Graveyard Shift
by Ralph S. Singleton
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Actor: Andrew Divoff, David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht, Vic PolizosDirector: Ralph S. Singleton
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
Producer: Ralph S. Singleton
Producer: Anthony Labonte
Producer: Bonnie Sugar
Producer: Joan Singleton
Producer: Larry Sugar
Writer: John Esposito
Writer: Stephen King
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Graveyard Shift
Movie Review: More of an atmospheric adventure than horror
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those rare 90's Stephen King movies that wasn't made for television. It's not excessively gory and its not so much scary as suspenseful, although it has its moments. It comes off more as a mystery-adventure than anything else. It is very well paced (in my opinion) and uses a lot of dialog, as opposed to thrills, to move the story along. The characters are well written and acted, with Brad Dourif as the exterminator and Stephen Macht as the foreman. I have to say that Stephen Macht is great in this role with his over-the-top personality and ludicrous accent! Brad Dourif is great as always.
The story is simple enough, a drifter happens into some secluded town in Maine (as per Stephen King) looking for a job and takes the graveyard shift position at the old mill. There's no great mind-bender here, but enough things occur to keep you interested and curious as to what might happen next - people keep mysteriously disappearing, Brad Dourif's character hints at humongous rats that he had seen in Vietnam - you get the picture.
To me, this is a good ole "movie with a monster" as opposed to a typical "monster movie." It somehow transcends your typical storyline where mindless jocks and cheerleaders get eaten having sex (look elsewhere if that's your cup of tea) and manages to tell an intriguing story with a boat load of atmosphere and (in my opinion) an awesome monster. Personally, this is one of my top Stephen King adaptations.
Summary of Graveyard Shift
A DRIFTER WORKS NIGHTS AT A BOSS MAN'S MILL, WITH RATS AND AMONSTER. FROM THE STEPHEN KING STORY.Similar DVD Movies
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