Themes: Cons and Scams, Unlikely Criminals, Orphans
Main Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård, Bruce Dern, Kathy Baker, Trevor Morgan
Release Year: 2001
Run Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
This teen psychological thriller marks the feature film debut of respected television producer and director Daniel Sackheim. Leelee Sobieski stars as Ruby Baker, a high school student who is devastated when her parents Grace and Dave (Rita Wilson and Michael O'Keefe) are killed in a tragic car accident. With her younger brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan), Ruby is sent to live with the legal guardians chosen by her parents, their best friends Terry (Stellan Skarsgård) and Erin Glass (Diane Lane). The Glasses live in an opulent Malibu mansion where Ruby and Rhett are promised all of the finest luxuries money can buy and a lavish new rich-kid lifestyle. Before long, however, Ruby begins to suspect that her new caretakers are not what they appear on the surface and that the couple's financial woes may force them to harm her or Rhett in order to cash in on their sizable life insurance policies. The Glass House was written by Wesley Strick, screenwriter of Cape Fear (1991), Wolf (1994), and The Saint (1997). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Chris Noth - Uncle Jack; Michael O'Keefe - Dave Baker; Rita Wilson - Grace Baker; Gavin O'Connor - Don; Vyto Ruginis - Whitey; Carly Pope - Tasha; China Shavers - E.B.; Agnes Bruckner - Zoe; Michael Paul Chan - Mr. Kim; Rutanya Alda - Vice Principal; Erick Avari - Ted Ross; Mia Barrentine - 5 Year Old Ruby; John Billingsley - Driving Instructor; Richard Anthony Crenna - Cop; Maia Danziger - Deirdre; Leslie Sackheim - Waitress; Stephanie Ittleson - Officer; Harry Johnson - Minister; January Jones - Girl; Kirk Kinder - Sheriff; Maya McGlaughlin - Receptionist; Wayne Morse - Psycho Killer; Michelle Nordin - Teen Queen; Brent Sexton - Mechanic; Paul Tuerpé - Traffic Cop; Julia Vera - Vicki; Kim Webster - Miss Drake; D. Elliot Woods - Cop; Alice Hirson - Mrs. Morgan; Drew Snyder - Mr. Morgan; Rachel Wilson - Hannah
Credit
Sarah Knowles - Art Director, Raul Bruce - Boom Operator, Felicia Fasano - Casting, Mary Vernieu - Casting, Anne McCarthy - Casting, Chrisi Karvonides Dushenko - Costume Designer, Louis D'Esposito - First Assistant Director, Daniel Sackheim - Director, Howard E. Smith - Editor, Lana Heying - Hair Styles, Robert C. Decker - Location Manager, Christopher Young - Composer (Music Score), Christina Chriswell - Makeup, Monty Rowan - Camera Operator, John Gary Steele - Production Designer, Alar Kivilo - Cinematographer, Neal H. Moritz - Producer, Tessa Posnansky - Set Designer, Randall D. Wilkins - Set Designer, Charisse Cardenas - Set Designer, R. Bruce Steinheimer - Special Effects, Alison Fisher - Sound Editor, Jay Wilkinson - Sound Editor, Richard Burton - Sound Editor, Troy Brown - Stunts, Tim A. Davison - Stunts, Randy Hall - Stunts, Billy Lucas - Stunts, Norman Howell - Stunts, Tom Harper - Stunts, Steve M. Davidson - Stunts, Jon Epstein - Stunts, Sam Maloof - Stunts, Chris Duran - Stunts, Marta Merrifield - Stunts, Debbie Rondell - Stunts, Monica Staggs - Stunts, Bob Brown - Stunts Coordinator, Michael Rachmil - Unit Production Manager, Wesley Strick - Screenwriter, Sean Illnscher - Production Assistant, Stephen Del Prete - Production Assistant, Brian Buller - Production Assistant, Zack Coutroulis - Production Assistant, Cody Williams - Production Assistant, Shelley Kirkwood - Unit Publicist, Bob Hall - First Assistant Camera, Joseph Dianda - Key Grip, Tom Milano - Music Editor, Cornelia Ryan - Production Supervisor, Teri Anne Kopp - Properties Master, Gary Bourgeois - Re-Recording Mixer, Greg Orloff - Re-Recording Mixer, Elizabeth Ludwick - Script Supervisor, Michael Viglietta - Second Assistant Director, Randol Perelman-Taylor - Second Assistant Director, Chris Squires - Steadicam Operator, Peter Iovino - Still Photographer, John Morris - Supervising Sound Editor, Tom Franchette - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Lee Johnson - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Craig Weintraub - Assistant Sound Editor, Skip Longfellow - Assistant Sound Editor, Sarah Monson - Casting Assistant, Alex Newman - Casting Associate, Freddy Luis - Casting Associate, Elan Yaari - Chief Lighting Technician, Joe Ondrejko - Construction Coordinator, Kenny Davis - Dolly Grip, Central Casting - Extra Casting, Lane Baker - First Assistant Editor, Gary A. Hecker - Foley Artist, Matthew Dettman - Foley Artist, Linda Arnold - Key Hairstylist, Nina Kraft - Key Make-up, Johnathan Bobbit - Leadman, Patsy DeShields - Production Accountant, Phil Shanahan - Second Assistant Camera, Carolyn Lassek - Set Dresser, Gabriel Hardman - Storyboard Artist, Mo Henry - Negative Cutter, yU+Co - Title Design
