Return to Cabin by the Lake

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Most screenwriters fight to protect their creative vision, but one man goes a good bit farther than most in this sequel to the made-for-TV horror flick Cabin by the Lake. Murderous scriptwriter Stanley Caldwell (Judd Nelson) is missing and thought to be dead, but the strange stories of his grisly crimes have made the project he was writing at the time of his death a hot property, and director Mike Helton (Brian Krause) has hired writer Allison Gaddis (Dahlia Salem) to polish Caldwell's rough draft as he prepares to bring Stanley's final work to the big screen. But it turns out Stanley isn't dead after all -- he managed to escape and has gone into hiding, but the news that his work is being tampered with brings him back to the scene of his crimes. Posing as J.C. Reddick, a relative of the producer, Caldwell gets hired as an assistant director on the film, and claiming to have known the late Caldwell, he sets out to reshape the movie so that it reflects his own twisted ideals. Produced for the USA cable network, Return to Cabin by the Lake was first aired on December 15, 2001.

Rating:

R (Some Violence, a Scene of Sexuality, and Brief Drug Use)
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Television
Directed By:

Po-Chih Leong
Written By:

Jeffrey Reddick
In Theaters:

Aug 14, 2001 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 18, 2001
Runtime:

120 minutes
Studio:

USA Home Entertainment

Cast

Judd Nelson
as Stanley Caldwell

Brian Krause
as Mike Helton

Dahlia Salem
as Alison

Andrew Moxham
as Paul

Michael P. Northey
as Andrew

Claudette Mink
as Lauren

Elizabeth Anne Bowen
as Wendy

JR Bourne
as JC Reddick

Kandyse McClure
as Jade

Mark J. Gibbon
as Brett

Aaron Trainor
as Carlos

Natasha Wilson
as Elizabeth

William Sanderson
as Chad

Will Sanderson
as Chad

Emmanuelle Vaugier
as Vicki

Marc Baur
as Driver

Thomas deSchutter
as 1st AD

Kelt Eccleston
as Gaffer

Tamara Taggart
as TV Anchor

Glenn Ennis
as Police Officer

Darren Moore
as Weird FX Guy

Daniella Evangelista
as Kimberly Parson

Disa Fladmark
as Dead Girl #1

Danielle McFadyen
as Dead Girl #2

Richard Yee
as Crew Guy #1

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Critic Reviews for Return to Cabin by the Lake

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... this is somehow, shamefully, more creepy fun than the original.

Feb 2, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
Top Critic
USA's Return to Cabin by the Lake is nothing like its predecessor -- and that's a good thing.

Feb 23, 2012 | Full Review…

Michael Speier
Variety
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Audience Reviews for Return to Cabin by the Lake

Why would anyone in their right mind make a sequel to the first movie? The operative phrase here is "right mind", because anyone who thought that hideous acting, random slow motion during action sequences and a plot that doesn't actually involve the cabin OR the lake would make for a good movie is crazy. AWESOME.