The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (TV 2003)

Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband. Her husband is a Seattle oil tycoon who ... See full summary »

Director:

Craig R. Baxley

Writers:

Stephen King (characters), Ridley Pearson (novel),

Stars:

Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand, Kate Burton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Brenner	...	Ellen Gilcrest Rimbauer
Steven Brand	...	John Rimbauer
Kate Burton	...	Connie Posey
Tsidii Leloka	...	Sukeena (as Tsidii Le Loka)
Brad Greenquist	...	Doug Posey
Deirdre Quinn	...	Fanny
Tsai Chin	...	Madame Lu
Hans Altwies	...	Daniel
Courtney Taylor Burness	...	April Rimbauer (5 yrs) (as Courtney Burness)
Jacob Pearce Guzman	...	Adam Rimbauer (6 yrs) (as Jacob Guzman)
Karen Heaven	...	Tea Drinker #1
Betty Moyer	...	Tea Drinker #2
Kathryn Witt	...	Party Guest
Eric Keenleyside	...	Jack Finney
Tony Doupe	...	Worker #1

Storyline

Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband. Her husband is a Seattle oil tycoon who has a dark past which Ellen eventually finds out about. She becomes fearful of her husband when she learns of some disappearances of people that were close to him. Also there are some unexplained happenings at the Rose Red Mansion that might have a connection to these people who have disappeared. Now Ellen is worried she might be next.

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Plot Keywords:

mansion | gift | old dark house | haunted mansion | seance | 

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Taglines:

Last year Stephen King and Craig Baxley dared you to stay at Rose Red. Now see how the terror began.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

El diario de Ellen Rimbauer

Filming Locations:

Lakewood, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greengrass Productions, Mark Carliner Productions, Victor Television Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The head butler is played by Ridley Pearson, the movie's writer.

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Connections

Follows Rose Red (2002)

User Reviews

Failure.

This movie fails to capture any bit of the mystery and intrigue of the best selling book it was based upon. The acting was bland, the effects unappealing and the story uninteresting. I found myself flipping through the channels I was so bored with it. It's a shame the movie turned out so bad because the book was so wonderfully done that I found myself believing that Ellen Rimbauer actually existed and wrote those words herself. The movie did not capture Ellen's innocence and naiveness when she first entered into John's life nor her gradual descent into insanity. My advice is to pass seeing this and go read the book.