| Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 16, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Director: | James Wan |
| Writer: | James Wan, Leigh Whannell |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | detective, clown, tombstone, funeral, legend, ventriloquist, flashback, urban legend, curse, mansion, widower, gothic, doll, ghost story, ventriloquist's dummy |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Twisted Pictures, Evolution Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $22,217,407
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 13, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ryan Kwanten | Jamie Ashen |
| Amber Valletta | Ella Ashen |
| Donnie Wahlberg | Det. Lipton |
| Bob Gunton | Edward Ashen |
| Laura Regan | Lisa Ashen |
| Michael Fairman | Henry Walker |
| Joan Heney | Marion Walker |
| Dmitry Chepovetsky | Richard Walker |
| Judith Roberts | Mary Shaw |
| Steve Adams | Police officer |
| Keir Gilchrist | Young Henry |
| Shelley Peterson | Lisa's Mom |
| Steven Taylor | Michael Ashen |
| David Talbot | Priest |
| Enn Reitel | Billy (voice) |
| Julian Richings | Bos |
| Fred Tatasciore | Clown (voice) |
| Austin Majors | Michael Ashen (voice, uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Barbara Fiorentino | Casting |
| Rebecca Mangieri | Casting |
| Wendy Weidman | Casting |
| Michael N. Knue | Editor |
| Christina Kuhnigk | Set Decoration |
| Paulina Harcus | Hairstylist |
| Jo-Ann MacNeil | Makeup Artist |
| Dennis Chapman | Production Manager |
| Arlene Lott | Assistant Art Director |
| Richelle Wilks | Assistant Art Director |
| John Subotich | Leadman |
| Michael Tawton | Leadman |
| Dan Norton | Set Designer |
| Kelly Cabral | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Randy Babajtis | Sound Designer |
| Melissa A. Corns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kenneth Kobett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Olman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lauren Stephens | Sound Designer |
| Warren Appleby | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Shawney Cohen | CG Supervisor |
| Dan Carnegie | Animation |
| Kyle Yoneda | Animation |
| Fiona Campbell Westgate | Visual Effects Producer |
| Aaron Weintraub | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Darcy Reno | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Robert Stecko | Camera Operator |
| Dave Sheridan | Camera Operator |
| Michael Gibson | Still Photographer |
| Robert C. Shannon | Underwater Camera |
| Michael Carella | Additional Photography |
| Michael Galbraith | Gaffer |
| Tom Starnes | Rigging Gaffer |
| Derek Lang | Video Assist Operator |
| John Nicolard | Digital Intermediate |
| Mel Friedman | First Assistant Editor |
| Aaron Marshall | First Assistant Editor |
| Mark Bensi | Music Editor |
| Orest W. Muz | Transportation Coordinator |
| Carol Pears | Script Supervisor |
| Elaine Thurston | Production Accountant |
| Michael Tough | Location Manager |
| Karen Tyrell | Unit Publicist |
| Gordon Brown | Painter |
| Roman Alexander Buchok | Boom Operator |
| Brian Hanish | Boom Operator |
| Spencer Johnson | Sound Editor |
| Shawn London | Sound Editor |
| Ron Renzetti | Dolly Grip |
| Ron Yolevsky | Key Grip |
| Synderela Peng | Title Designer |
| Paul Timothy Carden | Dialogue Editor |
| Scott G.G. Haller | Dialogue Editor |
| Sarah Payan | Dialogue Editor |
| Vic Radulich | Dialogue Editor |
| Kenny Meinzinger | Property Master |
| Richard Kitting | Foley Editor |
| David R. Beecroft | Key Hair Stylist |
| Fina Khan | Assistant Hairstylist |
| François Dagenais | Prosthetic Designer |
| Andrew Shea | First Assistant Director |
| Sarah Campbell | Second Assistant Director |
| Toni Wong | Assistant Property Master |
| David Joseph Doblinger | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Sandor Mate | Carpenter |
| Goran Delic | Concept Artist |
| Arlene Savan | Set Dresser |
| Matt Wladyka | Set Dresser |
| Vickie Yolevsky | Set Dresser |
| Greg Chown | Storyboard Artist |
| Mark Hryma | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Jeff Petro | Assistant Camera |
