Talk:House of Wax (2005 film)

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Paris Hilton album list[edit]

Why is this section in? Her 'singing' is nothing to do with the film. Just poor acting but that is covered.
It has no need to be there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.203.228.57 (talk • contribs) 21:54, 8 November 2006

MCR Fanboy[edit]

I'm sorry if it was the user below that did this, but the added section "Music" shouldn't be on this page. The section had two sentences, which highlighted the two My Chemical Romance songs in the movie. 24.190.20.205 16:27, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject class rating[edit]

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 19:22, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:House of Wax poster.JPG[edit]

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Plot summary and uncited content[edit]

Please remember to keep the plot summaries size relatively short to the length of the entire article. Extraneous detail is not what Wikipedia specializes in, hence the section title "Plot summary". Additionally, if unused content (such as DVD extras, alternate openings) is to be referenced, we especially need citations. If you do not know how to cite references, please visit WP:CITE or ask another user such as myself. Spin off 19:28, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reference?[edit]

Would one be wrong to think that naming the character "Vincent" is a reference to the original House of Wax, in which the villain was played by Vincent Price? Is this noteworthy enough to be put in the article itself? 208.26.64.10 (talk) 13:30, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jared Padalecki and Chad Michael Murray[edit]

Have Jared Padalecki and Chad Michael Murray worked together before?31.54.250.172 (talk) 20:51, 31 October 2015 (UTC)Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).[reply]

I don't know these actors' careers, but the reference desk can probably help you. There are many trivia experts there. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 21:26, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See Jared Padalecki and Chad Michael Murray. Before their current roles in Supernatural, they appeared together in Gilmore Girls. Tevildo (talk) 17:32, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, you can use IMDB's advanced search for this sort of thing. Dismas|^(talk) 22:11, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Or the Oracle of Bacon. They were in House of Wax together. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:22, 1 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.81.235.234 (talk) [reply]

Tourist Trap Remake?[edit]

I was pretty sure the article mentioned that this is actually a remake of Tourist Trap and it seems using the "House of Wax" title was more for publicity as the film was larger and more successful than Tourist Trap? I'm more than willing to add it back in, there are a number of sources that back it up and anyone who has seen both would agree, but not if it was removed from the article for a specific reason. — LoveLaced (talk) 02:40, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What sources are those? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:18, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Google it, a ton of websites pop up mentioning it.

Plus if you watch both films, that in itself is a source that can't be ignored. Plenty of slasher films have very similar plots and story structures, but they're a lot closer than that. — LoveLaced (talk) 05:29, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion of Page on Comedy Podcast[edit]

A discussion of a fictional version of this page, in which some facts on the main article are described as false, occurred this week. Shout out to all the thumbs, baby. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.164.75.192 (talk) 20:01, 13 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The podcast is Important If True, episode 45. The segment, in which the podcast hosts read an email from a listener regarding vandalism of this page, starts at 12:25.

In the email the listener claims that they inserted the fake alternate title 'Wax House, Baby' into this article as a joke. They also claim that the CineAction citation was an invention and that no such interview exists. I could not find a copy of the issue of CineAction online but this list of previews from the issue in question does not contain any mention of an interview with Joel Silver which would seem to corroborate the emailers claim of vandalism.

The email also discusses how they have noticed that their fake fact has found its way into other sources over the years, which a quick google search confirms. Considering this I believe no further reference to the alternate title 'Wax House, Baby' should be added unless it is known to absolutely predates the first addition of the vandalism to this page on 28th February 2010.

While I agree that the article should np longer claim that the original title is Wax House, Baby, since the hoax managed to grow it's own legs, wouldn't it be worth keeping as an unofficial alternate title? Smurfton (talk) 22:48, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To the prankster and to the listeners of the podcast, I'm sorry for ruining your fun, but I suppose you should take comfort in knowing that this fake fact has long since grown its own legs and will probably continue to exist forever. Just not on this article. --83.216.95.30 (talk) 14:30, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am the editor that originally added the content in question. Just want to back-up requests from users above. I had my fun for way longer than expected. The vandalism itself outlasted (five years!!) any of my desire or taste for continuing to indulge in this kind of stuff! It was incredible, but to anyone reading, please let other Wikipedia editors keep the article clean if they so wish. Thanks, FNB! Vn (talk) 14:54, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]