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Features: DVD, English
In the 1960s, an unknown event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into items of wonder. The room and its contents gained unique and inexplicable properties, transforming them from mundane things into indestructible Objects with extraordinary powers that are sought after by anyone who knows their secrets. Police Det. Joe Miller (Peter Krause) first learns of The Lost Room when he unwittingly comes across the most powerful and coveted Object of them all: the Key. His life immediately turns upside down as his young daughter becomes lost in the room and Joe is the target of shadowy figures who will stop at nothing to take from him his only hope of saving her - the Key.
"...stark noir, pulpy fiction, spiritual thriller, hero's-quest fantasy, and brainy videogame all at once...one of the most creative ideas to hit TV in a while." Gillian Flynn, Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
From the Overlook Hotel in THE SHINING to the Bates Motel in PSYCHO, inns haven't gotten a good rap in the world of books and film. In THE LOST ROOM, the Sunshine Motel doesn't fare much better. Decades ago, supernatural forces transformed Room 10 at the motel into a cache of magical power in which each object in the room can do something special. Detective Joe Miller (Peter Krause, SIX FEET UNDER) discovers a mysterious key that changes his life. His daughter (Elle Fanning, BABEL) disappears into the room, and the key is the only thing that can help Joe find her again. But he isn't the only one who wants the precious objects, causing hordes of obsessive collectors to descend on him. With its labyrinthine plot and imaginative premise, THE LOST ROOM garnered praise from critics and audiences alike. This Sci-Fi channel miniseries also stars Julianna Margulies (ER), Kevin Pollak (THE USUAL SUSPECTS), and Roger Bart (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES).
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 2/5/2008 |
| Running Time: 300 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 21176 | | UPC: 00012236211761 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "THE LOST ROOM is complex but fascinating as it explores the origins of the room and the objects of power which have come from it." 05/01/2007 p.110Variety 9 of 10
Strange and clever, "The Lost Room" is full of winding corridors, peculiar twists and wry, oddball humor, set against a mystery that recalls TV's better Stephen King productions -- before, that is, they invariably fell apart in the last act. Building on Sci Fi's success with such fare as "The 4400" and "The Triangle," this well-cast project creates a dense world of "object hunters" that should tap directly into the basic cabler's geekazoid base, helping them to fill this relatively barren TV period by booking a three-night stay...Following the plot is virtually impossible, but it's nevertheless grand fun getting there. Krause conveys the right mix of determination and confusion, augmented by toothsome performances from Roger Bart, Kevin Pollak and Peter Jacobson...
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