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I read the script

posted 21 years ago by farfel81
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I've read a really great draft dated September 25th. It's very faithful to King's story, but it adds a lot to it, mostly in the beginning, and sets it in 1969. It really works, and has a lot of that STAND BY ME feel to it that feels very Stephen King.

I read on the Fangoria website that they've cast Jonathan Jackson to play the lead, and Erika Christiansen from TRAFFIC and SWIMFAN to play his girlfriend, and that David Arquette is George Staub. Charles Durning plays the sad farmer (who is in King's story, though the girlfriend isn't).

I've got high hopes for this one.

[–] Book_Lover 20 years ago

Where did you find the script at? Online or what? Please tell.

Love, Book Lover

[–] arthur504 20 years ago

Be wary of anyone who said they read the script. They probably gathered this information from various sources. It's amusing though when we pretend isn't it ?

After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box. -- Italian proverb

[–] dickmarvel 20 years ago

you might be right. David Lancaster is a good producer -- he just needs the right vehicle to really take him up another level. this could be it.

[–] farfel81 20 years ago

Creature Corner has a pretty good review of the draft, which seems to be the same one I read. I heard that Charles Durning has been replaced by Cliff Robertson, though. Anybody know when it's coming out?

[–] leesha_kae 20 years ago

it comes out halloween of this year

[–] arya_rod 20 years ago

it's kindda hard NOT to be faithful to the book when its only 60 pages long