What is "house"

House \House\ (hous), n.; pl. Houses. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s; akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel. h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See Hide, and cf. Hoard, Husband, Hussy, Husting.]

1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.

   Houses are built to live in; not to look on.
   --Bacon.

   Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are from their hives and houses driven away.
   --Shak.

2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.

   One that feared God with all his house.
   --Acts x. 2.

4. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.

   The last remaining pillar of their house, The one transmitter of their ancient name.
   --Tennyson.

5. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.

6. (Com.) A firm, or commercial establishment.

7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.

8. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.

9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.

11. The body, as the habitation of the soul.

    This mortal house I'll ruin, Do C[ae]sar what he can.
    --Shak.

12. Usage: [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.] The grave. ``The narrow house.''
    --Bryant.

    Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework.

    House ant (Zo["o]l.), a very small, yellowish brown ant ( Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and sometimes becomes a great pest.

    House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies.

    House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling.

    House of call, a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.]

    To bring down the house. See under Bring.

    To keep house, to maintain an independent domestic establishment.

    To keep open house, to entertain friends at all times.

    Syn: Dwelling; residence; abode. See Tenement.

House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n. Housing.] [AS. h?sian.]

1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.

   At length have housed me in a humble shed.
   --Young.

   House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse.
   --Evelyn.

2. To drive to a shelter.
   --Shak.

3. To admit to residence; to harbor.

   Palladius wished him to house all the Helots.
   --Sir P. Sidney.

4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
   --Sandys.

5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.

House \House\, v. i.

1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.

   You shall not house with me.
   --Shak.

2. (Astrol.) To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8. ``Where Saturn houses.''
   --Dryden.

"give shelter to," Old English husian "to take into a house" (cognate with German hausen, Dutch huizen); see house (n.). Related: Housed; housing.

Old English hus "dwelling, shelter, house," from Proto-Germanic *husan (cognates: Old Norse, Old Frisian hus, Dutch huis, German Haus), of unknown origin, perhaps connected to the root of hide (v.) [OED]. In Gothic only in gudhus "temple," literally "god-house;" the usual word for "house" in Gothic being razn.\n

\nMeaning "family, including ancestors and descendants, especially if noble" is from c.1000. The legislative sense (1540s) is transferred from the building in which the body meets. Meaning "audience in a theater" is from 1660s (transferred from the theater itself, playhouse); as a dance club DJ music style, probably from the Warehouse, a Chicago nightclub where the style is said to have originated. Zodiac sense is first attested late 14c. To play house is from 1871; as suggestive of "have sex, shack up," 1968. House arrest first attested 1936. On the house "free" is from 1889.And the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue. [2 Kings xx:1, version of 1611]

n. 1 (lb en heading) ''Human habitation.'' 2 # (senseid en abode) A structure serving as an abode of human beings. (from 9^thc.) vb. 1 (context transitive English) To keep within a structure or container. 2 (context transitive English) To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour. 3 To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge. 4 (context transitive astrology English) To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses. 5 (context transitive English) To contain or cover mechanical parts. 6 (context obsolete English) To drive to a shelter. 7 (context obsolete English) To deposit and cover, as in the grave. 8 (context nautical English) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.

1. v. contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"

2. provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: put up, domiciliate]

1. n. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

2. an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"

3. a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"

4. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: family, household, home, menage]

5. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater, theatre]

6. members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: firm, business firm]

7. aristocratic family line; "the House of York"

8. the members of a religious community living together

9. the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"

10. play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"

11. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, planetary house]

12. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

A house is a building that functions as a home, ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex, fixed structures of wood, brick, concrete or other materials containing plumbing, ventilation and electrical systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock (like cattle) may share part of the house with humans. The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household.

Most commonly, a household is a family unit of some kind, although households may also be other social groups, such as roommates or, in a rooming house, unconnected individuals. Some houses only have a dwelling space for one family or similar-sized group; larger houses called townhouses or row houses may contain numerous family dwellings in the same structure. The design and structure of houses is also subject to change as a consequence of globalization, urbanization and other social, economic, demographic, and technological factors. Various other social and cultural factors also influence the building style and patterns of domestic space. A house may be accompanied by outbuildings, such as a garage for vehicles or a shed for gardening equipment and tools. A house may have a backyard or frontyard, which serve as additional areas where inhabitants can relax or eat.