| Mike Ohorodnyk | Best Boy Grip |
| Carlo Bellini | Camera Loader |
| Philip A. Giglio | Electrician |
| Rod MacNeil Jr. | Electrician |
| Herb Reischl Sr. | Electrician |
| Brent Robinson | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Yvonne Collin | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Dean Stinchcombe | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael Plant | Generator Operator |
| Neil Fraser | Grip |
| Brian E. Hill | Grip |
| Jason Klein | Grip |
| Samuel Turturici | Grip |
| Jim MacCammon | Lighting Technician |
| Beth Nobes | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Cylvan Desrouleaux | Second Assistant "C" Camera |
| Federico De Marco | Second Assistant Camera |
| Kim Porter | Truck Supervisor |
| Patricia Boulden | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Roland Heizinger | Tailor |
| Kristy Blackwell | Compositor |
| Michael Becki | Digital Compositor |
| Barb Benoit | Digital Compositor |
| Bonnie Dickson | Digital Compositor |
| Robert Greb | Digital Compositor |
| John J. Miralles | Digital Compositor |
| Rob Del Ciancio | Digital Compositor |
| Annu Gulati | Digital Compositor |
| Martin Mueller | Digital Compositor |
| John Daro | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Benjamin Min Huang | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Cyril Frederick Chu | Matte Painter |
| Avi Salem | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Erik Charlebois | VFX Artist |
| Brianne Wells | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Jeremy Balko | ADR Mixer |
| Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Jeanette Browning | ADR Recordist |
| Brian Dunlop | ADR Recordist |
| Robert Batha | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Brent Findley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Shelley Roden | Foley Artist |
| Jerry Trent | Foley Artist |
| Chris Trent | Foley Mixer |
| Cody King | Sound Editor |
| Robert Carr | Sound Mix Technician |
| Douglas Ganton | Sound Mixer |
| Andrew Clarke-Meneguzzi | Special Effects Technician |
| Michael Innanen | Special Effects Technician |
| David Reaume | Special Effects Technician |
| Robin D. Cook | Casting |
| Lisa Baylin | Casting Assistant |
| Amber Horn | Casting Assistant |
| Samantha Finkler Brainerd | Casting Associate |
| Jane Rogers | Extras Casting |
| Charles Ryan | Assistant Editor |
| Alexandra Leviloff | Assistant Editor |
| Mila Patriki | Colorist |
| Bill Schultz | Digital Intermediate |
| Walter Volpatto | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Jim Lovisek | Animal Wrangler |
| Gerry Alfonso | First Assistant Accountant |
| Nick Kontsalakis | First Assistant Accountant |
| Lisa Vella | Producer's Assistant |
| Dave Tommasini | Pilot |
| Neil Floyd | Production Assistant |
| Gabrielle Nadeau | Production Assistant |
| Larry David Wilson | Production Assistant |
| Lori Pumputis | Production Coordinator |
| Kyle Kitagawa | Production Secretary |
| Kevin Alakas | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Dawn Howat | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Michael Stewart | Digital Compositor |
| Denise Cronenberg | Costume Design |
| James Wan | Director, Story |
| Leigh Whannell | Writer, Story |
| John R. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Julie Berghoff | Production Design |
| Anastasia Masaro | Art Direction |
| David F. Van Slyke | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dennis Berardi | Visual Effects Producer |
| Shelley Cook | Stunt Coordinator |
| Garson Yu | Title Designer |
| Charlie Clouser | Original Music Composer |
| Leslie Sebert | Makeup Department Head |
| Andy Jekabsons | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Edward Steidele | Foley Artist |
| Andrew Morgado | Foley Mixer |
| Joanne Leach | Stunts |
| Al Vrkljan | Armorer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Burg | Producer |
| Peter Oillataguerre | Executive Producer |
| Oren Koules | Producer |
| Gregg Hoffman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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