A see a lot of people throwing shade at the title to Relativity’s The Disappointments Room. Why? It’s probably because they don’t know the backstory behind it. Neither did I…
There’s nothing fun about a “disappointments room”, which is basically a room where families used to hide their kids with disabilities.
In fact, “There was an HGTV episode that ran a few years ago about this couple who had bought this home in Rhode Island,” it was explained to me. “It was built by a prominent judge many years ago. As they explored the house, they discovered an awkward room in the attic that just didn’t make sense. They began to research the home, the family. Curiosity truly struck them. She had worked at the local library in town. As she was recounting the stories to her co-workers, an elderly lady approached her and said, ‘You have a disappointment room in your attic.’ ”
Check out the HGTV episode here for the segment from their show “If Walls Could Talk” below.
Relativity’s The Disappointments Room, which stars Underworld‘s Kate Beckinsale, opens in theaters September 9.
In this psychological thriller from the director of Eagle Eye and Disturbia, Dana and David move from Brooklyn to a once-grand southern mansion with their 5 year old son looking for a fresh start. But Dana’s discovery of a secret room unleashes unexplainable events that test her sanity and slowly reveal the home’s terrifying past.
Kate Beckinsale (Underworld, Total Recall), Mel Raido (Legend), with Gerald McRaney (Focus, The Best of Me) and Lucas Till (X-Men: Apocalypse, TV’s “MacGyver”) round out D.J. Caruso’s (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) all-star cast.
