"Rose Red" (2002) TV mini-series

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Craig R. Baxley

Writer (WGA):

Stephen King (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

There's No Place Like Home

Plot:

A group of people with psychic powers are invited to spend the night in a haunted house.

Plot Keywords:

Psychic | Psychic Power | Mansion | Professor | Haunted House

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Nancy Travis	...	Prof. Joyce Reardon
Matt Keeslar	...	Steve Rimbauer
Kimberly J. Brown	...	Annie Wheaton
David Dukes	...	Professor Carl Miller
Judith Ivey	...	Cathy Kramer
Melanie Lynskey	...	Rachel 'Sister' Wheaton
Matt Ross	...	Emery Waterman
Julian Sands	...	Nick Hardaway
Kevin Tighe	...	Victor Kandinsky
Julia Campbell	...	Ellen Rimbauer
Emily Deschanel	...	Pam Asbury
Bobby Preston	...	Young Steven
Laura Kenny	...	Mrs. Kay Waterman
Tsidii Leloka	...	Sukeena
Yvonne Sciò	...	Actress Deanna Petrie

Also Known As:

"Stephen King's Rose Red" (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence and some sexual references.

Runtime:

254 min (4 parts)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A | USA:TV-14 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Building 27, Sand Point Magnuson Park - 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Washington, USA

Trivia:

Fans of Stephen King books may notice numerous references to his first novel Carrie, which also deals with a telekinetic girl. The raining stones and telekinetic girl named Annie are both directly from the novel "Carrie".

Goofs:

Continuity: The rose on the stained glass window of the tower alternates between red and clear through out the movie.

Quotes:

Nick: You'd have thought after all these years, she would've had Rose Red eat at least one half-way decent carpenter.

Movie Connections:

References Burnt Offerings (1976)

Soundtrack:

MOONLIGHT SERENADE

Loved it either way

Though most people did not appreciate this movie due to lack of insight, I still found it interesting and mentally exercising. I do agree that some of the down time should have been used to go into depth on the characters but it also makes me use my mind to fill in the blanks which could make the movie even more fun and eccentric. Stephen King knows how to tap into peoples minds. This movie didn't scare me or make me jump at the time I was watching it. It was a few days later when I actually started to think about it and analyze it that it struck a cord. It makes you think about the possibilities and consequences. Well all in all I liked this mini series and though I do think they could have done better, it was still mentally captivating.