'Salem's Lot (remake) Formats: TV Miniseries / VHS / DVD / Made-for-TV Movie First Aired (US): June 2nd, 2004 Channel: TNT
Synopsis:
Author Ben Mears (Rob Lowe) returns to Jerusalem's Lot to write a book about a house, known as Marsten Mansion, that has haunted him since childhood. It is currently being occupied by antique dealer, Richard Straker (Donald Sutherland) and his mysterious business partner, Kurt Barlow (Rutger Hauer). As the town’s inhabitants one-by-one begin to die and return as vampires, Mears convinces a small group of believers, to combat the undead. The cast includes Samantha Mathis as Susan Norton, James Cromwell as Father Donald Callahan and Dan Byrd as Mark Petrie/Daniel Byrd. This remake of the 1979 TV series takes a different perspective in the telling of the story.
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Posted By: Agent182 - 02/10/2009 - 11:11 AM EST
I really enjoyed this movie. I love the book and I felt this movie did the book justice. Like all books turned into movies it's going to be different. I like the casting and I especially like the voice overs of the text.
Posted By: Bluemonday333 - 01/10/2009 - 9:32 AM EST
Very enjoyable. Casting was great and the tele-play revision to a contemporary setting worked well - in many ways added another layer to the story and the nature of the vampire. Pointless to compare to the book. Books are books and films are films and this was one of the best TV versions. A remake of The Stand would be cool in the current state of world affairs... and a movie of Insomnia (Pure genius) and The Talisman are more than desired... they are needed! ; )
Posted By: Knoxville - 10/16/2008 - 6:11 AM EST
I believe that this version is much better than the original because the original lacked alot of Kings key elemnets, but then again this one did too
Posted By: Ajfromuk - 08/21/2008 - 2:29 PM EST
Its hard to judge this version. If you have not seen the '79 tv show or read the book then I suppose this is rather a good show, but if you have done either of the above then this is a real disappointment from the beginning.