Most horoscopic traditions of astrology systems divide the horoscope into a number (usually twelve) of houses whose positions depend on time and location rather than on date. In Hindu astrological tradition these are known as Bhāvas. The houses of the horoscope represent different fields of experience wherein the energies of the signs and planets operate — described in terms of physical surroundings as well as personal life experiences.

A house is a structure used for habitation by people.

House may also refer to:

House is a 2006 horror novel co-authored by Christian writers Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. It loosely ties in with Dekker's Books of History Chronicles via the Paradise books.

• Tagline: The only way out is in.

House is a 1986 comedy horror film directed by Steve Miner and starring William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, and Kay Lenz. The plot tells of a troubled author who lives in his deceased aunt's house and is soon fallen victim to the house being haunted. Upon release on February 28, 1986, it grossed $22.1 million worldwide. It was followed by three sequels: House II: The Second Story, House III: The Horror Show, and House IV.

House (also called House, M.D.) is an American television medical drama that originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004 to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is Dr. Gregory House ( Hugh Laurie), a pain medication-dependent, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. The series' premise originated with Paul Attanasio, while David Shore, who is credited as creator, was primarily responsible for the conception of the title character. The series' executive producers included Shore, Attanasio, Attanasio's business partner Katie Jacobs, and film director Bryan Singer. It was filmed largely in Century City.

House often clashes with his fellow physicians, including his own diagnostic team, because many of his hypotheses about patients' illnesses are based on subtle or controversial insights. His flouting of hospital rules and procedures frequently leads him into conflict with his boss, hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine Dr. Lisa Cuddy ( Lisa Edelstein). House's only true friend is Dr. James Wilson ( Robert Sean Leonard), head of the Department of Oncology. During the first three seasons, House's diagnostic team consists of Dr. Robert Chase ( Jesse Spencer), Dr. Allison Cameron ( Jennifer Morrison), and Dr. Eric Foreman ( Omar Epps). At the end of the third season, this team disbands. Rejoined by Foreman, House gradually selects three new team members: Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley ( Olivia Wilde), Dr. Chris Taub ( Peter Jacobson), and Dr. Lawrence Kutner ( Kal Penn). Kutner makes an appearance late in season five and then reappears in season 8 episode 22. Chase and Cameron continue to appear in different roles at the hospital until early in season six. Cameron then departs the hospital, and Chase returns to the diagnostic team. Thirteen takes a leave of absence for most of season seven, and her position is filled by medical student Martha M. Masters ( Amber Tamblyn). Cuddy and Masters depart before season eight; Foreman becomes the new Dean of Medicine, while Dr. Jessica Adams ( Odette Annable) and Dr. Chi Park ( Charlyne Yi) join House's team.

House was among the top 10 series in the United States from its second through fourth seasons. Distributed to 66 countries, House was the most-watched television program in the world in 2008. The show received numerous awards, including five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Peabody Award, and nine People's Choice Awards. On February 8, 2012, Fox announced that the eighth season, then in progress, would be its last. The series finale aired on May 21, 2012, following an hour-long retrospective.

House ( acronym for Haskell User's Operating System and Environment) is an experimental open source operating system written in Haskell. It was written to explore system programming in a functional programming language.

It includes a graphical user interface, several demos, and its network protocol stack provides basic support for Ethernet, IPv4, ARP, DHCP, ICMP (ping), UDP, TFTP, and TCP.

House is a 2008 horror film directed by Robby Henson, starring Reynaldo Rosales, Heidi Dippold and Michael Madsen. It is based on the novel of the same name by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker. It covers the events that take place one night in an old, rustic inn in Alabama, where four guests and three owners find themselves locked in by a homicidical maniac. The maniac claims to have killed God and threatens to murder all seven of them, unless they produce the dead body of one of them by dawn.

The second season of House premiered on September 13, 2005 and ended on May 23, 2006. During the season, House tries to cope with his feelings for his ex-girlfriend Stacy Warner, who, after House diagnosed her husband with acute intermittent porphyria, has taken a job in the legal department of Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital.

