Monster House is a 2006 American animated supernatural horror comedy film[4] directed by Gil Kenan in his directorial debut, from a screenplay written by Pamela Pettler and the writing team of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab based on a story written by Harmon and Schrab. The plot revolves around a neighborhood being terrorized by a sentient haunted house during Halloween. The film features the voice talents of Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Nick Cannon, Jason Lee, Fred Willard, Jon Heder, Catherine O'Hara, and Kathleen Turner.
Monster House was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label on September 13, 2006.
Directed by Gil Kenan
Screenplay by
Dan Harmon
Rob Schrab
Pamela Pettler
Story by
Dan Harmon
Rob Schrab
Produced by
Steve Starkey
Jack Rapke
Starring
Steve Buscemi
Nick Cannon
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jon Heder
Kevin James
Jason Lee
Catherine O'Hara
Kathleen Turner
Fred Willard
Cinematography Xavier Pérez Grobet
Edited by
Fabienne Rawley
Adam P. Scott
Music by Douglas Pipes
Production
companies
Columbia Pictures
Relativity Media
ImageMovers
Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
June 15, 2006 (Seattle International Film Festival)[1]
September 13, 2006 (United States)
Running time 91 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $75 million[3]
Box office $141.9 million[3]
