Cabin by the Lake (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Po-Chih Leong

Writer (WGA):

David Stephens (written by)

Release Date:

1 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A screenwriter, who lives in a cabin by the lake near Los Angeles, drowns young women, then goes back to visit their bodies and do their laundry.

Plot Keywords:

Villain Played By Lead Actor | Drowning | Script Writer | Scuba Diving | Serial Killer

Cast

Judd Nelson	...	Stanley
Hedy Burress	...	Mallory
Michael Weatherly	...	Boone
Susan Gibney	...	Regan
Bernie Coulson	...	Duncan
Colleen Wheeler	...	Lauren
Cam Cronin	...	Clayton
Bob Dawson	...	Sheriff
G. Patrick Currie	...	Logan
John B. Destry	...	Melvin (as John Destry)
Guy Jellis	...	Deputy
Rebecca Reichert	...	Babette
Marnie Alton	...	Brooke
Jennifer Carmichael	...	Tiffany
Barbara Pollard	...	Hotel Manager
Mar Andersons	...	Blake
Daniella Evangelista	...	Kimberly
Katrina Matthews	...	Blonde at Theater (as Katrina Mathews)
Gerry McAteer	...	Hardware Employee
Russell Ferrier	...	Dispatcher
Rob Farrell	...	Diver
Colin Foo	...	Fisherman on Lake
Rondel Reynoldson	...	Agent
Santino Barile	...	Maniac
Angelika Libera	...	Frightened Woman (as Angelika Baran)
Moriane Ruddick	...	Lady in Pink (as Moraine Ruddick)
Danielle McFadyen	...	Lady in Red
Disa Fladmark	...	Lady in Yellow

Directed by
Po-Chih Leong		(as Po Chih Leong)

Writing credits (WGA)
David Stephens		(written by) (as C. David Stephens)

Produced by
Judith Craig Marlin	....	associate producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	executive producer
John V. Stuckmeyer	....	producer
Heather Zeegen	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Daniel Licht

Cinematography by
Philip Linzey

Film Editing by
Darren Kloomok

Casting by
Robin Lippin

Production Design by
Michael Ritter

Art Direction by
Eija Johnson

Set Decoration by
Christine Handley

Costume Design by
Tina Fiorda

Makeup Department
Rachel Griffin	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert A. Pandini	....	key hair stylist (as Robert Pandini)
Bill Terezakis	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Faye von Schroeder	....	makeup artist (as Fay von Schroeder)
Howard Lau	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Keith Lau	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert Petrovicz	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Katsikas	....	second assistant director
Nico Sachse	....	first assistant director (as Nico A. Sachse)
Linda Pearce	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Larry Gonsalves	....	set dresser
Ken Hanis	....	assistant property master
Tiina Liimu	....	assistant set decorator
Neil McLeod	....	property master
Guy Roland	....	set dresser
Kevin Stephens	....	construction coordinator
Laura Hopkins	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Elizabeth Shelton	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Bondelevitch	....	dialogue editor
Alan Decker	....	sound re-recording mixer
James B. Howe	....	foley artist (as James Howe)
Alan Kerr	....	foley artist
Martin Lacroix	....	boom operator
Mark Linden	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tara Paul	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Claus Trelby	....	dialogue editor
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer (as Michael Williamson)

