1408 (film)
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| Directed by | Mikael Håfström |
| Produced by | Lorenzo di Bonaventura |
| Screenplay by |
Matt Greenberg Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
| Based on |
1408 by Stephen King |
| Starring |
John Cusack Samuel L. Jackson Mary McCormack Tony Shalhoub |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Edited by | Peter Boyle |
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Lorenzo di Bonaventura Productions
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| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
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Running time
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106 minutes 112 minutes (unrated cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $132 million |
1408 is a 2007 American psychological horror film based on Stephen King's 1999 short story of the same name. It is directed by Swedish director Mikael Håfström and stars John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., and Jasmine Jessica Anthony. The film was released in the United States on June 22, 2007, although July 13 is mentioned as the release date on the website.
The film follows Mike Enslin, an author who investigates allegedly haunted houses and rents the titular room 1408 at a New York City hotel. Though skeptical of the paranormal, he is soon trapped in the room where he experiences bizarre events. Reviews were mostly positive and the film was also a financial success.
Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is a cynical, skeptical author who is estranged from his wife after the death of their daughter Katie (Jasmine Jessica Anthony). The jaded and emotionally detached Mike writes successful books appraising supernatural events in which he has no belief. After his latest book, he receives an anonymous postcard depicting The Dolphin, a hotel on Lexington Avenue in New York City bearing the message, "Don't enter 1408." Viewing this as a challenge, Mike forces the hotel to allow him to book the room, referencing a law that any hotel room in New York can be requested as long as it meets safety standards. The hotel manager, Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to dissuade Mike from checking into the room, explaining that 56 people have died in the room over the past 95 years, and that no one who has survived lasted more than an hour inside it. The calamity began with a wealthy businessman named Kevin O'Malley who inexplicably committed suicide in Room 1408 after the hotel opened. Mike, who does not truly believe in the supernatural, insists on staying in the room. Olin replies that it is not haunted; it is "an evil room".
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