Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner Sara get a call one night from a mansion owner, Edward Gracey, who wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion, a torrential thunderstorm of mysterious origin strands them with the brooding, eccentric Gracey, his mysterious butler, and a variety of residents both seen and unseen.
Eddie Murphy
as Jim Evers
Marsha Thomason
as Sara Evers
Terence Stamp
as Ramsley
Nathaniel Parker
as Master Gracey
Jennifer Tilly
as Madame Leota
Dina Spybey-Waters
as Emma
Wallace Shawn
as Ezra
Marc John Jefferies
as Michael Evers
Aree Davis
as Megan Evers
Jim Doughan
as Mr. Coleman
Rachael Harris
as Mrs. Coleman
Steve Hytner
as Mr. Silverman