Cabin by the Lake (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Po-Chih Leong

Writer (WGA):

David Stephens (written by)

Release Date:

1 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A screenwriter, who lives in a cabin by the lake near Los Angeles, drowns young women, then goes back to visit their bodies and do their laundry.

Plot Keywords:

Screenwriter | Lake | Drowning | Serial Killer | Abduction

Cast

Judd Nelson	...	Stanley
Hedy Burress	...	Mallory
Michael Weatherly	...	Boone
Susan Gibney	...	Regan
Bernie Coulson	...	Duncan
Colleen Wheeler	...	Lauren
Cam Cronin	...	Clayton
Bob Dawson	...	Sheriff
G. Patrick Currie	...	Logan
John B. Destry	...	Melvin (as John Destry)
Guy Jellis	...	Deputy
Rebecca Reichert	...	Babette
Marnie Alton	...	Brooke
Jennifer Carmichael	...	Tiffany
Barbara Pollard	...	Hotel Manager

MPAA:

Rated R for some terror/violence.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R (video rating) | USA:TV-14 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Foxtail Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Filmed in 32 days.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Mallory & Regan are thrown from the boat with their hands tied behind them, you can clearly see Regan put her hand out to steady herself as she "jumps in".

Movie Connections:

Followed by Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Deliver Me

Truly something to aspire to

This movie is great. I first saw it Aug 13, 2000, 5:00pm, and it was then that I first realized that I love this film. Since watching this movie three years ago, I have discovered my true passion, writting, and it was inspired by this film. True, it is a strange place to find inspiration, but something about it made me want to write for the rest of my life. The ending is somewhat reminecent of Psycho, the synister stare into the camera and I love it, it still sends chills down my spine when I see Judd Nelsons final stare. Unfourtunatly, the sequel was terribly written. They should have went with the idea of burring the girls alive for the sequel, which is perfectly forshadowed at the end of the first one, but unfourtunatly ignored.