
If you will
kindly follow me.
Yeah, of course.
Sara, I'm gonna have a word
with Mr. Gracey.
I'll be back in a minute.
You know, Ramsley,
I was just wondering,
have you ever been
to a tanning salon?
I've got a friend
in the city who's got
a really great place.
You can get
a really smooth tan.
Do something about
that ashy white look.
Get a little
bronze thing happening.
I'm sure
the ladies would love it.
Yes. Sounds wonderful.
Would you care
for a drink, sir,
while you're waiting?
Yeah, don't mind if I do,
thank you, Ramsley.
Oh. Wow.
Now that's class.
That's what I need
to do over at my place.
Get a big picture of myself
to put on
the living room wall.
Adds a touch of
elegance to the room.
Yes, sir.
Very elegant.
Thank you.
Thank you so much, Ramsley.
Mmm.
So, Ramsley,
how long you been a butler?
A long time.
What are the most
important qualifications,
in case I might be doing
some interviewing?
Attending to every detail,
understanding priorities,
and above all,
knowing one's place.
What does your
boss like to do?
What's he into?
You know,
what floats his boat?
The Master likes
a great many things.
Art, literature, beauty.
And all that
stuff about ghosts.
What, did he get, like,
a bad clam in his jambalaya
one night?
You don't
believe in ghosts, sir?
Absolutely not.
Let me tell you
something, Ramsley.
The way I see it, you only go
around the track once,
so you do it full out
all the way around.
Mr. Evers,
may I confide in you?
Please do.
The master is not well.
He must leave this house,
Mr. Evers.
He must move on.
It is of
the gravest importance,
I assure you.
Or I fear the very worst.
I can't believe this.
Still no reception.
We had to take
that little detour.
"Twenty minutes tops."
Yeah, right.
Do you think it's gonna stop
raining soon?
How should I know?
I'm not the weatherman.
Stogies.
(SNIFFING)
Not bad. Not bad at all.
I'll hold onto that.
(RATTLING)
Wonderful. Must be nice.
Must be really nice.
I tell you.
Hello there, good man.
Ramsley, fix the
gentleman a drink.
Nigel,
I just recently returned
from the Continent
where I found
the most interesting book.
Yes, it was called
Raising the Dead.
Cripes.
I hope that doesn't stain.
Wow.
Interesting.
Wow.
I wonder where this leads to.
(YELLS)
Open this back up! Open up!
Ramsley!
Push back the head!
Will somebody
push the head back?
(SNIFFS)
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Megan!
What do you think it is?
It's a ghost ball.
I think it wants us
to follow it.
I think you're crazy.
It does.
It wants us to follow it.
Megan, wait up.
Where's that scary albino
when you need him?
SARA: Oh, hello.
Have you seen my husband?
Excuse me.
Wait.
Oh, Ramsley. It's you.
May I help you?
Yes.
I was just
looking for my husband.
Oh, indeed?
I left him in the library.
Right through there.
Honey, it's late.
Let's not fight anymore.
Come to bed?
Oh! I'm sorry.
I thought you were
my husband.
Can I help you with that?
Ramsley hates it
when I leave things
lying about.
Yes, he seems a bit proper.
He strikes most
people that way.
Once you get to know him
you'll find
that's not the case.
But he's really...
He's really very sweet.
Thank you.
He's been like
a father to me.
Mr. Gracey,
may I ask you something?
Yes, of course. Anything.
This house,
it's been in your family
for generations.
It's your home.
Why do you want to sell it?
These walls are filled
with so many memories.
Some of them painful.
I think
for you to understand,
I really must show you.
It's all right,
there's nothing
to be afraid of.
Although it might be
a bit worn and faded
from its original grandeur,
this house was once filled
with so many things,
so much life.
With grand parties,
dancing, laughter,
and above all, hope.
Being a Gracey meant
that you were denied nothing.
The world was yours.
What happened here,
Mr. Gracey?
She did.
Who?
Elizabeth.
Hers is the story
that haunts these walls.
Come on.
Megan, wait.
You don't know the last time
that thing's been inspected.
Would you just relax?
Where's your
sense of adventure?
This is against
all my better judgment.
Hi!
Is anyone home?
