Salem's Lot (TV Mini-Series 2004)

TV Mini-Series   |  TV-14   |    |  Drama, Horror, Mystery

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Writer Ben Mears (Rob Lowe) returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

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26 May 2009 | Theoz69
Why remake a mini-series?
THIS is why. As much as I enjoyed the '79 version(having gobbled the novel down in one, rather creepy afternoon in Maine of all places!) and I continue to enjoy the miniseries although I do have some arguments about Tobe Hooper's handling of the material (For instance,The Marston House is in effect, another character in the tale and all it does in this one is sort of sit there and look creepy. Not so,in this,intelligent,well-done remake,brought sharply up to date and with a more adult bent (although some of the characters,Eva Miller for one,didn't deserve to be messed with so much) but that aside, it was well done and I'm surprised at the nay-saying,but then again,to each his own taste. The atmosphere of a sleepy New England town slowly rotting from the inside was well handled as were the specially effects which I found worlds away from the original. Here, the house itself is a character in every respect and some of the changes rung on the novel were not too diverse (except for the incest angle which was unnecessary). But all in all, I waited for it to be offered on DVD to add it to my collection and would recommend it (as I have often)to those unfamiliar with King's work (yes, I'm a shill)

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Trivia

In one scene a man is seen singing "Stand By Me" on a karaoke machine. This was a reference to another movie based on a Stephen King story, Stand by Me (1986).

Quotes

Ben Mears: Beneath the postcard camouflage, there's little good in small towns. Mostly boredom, interspersed with a dull, mindless, moronic evil.

Goofs

When Ben, Mark, Father Callahan, and Dr. Cody find Mike Ryerson in the basement of the Marsden house, Ben asks Mark to hand him a stake. He takes the stake with his left hand and is facing Fr. Callahan. In the next shot we see Dr. Cody checking Mike's pulse and behind him Ben is holding a flashlight in his left hand, with nothing in his right, and he is turned toward the doctor. The scene then cuts back onto Ben, who again has the stake.

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Salem's Lot Aria
Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy

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Plot Summary

Genres

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

20 June 2004

Language

English, French

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Creswick, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

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