Knowledge (XXG)

The Disappointments Room

Source 📝

347:
grave. Inside the grave sits Laura's deformed skeleton. In the attic, she finds the portrait she burned completely intact. Entering the disappointments' room, she witnesses a flashback of Judge Blacker murdering Laura with a hammer, as his wife tries to stop him. Blacker's dog attacks Dana; she breaks the dog's neck and stops Blacker from killing her son by bashing Blacker with the hammer. In the meantime, Laura's ghost is finally free and runs away from the house and vanishes. David rushes in, seeing Dana frantically hitting the bed with Lucas in it. He takes Lucas to their bedroom, then returns to talk to Dana.
985: 343:
the attic, where wealthy socialite families cruelly shuttered their deformed or disabled children. As she spends more time researching the house, Dana's mental state begins to unravel, and she stops taking her medication. She begins having disturbing visions of Laura, Judge Blacker, and the dog, and acts erratically toward David and Lucas. She finds a hidden portrait of Judge Blacker and Mrs. Blacker and burns it.
350:
Calming down, Dana reflects on Catherine's death, a flashback reveals that Catherine died after being suffocated after her mother had fallen asleep over her. She realizes that she can no longer tell what's real when she realizes that she was hallucinating Ben's murder and corpse. David vows that they
342:
Shaken by her experience, Dana researches the history of the house, learning about its namesake Judge Ernest Blacker and his daughter, Laura Blacker, who died the same day that Dana's daughter was born, July 5. Local historian Judith tells her the Blacker family had a secret "disappointments room" in
589:
wrote: "Despite Kate Beckinsale's game efforts, D.J. Caruso's thriller proves altogether worthy of its title". Leydon wrote that the film starts well but "skids off the rails" around the two-thirds mark, and praised the cinematography and Beckinsale's performance, but said the film lives down to its
346:
While David entertains family friends on the occasion of what would have been Catherine's first birthday, Dana hires local handyman Ben Philips to dig up the grave in the backyard. The ghost of Judge Blacker kills Ben with a shovel and Dana discovers his body hanging from a noose above the open
535:, and was projected to gross $ 1–2 million from 1,554 theaters in its opening weekend. It went on to gross $ 1.4 million in its opening weekend, finishing 17th at the box office. In the second week the film, still playing in those 1,554 theaters, grossed just $ 377,322, dropping to 24th place. 435:. On October 20, Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido and Michaela Conlin were filmed outside buildings on South Elm Street in Greensboro. The same buildings were used for exteriors, but the interior filming for the scenes represented by those buildings took place on Fourth Street in nearby 31: 351:
will return to Brooklyn, and that Dana will get better. Before leaving, he removes the door from the disappointments' room, and Dana takes one of Laura's figurines. As they drive away, Dana spots Judge Blacker looking down at them from the window.
332:. The couple pushes it out of the way only to find a locked door. Dana finds the key on top of the door frame and enters the room, experiencing a vision of a little girl being tormented by her father and his German Shepherd. She suffers a 324:, a once-grand dream home that has sat abandoned since the death of its original owners in the 19th century. Upon arrival, Dana begins having unsettling visions and nightmares of a mysterious 542:
was dropped from all but 36 theaters (97.4%). This set a record for highest percentage of theaters dropping a film in its third week, surpassing the 97.2% by the infamous flop
328:
and Lucas covered in blood. She finds a homemade gravestone on the grounds and an area of the house not listed in the blueprints: a room whose entrance is blocked by a large
605: 565: 465:
held by the Blackers while Laura hopelessly looks on from the attic, and a scene of Mrs. Blacker being killed by her husband's dog as retaliation for trying to save Laura.
1324: 285:
as a couple in a new house that contains a hidden room with a dark, haunted past. The film was inspired by an HGTV episode from a segment called "If Walls Could Talk".
461:
During the film's lengthy post-production process, a number of key scenes and subplots were either trimmed or cut entirely. These include a flashback sequence of a
505:
distributing the film with a planned VOD release only for the VOD release to get scrapped. The movie was added to Netflix in the United States on April 19, 2017.
1309: 596:
criticized the film's lack of originality, saying: "There simply isn't enough freshness in the script to warrant another journey inside a dark old house."
