Rosewood Lane (2011)

When radio talk show psychiatrist, Dr. Sonny Blake, moves back to her hometown, she takes notice of her neighborhood paper boy's unusual behavior.

Director:

Victor Salva

Writer:

Victor Salva

Stars:

Rose McGowan, Daniel Ross Owens, Sonny Marinelli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rose McGowan	...	Dr. Sonny Blake
Daniel Ross Owens	...	Derek Barber
Sonny Marinelli	...	Barrett Tanner
Luna Lauren Velez	...	Paula Crenshaw (as Lauren Vélez)
Ray Wise	...	Det. Danny Briggs
Tom Tarantini	...	Det. Mike Sabatino
Rance Howard	...	Fred Crumb
Steve Tom	...	Glenn Forrester
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Dr. Cloey Talbot
Lin Shaye	...	Mrs. Hawthorne
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Hank Hawthorne
Judson Mills	...	Darren Summers
Ashton Moio	...	Kid Hawthorne
Christopher Gehrman	...	Animal Shelter Attendant
Shari Carlson	...	Nurse

Storyline

One year after the death of her father, psychiatrist and radio talk show host Dr. Sonny Blake, returns to Rosewood Lane in Stillwater to live in his house. Sonny who was abused by her father is a traumatized woman receiving therapy from Dr. Cloey. Sonny's boyfriend DA Barrett Tanner helps her move to a new home. On her arrival, the next door neighbor advises Sonny that the paperboy is a dangerous weirdo. Sonny finds that the paperboy has broken into her house and might be the person who killed her father. Detectives Briggs and Sabatino don't believe Sonny, thinking that it is her imagination. When Tanner is attacked and goes missing Sonny and her friend Paula Crenshaw call the police, but he is not found in the house. Is Sonny freaking out or is the paperboy an evil being?

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Taglines:

Evil Dwells in the Most Unlikely Places

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

A Casa de Rosewood Lane

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Media Bridge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The town Sonny moves to is Stillwater, when she enters the town the sign states Stillwater's neighboring towns are Pertwilla and Poho. Both of those towns were places in Victor Salva's other movie Jeepers Creepers (2001).

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Goofs

The bridge that is featured every time Sonny leaves the city is the Sydney Habour Bridge in Australia. Lunar Park is clearly visible in the background. This is despite the fact that the film is set in the USA.

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Quotes

Det. Briggs: What part of this is real? And what part of this is just a little girl who moved back to the hell she grew up in, because this time she thought she could kick its ass?

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Connections

References The Paper Boy (1994)

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Soundtracks

Jack and Jill
(uncredited)
Written by Traditional

User Reviews

Lacking in thrills but still great I thought.

Victor Salva is a very talented director, that's a given, we have the 2 Jeepers Creepers film to thank him for, and a lot of people are very disappointed with his latest effort Rosewood Lane, pretty much straight away I realized that I was watching a very different type of Salva film, obviously the budget is a lot lower than the Jeepers films and this is less of a horror and more of a drama with a supernatural/ thrill edge to it. The story is slightly similar to other movies of the past, but because this has the supernatural twist and the constant guessing throughout it makes it not just a rehash if something already done, in saying that this is really a film that will leave you guessing right up until the end, and you may or may not like the ending but I guess it's 50 50.

Rose McGowan has a great screen presence, she has a kind of sweetness and honesty to her that really make you like the characters she plays, and she can carry an entire film quite easily I think, I hope more directors see what a great investment she could be. The youngster who plays the villain is is also really good, the fact that he is always smiling kinda creeped me out a bit, which is good because that's the point I guess.

Yes it's no Jeepers Creepers, but it is something a little different, people should give it a go, they may enjoy it, just don't go in expecting full strength horror, expect a thrilling drama that will scratching your head afterwards.

Enjoy :)