Murder in My House (2006) (TV)

Director:

Robert Malenfant

Writers:

Christine Conradt (writer)
Robert Malenfant (story)

Release Date:

6 May 2006 (Canada)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Cast

Barbara Niven	...	Lauren Kessler
Brent Donnelly	...	Gary Taylor
Gary Hudson	...	Brian Ellis
Lisa Zane	...	Roxanne
Daniel J. Travanti	...	Stan Douglas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Michael Dillon	...	Detective Bruning
Katherine Dines-Craig	...	Marlee Hall
Ellen Dubin	...	Claire
Sophie Gendron	...	Amanda Whitman
Greg Hiscock	...	Donald Hall
Sean Orr	...	Garrett Whitman
Caroline Redekopp	...	Brittany Michaelson
Luigi Saracino	...	Front Desk Clerk
Taylor Tucker-Duguay	...	Genesis

Directed by
Robert Malenfant

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christine Conradt		writer
Robert Malenfant		story

Produced by
Tom Berry	....	executive producer
Neil Bregman	....	producer
Pierre David	....	executive producer
Louis A. Massicotte	....	executive producer
Stefan Wodoslawsky	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Bowers

Cinematography by
Bert Tougas

Film Editing by
Isabelle Malenfant

Casting by
Ginette D'Amico
Aaron Griffith

Production Design by
Csaba András Kertész

Art Direction by
Jonathan Hobin

Makeup Department
Reagan Forsythe	....	assistant makeup artist
Marie-Josée Lopez	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Guy Trinque	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Berengaria Tomkies	....	second assistant director (as Beren Tomkies)

Sound Department
Lorita de la Cerna	....	adr mixer
Valéry Dufort-Boucher	....	dialogue editor
Denys Dufresne	....	sound editor
Frédéric Edwards	....	sound recordist
Marie-Pierre Grenier	....	foley assistant
Chris Inwood	....	boom operator
Pierre Paquet	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christian Rivest	....	sound designer
Hélène Verreau	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Camicioli	....	still photographer
Curtis Dickie	....	grip
Christopher Kralik	....	lighting technician
Stephan Maia	....	grip
Bert Tougas	....	camera operator
Michelle Veza	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Lisa Parasyn	....	co-casting director

Editorial Department
Melany Bourgouin	....	post-production coordinator
Serge Harvey	....	high definition editor

Other crew
Troy Baker	....	production coordinator
Virginie Blondel-Pelletier	....	production coordinator
Joseph G. Jones	....	assistant production coordinator
Christopher Renaud	....	office runner
Christopher Renaud	....	production assistant
Joe Sisto	....	legal services
Julia Stan	....	script supervisor
Ainslie S. Wiggs	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Outrage Productions Inc.
• S.V. Thrilling Movies Inc.

Distributors

• Imagination Worldwide (2006) (non-USA) (all media) (except Canada)
• Lance Entertainment (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Premiere Bobine (2006) (Canada) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (DVD) (as "Blood Stains")

Also Known As:

Blood Stains (USA) (DVD title)
Meurtre à domicile (Canada: French title) (DVD title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Outrage Productions Inc.

Typical TV-movie thriller

Lauren and her father Stan move into what they believe is a nice neighborhood. What they don't realize is that a murder was committed on their property, leaving a little girl without her parents. The father, Garrett, was killed, and the mother, Amanda, was sent to prison--apparently as the result of incompetent or lazy lawyers. Stan, who was a prosecutor before developing health problems, now teaches at a local college, and he decides to find a way to reopen the case. Brian, another teacher at the college who becomes friendly with Lauren (and possibly more than just friends), would prefer that the case not be reopened. In fact, his behavior when he is alone resembles that of a stalker.

Through flashbacks, we are shown the events leading to the murder as well as the traumatic discovery of the body. We also see Lauren's memory of the tragic death of her own daughter Stephanie, who would have been the other girl's age had she lived. Lauren keeps Stephanie alive through her children's book series. She is also shown at a book-signing and one of the girls there is absolutely adorable, though she has just one line.

There's nothing that special here, though the leading actors do a good job, particularly Daniel J. Travanti as Stan. I did not recognize him, though I saw very few episodes of "Hill Street Blues." But the real standout performance here comes from Lisa Zane as Brian's ex-wife Roxanne, who only he can see. She is wacko! Could she actually be dead and haunting him, or is he crazy? Well, we know from the start that something's not right with him.