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