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The Skeleton Key (2005)
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1 hr 44 mins
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Released: 8/12/2005
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Synopsis:
Strong-minded Caroline Ellis is a driven young woman with no time for local tales of witchcraft and black magic. The young hospice worker is determined to make enough money to attend nursing school, even if it means taking a job as a live-in caretaker for the elderly owner of an isolated plantation house an hour's drive outside of New Orleans, deep in the atmospheric Louisiana delta renowned for the locals' mystical practices and powerful ceremonies. The decrepit Terrebonne Parish mansion is home to born-and-bred Southerners Violet and Ben Devereaux and both the house and its occupants seem weighted with somber histories. But for Caroline, the setting is unimportant--she's there to do her job, caring for Ben after a stroke has left him nearly paralyzed and mute. To make maneuvering throughout the large home an easier task, Violet entrusts the new live-in with a skeleton key that unlocks every door--including one that Caroline discovers obscured by a bookcase at the back of the house's attic. Seemingly forgotten, the room holds an intriguing mix of antiques, mirrors oddly banished from the rooms below and artifacts apparently connected to the practice of a strange kind of magic--a folk magic that conflicts directly with Caroline's common sense and pragmatic way of thinking. And yet, small instances of the unexplainable begin to occur. The mansion--and the strange couple who inhabit it--are rife with secrets. The more Caroline explores, the deeper she is drawn into a darkening mystery in the attic room at the very heart of the house--towards a terrifying and sinister legacy that threatens to take vengeance on anyone who comes to believe in its power. As Caroline begins to question her own convictions, she comes ever closer to opening the door and crossing the threshold to where simple belief becomes deadly reality.
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Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
8/12/2005
Studio
Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution
Studio
Director
Credit
Iain Softley
Director
Cast
Credit
Kate Hudson
Caroline Ellis
Gena Rowlands
Violet
John Hurt
Ben
Peter Sarsgaard
Luke
Joy Bryant
Jill
Maxine Barnett
Mama Cynthia
Fahnlohnee R Harris
Hallie
Marion Zinser
Bayou Woman
Deneen D Tyler
Desk Nurse
Ann Dalrymple
C.N.A.
Trula Marcus
Nurse Trula
Tonya Staten
Nurse Audrey
Thomas Uskali
Robertson Thorpe
Jen Apgar
Madeleine Thorpe
Forrest Landis
Martin Thorpe
Jamie Lee Redmon
Grace Thorpe
Ronald McCall
Papa Justify
Jeryl Prescott Sales
Mama Cecile
Isaach DeBankolé
Creole Gas Station Owner
Christa Thorne
Creole Mother
Lakrishi Kindred
Frail Customer
Lawrence Harvey
Bar Man
Mark Krasnoff
Pickup Driver
Sabah
Luke's Secretary
Susannah Thorarinsson
Waitress in Bar
Bill H McKenzie
Mr. Talcott
Joe Chrest
Paramedic
David Curtis
Party Guest
Tiffany Helland
Party Guest
Bryan Ruppert
Party Guest
Philip Frazier
Rebirth Brass Band
Derek Shezbie
- Rebirth Brass Band
Glen Andrews
Rebirth Brass Band
Stafford Agee
Rebirth Brass Band
Keith Frazier
Rebirth Brass Band
Derrick Tabb
Rebirth Brass Band
Shamar Allen
Rebirth Brass Band
Byron Bernard
Rebirth Brass Band
Herbert Stevens
Rebirth Brass Band
George Harper
Jazz Band
Howard McCary
Jazz Band
Kevin O'Neal
Jazz Band
Ryan Porter
Jazz Band
Rudy Regalado
Jazz Band
Nolan Shaheed
Jazz Band
Dustin Fleetwood
3rd Nfantry Band Member
Roderick Harrison
3rd Nfantry Band Member
