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Salem's Lot (1979) 6.6
Vampires are invading a small New England town. It's up to a novelist and a young horror fan to save it. Director:Tobe Hooper |
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Cast
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| James Mason | ... | ||
| Lance Kerwin | ... | ||
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | ||
| Lew Ayres | ... | ||
| Julie Cobb | ... |
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| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
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Cully Sawyer
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Ed Flanders | ... |
Dr. Bill Norton
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Clarissa Kaye-Mason | ... |
Majorie Glick
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Young novelist returning home to Salem's Lot after many years is disturbed by the strange behaviour of its people. He begins to believe that the source of the trouble may be the eerie old Marsten House that overlooks the town. Written by Grant Hamilton <n9431210@scholar.nepean.uws.edu.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 November 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Salem's Lot: The Movie See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.33 : 1
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[sees Mark start to open window, but then resist]
Danny Glick: No, Mark!
[Mark turns and picks up a cross from his table model of a churchyard. He holds it up to Danny at the window]
Danny Glick: Aghhh!
Mark Petrie: Go away.
[Danny tries to resist]
Mark Petrie: Go away!
[Danny retreats and disappears into mist]
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The town sign featured in the film indicates that the population of Salem's Lot is 2,013. See more »Goofs
During the dinner at the Norton house, a boom microphone is visible at top of screen over the dinner table. See more »Quotes
Danny Glick: [vampirized Danny is at Mark's window] Open the window. Open the window, Mark. Open the window, Mark. Please! Let me in! It's OK, Mark, I'm your friend. *He* commands it![sees Mark start to open window, but then resist]
Danny Glick: No, Mark!
[Mark turns and picks up a cross from his table model of a churchyard. He holds it up to Danny at the window]
Danny Glick: Aghhh!
Mark Petrie: Go away.
[Danny tries to resist]
Mark Petrie: Go away!
[Danny retreats and disappears into mist]
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I was fourteen years old when this film was released, and it was really a shocker for its time. Although I can see the points raised by detractors of this film, nevertheless, it is, in my opinion, one of the most truly terrifying movies I have ever seen. The scenes in which first Ralphie and then Danny Glick appear in windows at night, scratching to be let in, were utterly horrifying, as were the scenes with Mike Ryerson in Jason Burke's guest bedroom ("Looooook at me ... I will see you sleep like the dead, teacher") and Marjorie Glick in the mortuary. Along with the original "Halloween," this is a film that really, really scared me, and I feel that a key element was the lack of gore (which is probably a disappointment to younger viewers used to explicit splatter). The nonverbal dialogue of expressions and actions, the music, and the significantly occurring silences resulted in the suspense which makes a film truly frightening in my opinion.
Having said this, I do feel that the book was much, much better than the movie, and I would recommend it as one of the best vampire stories ever written (sorry, Anne Rice, but it's true). But let's be fair and realistic. It's a rare film that excels the book on which it was based. Not one of Stephen King's wonderfully (and horribly) imaginative works has EVER been committed to film in a way that has equaled the written work. Never, ever, EVER. That is something that will just never happen. If it were possible, then nobody would bother to read his books, he would become a screenwriter, and that would be a real loss for the horror genre.