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Glass House (2001)
Front Cover Actor
Leelee Sobieski
Diane Lane
Stellan Skarsgård
Bruce Dern
Kathy Baker
Trevor Morgan
Chris Noth
Michael O'Keefe
Vyto Ruginis
Gavin O'Connor
Movie Details
Director Daniel Sackheim
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 111 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Domestic tensions turn intimately sinister in this pulpy potboiler, which develops a steely sense of menace. The trouble begins when Mr. and Mrs. Glass (Stellan Skarsgård, Diane Lane) are appointed legal guardianship of 16-year-old Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) and her 11-year-old brother (Trevor Morgan) after their parents are killed in a car accident. As trusted former neighbors, the Glasses welcome the orphans into their luxurious Malibu home, but the all-glass structure turns into a gilded cage when Mr. Glass's motivations are revealed to be anything but friendly. With plot-thickening roles for Bruce Dern and Kathy Baker, the film builds considerable suspense before tailspinning into absurdity, and veteran TV director Daniel Sackheim takes full advantage of his prismatic setting and Sobieski's burgeoning sex appeal. The rickety script by Wesley Strick (echoing his rehash of Cape Fear) eventually veers toward self-parody, at which point The Glass House qualifies as a high-gloss slasher pic. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 377
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
UPC (Barcode) 043396062528
Release Date 1/2/2002
Subtitles English; French
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1