The Grudge is described as a curse that is born when someone dies in the grip of extreme rage or sorrow. The curse is an entity created where the person died. Those who encounter this supernatural force die and the curse is reborn repeatedly, passing from victim to victim in an endless, growing chain of horror. The following events are explained in their actual order, however, the film is presented in a nonlinear narrative.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Horror, Thriller |
Country: | Japan, United States |
Produced By: | Shintaro Shimosawa, Doug Davison, Bill Bannerman, Drew Crevello, Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee, Sam Raimi, Joseph Drake, Rob Tapert, Takashige Ichise, Michael Kirk |
Directed By: | Takashi Shimizu |
Written By: | Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu |
Cast: | Mitsuo Togioka, Ryo Ishibashi, Masanobu Yada, Christopher Cousins, Paul Jarrett, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shaun Sipos, Isao Yatsu, Yôko Chôsokabe, Yuya Ozeki, Takako Fuji, Sotaro Nagasawa, Sarah Roemer, Ohga Tanaka, Jennifer Beals, Teresa Palmer, Arielle Kebbel, Zen Kajihara, Shuri Matsuda, Matthew Knight, Gwenda Lorenzetti, Tomomi Hiraiwa, Amber Tamblyn, Takashi Matsuyama, Kim Miyori, Edison Chen, Joanna Cassidy, Nahana, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Misako Uno, Eve Gordon |
In Theaters: | Oct 13, 2006 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Production: | Columbia Pictures, Ghost House Pictures |
Budget: | $20,000,000 |
Box Office: | $39,143,839 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |