Home Room (2002/I)

Director:

Paul F. Ryan

Writer:

Paul F. Ryan (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A senseless tragedy. An unlikely friendship. A search for answers.

Plot:

A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Shooting | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Lesbian Kiss | High School Graduation

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Busy Philipps	...	Alicia Browning
Erika Christensen	...	Deanna Cartwright
Victor Garber	...	Det. Martin Van Zandt
Raphael Sbarge	...	Det. Macready
Ken Jenkins	...	Police Captain
Holland Taylor	...	Dr. Hollander
Arthur Taxier	...	Mr. Browning
James Pickens Jr.	...	Principal Robbins
Constance Zimmer	...	Assistant Kelly
Richard Gilliland	...	Mr. Cartwright
Roxanne Hart	...	Mrs. Cartwright
Agnes Bruckner	...	Cathy
Nathan West	...	James
Theodore Borders	...	Terrance
Ben Gould	...	Doug

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some violent images.

Runtime:

USA:133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Homeroom LLC

Trivia:

In his book "Schlock Value," film critic Richard Roeper discusses this film as a prime example of what he calls a "lost film" - a movie (often excellent) which does not get strong enough backing from the studio and is either swept aside or goes straight to video.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Principal Robbins opens the locker for Detective Van Zandt, the locker has a keyed combination dial on it. When Van Zandt slams the locker shut, the dial is missing and there are holes in the door where it was moments before.

Quotes:

Deanna Cartwright: [about Alicia's mocking comments toward the police] They're the police!
Alicia Browning: Yeah, we go way back.

Movie Connections:

References "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)

Not Too Many Movies Can Make Me Cry.....

This is one of the most amazing stories I have ever seen.

If this film had been directed by Larry Clark, then this story about a school shooting probably would have been shown through the eyes of the killer and whatever led that person to go insane in the first place.

Instead, the plot focuses mainly on the aftermath of a school shooting, and how it effected the victims who survived.

I had seen Busy Phillips in other films before, but her performance in this movie is by far, her best. The only other movie that I've seen with Erika Christensen is "Swim Fan" which made me almost not want to watch this film, but she turned in a very good performance herself.

This is one of the few movies I have seen that was actually able to make me cry. Trust me when I tell you, that doesn't happen very often.

Home Room is a beautiful film, and that's all there is too it...