The Rose Technique

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.