Behind the Red Door

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Set in New York and New England (but filmed in Newfoundland), Behind the Red Door stars Kyra Sedgwick as Manhattan-based photographer Natalie Haddad, who enjoys success with her strangely gloomy and foreboding camerawork. When her agent and best friend Julia (Stockard Channing) arranges for her to accept a lucrative contract with a Boston ad agency, Natalie discovers that she will be working for her own gay brother Roy (Kiefer Sutherland), whom she hasn't seen in a decade. Although Roy is insufferably snobbish and manipulative, he manages to exert a curious control over Natalie, forcing her to confront several disturbing, long-suppressed memories of her past (shown in black-and-white flashbacks). Before the film is over, Natalie is made to realize why Roy's behavior is so overbearing -- and also, the viewer learns just how intimately Julia is involved in the lives of both siblings. Underwritten by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as part of an ongoing program to heighten HIV/AIDS awareness, Behind the Red Door made its Showtime cable-network bow on January 12, 2003.

Rating:

R (for language)
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Matia Karrell
Written By:

Matia Karrell, C.W. Cressler
In Theaters:

Jan 12, 2003 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 16, 2003
Runtime:

104 minutes
Studio:

Artist View Entertainment

Cast

Kyra Sedgwick
as Natalie

Kiefer Sutherland
as Roy

Jason Carter
as Sonny

Stockard Channing
as Julia

Hannah Lochner
as Young Natalie

Corey Staden
as Young Roy

Phillip Craig
as Det. Kinzer

Philip Craig
as Det. Kinzer

Chuck Shamata
as Father

Laura Press
as Michelle

Ian Ryan
as Arthur

William Colgate
as Dr. Goldberg

Joseph Rutten
as Uncle Ernest

Mary Walsh
as Anna

Frankie J. Holden
as Driver

Frank Holden
as Driver

Matt Sharpe
as George

Peter Rompkey
as Carl

Phil Dinn
as Cabbie

Andy Jones
as Eddie

Mack Barfoot
as Maitre D'

Roger Maunder
as Waiter

Kay Annonsen
as Head Nurse

Francis Knickle
as IV Nurse

Andrew Vokey
as Orderly

Amy Mouse
as Night Nurse

Berni Stapleton
as Mother

Marie Koker
as Aunt Enid

Doreen Reardigan
as Aunt Mae

Austin Davis
as Uncle Mitchell

Jody Richardson
as Alan

Richard Blizzard
as Dog

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Critic Reviews for Behind the Red Door

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

The awkward set-up finally gives way to a portrait of a family of two, who are at last there for one another.

Jan 8, 2003 | Full Review…

Jerry Weinstein
culturevulture.net