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Salem's Lot

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 3h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
25K
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Salem's Lot (1979)
Salem's Lot
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Horror
A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
25K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
646
921
  • Stars
    • David Soul
    • James Mason
    • Lance Kerwin
  • Stars
    • David Soul
    • James Mason
    • Lance Kerwin
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    • 268User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys

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    Clarissa Kaye-Mason in Salem's Lot (1979)
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    David Soul
    David Soul
    • Ben Mears
    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Richard K. Straker
    Lance Kerwin
    Lance Kerwin
    • Mark Petrie
    Bonnie Bedelia
    Bonnie Bedelia
    • Susan Norton
    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Jason Burke
    Julie Cobb
    Julie Cobb
    • Bonnie Sawyer
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
    George Dzundza
    George Dzundza
    • Cully Sawyer
    Ed Flanders
    Ed Flanders
    • Dr. Bill Norton
    Clarissa Kaye-Mason
    Clarissa Kaye-Mason
    • Majorie Glick
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Mike Ryerson
    Barney McFadden
    • Ned Tebbets
    Kenneth McMillan
    Kenneth McMillan
    • Constable Parkins Gillespie
    Fred Willard
    Fred Willard
    • Larry Crockett
    Marie Windsor
    Marie Windsor
    • Eva Miller
    Barbara Babcock
    Barbara Babcock
    • June Petrie
    Bonnie Bartlett
    Bonnie Bartlett
    • Ann Norton
    Joshua Bryant
    Joshua Bryant
    • Ted Petrie
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    • Trivia
      The exterior for the Marsten House was actually a full-scale facade built upon a smaller pre-existing hill-top house. In total, the facade cost the production an estimated $100,000 dollars to build. In 1979, an entire house (including the interiors) could have been made for that amount.
    • Goofs
      When the younger Glick brother is abducted (and later presumably murdered by Barlow) he's wearing a jacket, t-shirt, dungarees and sneakers. After which, he appears to his brother wearing pajamas.
    • Quotes

      Straker: You'll enjoy Mr. Barlow. And he'll enjoy you.

    • Crazy credits
      The text of the opening credits appear and dissolve piece by piece into each other in a jigsaw puzzle fashion.
    • Alternate versions
      Salem's Lot originally aired as a 2-night mini-series with the first episode airing on November 17, 1979 and the second episode airing the following week on November 24, 1979.
    • Connections
      Featured in Stairs (1986)

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    10/10
    A NIGHTMARE - INDUCING MASTERPIECE
    I first saw "Salems Lot" when I was only 10, and 20 years later I still have the random nightmare because of it. "Salems Lot"- the book- was an excellent tale of a small - town being slowly killed - off by vampires, but the 1979 T.V. movie took the story to a whole new level. Tobe Hooper stayed true to the nightmarish Stephen King novel when he directed this movie for television. The movie is so scary (and holds - up today), because of great cast and truly terrifying scenes of goulish vampires. The actors who made up the small - town cast, looked like your everyday working - class people that you might bump into at your local supermarket. That element of quiet small - town folk mixed with the absolute horror / evil of the Stryker character (played by an unnervingly cold James Mason) and Mr. Barlow -- one of the most hideous / terrifying vampires since "Nosferatu"-- make "Salems Lot" one of the best horror movies that I've ever seen.

    I give it 10 out of 10 stars!!!!!!!!!
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    • Oct 9, 2004

    FAQ5

    • Did the vampires have hypnotic powers?
    • What are the differences between the Movie Version and the TV Version?
    • Any recommendations for other movies where the evil entity is the house itself?

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 850 Bluff Street, Ferndale, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • 3 hours 20 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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