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The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor

The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves.

20046.11h 51m

Overview

The lives of Ted and Marion Cole are thrown into disarray when their two adolescent sons die in a car wreck. Marion withdraws from Ted and Ruth, the couple's daughter. Ted, a well-known writer, hires as his assistant a student named Eddie, who looks oddly similar to one of the Coles' dead sons. The couple separate, and Marion begins an affair with Eddie, while Ted has a dalliance with his neighbor Evelyn.

Directed by Tod Williams
Written by John Irving, Tod Williams
Produced by Anne Carey, Michael Corrente, Ted Hope
Box OfficeBudget: $7.5MRevenue: $6.7M

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Ted Cole

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Marion Cole

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Eddie O'Hare

Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

Evelyn Vaughn

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Ruth Cole

Bijou Phillips

Bijou Phillips

Alice

Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Intervistatore

John Rothman

John Rothman

Minty O'Hare

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Harvey Loomis

Dr. Loomis

Libby Langdon

Libby Langdon

donna alla Reception

Themes & Keywords

infidelitybeachbased on novel or bookassistantinnocenceauthorwritersummerolder woman younger man relationshipfailing marriagesummer jobtroubled marriagehamptonssuccessful authorchildren's author

About The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor is a drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of infidelity, beach, based on novel or book, assistant, innocence, author. Directed by Tod Williams, it stars Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster. The lives of Ted and Marion Cole are thrown into disarray when their two adolescent sons die in a car wreck. Marion withdraws from Ted and Ruth, the couple's daughter. Ted, a well-known writer, hires as his assistant a student named Eddie, who looks oddly similar to one of the Coles' dead sons. The couple separate, and Marion begins an affair with Eddie, while Ted has a dalliance with his neighbor Evelyn.

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