Those must be termites.
(CREAKING)
Some big-ass termites,
that's all.
(PHONE RINGING)
Hello?
(CAWING)
(GASPS)
(CHUCKLES)
(SCREAMS)
Megan!
Mom.
What are you doing here?
You're not supposed
to be up here!
This is unspeakable!
You have to leave!
Who is that?
That's none of your business,
that's who.
Now, come on,
get out of here. It's way
past your bedtime.
Her name was Elizabeth.
Are you kids hungry?
Does anybody want a cookie?
Cookies?
Don't offer them cookies,
they're trespassers.
Trespassers don't
get cookies.
This is none
of their concern.
It is their concern,
they're involved.
(DOOR CREAKING)
Hide.
The children
are not in their room.
Have you seen them?
Children? What children?
What children?
Her children.
The children she
wasn't supposed to bring
along with that
brainless husband
of hers.
Thank you.
If I had to
listen to another word
from that insufferable fool,
I think I would have burst.
Of course, sir.
What a fool!
Did I not tell her
to come alone?
Is it really too much to ask
for a little cooperation?
A little order?
Of course not, sir.
If you find the children,
bring them to me.
Certainly, sir.
Yes, sir.
The final arrangements
have been made.
Nothing further
will interfere with
the master's plan.
(LEOTA TALKING INDISTINCTLY)
Thank God I heard your voice.
Listen, I need some help.
I lost my way.
I don't know how
to get out of here.
I'm sorry if I sound
a little frazzled,
but I just had myself
a little freak show
back there.
LEOTA: It's time to respond.
I was supposed to meet
with Mr. Gracey,
but I got stuck in the wall.
Goblins and ghoulies
from last Halloween,
awaken the spirits
with your tambourine.
Okay, I hear you,
but I don't see you.
Where are you?
I am Madame Leota,
seer of all,
voice to the spirits.
Whom do you seek?
Hey!
What are you doing?
Let me out of here!
Silence! Whom do you seek?
I am seeking
a way out of here.
Then you must look within.
I don't wanna look within.
I want to look without.
Are you deaf?
There is great evil
in this house.
A devil's curse.
It seeks to destroy you.
Why would something seek
to destroy me?
Look, I'm just here
to sell the house, okay?
Dark spirits from the grave,
come forth.
Lift us from
the black and show us,
show us the way back.
Dark spirits?
No dark spirits.
Don't you make
no dark spirits come out.
Lift us.
Lift us up to the light.
And lead us through
this stormy night.
Hey!
I'd really like
to stay on the ground.
I'd rather stay on the ground.
Can I stay on the ground,
please?
Evil and darkness
have fallen this night,
but now to survive
you must gain new sight.
I must first
gain new underwear.
Only the light
will lead the way.
Follow it and
find your way home.
There's no place like home.
Go, Mr. Evers.
Your family is at stake.
Your very life is at stake.
Break the curse.
There is no escape for you
unless you lift this spell.
Go. Save yourself.
Save your family.
Release her.
Release us all!
I'm getting so queasy.
I'm getting very queasy.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
(SCREAMS)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(INSTRUMENTS PLAYING
OFF-TUNE)
(CRASHING)
MICHAEL: Dad!
Michael and Megan, you okay?
We're fine, thanks.
Get your things.
Let's get out of here.
Let's go.
But Dad, we have a problem.
Because of the rain?
We're just gonna
get a little wet.
Let's just find your mom
and get out of here.
Let's go.
I'm afraid
that's not possible.
She can't leave.
And why not?
Because she can't.
If I could tell you I would,
but I can't so I won't, okay?
How'd you...
Look. Come on.
Daddy's having
more hallucinations.
Let's go right now.
They're ghosts, Dad.
They're not ghosts.
We're just
having hallucinations
from that dinner that we ate.
It was that chicken.
It didn't taste right.
(YELLS)
It's not the chicken!
All right,
it's not the chicken
but we're still
getting out of here.
But, Dad,
we have to help them.
You can't help
the dead, honey.
They're beyond help,
that's the nature
of being dead.
The man's talking sense.
Everyone should
keep their noses
in their own business.
But, Dad, we have to
help them break the curse.
