Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001)

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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.

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

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (2)

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

Feb 2, 2018 | Full Review…
New York Magazine/Vulture
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USA's Return to Cabin by the Lake is nothing like its predecessor -- and that's a good thing.

Feb 23, 2012 | Full Review…
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.

Drew Smith
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