Torrey McKinley
3rd Nfantry Band Member
Production Credits
Credit
Daniel Bobker
Producer
Clayton Townsend
Executive Producer
Stacey Sher
Producer
Michael Shamberg
Producer
Iain Softley
Producer
Production Companies
Credit
Daniel Bobker Films
Production Company
Double Feature Films
Production Company
ShadowCatcher Entertainment
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Music and Video Distribution
Video Distributor Video Distributor
Locations
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer
Credit
Ehren Kruger
Screenplay
Accounting
Credit
Andrew Jablonski
Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Martin Elfalan
Assistant Accountant
Lisa Jean Felski
Post-Production Accountant
Gregory D Hemstreet
Production Accountant
Theodore M Davila
Assistant Accountant
Jennifer Lobban
Assistant Accountant
Rudy Coblentz
Assistant Accountant
Greg Turnbull
Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Art Department
Credit
Paul J Stanwyck
Scenic Artist - Lead Scenic
John H Maxwell
Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb
Set Decorator
Stephanie Frey
Art Department Coordinator
Andy Flores
Painter - Standby Painter
Jann Engel
Assistant Art Director
Liz Chiz
Art Department - Buyer
John Beard
Production Designer
Julia Levine
Set Designer
Jason Bedig
Leadman
Ron Baratie
Greensman - Greens Foreman
Fred Arbegast
Sculptor
Drew Boughton
Art Director
Richard Buden
Storyboard Artist
Richard Buden
Illustrator
Mick Cukurs
Set Designer
Michael Cutler
Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Jennifer Ho
Art Department - Buyer
Suttirat Larlarb
Art Director (New Orleans)
Robert E Loring
Greensman - Greens Foreman
Molly Mikula
Assistant Art Director (New Orleans)
Brett Tyler
Painter - Painter Gangboss
Chere Theriot
Art Department Coordinator (New Orleans)
Michael J Flynn
Greensman - Greens Gangboss
Rod Garvin
Painter - Painter Gangboss
Dale E Anderson
Set Dresser
Scott M Anderson
Set Dresser
David Tureau
Greensman - Greens Gangboss
Michael J Smith
Painter - Painter Gangboss
Rick Broderman
Painter - Paint Foreman (New Orleans)
Larry Haney
Set Dresser
Robert Brooke Sartorius
Set Dresser
Randy Severino
Set Dresser
Chandler Vinar
Set Dresser
Mark Hannibal
Set Dresser (New Orleans)
John Sanchez
Set Dresser (New Orleans)
Casting
Credit
Ronna Kress
Casting
Caitlin McKenna
Voice Casting - ADR Voice Casting
Deedra Ricketts
Extras Casting
Courtney Sheinin
Casting Associate
Lisa Mae Wells Fincannon
Location Casting
Eliza Ladensohn
Casting Assistant
Tim Hammond
Extras Casting
Craig Fincannon
Location Casting
Elizabeth Coulon
Extras Casting
Tracy Dixon
Extras Casting
Craft Services
Credit
Mario Rolando Gonzalez
Catering - Caterer
Chris Winn
Craft Service
William S Turchyn II
Craft Service
Nancy James
Craft Service (New Orleans)
Film Camera
Credit
Anthony Harris
Color Timer
Brandon Cox
Loader - Camera Loader
Phil Pastuhov
Aerial Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Daniel Mindel
Director of Photography
Merrick Morton
Photography - Still Photographer
Trent Johnson
Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Dave Deever
Video - Video Engineer
John T Connor
Assistant Camera
Colin Anderson
Steadicam Operator
Colin Anderson
Camera Operator
Michael Trim
Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Gregor Tavenner
Assistant Camera
John Skotchdopole
Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Josh Bleibtreu
Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Serge Nofield
Assistant Camera
Mariana Sanchez de Antunano
Assistant Camera
Michael A Fauntleroy
Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Lisa Lengyel
Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Mark Figueroa
Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Scott Wolfe
Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Music
Credit
Rebirth Brass Band
Song Performer
Edward Shearmur
Music
Bruce Barns
Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Daryl Kell
Music Editor
Chris Fogel
Score Mixing
Chris Fogel
Music Producer
Chris Fogel
Score Recording
Sandy DeCrescent
Music Contractor
Robert Elhai
Orchestrations
Fred McDowell
Music Arranger
Sara Lord
Music Supervisor
Keith Frazier
Song
Johnny Farmer
Song Performer
Philip Frazier
Song
Jeff Toyne
Orchestrations - Additional Orchestration
Bryan Carrigan
Music - Digital Recordist
Tim Lauber
Score Recording - Fox Recording Crew
Alan Lomax
Music Arranger
Christopher Elly
Score Mixing - Mix Assistant
Alfred Roberts
Music Performer - Conjure Musician
James Burt
Music Editor
Eluard Burt II
Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Beniamino Gigli
Song Performer
Tom Steel
Score Recording - Fox Recording Crew
Kermit Ruffins
Song
Bill Talbott
Score Recording - Fox Recording Crew
Fahnlohnee R Harris
Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Johnny Farmer
Song
Walter Breaux
Song Performer
Georges Bizet
Song
Walter Breax
Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Bruce Barns
Song Performer
Jason Lloyd
Score Recording - Fox Recording Crew
Stacy Robinson
Score Recording - Fox Recording Crew
Fawn Lohnee Harris
Song Performer
Ehren Kruger
Song
Melissa Kaplan
Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Chris Fogel
Score Recording - Music Recorder
Walter Breaux
Song
Eluard Burt II
Song Performer
Alfred Roberts
Song Performer
Bruce Barns
Song
Fawn Lohnee Harris
Song
BlackBud
Song Performer
Eluard Burt II
Song
Robert Johnson
Song Performer
Joseph Washbourn
Song Performer
Alfred Roberts
Song
BlackBud
Song
3rd Nfantry
Song Performer
Elita Hoffpauir
Song Performer
Robert Johnson
Song
Mary Hoffpauir
Song Performer
Joseph Washbourn
Song
Ella Hoffpauir
Song Performer
Torrey McKinley
Song
Don Nelson
Song Performer
Dustin Fleetwood
Song
Fred McDowell
Song Performer
Roderick Harrison
Song
Rosalyn Flot
Song
Blind Willie Johnson
Song Performer
John A Lomax
Song
Dixie Cups
Song Performer
Marina Mescheriakova
Song Performer
Alan Lomax
Song
Don Nelson
Song
Elvis Presley
Song Performer
Charles A Tindley
Song
Blind Willie Johnson
Song
Rosa Lee Hawkins
Song
Barbara Hawkins
Song
Joan Marie Johnson
Song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Song
W. Earl Brown
Song
Physical Effects
Credit
Kathy Jarvis
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Lisa Cohen
Stunts
Conrad Gamble II
Stunts
Gayle Sherman
Stunts
Shane Odum
Stunts
Shawn Odum
Stunts
Ralph Odum
Stunts
Chad Randall
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Production Management
Credit
Zoila Gomez
Production Coordinator
Elizabeth Ludwick
Script Supervisor
Gary Marcus
Assistant Director
Clayton Townsend
Unit Production Manager
Barrett J Klausman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Marco Umana
Assistant Location Manager (New Orleans)
Gary R Wordham
Production Supervisor
Lisa Rodgers
Post-Production Supervisor
Jim Small
Location Assistant (New Orleans)
Kimberly Sylvester
Production Manager
Sam Tedesco
Location Manager
Boyd Wilson
Location Manager
Martha Bryan
Location Assistant (New Orleans)
Jon Mallard
Assistant Director
Tara Martin
Assistant Production Coordinator (New Orleans)
Robert Mazaraki
Production Coordinator (New Orleans)
Helio Deoliveira
Location Assistant (New Orleans)
Tyler Romary
Assistant Director
Gerard Sellers
Location Manager (New Orleans)
James Roque Jr
Assistant Director (New Orleans)
Barry Steadman
Location Assistant (New Orleans)
Donald W Murphy