Why is everybody talking
about a curse?
Wait a minute.
Have you been talking
to that crazy green gypsy
in the giant paperweight?
Gypsy. He knows the gypsy.
We've gotta go
back to see her.
No back. I'm not going back.
But, Dad!
They had me floating
all around the room.
Dad!
I was strapped to a chair,
floating around a room
with a marching band
chasing me.
I'm not going back anywhere,
forget it, Casper!
But Mom's in trouble.
What kind of trouble?
GRACEY:
She died here in this house.
She was so very young,
so very beautiful.
She was in love
with the heir
to this mansion.
Your grandfather.
And he loved her
more than life itself.
But they were
from different worlds
and couldn't be together.
How did she die, Mr. Gracey?
She took
her own life. Poison.
After that,
his life became unbearable.
And so,
without hope, without love,
without Elizabeth,
he hung himself.
His soul wanders these halls
waiting for her to return.
If you listen carefully
you can still
hear the beating
of his broken heart.
(HEART BEATING)
Wait a minute.
Hold it a second.
You're telling me
this guy is dead
and the only reason
we were brought here
is 'cause he wants
to try to get jiggy
with my wife?
Pretty much. Are you upset?
The guy is dead
and he's trying to
get with my wife!
And the house
isn't really for sale.
Yes, I'm upset.
Madame Leota, is it her?
Is she truly our dear
departed Elizabeth
come back to us?
It is true.
She walks these halls.
You see?
I told you it is her.
But do not be deceived.
All things are
not as they appear.
For the curse to be lifted
the truth must be known.
And for the truth to be known
you must find the key.
What are you talking about,
ball lady? What key?
Enter the tomb
under the great dead oak
and travel down
deep under the ground
and there
you will find the key
that must be found.
Find the black crypt
that bears no name
or soon your fate
will be the same.
You're telling me
all I have to do
is find this key
and I'm gonna
walk out of here
with my wife and kids,
like nothing ever happened?
The key is the answer to all.
Great, I'm in.
Let's get this key.
There's only one problem.
How do we get out of here?
Yeah, how do we
get out of here?
Well, there's always
my way.
(HORSE NEIGHING)
I thought you said
you could drive this thing!
Don't you worry,
I know exactly
what I'm doing.
(SCREAMING)
You better just
keep your eyes on the road!
Move over.
What are you doing?
If you keep driving
you'll kill us all!
That's where you're wrong.
Because some of us
are already dead. (LAUGHS)
(NEIGHING)
Dad, look.
Ready? Fire.
(WOMEN GIGGLING)
Dad?
Yes, son.
I see dead people.
Excuse me.
Why are all these ghosts
still hanging around here?
When they died
they couldn't find the light.
And now they're trapped.
Doomed to wander the Earth
for all eternity.
Nice. Nice job.
(GRUNTS)
Okay.
What are you doing here?
Can they see us?
No, of course not.
Yes, I can see.
I'm looking at you
right now in your stupid hat.
Don't listen to him.
He's lying.
Whatever. Come on, kids,
let's go. Come on.
I could swear he was looking
right at me.
He's psychic.
GRACEY: This was
to have been her
wedding dress.
SARA: Oh, it's lovely.
It would have
been lovelier still
if she'd ever had
a chance to wear it.
Now it serves only
as a dark reminder
of what could have been.
To love someone so much
and then lose
them so suddenly.
I can't imagine
how awful that must be.
If you truly love someone
they never leave you.
They remain
in your heart forever.
MEGAN: Isn't that romantic?
He was willing
to throw everything
away for love.
Well, now he's broke,
dead, and cursed. Nice move.
(SQUISHING)
Crap. These are my new shoes.
Kids, watch your step.
MICHAEL: Oh, crap.
Michael, don't say "crap."
All right,
where is this place?
Okay, where are we?
I think the gypsy lady
said something about making
a left at an oak.
Okay, well,
glad she was so specific.
(CAT YOWLING)
(MEN SINGING INDISTINCTLY)
What is that?
Do you hear that?
Yeah.
Yeah.
♪ ...start to
scream and harmonize
♪ When we ghosts
come out to socialize
♪ Doom, doom, doom, doom
♪ When the crypt doors creak
and the tombstones quake
♪ Spooks come out
for a swinging wake ♪
Guys? Excuse me.
