The Coalition for Quality childrens media CQCM, kids FIRST film festival and the kids first program evaluate and rate the best movies, videos, DVDs, films, CDROMs. National Lampoons Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film from Universal Pictures. It was produced by Ivan Reitman and Matty Simmons, directed by John Landis. Monster House 3D Bluray 2006 Starring Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Even for a 12year old, D. The Great Bear Theater Movie. J. Walters has a particularly overactive. The Craftsman in the Movie Monster in LawDid you see Monster in Law, the movie starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez It had some pretty funny moments, but the sets are what really held my attention. I especially liked the Craftsman Michael Vartans character lived in, so lets take a closer look. We offer bounce house rental packages in Rhode Island. Three teens discover that their neighbors house is really a living, breathing, scary monster. WB Shop is the official online store of Warner Bros. Get the best deals on Harry Potter movies, Hanna Barbera merchandise, Batman games, and much more at WBShop. The Monster A divorced mother and her headstrong daughter must make an emergency latenight road trip to see the girls father. As they drive through. SDeTdE/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Dvd Movie Monster House ' title='Dvd Movie Monster House ' />Kevins Craftsman We dont see much of the exterior in the movie, but heres a production photo snapped of the house during filming Lopez is sweet and likable as Charlie, a temp who spends her days walking dogs and answering phones but dreams of being an artist. She doesnt know what shes getting into when she agrees to marry Kevin Michael Vartan until she meets his mother. Charlie moves into Kevins house Actor Mark Ruffalo was reportedly asked to play the part of Kevin, but he declined. Fonda is hilarious as Kevins mother Viola, who lends the movie its title. In this shot, we can briefly see the staircase behind her In the DVD special features, we get a look behind the scenes and are treated to a couple of close ups of the beautiful fireplace and the built in shelves on either side of it Looking from the living room into the dining room and kitchen This was Fondas first film in 1. She has said that she based her character on her ex husband, Ted Turner. Charlie decides to add some of her own style to the house by painting a wall in the breakfast nook We never get to see how it turns out in the movie, but I spied it here in the Behind the Scenes featurette on the DVD The real house used for the exterior shots is in Pasadena. The interiors were created on a soundstage. Heres a behind the scenes photo of the sets being built Iamnotastalker did some excellent sleuth work and found the actual house that they used in Pasadena In real life, its known as the Ross House and it was designed in 1. Alfred and Arthur Heineman, the same architectural team who was responsible for giving us Dylans house from Beverly Hills, 9. Eppes house from the television series Numb. The Heineman brothers built the residence, which features Craftsman, Asian, and Neo Classical design elements, for a rancher named Winslow Ross at a cost of 8,0. The house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, boasts Batchelder tile work, a hand painted mural, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a whopping 4,6. UPDATEThe owner of this Craftsman contacted me and sent me some of his personal photos of the house You can see them here. Bonus Violas Country House in Montecito. BTW, Violas country home was the same house used on Gilmore Girls as the Independence Inn. Did you recognize itP.