Starring: John Cusack,
Samuel L. Jackson, Mary
McCormack, Tony Shalhoub,
Jasmine Jessica Anthony,
Len Cariou.
Product Description: Based on a short story by Stephen King, a man who
specializes in debunking the paranormal checks into the infamous room 1408 in
the Dolphin Hotel, only to discover… the terror is real
Review: Surely the best horror movie that I have seen for a long time.
A magnificent one-man-show by Cusack. Yes, Jackson is also there, in a good
small part. Everybody else is secondary. Of course apart from the hotel room...more
Extras:
Single disc: "John
Cusack on 1408," "Inside
Room 1408." Two-disc set
adds deleted scenes,
commentary by director
Mikael Hafstrom and
writers Scott Alexander
and Larry Karaszewski,
"The Secrets of 1408"
behind-the-scenes
featurette. (The
Weinstein Co./Genius
Products).
1408 Release
Date:
June 22, 2007 Studio: Dimension Films (The Weinstein Company), MGM Director: Mikael Håfström
Screenwriter: Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony
Shalhoub Genre: Horror, Thriller MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material including disturbing sequences
of violence and terror, frightening images and language) Official Website: 1408-themovie.com
Plot Summary: Renowned horror novelist Mike
Enslin (Cusack) only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a
string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous
haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he scoffs at the concept of an
afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to
change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for
his latest project, "Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms." Defying the warnings of
the hotel manager (Jackson), the author is the first person in years to stay in
the reputedly haunted room. Another bestseller may be iminent, but like all
Stephen King heroes, Enslin must go from skeptic to true believer – and
ultimately survive the night.
EN 5 Second Review:
One of the best horror films in years. More Rear Window
than Hostel, it's about time.
Listen
up, all you Hostels, Saws and other purveyors of bloody terror.
Lay down your whips, chain saws and paring knives to watch a truly scary
movie Desson Thompson: Washington Post
Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom creates a compelling ride
of a movie. Every beat of the film is weighted with significance, and
our mounting dread becomes almost intolerable...more
Regardless
of how long you last in 1408, the logic to which you
are entitled never comes Rex Reed: New York Observer 1408 is the latest product canned by the cottage
industry known as Stephen King, but if you go expecting a
horror movie, you’ll be disappointed...more
Release
Date:
June 22, 2007
EN 5 Second Review:
One of the best horror films in years. More Rear Window
than Hostel, it's about time.
Regardless
of how long you last in 1408, the logic to which you
are entitled never comes