Desperation Formats: TV Miniseries / VHS / DVD / Made-for-TV Movie First Aired (US): May 23rd, 2006 Channel: ABC
Synopsis:
Directed by Mick Garris. Teleplay by Stephen King.
Peter (Henry Thomas) and Mary Jackson (Annabeth Gish) make the mistake of traveling on a desolate stretch of Interstate 50 on a cross country trip in his sister’s car and their unease when they near the deserted mining town of Desperation, Nevada, is intensified when they are pulled over by police officer Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) who discovers a bag of marijuana which they were not aware was in the trunk. Their suspicion that something is a little “off” with Entragian is confirmed when they are taken to Desperation and imprisoned with other travelers, David (Shane Haboucha), Ellie (Sylva Kelegian), and Ralph (Matt Frewer) Carver, Steve Ames (Steven Weber), John Marinville (Tom Skerritt), and Cynthia Smith (Kelly Overton). An ancient evil force has unwittingly been let loose from its imprisonment in the mine and it is up to the group to destroy it before it is able to leave the town.
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Community Thoughts:
Posted By: Abrahdella - 09/13/2009 - 3:50 PM EST
i love this movie actually i have had some horrible experiences and well i wouldnt ming being in 1 of your movies haha id love to hear from you and i do act i do my on lil show on youtub haha
Posted By: Tigerlily - 09/12/2009 - 10:10 PM EST
I love the desperation book but wasnt impressed with the made for tv movie. I think it needs to be remade for theaters following the book to a t. the graphics would be amazing.
Posted By: Kw50197 - 09/09/2009 - 9:58 PM EST
This is my second time reading Desperation. The last time was a number of years ago. The first time I didn't like the book because I kept comparing it to The Regulators. This time round, its much better. I just enjoyed the story for itself. Although, I can't say if I liked or disliked the ending.
Posted By: Miltoe - 08/20/2009 - 6:30 PM EST
I am 10 years old and my uncle loves Stephen King. So I decided to read this book. I have to say I think it is the best book ive ever read in a very long time.
Posted By: Shanem29 - 04/29/2009 - 2:05 PM EST
I just finished this book today and i LOVED IT, i usually hate reading and this is the first book i've read in a while, but i couldnt stop! I loved Johnny's and David's charecters. also first book i've rad by him, i've seen lots of his movies.
