Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001)

Murderous screenwriter Stanley Caldwell, who incidentally is thought to be dead, returns to the scenes of his crimes.

Director:

Po-Chih Leong (as Po Chih Leong)

Writers:

David Stephens (based on characters created by) (as C. David Stephens), Jeffrey Reddick

Stars:

Judd Nelson, Brian Krause, Dahlia Salem

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judd Nelson	...	Stanley Caldwell
Brian Krause	...	Mike Helton
Dahlia Salem	...	Alison Gaddis
Claudette Mink	...	Lauren Majors
JR Bourne	...	JC Reddick
Andrew Moxham	...	Paul Parsons
Kandyse McClure	...	Jade
Will Sanderson	...	Chad
Aaron Trainor	...	Carlos
Natasha Wilson	...	Elizabeth
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Vicki
Elizabeth Bowen	...	Wendy
Darren Moore	...	Weird FX Guy
Daniella Evangelista	...	Kimberley Parsons
Tamara Taggart	...	TV Anchor

Storyline

Murderous screenwriter Stanley Caldwell, who incidentally is thought to be dead, returns to the scenes of his crimes.

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Plot Keywords:

casting couch | six word title | villain played by lead actor | sequel | 

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Taglines:

Stanley's back. Some director's live for their work. He kills for it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence, a scene of sexuality, and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

USA Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cabin by the Lake 2

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

USA Cable Entertainment, Original Film, Great Falls Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "footage" that Mike is watching in which he confronts Stanley of making changes to, is actually footage from the "underwater dummy" scene from the first film.

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Quotes

Stanley Caldwell: There's a little bit of Stanley in everybody.

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Connections

Follows Cabin by the Lake (2000)

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Soundtracks

Rain
Performed by Wendy Williams and Frankie Blue

User Reviews

TV MOVIE QUALITY PLUS SERIALKILLING EQUALS GOOD TIMES!!!!

What a great bad movie! In this sequel to the story where a screenwriter enacts his own murderous screenplay (as he's writing it in the same mountain town where pre-production for the film is already going on), the now presumably dead and posthumously legendary writer-killer sneaks back on the set of the now-in-production movie (in 3 different clever disguises) and ever-so ironically discusses himself with everyone. Got it? The writing is sometimes fairly good, especially in the second half. The premise is interesting and despite loads of silliness, it's kinda kooky and fun. Judd Nelson just doesn't disturb me enough, though. I keep thinking of New Jack City and The Breakfast Club. Not to mention that damn Brooke Shields sitcom. However, one of the finest assets in the film is an incredibly overacted Brian Krause. Last time I saw him, he was the monster-hunk in Stephen King's "Sleepwalkers." That was around ten years ago, and it looks about 20. He plays the stereotypically abusive, ego-ridden, and sleazy director of the new picture who claims he was good friends with the killer/writer. Naturally Judd Nelson disabuses him of that notion.

Krause is pure B-movie dynamite. He acts like a starving bum eats..with incredible gusto and absolutely no attention to the results.

Of more amusement yet is the wacky directing and cinematography. The director like to emulate Oliver Stone in the worst possible way.switching film stock all over the place. I'm no film student, but I know 8mm film and hand -held video camera results when I see them. So a lot of the crucial scenes look like they were filmed in part by the camera crew from COPS. And it's totally inappropriate to the 'scary' feel. There is a scene that has got to be Sam Raimi homage, with the camera spiraling up from Judd Nelson's face after he wakes up. At least he got that right. So check this out on USA. I was lucky (?) enough to catch the first one for the 1rst time the night before, so of course I just had to watch this premiere. And what a super experience it was.