The Rose Technique, also known as Deranged, is a 2002 direct-to-DVD American film starring Sally Kirkland, JoBeth Williams, Kari Wuhrer, Jason Brooks and Sage Kirkpatrick.
Plot
The Rose Technique revolves around the life of an off-beat psychiatrist who wants to join the crazy world of daytime TV. She signs a contract with a school and becomes a teacher, but a student tries to prove that she is no angel. Strange things happen while the psychiatrist Doctor Lillian Rose is around.
Cast
JoBeth Williams as Dr. Lillian Rose
Sally Kirkland as Helen
Kari Wuhrer as Kristi
Jason Brooks as Eddie
Sage Kirkpatrick as Emily
Denice Duff as Sally Winward
Leo Rossi as Artie
Robert Costanzo as Vince Trane
Anicka Haywood as Brandy
Peter Jason as Detective Atwood
Nicolas Read as Jake
Gibby Brand as Dr. Pierce
Kevin Brief as Radio Station Manager
Reception
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times said that writer Ray Stroeber had a promising idea, but that director Jon Scheide played the dark comedy too straight, and that the film fails to match the audacious performance from Williams.