Stephen King's Desperation (film)
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| Created by | Stephen King |
| Written by | Stephen King |
| Directed by | Mick Garris |
| Starring |
Ron Perlman Tom Skerritt Steven Weber Annabeth Gish Shane Haboucha Sammi Hanratty |
| Theme music composer | Nicholas Pike |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Bruce Dunn Mick Garris Stephen King Mark Sennet Kelly Van Horn |
| Editor(s) | Patrick McMahon |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Touchstone Television Buena Vista Television Sennet-Gernstein Entertainment |
| Budget | $12 million |
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| Original network | American Broadcasting Company |
| Original release | May 23, 2006 |
Stephen King's Desperation is a 2006 television movie that Stephen King adapted from his novel of the same name. The film was directed by frequent King collaborator Mick Garris and stars Ron Perlman as Collie Entragian, Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber and Annabeth Gish.
In the Nevada desert, a couple, Peter and Mary Jackson are driving just as they are stopped by a sheriff, Collie Entragian. He soon learns they are in possession of marijuana. In response, he takes them to jail. After they enter the police station, they see a little girl, dead, on the floor and Entragian shoots and kills Peter. Mary is thrown in a jail cell along with a young boy, David Carver, his parents, Ralph and Ellen, and an old man, Tom Billingsley. It's also learned the little girl is the Carver's daughter named Pie. In the meantime, in the police station, David is knelt down and prayed to God, which he's been doing since his best friend Brian was struck by a drunk driver.
Meanwhile, Steve Ames is in his truck following famous author Johnny Marinville who is some 50 miles up ahead. Steve soon picks up a young female hitchhiker named Cynthia Smith. Johnny stops in the desert to urinate just as Entragian shows up behind him and puts the same bag of marijuana he got from Peter and Mary in Johnny's motorcycle bag and "arrests" him. Back in the Police Station, David was asked by his mother Ellen why he kept on praying. David revealed that he prays to God because he made his presence known to him by miraculously saving his friend, Brian from the brink of death. He then recollected that when he and Brian(his friend) were riding a bike, a drunk driver hit Brian. The impact caused Brian to fly in the air and hit his head on a brick wall. Brian suffered severe head trauma and injuries to his face. David immediately began praying to God, offering to sacrifice anything, and to do what ever is asked of him just for his friend (Brian) to be saved. At which point, Brian, who was on the brink of death, miraculously regains consciousness. The doctor at the hospital describes Brian's recovery as "miraculous".
Later, David realizes Entragian's skin is breaking out and he keeps saying "Tak" because he is possessed. Entragian then takes Ellen so he can shift his spirit into her body and puts a vicious dog in charge of things. Pie's ghost appears and gives David a bar of soap. He proceeds to scrub his body with the soap and while the dog is distracted, David slips through the bars of the jail cell and gets out of the room. David searches the police station and finds a gun on the corpse of another sheriff. He returns to shoot the guarding dog to free everyone.
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