"The Lost Room" (2006) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Some doors are better left closed.

Plot:

A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to alternate universe.

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 nominations

Cast

Peter Krause	...	Joe Miller (3 episodes, 2006)
Julianna Margulies	...	Jennifer Bloom (3 episodes, 2006)
Peter Jacobson	...	Wally Jabrowski (3 episodes, 2006)
Dennis Christopher	...	Dr. Martin Ruber (3 episodes, 2006)
April Grace	...	Lee Bridgewater (3 episodes, 2006)
Elle Fanning	...	Anna Miller (3 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Pollak	...	Karl Kreutzfeld (3 episodes, 2006)
Benjamin Petry	...	Isaac Kreutzfeld (3 episodes, 2006)
Chris Bauer	...	Lou Destefano (2 episodes, 2006)
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Margaret Milne (2 episodes, 2006)
Margaret Cho	...	Suzie Kang (2 episodes, 2006)
Ann Cusack	...	Helen Ruber (2 episodes, 2006)
Roger Bart	...	Howard 'The Weasel' Montague (2 episodes, 2006)
Nicholas Guilak	...	Arjun Mehta (2 episodes, 2006)
Jason Douglas	...	Anthony (2 episodes, 2006)
Chris Monberg	...	Little Jim (2 episodes, 2006)

Also Known As:

Motel Man (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

270 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

In the Lost Room Promo that aired on the SciFi Channel, it has a different child actress being lost in the room than was actually used in the mini-series.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Det. Miller and Kreutzfeld go into the motel room to get to the vault, Kreutzfeld insists on Miller leaving his pistol. After he is abandoned in the vault, Miller goes to the book shop and then goes back to the Motel. At the Motel, Miller has his pistol back, but no one has been back to Kreutzfeld's to retrieve it.

Movie Connections:

Features To Build a Better Mousetrap (1999)

Excellent storytelling - a must own for DVD

I decided to watch this since the premise seemed fairly original. I was totally blown away! This show should be made into a series. Luckily they left the end open enough that we might actually see that in the future. With shows about superheroes becoming more and more common it is nice to see a storyline that allows those powers (useful and not so useful) able to transfer from one person to another. Excellent casting and set design. Kevin Pollak shines as an object collector obsessed to the point that he will sacrifice the world to get what he wants. Julianna Margulies is also excellent. It is nice to see her on something since ER. I was never quite sure if I should trust her completely or not since the objects seem to prove that power corrupts even when you have what you think are the best interests at heart. A must own on DVD when it finally comes out.