The spooky, all-CG MONSTER HOUSE will arrive on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and PSP in time for Halloween on Oct. 24 (Sony Home Ent., $28.95, $38.95 and $28.95, respectively).
The second Imagemotion performance capture movie following THE POLAR EXPRESS, MONSTER HOUSE is from first-time director Gil Kenan with a script by Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab and Pamela Pettler, and exec produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. Vfx supervisor for Sony Picture Imageworks was Jay Redd.
The voice cast includes: Steve Buscemi (MONSTERS, INC., ARMAGEDDON), Nick Cannon (MEN IN BLACK 2, NICK CANNON PRESENTS WILD N OUT), Maggie Gyllenhall (WORLD TRADE CENTER, MONA LISA SMILE), Kevin James (BARNYARD, HITCH), Jason Lee (THE INCREDIBLES, ALMOST FAMOUS, MY NAME IS EARL), Catherine OHara (OVER THE HEDGE, CHICKEN LITTLE), Kathleen Turner (BABY GENIUSES, THE WAR OF THE ROSES), Fred Willard (CHICKEN LITTLE, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) and Jon Heder (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, THE BENCHWARMERS).
DVD bonus features:* The following featurettes: Imaginary Heroes, Beginner's Luck, The Best of Friends, Lots of Dots, Black Box Theater, Making It Real, Did You Hear That?* Multi-Angle Evolution: Eliza vs. Nebbercracker* Filmmaker commentary* The Art of Monster House- Photo Gallery* DVD-ROM link to games, downloads & activities
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Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
