Stephen King's Rose Red Movie Review 2002

The fictional memoir "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer" was released shortly before the miniseries aired, rather than the movie being based on an already successful novel. The "Diary's" editor, Dr. Joyce Reardon (Travis), is a college professor looking for the supernatural inside Rose Red, a decaying mansion known for its strange history. She gathers together various paranormals, including autistic teenager Annie (Brown) who has strong telekinetic powers. The house begins to feed off Annie's energy and all hell breaks loose. Last role for Dukes (as Joyce's nemesis Professor Miller) who died during filming.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 254 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Stephen King, Creepy Houses, Supernatural Horror, Psychic Abilities

Screenplay

Stephen King

Cast

Nancy Travis, Kimberly J. Brown, Matt Keeslar, David Dukes, Julian Sands, Judith Ivey, Melanie Lynskey, Matt Ross, Kevin Tighe, Julia Campbell, Jimmi Simpson

Cinematography

David Connell

Director

Craig R. Baxley

Music

Gary Chang