A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Timothy Hutton | ... | Thad Beaumont / George Stark | |
| Amy Madigan | ... | Liz Beaumont | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | Sheriff Alan Pangborn | |
| Julie Harris | ... | Reggie Delesseps | |
| Robert Joy | ... | Fred Clawson | |
| Kent Broadhurst | ... | Mike Donaldson | |
| Beth Grant | ... | Shayla Beaumont | |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Miriam Cowley | |
| Tom Mardirosian | ... | Rick Cowley | |
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Larry John Meyers | ... | Dr. Pritchard |
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Patrick Brannan | ... | Young Thad Beaumont |
| Royal Dano | ... | Digger Holt | |
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Glenn Colerider | ... | Homer Gamache |
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Sarah Parker | ... | Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont |
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Elizabeth Parker | ... | Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont |
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When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonum "George Stark". When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publically "buries" George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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based on the works of stephen king | three word title | family relationships | husband wife relationship | doppelganger |Taglines:
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Country:
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23 April 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La mitad siniestra See more »Filming Locations:
Corner of Tyler and 1000-1015 Jefferson Ave, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$9,579,068Company Credits
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Reggie Delesseps: The loser, of course. I do hope it's not you, Thaddeus. I'd hate to think of George Stark taking over your lecture group.
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By Roy Turk & Lou Handman
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music
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George Stark is named for Richard Stark, the pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake. He was also the source of the first name Richard in Stephen King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman. See more »Goofs
George Stark, Thad Beaumont's alter ego, was supposed to be from Oxford, Mississippi, which is in Lafayette County. The Mississippi license plate on his car incorrectly said Harrison County, which is on the coast of Mississippi at the opposite end of the state from Oxford. See more »Quotes
Thad Beaumont: They've come to take one of us away, haven't they? Which one?Reggie Delesseps: The loser, of course. I do hope it's not you, Thaddeus. I'd hate to think of George Stark taking over your lecture group.
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Are You Lonesome To-night?By Roy Turk & Lou Handman
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This is one of the few horror movies in which I was truly frightened. Unlike most horror movies these days, this one was serious from beginning to end. I saw this movie before I read the book and knew very little about it. I was on the edge of my seat all night. Timothy Hutton is wonderful as the evil George Stark and the good Thad Beaumont. Amy Madigan was good as his confused wife, too. This movie is a wonderful adaptation of the Stephen King book. Very little is left out. If you haven't seen this movie, which many people have not, you should rent it. I give it a ten out of ten.