Rose Red (2002– )

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

Stars:

Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nancy Travis	...	Prof. Joyce Reardon (3 episodes, 2002)
Matt Keeslar	...	Steve Rimbauer (3 episodes, 2002)
Kimberly J. Brown	...	Annie Wheaton (3 episodes, 2002)
David Dukes	...	Professor Carl Miller (3 episodes, 2002)
Judith Ivey	...	Cathy Kramer (3 episodes, 2002)
Melanie Lynskey	...	Rachel Wheaton (3 episodes, 2002)
Matt Ross	...	Emery Waterman (3 episodes, 2002)
Julian Sands	...	Nick Hardaway (3 episodes, 2002)
Kevin Tighe	...	Victor Kandinsky (3 episodes, 2002)
Julia Campbell	...	Ellen Rimbauer (3 episodes, 2002)
Emily Deschanel	...	Pam Asbury (3 episodes, 2002)
Laura Kenny	...	Mrs. Kay Waterman (3 episodes, 2002)
Tsidii Leloka	...	Sukeena (3 episodes, 2002)
Yvonne Sciò	...	Actress Deanna Petrie (3 episodes, 2002)
Jimmi Simpson	...	Kevin Bollinger (3 episodes, 2002)
John Procaccino	...	John P. Rimbauer (3 episodes, 2002)
Bobby Preston	...	Young Steven Rimbauer (3 episodes, 2002)
Kristen Fischer	...	Annie (3 episodes, 2002)
Paige Gordan	...	April Rimbauer (3 episodes, 2002)
Robert Blanche	...	Mr. George Wheaton (2 episodes, 2002)
Mary Jo Dugaw	...	Mrs. Wheaton (2 episodes, 2002)
Don Alder	...	Douglas Posey (2 episodes, 2002)
Zoaunne LeRoy	...	Mrs. Stanton (2 episodes, 2002)
Richard Sanders	...	Mr. Stanton (2 episodes, 2002)

Storyline

Dr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, leads a team of psychics into the decrepit mansion known as Rose Red. Her efforts unleash the spirit of former owner Ellen Rimbauer and uncover the horrifying secrets of those who lived and died there.

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Plot Keywords:

psychic | psychic power | haunted house | mansion | professor | 

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Taglines:

Some houses are born bad.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Rose Red

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Victor Television Productions, Mark Carliner Productions, Greengrass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

254 min 254 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors Jimmi Simpson and Melanie Lynskey met on the set of this film, fell in love, and got married in 2007.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Emery: Where are Nick and Cathy, they should've been back by now. Why'd she have to go off on her own, anyway? That was extremely stupid!

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Crazy Credits

It takes 8 minutes and 30 seconds for the opening credits to play out.

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Connections

Featured in Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou (2009)

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Soundtracks

THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE"
Written by Max Steiner
Performed by Percy Faith and His Orchestra
1960 Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

Great idea, mediocre execution

As an avid Stephen King fan, I'm always excited about new work of his. Rose Red was no exception. However the more of his movies I see, the more I think he seriously needs to discuss making them with another production company. I love the idea of Rose Red, the cast was chosen well, and of course it was very well written. But the execution was mediocre at best. It was pretty clear that some of these special effects, in fact most of them, were made from a shoestring budget. Some things were just plain cheesy. In this day in age, the graphics should have been a bit more convincing. Nancy Travis did a fine job showing the deterioration from a slightly eccentric college professor to obsessed psychopath, but at times her acting was not the greatest. All in all if you're a King fan like me, you should check this out, but don't expect to find "Shawshank Redemption" or "The Green Mile" here. Good work, but he needs to fire his directors. I give it a 7.5, but round it up to an 8 because it was written by Mr. King.