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Stephen King's Desperation, 2006

Stephen King's Desperation

English

USA

Rating:5.2
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Profile of Stephen King's Desperation

Stephen King's Desperation can be described as scary and suspenseful. The plot revolves around a family in danger, mistaken identities, and curses, spells and rituals. The main genres are thriller and horror. In terms of style, Stephen King's Desperation is gory. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. Stephen King's Desperation is located in Nevada. It takes place in contemporary times. It is based on a book. Note that Stephen King's Desperation involves violent content.

Summary of Stephen King's Desperation

In this TV adaptation of Stephen King's book, Ron Perlman (HELLBOY) plays Collie Entragian, a possessed cop in the desolate town of Desperation. A self-appointed authority in this tiny bend in the road, Entragian arrests an entire family in one night, as well as four other people passing through, and throws them in jail. Gradually, it emerges that the policeman is in need of bodies to contain the evil demon that now occupies him, and that the only hope for the captives lies in the strange powers of a little boy.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 23 May 2006
Runtime: 131 min

Cast and Crew

Ron Perlman as Collie Entragian in Stephen King's Desperation
Ron Perlman

as Collie Entragian

Tom Skerritt as John Edward Marinville in Stephen King's Desperation
Tom Skerritt

as John Edward Marinville

Annabeth Gish as Mary Jackson in Stephen King's Desperation
Annabeth Gish

as Mary Jackson

Steven Weber as Steve Ames in Stephen King's Desperation
Steven Weber

as Steve Ames

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Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)

Clips

Stephen King's Desperation
Stephen King's Desperation: Trailer

Users Reviews

This starts out very good and ends very bad. The first half hour is full of tension, dread and even a bit of horror. Then it goes away. The middle section is very, very boring; a bunch of talking heads, wandering around and overlong backstory. Then...
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