Ira Levin's 1973 Bway thriller Veronica's Room coming to the silver screen

[tazber]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 5:51am

I've never heard of this before. Has anyone seen it?

I am a great admirer of Deathtrap, although this looks to be a darker story.
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[best12bars]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 7:49am

For a moment, I flashed back to that sitcom with Kirstie Alley. But that was a "closet," not a "room."

This does sound intriguing. I wish them luck! And I hope it's good.

[D2]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 8:38am

The original production had quite an impressive cast. I kind of remember hearing about it at the time, although I've never seen or read it.
Veronica's Room IBDB

[Roscoe]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 8:51am

With the Inevitable Streep, no doubt.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 9:22am

Very cool. I never saw it but I have always been very intrigued by the play.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:42pm

Holy crap, I saw a production of this when I was in college and I loved it. I've always thought it would make a great movie.

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:32am

Saw it twice. Difficult play to perform. Creepy dark with crap in it for crap's sake. Only saw it a second time because I knew one of the performers. He didn't get his character, and neither apparently did anyone else in the cast.

That said, it could make a good movie I think if there was something added to the plot. Such as ... a plot.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 10:04am

Props to them for thinking outside the box. Levin had another Broadway thriller in the eighties called CANTORIAL, which also sounded interesting.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 11:08pm

I saw the original production. All I remember is a stunning set. Eileen Heckert and someone wearing a very bad wig.