The Rose Technique

2002 film
  • 1 March 2002 (2002-03-01)
Running time
97 minutesLanguageEnglish

The Rose Technique, also known as Deranged, is a 2002 direct-to-DVD American film starring Sally Kirkland, JoBeth Williams, Kari Wuhrer, Jason Brooks and Sage Kirkpatrick.

Plot

The Rose Technique revolves around the life of an off-beat psychiatrist who wants to join the crazy world of daytime TV. She signs a contract with a school and becomes a teacher, but a student tries to prove that she is no angel. Strange things happen while the psychiatrist Doctor Lillian Rose is around.

Cast

  • JoBeth Williams as Dr. Lillian Rose
  • Sally Kirkland as Helen
  • Kari Wuhrer as Kristi
  • Jason Brooks as Eddie
  • Sage Kirkpatrick as Emily
  • Denice Duff as Sally Winward
  • Leo Rossi as Artie
  • Robert Costanzo as Vince Trane
  • Anicka Haywood as Brandy
  • Peter Jason as Detective Atwood
  • Nicolas Read as Jake
  • Gibby Brand as Dr. Pierce
  • Kevin Brief as Radio Station Manager

Reception

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times said that writer Ray Stroeber had a promising idea, but that director Jon Scheide played the dark comedy too straight, and that the film fails to match the audacious performance from Williams.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kevin Thomas (11 April 2003). "'Rose Technique' doesn't quite bloom". Los Angeles Times.

External links

  • The Rose Technique at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Rose Technique at Rotten Tomatoes


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