The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
When awkward teen Ronald Wilby accidentally kills a young girl whose sister rejected his affections, his overbearing mother decides to hide him from the law by creating a concealed room in their home for him to live.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Buzz KulikDirector
- Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Scott JacobyRonald Wilby
- Pippa ScottMrs. Wood
- John LarchSgt. Lynch
- Dabney ColemanMr. Wood
- Kim HunterElaine Wilby
- John FiedlerMr. Roscoe
- Linda WatkinsMrs. Schumacher
- Cindy FisherBabs Wood
- Cindy EilbacherAlthea Wood
- Lisa EilbacherEllen Wood
- Ted EcclesDuane Matthews
- Roger Aaron BrownSergeant Carter
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookmental illnesspeeping tomdeath of mothervoyeurismvoyeurhidden roomdisturbed teenagerhiding in atticaccidental killingcrawlspace