Assistant Director - 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Beth W Crookham
Location Assistant (New Orleans)
Publicity
Credit
Patti Hawn
Unit Publicist
Sound
Credit
Hugh Waddell
ADR Supervisor
Drew Webster
Sound Recordist - Dubbing Recordist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Phillip Rogers
ADR - ADR Recordist
Branden Spencer
Assistant Sound Editor - Supervising Assistant Editor
Jeff Gomillion
ADR Mixer
Laura R Harris
ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Dominic Gibbs
Sound Design - Conjure Record Sound Design
George Flores
Sound - Sound Utility
Harry Cohen
Sound Designer
Kevin Cerchiai
Boom Operator
Peter Devlin
Sound Mixer
Craig Jaeger
Foley Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan
Rerecording Mixer
Keith Anthony
ADR - ADR Voice
Gregg Wilson
Assistant Sound Editor
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Craig Mann
Sound Recordist - Dubbing Recordist
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Ann Scibelli
Sound Designer
David Parker
Rerecording Mixer
Jon Title
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Apostolina
ADR - ADR Voice
June Christopher
ADR - ADR Voice
David Cowgill
ADR - ADR Voice
Wendy Cutler
ADR - ADR Voice
Holly Dorff
ADR - ADR Voice
Don Fullilove
ADR - ADR Voice
Kerry Michele Gutierrez
ADR - ADR Voice
Rif Hutton
ADR - ADR Voice
Walter Emanuel Jones
ADR - ADR Voice
Donna Lynn Leavy
ADR - ADR Voice
Mimi Maynard
ADR - ADR Voice
Caitlin McKenna
ADR - ADR Voice
Bob Neill
ADR - ADR Voice
Stan Sellers
ADR - ADR Voice
Sandy Simpson
ADR - ADR Voice
Pepper Sweeney
ADR - ADR Voice
Claudette Wells
ADR - ADR Voice
Visual Effects
Credit
Richard Malzahn
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kyle Krogh
Software Engineer - Systems Support
Zach Fannin
Graphic Designer
Terry P Chapman
Special Effects Technician
Gary Nolin
Visual Effects Producer
Harry Moreau
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Karl Herbst
CG Supervisor
Edwin Rivera
Compositing Supervisor
David Nami
Special Effects (New Orleans)
Amit Sharma
Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope/BG Prep Artist
Bob Stoker
Special Effects Coordinator
Lucinda Strub
Special Effects Foreman - General Foreman
Matt Sweeney
Special Effects Supervisor
Stephanie Pollard
Visual Effects - VFX Coordinator
Hunter Parks
CGI Artist - CG Lighter
Matt Derksen
Character Animation - Character Rigging Setup
Heather Baker
Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jeff Pepiot
Special Effects Technician
Karen Klein
Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscope/BG Prep Artist
Dan DeLeeuw
Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Bourgeois
Special Effects (New Orleans)
William A Pancake Jr
Special Effects Technician
Todd Constantine
Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
Neil Smith
Special Effects Technician
John S Heller
Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Kenneth Au
Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Mario Vanillo
Special Effects Technician
Sean McPherson
Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Marina Marit
Set Costumer
Mary Etta Lang
Tailor - Ager/Dyer
Joyce Kogut
Costume Supervisor
Susan Germaine
Hair Stylist
Louise Frogley
Costume Designer
Christina Smith
Makeup Artist
Nina Padovano
Costumer
Richard Schoen
Key Costumer
Kenn Smiley
Costumer
Ronnie Specter
Makeup Artist
Giselle Spence
Tailor - Seamstress (New Orleans)
Kathryn L Blondell
Hair Stylist
Laurel Frushour
Set Costumer
Lucia Mace-Castaneda
Hair Stylist
Valerie O'Brien
Costumer
June Brickman
Makeup Artist
Donna Spahn
Hair Stylist (New Orleans)
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