Sorry to bother you.
But we were wondering
if you happen to know
where the mausoleum was.
♪ Down by the old
♪ Mill stream
♪ Where I first met you ♪
No, I think they
said it was an old oak.
That's what they said.
It's by the...
♪ By the light
♪ of the silvery moon ♪
Look, you sound really good.
Your harmony's tight.
But we're trying
to find my wife.
I gotta help my wife,
she'll be...
♪ Comin' 'round the mountain
when she comes
♪ She'll be comin'
'round the mountain ♪
Listen, guys,
I'm trying to find a key.
I'm trying to find a key.
♪ Where's the key?
Where's the beautiful key?
♪ Find the key,
Oh, how happy you'll be ♪
The key that
I'm trying to find
is in the mausoleum.
The key is in the mausoleum.
♪ You left your key
♪ In a mausoleum
♪ Down in Dixie ♪
Dad, there it is!
♪ Dad, there it is ♪
Thanks.
♪ Dad, there it is ♪
Thanks for nothing.
Okay, we made it.
All right, kids. Stay close.
(CAWING)
Look.
It's a warning.
Now, how do you know that?
I studied Latin
for three years, Dad.
You thought
it was dumb, remember?
You said it was
a dead language.
Well, we see how wrong
I was about that.
"Beware all who enter.
"Here lies
the passage to the dead."
Hey! Whoa, whoa!
Where are you going?
I don't like Latin.
Wait. Michael.
We've been
through this before.
You're 10 years old now.
You gotta start being a man.
I just turned 10.
I'm still getting
used to it.
Okay, here's what we do.
Megan, you stay here with
your brother.
What?
I'm not gonna leave him
out here by himself,
all right?
You stay out here,
you guys stay together.
I'll go in here,
and I'll take care of this.
Okay, all right.
(CREAKING)
Okay.
Okay, all right.
Okay, I'll be right back.
Twenty minutes tops, right?
Twenty minutes tops.
(WATER DRIPPING)
What was it that gypsy
told me to look for?
Look for a crypt with...
Look for a crypt...
MEGAN: A crypt
without a name.
(SCREAMS)
What's the matter with you?
You can't just be
popping out like that.
You're gonna give me
a heart attack.
I thought I told you
to wait with Michael.
I was worried
you wouldn't find it.
Besides, Michael's fine.
She said,
"Find a black crypt
with no name
"or soon your fate
will be the same."
JIM: That must be it.
Good hunch, Dad.
I'm officially starting
to get sick of this place.
And we're here
'cause of who?
Here because I take seriously
my responsibility
as breadwinner
of this family.
I want you guys to have
everything I never
had before.
I didn't know
you had a bad childhood.
I didn't have
a bad childhood.
Then why do we have to have
what you didn't have?
Because...
Look, don't be
tricking me, all right,
you little
Latin-speaking 13-year-old.
Let's just get this
over with. Hold this.
Hold it with two hands, now.
(JIM EXCLAIMS)
Oh, man.
Excuse me one second.
I'm sorry to bother you.
Ugh!
Oh, no.
Okay. All right.
Now, that wasn't hard,
was it?
Let's get out of here.
Okay,
that gypsy had me thinking
it was gonna be hard.
That was easy.
(BOTH SCREAM)
Oh, no.
Oh, no!
Go get the key,
I'll take care of him!
Hey, man, go on back to bed.
Get back in your bed.
Go back to bed.
I'm Jim Evers of
Evers & Evers Real Estate.
What's your name?
Look, I don't want
no trouble, man.
The gypsy told me
it was all right
to get the key.
Just lighten up.
Let me tell you something.
I'm trying to get the key
'cause I got things to do.
I gotta get my wife.
I don't want no trouble.
Seriously, back up!
You asked for it.
Next time you're
gonna think twice
before coming back
from the dead, ain't you?
Did you get the key?
I'm looking.
Well, take your time, relax.
I have everything under
control up here.
I have everything
completely under control.
Megan, you better
look faster!
I don't want to do this.
Jeez.
