Stephen King's Desperation
by Mick Garris
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Actor: Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer, Steven Weber, Tom SkerrittDirector: Mick Garris
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Christian Sebaldt
Producer: Mick Garris
Producer: Bruce Dunn
Producer: Kelly Van Horn
Producer: Mark Sennet
Producer: Stephen King
Writer: Stephen King
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 131 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Stephen King's Desperation
Movie Review: disappointing....
Summary: 2 Stars
....here's why: The book itself is excellent- one of King's best books (and I've read many, although not all, of his).
the problem is that this was broadcast on network television. King is a "R" rated writer- so the version you see on television is a "watered-down" version of the book- consequently, what you SEE on screen isn't nearly as scary or horrifying as what you READ in the book.
the actors were great- don't blame them. This would have been better if presented on HBO or Showtime where the director doesn't have to edit out so much material.
** read the book instead **
Summary of Stephen King's Desperation
Cross-country travelers on an isolated highway are arrested by a corrupt sheriff and jailed in a desolate town whose streets are littered with the dead bodies of local residents. The captives manage to escape, only to discover that Desperation, Nevada, is more than just a town gone wrong-it's the terrifying source of unbridled evil.Director Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers), also recruited by Stephen King to remake The Shining, knows how to capture King's horror aesthetic on film. Desperation, based on a more recent King novel, is a pastiche of earlier King novelties, such as the psycho in uniform, this time Sheriff Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman), and dogs summoned by the devil, this time by TAK, an ancient Chinese demon. Desperation, Nevada has a collapsed mine full of Chinese immigrant ghosts, whose spirits are trapped with TAK until they're accidentally unleashed. The TAK-possessed local sheriff is killing everyone, save a few travelers who stumble through on road trips. In the opening scene, Mary (Annabeth Gish) and her beau are pulled over by Sheriff Entragian, framed by his placing of marijuana in their trunk, then read their rights with a Satanic "I will kill you" thrown in. Later, Steve (Steven Weber), Cynthia (Kelly Overton), and Vietnam vet John Marinville (Tom Skerrit), ride into town, and they too encounter the evil policeman's wrath. They all meet a brave, imprisoned boy, David (Shane Haboucha), with whom they team up to end the mayhem. Desperation uses blue and green lighting to embrace the funhouse look, and camera shots highlighting the Sheriff's deranged face make the film occasionally spooky. But the rehashed plot detracts from the fear-factor, leaving one to pine for earlier King story adaptations, like Misery, or Cujo.--Trinie Dalton
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