Taglines: A senseless tragedy. An unlikely friendship. A search for answers.
Home Room movie storyline. The aftermath of a high school shooting leaves Deanna Cartwright seriously wounded and nine others dead, including the perpetrator. Det. Martin Van Zandt is assigned the unenviable task of investigating the crime and finding someone to hold responsible. His attention settles on Alicia Browning, a darkly troubled outsider who, as the only person present throughout the entire incident, is both the key witness and a possible suspect.
Further complicating her isolated existence, Alicia’s high school principal compels her to pay a reluctant visit on the still-hospitalized Deanna. Privileged and popular, Deanna differs dramatically from the alienated Alicia. Yet, beneath an upbeat appearance, she is struggling desperately with the emotional and physical scars left by the attack. Over the next few days, united by nothing more than their common suffering, the two young women form an unlikely friendship to cope with the tragic events that threaten to overwhelm them.
Home Room is an independent film starring Erika Christensen, Busy Philipps, Victor Garber, Agnes Bruckner, Holland Taylor, Raphael Sbarge, Ken Jenkins, Constance Zimmer, Roxanne Hart and Nathan West. It premiered in the Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival on 12 April 2002, and made its limited theatrical release on 5 September 2003.
Home Room (2003)
Directed by: Paul F. Ryan
Starring: Erika Christensen, Busy Philipps, Victor Garber, Agnes Bruckner, Holland Taylor, Raphael Sbarge, Ken Jenkins, Constance Zimmer, Roxanne Hart, Nathan West
Screenplay by: Paul F. Ryan
Production Design by: Johanna Vivstam
Cinematography by: Rebecca Baehler
Film Editing by: Paul F. Ryan
Costume Design by: Julia Bartholomew
Art Direction by: Nicole Lobart
Music by: Michael Gordon Shapiro
MPAA Rating: R for strong language and some violent images.
Distributed by: Innovation Film Group (IFG)
Release Date: September 5, 2003
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