Complex, candid, and satisfying the door in the floor beckons back to the socially provocative american films of the late 60s and early 70s. A writers young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his bosss disintegrating household. Rent the door in the floor 2004 starring jeff bridges and kim basinger on dvd and bluray. If youre in the mood, though, this betterthanthe book adaptation casts quite a. The door in the floor trailer a writers young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his bosss disintegrating household.
Williams wrote and directed, is surely the best movie yet made from mr. He is spending a lot of time with eleanor vaughan mimi rogers on the. The door in the floor is not about judgments of right and wrong, but about smart and tragically flawed human beings and how they deal with trauma and grief. Published on may 18, 2018 episode 005 the door in the floor based on a story by john irving the film stars jeff bridges as a famous childrens book author. The door in the floor is limited to 5000 copiesprinted in korea.
Early in the door in the floor, playing an author named ted cole, he suggests to his wife, marion kim basinger, that they add a swimming pool to the lawn of their home in the east hamptons. The door in the floor by tod williams jeff bridges, kim. To begin the door in the floor is based upon the novel a widow for one. Door in the floor, which is based on the first third of a john irving novel. The door in the floor is a 2004 american comedydrama film written and directed by tod williams. It is an adult drama with characters you sympathize. Their oncegreat marriage has been strained by tragedy. Rent the door in the floor 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd. The door in the floor ladies in lavender master and. Henry award john irving was born in exeter, new hampshire, in 1942. John irving on the door in the floor, adapted from his novel a. The ending of the film is a bit too pat, suggesting a sense of closure that the novel obviously does not provide, but overall it is a fine work, and a step forward for a talented young filmmaker.
How do we know his proposal is like turning a knife in his wifes ribs. The screenplay is based on the first third of the 1998 novel a. Irving has been nominated for a national book award three timeswinning once, in 1980, for his novel the world according to garp. Intense psychological tremors echo through this story of the troubled marriage of a childrens author, his depressed wife and the young assistant who becomes the wifes lover. John irving on the door in the floor, adapted from his. The door in the floor movie tv listings and schedule tv. The door in the floor, a renamed, reconfigured film version of that novel, which mr. When marion seduces eddie, ruth walks in on the naked couple. Kim basinger in nude scene from the door in the floor which was released in 2004. At the end of the movie, when ted lifts the trap door in the floor of his squash court and descends from sight, he is leaving this world. Ted cole jeff bridges is a famous author of childrens books who is past his prime. Early in the door in the floor, playing an author named ted cole. Find out when and where you can watch the door in the floor on tv with the full listings schedule at. In fact, the door in the floor is such a disturbing childrens story that it has become a cult classic among college students.