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'Salem's Lot (TV 2004)

TV_14  181 min  -  Horror | Drama | Mystery
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Writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers:

Stephen King (novel), Peter Filardi (teleplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe ...
Andre Braugher ...
Donald Sutherland ...
Samantha Mathis ...
Robert Mammone ...
Dr. James Cody
Dan Byrd ...
Mark Petrie (as Daniel Byrd)
Rutger Hauer ...
James Cromwell ...
Andy Anderson ...
Charlie Rhodes
Robert Grubb ...
Steven Vidler ...
Sheriff Parkins (as Steve Vidler)
Penny McNamee ...
Ruth Crockett
Brendan Cowell ...
Dud Rogers
Christopher Morris ...
Todd MacDonald Todd MacDonald ...
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Storyline

Ben Mears, a writer returns to the small Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot), where he spent the first few years of his life, to write a book. Little does he or the townfolk realize that a couple of other new residents are coming...Straker, a antiques dealer, and his partner and master Barlow, a ancient and malevolent vampire bent on making Salem's Lot his new home. Written by KLange  

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Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Writer | Antique Dealer | Hospital | Fear  | See more »

Taglines:

In a small town, evil spreads quickly.

Genres:

Horror | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Borzalmak városa See more »

Filming Locations:

Creswick, Victoria, Australia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Argentina:  | USA: (DVD version)  | Finland: (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Trivia

In one scene a man is seen singing "Stand By Me" on a karaoke machine. This is an obvious reference to another movie based on a Stephen King story, Stand by Me. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Matt confronts Mike Ryerson in his house, Mike's autopsy scars change sides from right to left and back again. See more »

Quotes

Mark Petrie: [Mark is standing at the entrance to the Marsten House cellar, but he is unable to go farther, despite wanting to help Susan, who is held down there] Susan!
Susan Norton: Mark? I can't see, it's so dark.
[Barlow bites her offscreen]
Susan Norton: Ohhhhh...
Kurt Barlow: Come down, boy.
Mark Petrie: I know your name!
Kurt Barlow: I admire you, come down for a taste.
Mark Petrie: It's Barlow!
Kurt Barlow: There's enough here for two, why would you run, boy?
[Mark flees out of a window and out of the Marsten House]
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Connections

Featured in "Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Paint It Black"
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