Sela Ward's chemistry with Laurie in the final two episodes of season one was strong enough to have her character return in seven episodes of the second season.

The fifth season of House premiered September 16, 2008 and ended May 11, 2009. It began to air in a new time slot from September to December: Tuesday 8:00 pm. Starting January 19, 2009, House moved to Mondays at 8:00 pm.

House was a temporary public sculpture by British artist Rachel Whiteread, completed in East London on 25 October 1993 and demolished eleven weeks later on 11 January 1994. The work won Whiteread the Turner Prize for best young British artist and the K Foundation art award for the worst British artist in November 1993.

House is an album by Young Buffalo. It was released by Votiv on March 3, 2015. The album was supported by three singles. The video for their first single "Sykia" was released on August 7, 2014. The video for their second single "No Idea" was released on March 4, 2015. The video for their third single "My Place" was released on April 10, 2015.

House, also referred to as "playing house" or "play grown up", is a traditional game, a form of make believe where children or adults take on the roles of a nuclear family, which typically consists of a father, mother, a child/children, a baby, and a cat/ dog.

This game is most commonly played with children ages 3–5, and often with props (most schools have a "kitchen area" with plastic food). The nature of the game usually attracts girls, but boys will sometimes play as well, usually with some reluctance. In one episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee, Miss Yvonne, and several playhouse denizens play this game.

Every person assumes a role, and then they invent household scenarios in which everyone takes a part: getting food, doing chores, fixing things, going places, "making babies" (with varying degrees of realism), caring for the younger children, feeding the pets, welcoming the husband home from work, etc.

is a 1977 Japanese horror film directed and produced by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The film stars mostly amateur actors with only Kimiko Ikegami and Yōko Minamida having any notable previous acting experience. The film is about a schoolgirl traveling with her six classmates to her ailing aunt's country home, where they come face to face with supernatural events as the girls are, one by one, devoured by the home.

The film company Toho approached Obayashi with the suggestion to make a film like Jaws. Influenced by ideas from his daughter Chigumi, Obayashi developed ideas for a script that was written by Chiho Katsura. After the script was green-lit, the film was put on hold for two years as no director at Toho wanted to direct it. Obayashi promoted the film during this time period until the studio allowed him to direct it himself. The film was a box office hit in Japan but received negative reviews from critics. House received a wide release in 2009 and 2010 in North America, where it received more favorable reviews.

The first season of House premiered November 16, 2004 and ended May 25, 2005. The season followed Dr. House and his team as they solve a medical case each episode. The season's sub-plot revolved around billionaire Edward Vogler making a $100 million donation to the hospital. Through this donation, Vogler became the new chairman of the board of PPTH, however, seeing House and his team as a waste of time and resources, he decreases their payment, eventually forcing House to fire one of his team members.

Chi McBride joined the cast as billionaire Edward Vogler in five episodes of the season. His character was brought in after Universal Studios president Jeff Zucker threatened that the season would be cut short by six episodes if a boss-character would not be added. While there were possibilities of the character returning, he was generally disliked by viewers and critics and therefore not brought back into the show. Sela Ward, who would return as the main recurring character of season two, appeared in the final two episodes as Stacy Warner, House's former girlfriend.

Houses third season ran from September 5, 2006 to May 29, 2007. Early in the season, House temporarily regains the use of his leg due to ketamine treatment after he was shot in the season two finale. Later in the season, he leaves a stubborn patient in an exam room with a thermometer in his rectum. Because House is unwilling to apologize, the patient, police detective Michael Tritter, starts an investigation around House's Vicodin addiction.

David Morse joined the cast for seven episodes as Tritter. He was cast for the role after having previously worked with Houses creator David Shore on CBS' Hack.

The fourth season of House premiered on September 25, 2007 and ended May 19, 2008. Having previously fired Chase, and with Foreman and Cameron quitting, House starts a competition between forty applicants for the vacant positions. He eventually narrows them down to seven, firing one each episode. In the episode "Games", he fires Amber "Cutthroat Bitch" Volakis ( Anne Dudek), hiring Dr. Chris Taub (Peter Jacobson), Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn) and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley ( Olivia Wilde) as his new team. Dr. Foreman rejoins the team after his dismissal from another hospital. Meanwhile, Amber begins a relationship with Wilson.