572:
lives down to its title with a thrill-free thriller that presumably left its stars filled with regret - and threatens to do the same for audiences." On
1319: 764: 1344: 1142: 1334: 1314: 890: 678: 525: 1024: 659: 723: 1329: 937: 1339: 1185: 813: 576:, the film has a score 31 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by 436: 531: 1043: 863: 790: 749: 1304: 1265: 1255: 1165: 1135: 440: 432: 836: 493: 339:
Later it is revealed that the couple not only had Lucas, but also a daughter; Catherine, who died a year before.
917: 1068: 444: 1215: 452: 448: 1073: 592: 162: 1128: 707: 474: 266: 1299: 1275: 1175: 791:"Relativity Assembles $ 75 Million in New Funding, Pushes Back Release Slate as Kevin Spacey Exits" 1225: 895: 584: 483: 632: 548:. By the fourth week, only ten theaters were still showing the film, bringing in just $ 3,749. 1104: 841: 557: 333: 1195: 1109: 957: 478: 409: 274: 170: 58: 1115: 966: 942: 922: 891:"'Sully' Soaring, 'Bough' Breaks To Mid-Teen, 'Wild Life' Snoozing, 'Disappointments' DOA" 637: 561: 481:
scheduled the film for a March 25, 2016, release. On March 14, 2016, it was revealed that
394: 361: 325: 313: 297: 278: 123: 95: 30: 984: 1028: 997: 971: 502: 388: 373: 321: 293: 184: 105: 74: 1293: 679:"Relativity Moves Up Kate Beckinsale Thriller 'The Disappointments Room' by 2 Months" 456: 79: 1152: 519: 462: 415: 400: 270: 44: 497:
off the release schedule. When Relativity Media revealed their new film schedule,
288:
Originally completed in 2014, the film was only released on September 9, 2016, by
1120: 501:
was moved to November 18, 2016. It was then pushed up to September 9, 2016, with
1235: 705:
Clodfelter, Tim (October 25, 2014). "Beckinsale films scenes on Fourth Street".
577: 141: 54: 1002: 573: 379: 329: 289: 110: 765:"Relativity Dates Five Films For 2016 Including 'Kidnap' & 'Masterminds'" 1205: 367: 309: 282: 100: 487:
would be the first post-bankruptcy release in August of that year, pushing
683: 568:
of 27 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "
317: 1098: 660:"Box Office: Tom Hanks' 'Sully' Set to Land With Moderate $ 25 Million" 473:
The film was seeking a distributor after Relativity Media filed for
316:) moves with her husband David and their 5-year-old son Lucas from 544: 1124: 864:"New Releases on Netflix US (Apr. 19, 2017) - Whats On Netflix" 750:"Relativity Media Files Bankruptcy; Film and TV Units for Sale" 918:"The Disappointments Room (2016) - Weekend Box Office Results" 580:
gave the film an average grade of "D" on an A+ to F scale.
837:"Guess What? 'Before I Wake' Just Got Pulled From Release" 431:
The production on the film began on September 8, 2014, in
300:, grossing only $ 5.7 million from a $ 15 million budget. 724:"THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM Isn't Worthy Of Your Lame Puns" 443:
style Adamsleigh estate, built in 1930 and designed by
250: 242: 234: 226: 216: 192: 180: 147: 137: 129: 119: 88: 64: 50: 40: 23: 606:List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes 439:. The house used for the main location was the 1136: 517:was released on September 9, 2016, alongside 8: 814:"Relativity Media Reveals New Film Schedule" 748:Rainey, James; Lang, Brent (July 30, 2015). 889:Anthony D'Alessandro (September 11, 2016). 1143: 1129: 1121: 983: 477:, and placed the film up for sale. Later, 29: 20: 1069:"'The Disappointments Room': Film Review" 1044:"Film Review: 'The Disappointments Room'" 938:"Biggest Theater Drops at the Box Office" 1325:Films shot in Greensboro, North Carolina 617: 16:2016 American psychological horror film 627: 625: 623: 621: 7: 722:Collins, Brian (September 9, 2016). 