(SCREECHING)
(SCREAMS)
(GROWLING)
Give me your hand.
Okay, come on.
Come on, guys! Hurry up!
Hold on!
Come on, guys! Hurry up!
Michael, open the door.
Michael, it's locked
from the outside!
Michael, open the door.
Open the door. Michael!
Dad, there's
spiders everywhere
and I don't have a magazine.
Michael, are you scared?
Uh-huh.
Michael,
it's okay to be scared.
Everybody gets
scared sometimes.
Daddy's scared right now.
You are?
Yes, I'm very scared.
Now, please open
the door, son.
Michael, open
the door or I'll kill you!
That's great.
Keep him calm.
Michael, listen,
it's okay to get scared.
Everybody gets scared
every now and then, son.
But you just
can't let it stop you.
Michael, if you
think you're scared now,
wait till
the zombies come out!
MICHAEL: What zombies?
Michael, look.
Just open the door,
please, man.
We're running out of time.
Open the door right now.
Dad, they're coming!
Michael,
open the door right now!
Open the door! Open the door!
Open the door right, Michael!
Open the door!
Lock it! Okay, come on!
All right. Okay.
Get them off!
Okay, come on,
get them off. Okay.
All right,
we got it, all right.
You okay? All right, okay.
My brave little man.
All right. You okay?
(PANTING)
Yeah, you got the key?
No.
Wait. Yeah,
I got it. There it is. Okay.
All right.
Now, we went to hell
and back to get this thing.
All I want to know now
is where's
the door out of here?
First,
you must find the trunk.
Trunk?
Yes, trunk.
Not door?
No, not door. Trunk.
All you said I had to do was
find this key! I got the key.
Now you're
telling me this story
about a trunk!
The key is the answer
to all, remember?
Look, I don't
make the rules, okay.
I just work here.
Okay, that's it,
that's the last straw.
I've had enough
of this nonsense.
What are you doing?
Put me down!
This is bad luck.
This is very bad luck!
I'll show you bad luck.
I'm tired of
playing around with you.
I'm getting nauseous!
You'll get over it.
Please don't drop me.
I'm fragile.
I'm very fragile.
Don't talk to me
about being fragile.
I'm the one
that's feeling fragile
right now.
Is that it?
That's it.
All right,
now we're in business.
Hold her for a second.
All right. Okay.
Okay.
How do I know
what to look for?
This thing is full of junk.
Find the thing
that must be read,
lest your heart
be filled with dread.
There's nothing in here red.
Wait a minute,
there's a letter here.
It's a letter.
"Yes, my dear heart,
I will marry you.
"I will love you
for all eternity.
"And tonight at last,
we will be together.
"I do.
"Forever yours, Elizabeth."
She didn't kill herself.
She wanted to be with him.
Yeah, and somebody gave him
the wrong letter.
Yes. Well done, Mr. Evers.
I must say I'm impressed.
You are more persistent
than I would
have ever imagined.
The butler did it?
You gotta be kidding me.
I will deal
with you two later.
Why'd you kill her?
Because the master
would not listen to reason.
He had everything
in the world
and yet he was willing
to throw it all away
for love.
I did tell him
it would end badly.
JIM: You're a real cold dude.
No, Mr. Evers.
I am a rational man.
It was my responsibility
to the house,
my duty, sir, to see to it
that the boy did not make
a foolish error in judgment.
Running away
with that girl would have
destroyed this house.
It would have
destroyed everything.
And I could not stand by
and watch it all
fall to ruin.
Punch his face in, Dad.
Yeah, but first I'm gonna
tell his master what
really happened.
The master must never know.
Edward and his love
will be reunited and this
curse will be broken.
But that's not her,
that's my wife.
And what she sees in you
I'll never know.
But that is of
little importance now.
The only thing that matters
is that the master's
pain must end.
And it will end tonight.
The curse will be broken
and we can all finally
move on.
All right, that's it, man.
Where's my wife?
Getting ready
for her wedding, of course.
What wedding?
He can't marry her.
He's dead and she's not.
True, but that can
be easily corrected.
Life, I'm afraid,
is such a delicate state.
Hey, man,
if you put one finger
on my wife,
I swear I'll kill you.
How wonderful.
