"Storm of the Century" (1999) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Craig R. Baxley

Writer (WGA):

Stephen King (written by)

Release Date:

14 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

Terror that takes you by storm!

Plot:

A small village off the mainland is about to receive a huge winter storm. It won't be just another storm for them...

Plot Keywords:

Storm | Island | Small Town | Suicide | Secret

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Tim Daly	...	Mike Anderson
Colm Feore	...	Andre Linoge / Reporter on TV / Minister on TV
Debrah Farentino	...	Molly Anderson
Casey Siemaszko	...	Alton 'Hatch' Hatcher
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Robbie Beals
Julianne Nicholson	...	Cat Withers
Dyllan Christopher	...	Ralph Emerick 'Ralphie' Anderson
Becky Ann Baker	...	Ursula Godsoe
Spencer Breslin	...	Donny Beals
Myra Carter	...	Cora Stanhope
Nada Despotovich	...	Sandra Beals
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Joanna Stanhope
Jeremy Jordan	...	Billy Soames
Ron Perkins	...	Peter Godsoe
Steve Rankin	...	Jack Carver

Also Known As:

La tempête du siècle (Canada: French title)
Stephen King's Storm of the Century (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense thematic elements and violence/gore.

Runtime:

240 min (3 parts)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:16 (video rating) | Spain:18 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Greengrass Productions

Trivia:

Stephen King's favorite television special of his own.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the first murder scene, the shotgun is a different model outside the house and inside the house.

Quotes:

TV Reporter: What really happened in Roanoke in 1587? And what happened here on Little Tall Island in 1989? We may never know. But I know one thing, Davey, you're too damn short to play basketball.

Movie Connections:

References "The Stand" (1994)

Liked Stephen Kings Story

Always liked Stephen Kings books and some of his films were great and others not as interesting, with horrible endings which made very little sense. This film in my opinion was fantastic and held my interest right to the very end and his conclusion to the film was even better than I expected. Storm of the Century was very creepy with all the snow covering this small lobster town and then a man with an ugly cane coming to the door of a very old home; and an old lady drinking tea inside hears the door bell and struggles to use a walker to see who is at her door. It is from this point on that the film never stops giving you the creeps and chills up and down your spine. This strange man keeps saying: "Give Me What I Want and I will Go Away" and the guy really means it. Stephen King even makes an appearance on a broken TV Screen, so watch out for his brief showing. Enjoy