Product Details

• Actors: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart
• Directors: William Castle
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Legend Films
• DVD Release Date: June 16, 2009
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0026KJP76
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,528 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Legend Films Inc. Release Date: 06/16/2009

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One Favorite Classic, One Bunch of Favorite Nitwits, July 24, 2009

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Petite Fleur - See all my reviews

This review is from: RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000! (DVD)

As a fan of old black and white "B" horror movies, I've always loved "House on Haunted Hill." It's pretty lame by today's blood & gore standards, but I saw it as a kid and found it scarey. I have quite a few DVD's of this movie, bought for a mere $1 during Halloween. That said, I'm also a fan of the good-ole MST3K nitwits, and this was my first Rifftrax rental. Don't expect the MST3K stuff like skits, shadows of the guys watching the movie, or even an introduction! The movie starts and the guys immediately riff in the background. You simply just HEAR, but never see them! When the movie ends, they sign off. I thought the riffing was good, especially for the two lame-brained leads who (of course) always place themselves in danger. "Lance", the clumsy hero, is always just one step away from the next concussion. "Nora", the terrorized woman, runs away from the horror by going into empty dark rooms. They barely touch Vincent Price, but he's such a good actor and one of my favorites, so that's okay with me. I'm happy to hear the guys, even if I can't see them. That's probably why the Rifftrax DVD's are more affordable.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A workable, if spartan, package, July 1, 2009

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David Starner (Lowell, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000! (DVD)

This is a nice high-quality DVD of House on Haunted Hill. It was touch spartan; there's no subtitles of either the movie or the riffing, there's no MST3K-style video introduction (which would have been nice; would it have been hard to put a five minute pre-movie warmup, using whatever set came to hand), there's no shadows on the screen (which I've seen done with just subtitles, on the Ghostbusters DVD, IIRC), and there's not even a coming/available advertisement. There's just the movie, and two soundtracks, one with and one without riffing.

As for the meat of the material, House on Haunted Hill is a fairly classic old movie and moderately riffable. I'd place the riffs here about average for an MST3K and there was enough classic horror movie shtics and movie-specific jokes to make it worth my while.

But it is a good classic horror movie, and well worth your time watching it unMST3Ked before ruining all the surprises in the comedic mode. If you've got the DVD and haven't seen the movie, take the time to watch the original first.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is it the House or the Hill that is haunted?, February 28, 2010

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T. A. ENGLE (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RiffTrax: House on Haunted Hill - from the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000! (DVD)

Right up there with my other favorite of the Rifftrax (Plan 9 from Outer Space). This one has Vincent Price, who actually has an interesting role and some pretty fair acting in this film, at least I thought it was. The most funny moments are with one of the guests, Lance the stud airplane pilot, who is always after the women, of course. The screaming woman is utterly hilarious and riffs outstanding. Perfect movie for Rifftrax. Keep em coming.