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When a man finds out his mother is dying and tries to hitchike his way to the hospital, he is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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S.K., you have enough money, please stop them from making more movie adaptations moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jonathan Jackson | ... | Alan Parker | |
| David Arquette | ... | George Staub | |
| Cliff Robertson | ... | Farmer | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Jean Parker | |
| Erika Christensen | ... | Jessica Hadley | |
| Barry W. Levy | ... | Julian Parker (as Barry Levy) | |
| Jackson Warris | ... | Six-Year-Old Alan | |
| Jeffrey Ballard | ... | 12-Year-Old Alan (as Jeff Ballard) | |
| Peter LaCroix | ... | Mature Alan | |
| Chris Gauthier | ... | Hector Passmore | |
| Robin Nielsen | ... | Archie Howard | |
| Matt Frewer | ... | Mr. Clarkson | |
| Simon Webb | ... | Grim Reaper | |
| Keith Dallas | ... | Orderly | |
| Danielle Dunn-Morris | ... | Mrs. Janey McCurdy |
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Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and some nudity.Parents Guide:
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USA:98 min | Argentina:98 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16Fun Stuff
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In the short story, George Staub's car was a Ford Mustang. The filmmakers decided to go with a red and white Plymouth as a nod to Stephen King's Christine. However Christine was a 1958 Plymouth Fury and George's car was a 1960 Plymouth Fury. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Alan's "inner voice" says, "You are not going to Toronto with Cheech & Chong here while your mom's lying in a hospital...." The story is set in 1969, when Cheech & Chong were still unknown comics working in Canada. Their first album wouldn't come out till 1972. moreSoundtrack:
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I'm a Stephen King fan. Not a die-hard fan, I read his late works more out of respect than enjoyment, but I must admit he can weave a storyline when he wants to.
That's why I always cringe when I hear there is another King adaptation. It's always a very ugly experience for me. Not only am I barely standing watching it, I am also embarrassed that I actually liked the very story the usually atrocious movie is based on.
So here comes "Riding the bullet", the movie based on a story I rather enjoyed. I wasn't even expecting it, a friend brought it from a video store for the bunch of us to watch.
Need I continue? Again, since my friends know I have S.K. book collection and had read and liked the story, the experience was as close to embarrassment as walking in naked on grandma's 90th birthday. I found myself constantly explaining that "this was not in the book" and almost apologizing for how bad it was.
Why was it so bad? Where should I start? The main character in the book was a normal kid, a guy you can identify with. In the movie he is a death-obsessed freak who regularly talks with himself. But not the usual way, mind you, his other self makes a habit of walking up to him and disappearing in puff of smoke. Basically the whole introduction - which is, of course, "not in the book" - serves only to make him more dislikable. He likes to draw monsters and has hallucinations of shoddy Death creature with heavy-metal background music (oh, the movie is set in 1969 by the way, so good choice with the score, guys!). He whines and self-pities himself and is basically a jerk. But we're stuck with him for 2 hours, oh joy and happiness.
So, anyway, this moaning creep's mother gets sick and he goes on a trip to see her. On this trip a bunch of animals get roadkilled, he talks to himself and some other non-existing folks a lot and at some time David Arquette turns up and pretends he is scary. By the end, I was just waiting for the torture to be over. And it was a long wait.
I tried reading the story again yesterday. I couldn't. The whining freak permanently replaced the original guy. And boy, do I want to forget that face.
Thanks a lot guys. And please make more King adaptations, I can't wait.