Special Effects by
Allen Benjamin	....	special effects coordinator (as Al Benjamin)
Daniel Bogdanovich	....	assistant prosthetic and makeup effect
Rachel Griffin	....	prosthetic and makeup effect (as Rachael Griffin)
Jason Palmer	....	assistant prosthetic and makeup effect
Rae Reedyk	....	special effects
Brant McIlroy	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Nesta Chapman	....	stunts
Terrance Leigh	....	stunts (as Terrence Leigh)
Leslie McMichael	....	stunts (as Leslie Spongberg)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts
Jacob Rupp	....	stunt coordinator
Owen Walstrom	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
T.J. Armengol	....	dolly grip (as TJ Armengol)
Jim Barber	....	grip
Gordon Bell	....	electrician
Cyrus Block	....	camera operator
Ray Boyle	....	director of photography: second unit
Ray Boyle	....	gaffer
Marc Daunais	....	electrician (as Mark Daunais)
Herb DeWaal	....	grip: underwater unit (as Herb Dewall)
Curt Eckert	....	grip
Theo Eglseder	....	first assistant camera
Michael Ferris	....	director of photography: underwater unit
Robert Foreman	....	still photographer: underwater
Darryl Foulds	....	grip
Christopher Dunn George	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit (as Chris George)
Chris Johnson	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Murray	....	gaffer: underwater unit (as Pat Murray)
Jeff O'Brien	....	electrician
Tom Paleczka	....	electrician
Jeff Pentecost	....	best boy electric
Kevin Pietrzak	....	grip
Ian Seabrook	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Robin Smith	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit
Andrew Spencer-Phillips	....	best boy grip
John Spencer-Phillips	....	key grip
Alan Zenuk	....	still photographer
Kelly Mason	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Kit Hayward	....	extras casting
Sid Kozak	....	casting: Canada
Kris Loughlin	....	casting associate (as Chris Loughlin)
A.J. Unger	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Allisa Swanson	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Melissa Carter	....	assistant editor
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Luis Martín González	....	negative splicer
Otis A. Kaltvedt	....	post-production assistant (as Otis Kaltvedt)
Gordon Young	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Steven A. Saltzman	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Cam Rolfe	....	boat driver: marine unit
Tom Stenner	....	boat driver: marine unit

Other crew
Holly Atchison	....	script supervisor
Michael Cates	....	location manager
Jason Crosby	....	assistant coordinator: marine unit
Karen Hamm	....	stand-in
Steve Hepworth	....	coordinator: marine unit
Brenda Ilic	....	assistant production coordinator
Sharon Ingram	....	production coordinator (as Sharon P. Ingram)
Steve Johnston	....	safety diver: underwater unit
John MaCuspie	....	dive supervisor: underwater unit
Neil McDaniel	....	safety diver: underwater unit
Pat McGillion	....	safety diver: underwater unit
Tracey Motherwell	....	security officer
Greg Neumeyer	....	stand-in
Donnie Reid	....	dive coordinator: underwater unit
Steve Sangster	....	assistant location manager
Sunita Sinha	....	second assistant production coordinator
Susan Strubin	....	craft service
Susan Strubin	....	first aid
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in
Murray Williams	....	assistant accountant
Patricia D. Williams	....	production accountant (as Pat Williams)
Herb DeWaal	....	diver (uncredited)
Danny Ho	....	computer playback graphics artist (uncredited)
Deborah Loven	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)

Thanks
Walter Klenhard	....	special thanks
Chris Neale	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Foxtail Productions Inc.
• Great Falls Productions
• Original Film

Distributors

• USA Home Video
• USA Network

Other Companies

• Location Caterers  catering
• Molokai Productions  video playback
• R.C. Baral & Co.  post-production accounting
• Reel Cuts  negative cutting
• Stage Two Audio Post Productions  post-production audio facilities
• Title House  titles and opticals
• West Media Film  computer playback

MPAA:

Rated R for some terror/violence.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R (video rating) | USA:TV-14 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Foxtail Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Filmed in 32 days.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Mallory & Regan are thrown from the boat with their hands tied behind them, you can clearly see Regan put her hand out to steady herself as she "jumps in".

Movie Connections:

Followed by Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cure

Another Reason to Not Like Judd Nelson

I consider myself one of the last true lovers of the great B-movies. That being said, I find it odd that I dislike this movie as much as I do. The acting is atrocious, the sets are too sterile to be believed, the music is generic at best...I would go on, but I'd feel as though I was rambling. It seemed like a good thriller plot line, but throw in horrible direction, second-rate actors, and a crew that I wouldn't let film my kid's football game, and you get what we have here. On the plus side, the girls in the film are very lovely, and the underwater shots are done well enough. The underlying humor is probably enough to warrant a boring Sunday afternoon's TV viewing, but I certainly would not pay to own such a stinker of a film.