You're going to kill a ghost.
Leave him alone!
Stop it!
Let them go!
You're gonna let
my kids out of here,
take me to my wife
and you're gonna let us
out of here right now!
You want out? Fine.
Let me show you out.
Now, for the last time,
good night, Mr. Evers.
(SCREAMS)
(CAR ALARM SOUNDING)
(HORN HONKING)
This house has waited
so long to have its shroud
of darkness lifted.
And tonight,
for the first time
in so many years
I believe it may be possible
the story will
finally end differently.
Sara,
do you believe that love
is about second chances?
About forgiveness?
Yes, I do.
Don't you remember?
Remember? Mr. Gracey,
are you all right?
Don't you
recognize me at all?
Mr. Gracey.
I thought
certainly bringing you
back to Gracey Manor
would help you remember.
Remember what?
Mr. Gracey,
you're scaring me.
Where it happened,
where we spent
our last moments together,
where we danced together
for the last time
before you...
Before you killed yourself!
But now you've returned
to me, and at long last
we can be together.
Why do you not remember?
You were my world, my life!
And I have
loved you in death
as I did in life!
Let me go!
Why do you not remember?
You are her.
You are Elizabeth.
You must be.
Can you not sense it?
Search your heart.
I am your one true love.
And now we can
finally be together.
Don't you understand?
Elizabeth,
you must listen to me.
I'm not Elizabeth!
Please. I implore you.
Leave me alone.
Get away from me!
She doesn't remember.
It can't be her.
RAMSLEY: It is her, sir.
The gypsy woman
prophesied her return.
And now the time has come.
You had best get ready.
But she doesn't remember.
In time she will, sir.
I assure you she will.
JIM: Open up!
(KNOCKING)
Hey!
Let me in!
(CAR ALARM
CONTINUES SOUNDING)
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Oh, Ramsley, you have
to help me. There's something
horribly wrong.
Mr. Gracey...
Yes, I know, my dear. I know.
He's expecting you.
He's always
been expecting you.
And you haven't put on
your dress yet.
We can't keep
the master waiting.
Waiting? For what?
Why, your wedding, of course.
My...
I'm not Elizabeth!
Of course you are, my dear.
You may not see it yet
but in time you will.
You don't actually think
I'm going through with this
madness, do you?
Oh, yes. I very much do.
You see,
we wouldn't want
anything to happen
to the children,
now, would we?
Michael! Megan!
(SCREAMING)
You wouldn't.
Of course not, my dear.
But that is
entirely up to you. If not,
I really do fear
for the children.
Have her ready.
And this time,
any further acts
of insubordination
will be dealt
with in the harshest
possible manner.
But, sir.
There are worse things
than purgatory, madam.
I can assure you.
Have her ready.
(ORGAN PLAYING)
Tears of joy.
LEOTA: What are you doing?
You leave me alone.
Just get out of here
and leave me alone.
Oh, I see.
You're just gonna sit there
feeling sorry for yourself.
You tell me why not.
This whole thing
was my fault.
We should have
never been here
in the first place.
Supposed to be at the lake.
We'd be sitting
by a warm fire right now.
I made us come here.
And now it's too late.
No. It's never too late.
Look, I tried to get in there
and I can't, all right?
I tried, I failed.
You try, you fail.
You try, you fail.
But the only true failure
is when you stop trying.
What do you want me to do?
Try again.
Hold on.
With what?
(BOTH SCREAMING)
Elizabeth?
Yes, my love.
I'll be right back.
Okay, I'll wait here.
Dearly beloved,
we are gathered together here
in the sight of God
to join this
man and this woman
in the bonds
of holy matrimony.
MICHAEL: Dad! Help us!
Michael! Megan!
Wilt thou, Edward Gracey,
have this woman
to be thy wedded wife,
to live together
after God's ordinance
in the holiest
state of matrimony?
I will.
And do you,
Elizabeth Henshaw,
take this man
to be your lawful husband,
to love and cherish in death
as you did in life?
I do.
Whoa!
(SCREAMS)
From this day forward
you shall be
joined together as one
for all eternity,
until the very end of time.
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
What God has joined together,
let no man cast asunder.
Dad!
