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The Skeleton Key (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.
Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/12/2005
Studio Credit
Universal 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 DeBankole 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
Clayton Townsend Executive Producer
Daniel Bobker 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 Music and Video Distribution Video Distributor Video Distributor
Universal Pictures Distribution Domestic Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
New Orleans, LA, USA
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Writer Credit
Ehren Kruger Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Andrew Jablonski Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Gregory D Hemstreet Production Accountant
Martin Elfalan Assistant Accountant
Lisa Jean Felski Post-Production Accountant
Theodore M Davila Assistant Accountant
Jennifer Lobban Assistant Accountant
Rudy Coblentz Assistant Accountant
Greg Turnbull Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Art Department Credit
John H Maxwell Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Paul J Stanwyck Scenic Artist - Lead Scenic
John Beard Production Designer
Julia Levine Set Designer
Fred Arbegast Sculptor
Liz Chiz Art Department - Buyer
Jason Bedig Leadman
Ron Baratie Greensman - Greens Foreman
Drew Boughton Art Director
Richard Buden Storyboard Artist
Richard Buden Illustrator
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb Set Decorator
Stephanie Frey Art Department Coordinator
Andy Flores Painter - Standby Painter
Jann Engel Assistant Art Director
Michael Cutler Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Jennifer Ho Art Department - Buyer
Mick Cukurs Set Designer
Brett Tyler Painter - Painter Gangboss
Molly Mikula Assistant Art Director (New Orleans)
Robert E Loring Greensman - Greens Foreman
Suttirat Larlarb Art Director (New Orleans)
Chere Theriot Art Department Coordinator (New Orleans)
Dale E Anderson Set Dresser
Michael J Flynn Greensman - Greens Gangboss
Rod Garvin Painter - Painter Gangboss
Scott M Anderson Set Dresser
David Tureau Greensman - Greens Gangboss
Michael L 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
Eliza Ladensohn Casting Assistant
Courtney Sheinin Casting Associate
Lisa Mae Wells Fincannon Location Casting
Caitlin McKenna Voice Casting - ADR Voice Casting
Deedra Ricketts Extras Casting
Ronna Kress Casting
Craig Fincannon Location Casting
Tim Hammond Extras Casting
Elizabeth Coulon Extras Casting
Tracy Dixon Extras Casting
Choreography Credit
Miranda Garrison Choreographer
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
Phil Pastuhov Aerial Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Merrick Morton Photography - Still Photographer
Daniel Mindel Director of Photography
Trent Johnson Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
Mitch Dubin Camera Operator
Dave Deever Video - Video Engineer
John T Connor Assistant Camera
Colin Anderson Steadicam Operator
Anthony Harris Color Timer
Brandon Cox Loader - Camera Loader
Colin Anderson Camera Operator
Michael Trim Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Gregor Tavenner Assistant Camera
John Skotchdopole Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Serge Nofield Assistant Camera
Josh Bleibtreu Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
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
Chris Fogel Score Mixing
Chris Fogel Music Producer
Chris Fogel Score Recording
Robert Elhai Orchestrations
Sandy DeCrescent Music Contractor
Daryl Kell Music Editor
Fred McDowell Music Arranger
Bruce Barns Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Sara Lord Music Supervisor
Keith Frazier Song
Christopher Elly Score Mixing - Mix Assistant
Alfred Roberts Music Performer - Conjure Musician
Johnny Farmer Song Performer
Philip Frazier Song
Jeff Toyne Orchestrations - Additional Orchestration
Alan Lomax Music Arranger
Tim Lauber Score Recording - Fox Recording Crew
James Burt Music Editor
Bryan Carrigan Music - Digital Recordist
Eluard Burt II Music Performer - Conjure Musician