1310:American psychological horror films 763:Pederson, Erik (December 4, 2015). 421:Jennifer Leigh Mann as Mrs. Blacker 1042:Leydon, Joe (September 12, 2016). 998:"The Disappointments Room reviews" 14: 633:"The Disappointments Room (2016)" 812:Corrigan, Tom (March 14, 2016). 789:Donnelly, Matt; Waxman, Sharon. 677:Doty, Meriah (August 15, 2016). 835:Miska, Brad (August 16, 2016). 451:outside Greensboro. The film's 320:to the Blacker estate in rural 1320:Films directed by D. J. Caruso 1: 1345:English-language horror films 385:Duncan Joiner as Lucas Barrow 1335:2010s English-language films 1315:Films scored by Brian Tyler 406:Ella Jones as Laura Blacker 201:September 9, 2016 1361: 1256:XXX: Return of Xander Cage 433:Greensboro, North Carolina 376:as Judge Ernest R. Blacker 1159: 35:Theatrical release poster 28: 1246:The Disappointments Room 1111:The Disappointments Room 1100:The Disappointments Room 960:The Disappointments Room 590:name. Stephen Farber of 570:The Disappointments Room 540:The Disappointments Room 515:The Disappointments Room 499:The Disappointments Room 489:The Disappointments Room 273:, written by Caruso and 262:The Disappointments Room 24:The Disappointments Room 453:special make-up effects 449:Sedgefield Country Club 1330:Relativity Media films 1074:The Hollywood Reporter 593:The Hollywood Reporter 513:In the United States, 163:Los Angeles Media Fund 1031:on December 20, 2018. 816:. Wall Street Journal 708:Winston-Salem Journal 526:When the Bough Breaks 475:Chapter 11 bankruptcy 296:to both critical and 1340:2010s American films 267:psychological horror 209: (United States) 538:In its third week, 312:named Dana Barrow ( 265:is a 2016 American 1151:Films directed by 896:Deadline Hollywood 769:Deadline Hollywood 728:Birth.Movies.Death 403:as Marti Morrinson 382:as Ben Philips Jr. 298:commercial failure 171:Relativity Studios 167:Media Talent Group 1305:2016 horror films 1287: 1286: 1186:Two for the Money 842:Bloody-Disgusting 558:review aggregator 552:Critical response 455:were provided by 334:nervous breakdown 292:Distribution and 269:film directed by 258: 257: 1352: 1280: 1270: 1260: 1250: 1240: 1230: 1220: 1216:I Am Number Four 1210: 1200: 1190: 1180: 1170: 1145: 1138: 1131: 1122: 1086: 1085: 1083: 1081: 1065: 1059: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1039: 1033: 1032: 1027:. Archived from 1021: 1015: 1014: 1012: 1010: 994: 988: 987: 982: 980: 978: 954: 948: 947: 934: 928: 927: 914: 908: 907: 905: 903: 886: 880: 879: 877: 875: 870:. April 19, 2017 868:Whats On Netflix 860: 854: 853: 851: 849: 832: 826: 825: 823: 821: 809: 803: 802: 800: 798: 786: 780: 779: 777: 775: 760: 754: 753: 745: 739: 738: 736: 734: 719: 713: 712: 702: 696: 695: 693: 691: 674: 668: 667: 656: 650: 649: 647: 645: 629: 479:Relativity Media 275:Wentworth Miller 208: 206: 188:Relativity Media 59:Wentworth Miller 33: 21: 1360: 1359: 1355: 1354: 1353: 1351: 1350: 1349: 1290: 1289: 1288: 1283: 1273: 1263: 1253: 1243: 1233: 1223: 1213: 1203: 1193: 1183: 1173: 1163: 1155: 1149: 1116:Rotten Tomatoes 1095: 1090: 1089: 1079: 1077: 1067: 1066: 1062: 1052: 1050: 1041: 1040: 1036: 1023: 1022: 1018: 1008: 1006: 996: 995: 991: 976: 974: 967:Rotten Tomatoes 956: 955: 951: 943:Box Office Mojo 936: 935: 931: 923:Box Office Mojo 916: 915: 911: 901: 899: 888: 887: 883: 873: 871: 862: 861: 857: 847: 