If anyone has
any objections...
Yeah, I got a few objections!
The next time I say
we're going to the lake,
we're going to the lake.
Let's go.
Get away from her.
I lost her once,
I don't intend to
let it happen again.
This is not Elizabeth.
Ramsley, you tell him
the truth.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Now you got amnesia, huh?
Elizabeth didn't
kill herself, he did it.
He's been lying
to you all along.
I'm warning you, sir.
Step away.
Don't think just 'cause
you pull out your sword
I'm gonna let you
marry my wife.
My patience is wearing thin.
Elizabeth, please come along.
I'm not Elizabeth.
You must be.
Her name is Sara.
She's from New Jersey.
Ramsley wants you to think
she's Elizabeth
so this curse
would be lifted.
That is absurd.
Forgive me.
If you wanna kill me,
kill me.
But listen, when I come
on the other side,
I'm gonna be whipping
your ass for all eternity.
So maybe you should read this
before you stab somebody.
Read.
What is it?
It's Elizabeth's letter.
Her real letter,
the one she wrote,
the one he stole.
You never saw it.
What's the meaning of this?
Must we continue
to listen to the ramblings
of a lunatic?
But it is written
in her hand.
Yeah,
it's written in her hand.
Explain that, Ramsley.
Well?
Your union was unacceptable.
I tried to warn you
but you wouldn't listen.
So you killed her.
I told you
it would be a mistake
to run away with that girl.
But I loved her!
Was love my mistake?
Yes!
I tried to protect you.
All these years
I've sacrificed for you.
But what would you
understand of sacrifice,
duty, or honor?
You loved her.
Well, damn you.
Damn you all to hell!
(SCREECHING)
(SCREAMING)
(GROWLS)
(SCREAMS)
Jim!
(SCREAMING)
Mom!
Mom, what's wrong?
Are you all right?
Mom.
Hey!
Sara, what's the matter?
What's wrong?
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
It's the poison!
Oh, no. No.
Sara, come on.
Please don't do this!
Sara, don't do this, please.
Jim.
Sara! Hey!
Sara, come on, please. Sara!
Sara, I love you.
Sara, please.
I love you so much.
Get away from us,
leave us alone!
No, Dad, it won't hurt us.
Elizabeth, is that you?
Yes, my love.
The ghost ball was Elizabeth.
The truth had to be known
for me to be released.
He saved me.
It was nothing.
Oh, Elizabeth.
Yes, my darling?
I have waited
so long for this moment.
And now only heaven awaits.
He's not really
kissing your mom. (CHUCKLES)
Hey...
That's my wife.
Sara?
Jim.
I thought I lost you.
I thought I lost you, too.
I'm back, Sara. I'm back.
Can you ever forgive me?
What's to forgive?
You loved her.
Here. Take this.
What is it?
The deed to the house.
It's yours.
Do with it what you will.
Sell it, keep it.
Do whatever makes you
and your family happy.
And thank you.
Thank you all so much.
Wait! Wait for us! Hold on!
What's all this?
Well, I don't know
what we'll need.
What are you talking about?
We're going to heaven.
You can't take it with you.
The hell I can't.
Goodbye.
Bye-bye.
Thank you all so much.
You're welcome.
Thank you.
So long, now.
Okay, little man.
All right, hurry!
Let's go!
Bye!
Okay. Here we go.
Bye-bye.
LEOTA: Angels in heaven
together at last.
The tale is well ended
for those who have passed.
Love endures all,
no reason, no rhyme.
It lasts forever
and forever all time.
Mom, Leota won't shut up.
Are we there yet?
I'm getting pretty hungry.
Can we get some pizza?
How long before
we get there, Sara?
Twenty minutes tops.
Nothing takes 20 minutes.
Guys, keep it down.
♪ We'll keep it down
♪ We'll keep it down
♪ Oh, yes, we will,
we'll keep it down
♪ Oh, we're drivin' down
the highway
♪ Yeah!
♪ And we're tryin' to
♪ keep it down ♪
LEOTA: Hurry back.
Hurry back.
Be sure to bring
your death certificate.
If you decide to join us,
make your final
arrangements now.
We've been dying to have you.
(SINISTER LAUGH)