Rose Red 

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 6 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
Robert Thomas Preston	...	Young Steven Rimbauer 3 episodes, 2002
Kristen Fischer	...	Annie / ... 3 episodes, 2002
Paige Gordon	...	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 power | haunted house | psychokinesis | precognition | extrasensory perception | 

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Taglines:

This one was created in Hell.

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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:

Greengrass Productions,Victor Television Productions,Mark Carliner Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

254 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Dukes died of a heart attack while he was playing tennis, the night before he was due to return to continue his scenes.

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Goofs

At the opening of the film a subtitle announces that it is "Seattle 1991". The very next shot is of the ferry Wenatchee, which was not built and did not go into service until 1998.

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Quotes

Nick: If we find Bolanger we can give him a cup of tea and a good spanking and send him on his way.

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Crazy Credits

Before the credits roll: In Memory of David Dukes He played the Professor and he died shortly before filming was through.

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Connections

References Carrie (1976)

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Soundtracks

MOONLIGHT SERENADE
Written by Glenn Miller
Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1940 Courtesy of RCA Victor Records

User Reviews

This is not for all you short attention spanners...

For the rest of you, though, this mammoth 250 minutes horror miniseries, is well worth the time. Stephen King has probably created one of his best screenplay-to-screen only works (not based on a novel) in "Rose Red", a chore usually not too successful ("Sleepwalkers", anyone?). This haunted house tale, about a creepy enormous mansion in Seatle, and the intrepid psychics that go there for a "field trip", boasts amazing production design and sets, fine acting, especially by Nancy Travis as the determined Joyce Reardon and Matt Ross as Emery ("Go and warn someone who isn't broke!), and decent special effects (especially considering this is made for TV). Although not everything is always clear, and although the middle part tends to sag a little, this is a high quality mini-series which amazingly manages to sustain interest through four hours of haunted house shenanigans, one of the most overused themes in horror. It's length also allows it to dedicate the first hour to character development and story buildup, so that when the characters walk for the first time into "Rose Red", we are almost as anxious as they are. this wouldn't have worked in a two hour film.