Interrupted by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes was reduced to 16 instead of the planned 24. Executive producer Katie Jacobs explained that it was hard for the writers to finish the story arcs started during the season with eight episodes fewer. Season four also introduced seven actors to the cast; in addition to Jacobson, Penn and Wilde, who became regulars, Andy Comeau portrayed Travis Brennan, an epidemiologist; Edi Gathegi played Jeffrey Cole, a geneticist; Carmen Argenziano appeared as Henry Dobson, a former medical school admissions officer; and Anne Dudek portrayed Amber "Cut-throat Bitch" Volakis, an interventional radiologist. Each of the four departed the show after elimination, except for Volakis, who remained recurring until the finale, having started a relationship with Wilson.

Dr Henry Pollen's House is a historic building in Wellington, New Zealand. The house was built in 1902 for Dr Henry Pollen as a residence and surgery. It was designed by William Turnbull. It was originally located at 12 Boulcott Street but was moved to the corner of Boulcott Street and Willis Street in 1988 to make room for the Majestic Centre. It is now home to a restaurant, The General Practitioner.

The sixth season of House premiered on September 21, 2009, with a two-hour premiere. The season premiere, titled "Broken", was filmed at the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey. It is the first season of House to feature Hugh Laurie as the only original cast member in all twenty two episodes, and the last season to feature Jennifer Morrison as a main cast member.

Season six featured 22 episodes, two fewer than the usual amount. In the United Kingdom, the series began airing on Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD on October 4, 2009, two weeks behind the North American broadcast.

The season was fairly well critically received scoring 77 on Metacritic.

The seventh season of House premiered on September 20, 2010, and ended on May 23, 2011. House and Cuddy attempt to make a real relationship work and face the question as to whether their new relationship will affect their ability to diagnose patients. The new season features a new opening title sequence. This was the second change in the opening sequence since the show began; Jennifer Morrison's name has been removed from the credits, while Peter Jacobson's and Olivia Wilde's have been added to it, with new background images also inserted into the traditional title sequence. This is the last season to feature Lisa Edelstein who did not return for the eighth season.

Prior to the start of the remainder of the season in 2011, it was announced that a multi-episode arc that would feature House on the road was scrapped, forcing David Shore to return to the show to rework the rest of the season. Furthermore, Fox ordered one more episode for the season, bringing the total number of episodes to 23. The last episode of the season aired on May 23, 2011.

The eighth and final season of House was ordered on May 10, 2011. It premiered on October 3, 2011. It was the only season not to feature Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Olivia Wilde ( Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley) also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career, although she returned at the end of the series. On January 8, 2012, Kevin Reilly (Fox President of Entertainment) stated that Fox had been "avoiding" a decision on the fate of the series, as it was "hard to imagine the network without House" and that the decision on the future of the series would be a "close call". Hugh Laurie's contract on House expired once the eighth season was over, and Laurie confirmed that once House was over, he would be moving on to strictly film roles. On February 8, 2012, in a joint statement issued by Fox and executive producers David Shore, Katie Jacobs, and Hugh Laurie, it was revealed that the season would be the last for House.

It was announced that David Shore would direct and co-write the final episode of the show and also that Olivia Wilde would return as Thirteen for the penultimate episode and the series finale. Lisa Edelstein did not return for the series finale. Kal Penn was reported to be in talks and returned as Dr. Kutner. Amber Tamblyn also appeared briefly as Martha M. Masters for the finale. Jennifer Morrison appeared in the finale in a cameo appearance as Allison Cameron. Anne Dudek, Sela Ward and Andre Braugher also reprised their previous recurring/guest roles as Amber Volakis, Stacy Warner, and Darryl Nolan, respectively. The series finale aired on May 21, following a retrospective episode titled "Swan Song".

The opening sequence was changed to add Charlyne Yi and Odette Annable, replacing Edelstein and Wilde. Omar Epps took the place of Edelstein, and Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer and Peter Jacobson were moved up.

