Daniel in the Haunted Horror

Daniel in the Haunted Horror is a 1996 American animated comedy horror film based on the popular long-running Fox animated television series The Bad Life of Daniel directed by Ward Kimball. The fifth theatrical movie in the franchise, the film follows the Wyatts as they are trapped in a Haunted House and most survive the night there while dealing with the demonic ghosts. It also stars the television cast including Jeff Bergman, Jean Vander Pyl, Richard Pyror, Russi Taylor and Michael Bell as well as Julia Roberts reprising her role as the mayor along with the new voices of Johnny Depp, Whitney Houston, Tyra Banks, Liam Neeson, and Busta Rhymes.

The film was released in the United States on October 18, 1996 to generally positive reviews although some critics called it inferior to the previous installment but nonetheless was a box office success, grossing $284 million worldwide over it's $90 million budget.

A sequel, titled Hey Daniel, Where is Mom?!, was released on August 28, 1998 to mixed reviews but was a box office success.

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Cast

 * Jeff Bergman as Daniel Wyatt, Jeff Wyatt, Marty Wyatt, Alex Wyatt, Devin Silverman, Jasper, Robot, Mr. Creepers, Lester Banks, Fake Ghost
 * Michael Bell as Carl Wickerson, Charlie the Ostrich, Billie Dooberson, Austin Lawson
 * Jean Vander Pyl as Susan Wyatt, Mary Moore, Josie Banks, Jennifer Bregit, Muriel Jones, and Officer Jenni Brown
 * Richard Pryor as Derrick Jackson
 * Russi Taylor as Jenny and Menny Wyatt, Martha Wilson, Terry the Scary
 * Buster Jones as Robert Jackson
 * Rosalind Cash as Leelah Jackson
 * Diahann Carroll as Mary Ann Jackson
 * Julia Roberts as Mayor Linda Lawson, the Mayor of Atlanta.
 * Johnny Depp
 * Whitney Houston
 * Tyra Banks
 * Liam Neeson
 * Maynard Jackson as himself, the former President of the United States who was later succeeded by 2 others.
 * Roscoe Orman as Professor Willie Dynamite, a teacher at Daniel's high school.

Development
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Writing
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Animation
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Release
The film was released in the United States on October 18, 1996 by 20th Century Fox.

The film was notable for being the first film in the Daniel franchise to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA, specifically for "intense sequences of violence, scary images, and some language" after originally getting rated R due to the darker nature of the film as well as the horror element.

Home media
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film on VHS and LaserDisc on March 4, 1997 with a DVD release later in 2000.

The film made its network premiere on Fox on October 31, 1998 and its cable premiere on TBS Superstation on October 31, 1999.

On May 6, 2009, the film made its debut on Blu-Ray.

Box office
Daniel in the Haunted Horror grossed $105.2 million in North America and $168 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $283.2 million.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, Daniel in the Haunted Horror holds an approval rating of 73% based on 81 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Scary but funny adaptation in the Daniel franchise filled with laughs and scares." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.