The Glass House (2001)

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writer (WGA):

Wesley Strick (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

It's time to kick some Glass.

Plot:

An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.

Plot Keywords:

Cheating On Test | Car Crash | Lawyer | Orphan | Stepfamily

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Leelee Sobieski	...	Ruby Baker
Diane Lane	...	Erin Glass
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Terrence 'Terry' Glass
Bruce Dern	...	Begleiter
Kathy Baker	...	Nancy Ryan
Trevor Morgan	...	Rhett Baker
Chris Noth	...	Uncle Jack
Michael O'Keefe	...	Dave Baker
Vyto Ruginis	...	Don
Gavin O'Connor	...	Whitey
Carly Pope	...	Tasha
China Shavers	...	E.B. (as China Jesusita Shavers)
Agnes Bruckner	...	Zoe
Michael Paul Chan	...	Mr. Kim
Rachel Wilson	...	Hannah

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sinister thematic elements, violence, drug content and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (video rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37273) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

According to their gravestones in the final scene, the date that Mr. and Mrs. Baker died was 15 March 2000.

Goofs:

When Rhett is walking up to take the keys after Terry has passed out, Terry's hand is near the keys but not on them. In the next shot when Rhett takes the keys Terry's hand is over top of the keys.

Quotes:

Dr. Erin Madre-Glass: We need your trust, Ruby.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

Diabetic Dancer

Moderately Effective Thriller

A moderately effective thriller featuring a capable performance by Leelee Sobieski as a teenage girl who, along with her younger brother, is taken in by a couple of old family friends after the mysterious deaths of her parents. The story is fairly predictable as thrillers go, but Sobieski delivers a performance that has enough spark to keep the audience interested and the production design and the look of the `glass house' that they live in are impressive. GRADE: B