845: 834: 833: 829: 819: 817: 811: 810: 806: 796: 794: 788: 787: 783: 773: 771: 762: 761: 757: 747: 746: 742: 732: 730: 721: 720: 716: 704: 703: 699: 689: 687: 676: 675: 671: 658: 657: 653: 643: 641: 638:Box Office Mojo 631: 630: 619: 614: 602: 562:Rotten Tomatoes 554: 511: 471: 429: 424: 410:Marcia DeRousse 395:Michaela Conlin 370:as David Barrow 362:Kate Beckinsale 357: 326:German Shepherd 314:Kate Beckinsale 306: 279:Kate Beckinsale 277:, and starring 219: 212: 204: 202: 195: 187: 176: 175: 152: 150: 133:Vince Filippone 124:Rogier Stoffers 115: 96:Kate Beckinsale 84: 57: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1358: 1356: 1348: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1292: 1291: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1281: 1271: 1266:Redeeming Love 1261: 1251: 1241: 1231: 1221: 1211: 1201: 1191: 1181: 1171: 1166:The Salton Sea 1160: 1157: 1156: 1150: 1148: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1125: 1119: 1118: 1107: 1094: 1093:External links 1091: 1088: 1087: 1060: 1034: 1016: 989: 972:Fandango Media 949: 929: 909: 881: 855: 827: 804: 781: 755: 740: 714: 697: 669: 651: 616: 615: 613: 610: 609: 608: 601: 598: 583:Joe Leydon of 553: 550: 510: 507: 503:Rogue Pictures 470: 467: 445:Luther Lashmit 428: 425: 423: 422: 419: 413: 407: 404: 398: 392: 389:Michael Landes 386: 383: 377: 374:Gerald McRaney 371: 365: 364:as Dana Barrow 358: 356: 353: 322:North Carolina 305: 302: 256: 255: 252: 248: 247: 244: 240: 239: 236: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 220: 217: 214: 213: 211: 210: 198: 196: 193: 190: 189: 182: 181:Distributed by 178: 177: 174: 173: 168: 165: 160: 156: 155: 153: 148: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 121: 120:Cinematography 117: 116: 114: 113: 108: 106:Gerald McRaney 103: 98: 92: 90: 86: 85: 83: 82: 77: 75:Vincent Newman 72: 71:Geyer Kosinski 68: 66: 62: 61: 52: 48: 47: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1357: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1268: 1267: 1262: 1258: 1257: 1252: 1248: 1247: 1242: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1222: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1208: 1207: 1202: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1188: 1187: 1182: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1162: 1161: 1158: 1154: 1146: 1141: 1139: 1134: 1132: 1127: 1126: 1123: 1117: 1113: 1112: 1108: 1106: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1096: 1092: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1064: 1061: 1049: 1045: 1038: 1035: 1030: 1026: 1025:"CinemaScore" 1020: 1017: 1005: 1004: 999: 993: 990: 986: 973: 969: 968: 963: 961: 953: 950: 945: 944: 939: 933: 930: 925: 924: 919: 913: 910: 902:September 11, 898: 897: 892: 885: 882: 869: 865: 859: 856: 844: 843: 838: 831: 828: 815: 808: 805: 792: 785: 782: 770: 766: 759: 756: 751: 744: 741: 729: 725: 718: 715: 711:. p. A1. 710: 709: 701: 698: 686: 685: 680: 673: 670: 665: 661: 655: 652: 640: 639: 634: 628: 626: 624: 622: 618: 611: 607: 604: 603: 599: 597: 595: 594: 588: 587: 581: 579: 575: 571: 567: 563: 559: 551: 549: 547: 546: 541: 536: 534: 533: 532:The Wild Life 528: 527: 522: 521: 516: 508: 506: 504: 500: 496: 495: 494:Before I Wake 490: 486: 485: 480: 476: 468: 466: 464: 459: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 441:English Tudor 438: 437:Winston-Salem 434: 426: 420: 417: 414: 411: 408: 405: 402: 399: 396: 393: 390: 387: 384: 381: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 