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Director:
James Head
Writers (WGA):
Ethel Lina White (novel)
Mel Dinelli (1946 screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 April 2000 (USA) more
Plot:
People are trapped in a house with a killer. | add synopsis
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Dynasty meets serial killer and begets a turkey more

Cast

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Nicollette Sheridan ... Helen Capel

Judd Nelson ... Phillip Warren

Alex McArthur ... Steven Warren
Debbe Dunning ... Danielle
Holland Taylor ... Emma Warren
Christina Jastrzembska ... Rachel Parsons
Dolores Drake ... Sarah
David Storch ... Bobby Tyler
William McDonald ... Sheriff Bell
John Innes ... Dr. Porter
Margaret Ryan ... Mrs. Pritzker
Lillian Carlson ... Mrs. Winfield

Brenda Campbell ... Elise

Kandyse McClure ... Monica (as Candice McClure)
Dallas Thompson ... Linda
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le secret du manoir (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M

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Movie Connections:
Remake of The Spiral Staircase (1945) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Dynasty meets serial killer and begets a turkey, 30 March 2004
Author: nickjg from London, England

Another re-make disaster from a worn out industry. It is the social distance and the hermetically sealed emotional barriers between the characters which are the mainspring of the 1940s version. Sets, characterization and nuanced performance combine with eerie music and special effects to make the original movie work. In this version, there is some spooky music but the camera dwells on deep cleavages and luxury goods, suntans and landscape gardens. The performances are mediocre and the only 'electricity' produced is from a generator which mysteriously fails during a storm. The creaking woodwork gives a more convincing performance than the leads who all seem to speak their lines by numbers: "do you (2-3) want to (2-3) speak again..." There is an attempt to make a Freudian analysis of the situation which also appears to come from some sort of 'Freud for Dummies' manual. The original and the seventies re-make are both available on DVD- why not spend the time you might have wasted on this turkey going out to find a copy instead!

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