When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Directed by Mick Garris
sheriff
based on novel or book
psychopath
nevada
highway
serial killer
adaptation
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2.5 / 5
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Cast
Tom Skerritt
John Edward Marinville
Steven Weber
Steve Ames
Annabeth Gish
Mary Jackson
Charles Durning
Tom Billingsley
Matt Frewer
Ralph Carver
Henry Thomas
Peter Jackson
Shane Haboucha
David Carver
Kelly Overton
Cynthia Smith
Sylva Kelegian
Ellie Carver
Ron Perlman
Collie Entragian
Sammi Hanratty
Pie Carver
Ewan Chung
Shih
Crew
Mick Garris
Director
Nicholas Pike
Original Music Composer
Stephen King
Executive Producer
Mick Garris
Executive Producer
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Charlie Brewer
Stunt Coordinator
Greg Nicotero
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Greg Nicotero
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Howard Berger
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Howard Berger
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John Paul Fedele
Makeup Effects
Popular Reviews
14 reviews
Danny Reguinho
6.0★ · 01/30/26
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Danny Reguinho
6.0★ · 01/30/26
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Danny Reguinho
6.0★ · 01/30/26
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Danny Reguinho
6.0★ · 01/30/26
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Flies by for its runtime and scope of adaptation. Some really cool stuff in there
Cade VanNatta
3.0★ · 04/08/23
It started of kinda lame, then got quite boring
1 star for Stephen King 1/2 star for the makeup artist
It started of kinda lame, then got quite boring
1 star for Stephen King 1/2 star for the makeup artist
