There are still rooms available in the hereafter

Movie
German title	There are still rooms available in the hereafter
Original title	Tower of Terror
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	85 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	DJ MacHale
script	DJ MacHale
production	DJ MacHale, Iain Paterson
music	Louis Febre
camera	Stephen McNutt
cut	Barry Zetlin
occupation
Steve Guttenberg : Buzzy Crocker Kirsten Dunst : Anna Petterson Nia Peeples : Jill Perry Michael McShane : Chris Todd Amzie Strickland : Abigail Gregory Melora Hardin : Claire Poulet Alastair Duncan : Gilbert Lindsay Ridgeway : Sally Shine John Franklin : Dewey Todd Wendy Worthington : Emeline Partridge Lela Ivey : Patricia Petterson Richard Minchenberg : Dr. Daniels Marcus Smythe : Sergeon Don Perry : Great Grand Dad Ben Kronen : Dr. Galvao Michael Waltman : Reporter
synchronization
Joachim Tennstedt : Buzzy Crocker Marie Bierstedt : Anna Petterson Daniela Hoffmann : Jill Perry Jürgen Kluckert : Chris Todd Tilly Lauenstein : Abigail Gregory Ulrike Stürzbecher : Claire Poulet Stefan Staudinger : Gilbert Santiago Ziesmer : Dewey Todd Marina Krogull : Patricia Petterson Lutz Schnell : Dr. Daniels Karl-Maria Steffens : Dr. Galvao

In the afterlife there are still rooms available (original title: Tower of Terror ) is an American horror comedy from 1997 . Directed by DJ MacHale , who also wrote the script and co-produced the film.

action

In the beginning, one showing flashback the Halloween night of 1939 in which five people with a lift in the Hollywood Tower Hotel drive. A flash of lightning shines and the people disappear without a trace.

At present it is believed that the ghosts of the disappeared would appear in the hotel from time to time. The reporter Buzzy Crocker wants to write an article about it, with his niece Anna Petterson helping him. They meet Abigail Gregory, an elderly woman who knows the history of the hotel well. She says that people disappeared as a result of a curse from the witch Emeline Partridge, who had had enough of the then-missing child star Sally Shine.

Crocker and Petterson meet the ghosts. They learn that Partridge was not a witch, but Gregory is one. She has the power to lift the curse. It turns out that Gregory and Shine are sisters; Gregory seeks forgiveness from Shine. The spirits go to heaven; Shine comes back and leaves the hotel together with Gregory - who is suddenly young. Crocker finds a friend, Jill Perry.

Reviews

Diane Selkirk wrote in the Apollo Movie Guide that the film was formulaic, but that it followed a " good formula ". It is humorous and filled with adventure, the representations are solid - just like the story told. You can like the characters.

Film-Dienst wrote that the film was a " fantasy comedy with a family touch that suffered badly from the volatile plot and the mediocre actors ".

Awards

Kirsten Dunst was nominated in 1998 for the Young Artist Award for best young leading actress in a television film or in a miniseries .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Florida . It was first released on video in Australia .

The film is based, as well as the Haunted Mansion and the Pirates-of-the-Caribbean saga, on a Disney theme ride, the drop tower Twilight Zone Tower of Terror .

Web links

• In the hereafter rooms are still available in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• In the hereafter rooms are still available at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Film review by Diane Selkirk ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 25, 2008 
2. ↑ In the Beyond, rooms are still available in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on June 25, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for Tower of Terror , accessed June 25, 2008
4. ↑ Release dates for Tower of Terror , accessed June 25, 2008