An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
China Shavers
- E.B.
- (as China Jesusita Shavers)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeelee Sobieski was paid $1 million for appearing in the film.
- GoofsWhen Nancy Ryan opens the medicine cabinet, she finds two bottles of insulin. Insulin must be kept in the refrigerator.
- Quotes
Ruby Baker: Terry?
Terrence 'Terry' Glass: You're not wearing your shoulderbelt.
- Crazy creditsThe first few images of the film appear as if they are made of glass.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD includes two cut scenes from the fim:
- After Ruby faints when she finds the cops at her house, she wakes up the next morning thinking her parents' accident was a dream. When she heads downstairs, the neighbors are there to tell her it wasn't. Ruby sits at the table and cries sadly as the camera slowly pans away from her.
- Another scene has Ruby and Rhett at the funeral burying their parents' ashes at the cemetary.
- SoundtracksKaraoke Superstars
Written by Max Hsu and Dave Ghazarian
Performed by Superchick (as Superchic[k])
Courtesy of Superchic[k]
Featured review
I was surprised by this one, after having read some of the comments about it. My wife had insisted on several occasions to rent it, but I had managed to avoid it until now. The reason being that I'm not a great fan of startle-you-scenes' movies, where story line comes second to all possible means to startle the audience out of their shoes (which I believe is a the wrong way in creating good horror/thriller action movies). The Glass House is however not one of these, and I suspect that is one of the reason some people have given it slack reviews. Here they seem to keep to more realistic theme, with characters re-acting in intelligent manner, instead of some idiots you often see in horror/thriller films. The interesting thing was that the girl in the movie suspected from the start that something was wrong, and tried to solve the situation. The authorities became part of the picture from the start, instead of the usual stupidity that someone evil' resides in position of authority, denying the victim any help. The Glass couple were a bit unusual, though not overdoing it, and we can follow how they slip into their own nightmarish madness. Especially good was the scene were Mr. Glass is asking for a loan at a bank, displaying how, in fact, he was just a regular man. So all in all, this was just enough tension, in rather realistic environment, with surprisingly good acting all around. 7/10
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- La casa de cristal
- Filming locations
- 12815 Yellow Hill Drive, Malibu, California, USA(The Glass House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,150,259
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,738,448
- Sep 16, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $23,619,609
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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