Spooky House (DVD)

Oscar winner Ken Kingsley plays the Great Zamboni, a magician with a mysterious secret. He lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in the Spooky House, an old mansion rigged with magic tricks and hidden chambers. Young orphan Max (Matt Weinberg) believes he can befriend him but his attempts are met with stubborn resistance. When a trio of teenage bullies, who work for the town's eccentric crime queen (Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl) led by Mona (KATHARINE ISABELLE), chases Max and his friends into the Spooky House on Halloween, a night of hilarious magic and spectacular illusions ensues. In this funny, heartwarming story Zamboni and Max discover the power of real magic.