'Salem's Lot (TV 2004)

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)

Stars:

Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe	...	Ben Mears
Andre Braugher	...	Matt Burke
Donald Sutherland	...	Richard Straker
Samantha Mathis	...	Susan Norton
Robert Mammone	...	Dr. James Cody
Dan Byrd	...	Mark Petrie (as Daniel Byrd)
Rutger Hauer	...	Kurt Barlow
James Cromwell	...	Father Donald Callahan
Andy Anderson	...	Charlie Rhodes
Robert Grubb	...	Larry Crockett
Steven Vidler	...	Sheriff Parkins (as Steve Vidler)
Penny McNamee	...	Ruth Crockett
Brendan Cowell	...	Dud Rogers
Christopher Morris	...	Mike Ryerson
Todd MacDonald	...	Floyd Tibbits

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.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | writer | priest | hospital | maine | 

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Taglines:

In a small town, evil spreads quickly.

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Genres:

Horror | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

20 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Salem's Lot

Filming Locations:

Creswick, Victoria, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coote Hayes Productions, Mark M. Wolper Production, Turner Network Television (TNT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

181 min 181 min (DVD) 174 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unlike his film counterpart, Father Callahan (James Cromwell) survives the book, and even goes on to appear in Stephen King's epic series, The Dark Tower.

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Goofs

In some outdoor night scenes crickets and other insects can be heard clearly yet the ground is covered in snow. During Maine winters there are no insects audible at night.

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Quotes

Dud Rogers: Say, aren't you one of the fellas that bought the Marsten place?
Kurt Barlow: Very good.
Dud Rogers: Are there any ghosts in that old house?
Kurt Barlow: Ghosts? No. No ghosts.

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Connections

References Hellraiser (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Paint It Black"
Performed by Gob

User Reviews

OUCH!

I loved this book so much and watched the original movie on t.v. When it aired as a kid. The original has always been one of my favorite vampire movies and i was totally jacked up to see this remake. God did it suck! Donald Sutherland was very good as crazed a Straker, but overall this was half the quality of the original. VERY Disappointing! I always thought the original was special because it was actually frightening for a t.v. movie. I wish so much that HBO had remade this film. The story is incredibly spooky and could have been sculpted into a fine remake, but i was thoroughly disappointed in the cheesy way they ended up making this film. It just has that "made for TV" feel to it. The casting was one of the many things i had a huge problem with. It seemed that the character's were all too young. Why make Matt Burke a gay man? That certainly wasn't in the book at all. ugh! Well, at least the star wars trilogy will be out soon on DVD. I sure hope that lives up to expectations...