House is a term commonly used to refer to a number of legislative bodies.

Specific examples include:

• Lower house, one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature
  • House of Commons, the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada
  • House of Representatives, a name used for legislative bodies in many countries
    • United States House of Representatives
• Upper house, one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature
  • House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
• House of Burgesses, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World, established in the Colony of Virginia

House is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert House, New Zealand rugby footballer
• Alex House (born 1986), Canadian actor
• Andrew House (born 1965), British businessman
• Ashley House (TV presenter), British television presenter
• Barry House (born 1949), Australian politician
• Byron House, American bass player
• Byron O. House (1902-1969), American jurist
• Carolyn House (born 1945), American swimmer
• Christopher House (born 1955), Canadian choreographer
• Clarissa House (born 1963), Australian actress
• Craig House (baseball) (born 1977), American baseball player
• Daina House (born 1954), American model and actress
• Daniel House (born 1961), American musician
• Danielle House (born 1976), Canadian model
• Dave House, English singer-songwriter
• Sir David House (1922–2012), British army officer
• Davon House (born 1989), American football player
• Douglas House (Arkansas politician) (born 1953), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
• Eddie House (born 1978), American basketball player
• Edward M. House (1858–1938), American diplomat and politician
• Ernest R. House (born 1937), American academic
• Fred House (born 1978), American basketball player
• George House (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry House (born 1948), American radio personality
• Graham House (cricketer) (born 1950), Australian cricketer
• Henry Alonzo House (1840–1930), American manufacturing engineer
• Howard P. House (1908–2003), American otologist
• Jack House (1906–1991), British writer
• James House (singer) (born 1955), American musician
• Jeffry House (born 1946), Canadian lawyer
• J. R. House (born 1979), American baseball player
• Julian House, British musician
• Juliane House (born 1942), German linguist
• Karen Elliott House, American journalist
• Kevin House (born 1957), American football player
• Kevin House, Jr. (born 1979), American football player
• Kristian House (born 1979), English cyclist
• Matilda House (activist) (born 1945), Australian activist
• Mel House (born 1976), American film director
• Monty House (born 1946), Australian politician
• Pat House (born 1940), American baseball player
• Patricia House, American chief executive
• Paul D. House, Canadian chief executive
• Paul R. House (born 1958), American Old Testament scholar and writer
• Rachel House (actress) (born 1971), New Zealand actress
• Richard House, British writer
• Rick House (born 1957), Canadian football player
• Royal Earl House (1814–1895), American communications engineer
• Silas House (born 1971), American writer
• Simon House (born 1948), English composer and musician
• Son House (1902–1988), American musician
• Stephen House (born 1957), British police officer
• Steve House (born 1970), American climber
• Tanner House (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• T. J. House (born 1989), American baseball player
• Tom House (born 1947), American baseball player
• Will House (cricketer) (born 1976), English cricketer
• William F. House (1923–2012), American otologist
• Yoanna House (born 1980), American model

House is a Canadian drama film, released in 1995. Written and directed by Laurie Lynd as an adaptation of Daniel MacIvor's one-man play House, the film stars MacIvor as Victor, an antisocial drifter with some hints of paranoid schizophrenia, who arrives in the town of Hope Springs and invites ten strangers into the local church to watch him perform a monologue about his struggles and disappointments in life.

The original play was performed solely by MacIvor. For the film, Lynd added several other actors, giving the audience members some moments of direct interaction and intercutting Victor's monologue with scenes which directly depict the stories he describes. The extended cast includes Anne Anglin, Ben Cardinal, Patricia Collins, Jerry Franken, Caroline Gillis, Kathryn Greenwood, Nicky Guadagni, Joan Heney, Rachel Luttrell, Stephen Ouimette, Simon Richards, Christofer Williamson and Jonathan Wilson.

The film premiered at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival in the Perspectives Canada series, before going into general release in 1996.

The film garnered two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, for Best Sound Editing (Fred Brennan, Daniel Pellerin, Virginia Storey, Paula Fairfield, Yann Delpuech) and Best Original Song ( Michael Timmins, "House on the Horizon".)