359: 354: 352: 348: 344: 340: 337: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 303: 301: 299: 295: 291: 286: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 263: 254:$ 5.7 million 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 233: 230:United States 229: 225: 221: 215: 200: 199: 197: 191: 186: 183: 179: 172: 169: 166: 164: 161: 158: 157: 154: 146: 143: 140: 136: 132: 128: 125: 122: 118: 112: 109: 107: 104: 102: 99: 97: 94: 93: 91: 87: 81: 80:Tucker Tooley 78: 76: 73: 70: 69: 67: 63: 60: 56: 53: 49: 46: 43: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 1274: 1264: 1254: 1245: 1244: 1234: 1224: 1214: 1204: 1194: 1184: 1176:Taking Lives 1174: 1164: 1153:D. J. Caruso 1110: 1099: 1078:. Retrieved 1072: 1063: 1051:. Retrieved 1047: 1037: 1029:the original 1019: 1007:. Retrieved 1001: 992: 975:. Retrieved 965: 959: 952: 941: 932: 921: 912: 900:. Retrieved 894: 884: 872:. Retrieved 867: 858: 846:. Retrieved 840: 830: 818:. Retrieved 807: 795:. Retrieved 784: 772:. Retrieved 768: 758: 743: 731:. Retrieved 727: 717: 706: 700: 688:. Retrieved 682: 672: 663: 654: 642:. Retrieved 636: 591: 585: 582: 569: 555: 543: 539: 537: 530: 524: 518: 514: 512: 498: 492: 488: 482: 472: 463:garden party 460: 430: 418:as Dr. Asher 416:Joely Fisher 401:Celia Weston 349: 345: 341: 338: 307: 287: 271:D. J. Caruso 261: 260: 259: 246:$ 15 million 218:Running time 194:Release date 45:D. J. Caruso 18: 1236:Standing Up 774:December 5, 578:CinemaScore 142:Brian Tyler 65:Produced by 55:D.J. Caruso 41:Directed by 1300:2016 films 1294:Categories 1003:Metacritic 848:August 17, 733:August 26, 690:August 17, 644:January 9, 612:References 574:Metacritic 509:Box office 427:Production 380:Lucas Till 330:Chifforobe 290:EuropaCorp 251:Box office 222:85 minutes 205:2016-09-09 149:Production 111:Lucas Till 51:Written by 1206:Eagle Eye 1196:Disturbia 1080:April 24, 1053:April 24, 1009:April 24, 977:March 20, 874:April 20, 820:March 17, 797:March 14, 793:. TheWrap 412:as Judith 368:Mel Raido 310:architect 283:Mel Raido 151:companies 130:Edited by 101:Mel Raido 684:The Wrap 600:See also 560:website 457:KNB EFX. 397:as Jules 391:as Teddy 318:Brooklyn 235:Language 159:Demarest 138:Music by 89:Starring 1276:Shut In 1048:Variety 664:Variety 586:Variety 556:On the 469:Release 238:English 227:Country 203: ( 1279:(2022) 1269:(2022) 1259:(2017) 1249:(2016) 1239:(2013) 1229:(2011) 1226:Inside 1219:(2011) 1209:(2008) 1199:(2007) 1189:(2005) 1179:(2004) 1169:(2002) 484:Kidnap 243:Budget 545:Gigli 520:Sully 447:, at 294:Rogue 185:Rogue 1105:IMDb 1082:2020 1055:2020 1011:2020 979:2022 904:2016 876:2017 850:2016 822:2016 799:2016 776:2015 735:2017 692:2016 646:2017 529:and 491:and 355:Cast 304:Plot 281:and 1114:at 1103:at 308:An 1296:: 1071:. 1046:. 1000:. 970:. 964:. 940:. 920:. 893:. 866:. 839:. 767:. 726:. 681:. 662:. 635:. 620:^ 566:0% 564:, 523:, 336:. 1144:e 1137:t 1130:v 1084:. 1057:. 1013:. 981:. 962:" 958:" 946:. 926:. 906:. 878:. 852:. 824:. 801:. 778:. 752:. 737:. 694:. 666:. 648:. 207:)

Index


D. J. Caruso
D.J. Caruso
Wentworth Miller
Vincent Newman
Tucker Tooley
Kate Beckinsale
Mel Raido
Gerald McRaney
Lucas Till
Rogier Stoffers
Brian Tyler
Los Angeles Media Fund
Relativity Studios
Rogue
psychological horror
D. J. Caruso
Wentworth Miller
Kate Beckinsale
Mel Raido
EuropaCorp
Rogue
commercial failure
architect
Kate Beckinsale
Brooklyn
North Carolina
German Shepherd
Chifforobe
nervous breakdown

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.