Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King 

A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.

Stars:

Robert Mammone, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tom Berenger

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Mammone	...	Dr. Peter Jennings / ... 2 episodes, 2006
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Brandon / ... 2 episodes, 2006

Storyline

Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is an 8-episode anthology series on TNT based on short stories written by Stephen King. It debuted on July 12, 2006, and ended its run on August 2, 2006. Although most of them are from the collection of the same name, there are some stories from different collections by King. The series was filmed entirely in Melbourne, Australia.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | elvis presley | based on the works of stephen king | anthology | australian supernatural | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of episode "Crouch End", the escaping couple see/hear names of creatures from H.P. Lovecraft, as Cthulu Kryon, Yogsoggoth, R'yeleh, Nrtesn nyarlahotep, Whistler from the Stars, Blind Piper, The Goat with a Thousand Young. Most of them from the writer's Cthulhu-myth.

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Goofs

The package that arrives in "Battleground" has San Francisco misspelled.

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Quotes

The Shape: Give us a cigarette, love.

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Connections

Version of Autopsy Room Four (2003)

User Reviews

Does Everything That Hollywood Doesn't to a Stephen King Story.

Just to avoid any possible confusion, the above summary of Nightmares and Dreamscapes is a compliment. I cannot tell you how many times I've seen Hollywood completely decimate and almost sacrilegiously destroy King's brilliant writing. Needful Things and The Runningman are the worst of these atrocities, although they are far from the only ones. The remake of Carrie... the sequel that has nothing to do with King's novel... The Lawnmower Man (Which King sued to be disassociated from)... Christine... among others.

This mini-series, however, does justice to King's works, and treats them with the respect that they deserve. The acting is incredible. I can hardly believe that they were able to get William H. Macy, William Hurt and the majority of the other actors and actresses that they did manage to get for the project. Each is casted perfectly for their role, from the well-known stars to the little known gems. The direction is smart and clean; the set designs stunning; the animation (Battleground) superb, and the adaptations flawless. Each episode perfectly embodies the story from which it was based off of, and I cannot find any flaws in their translation into this mini-series.

I find it ironic that some of the upcoming episodes don't feature stories from the actual collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes, although I suppose that they mean the title as a general one, as opposed to a specific one. At any rate, they were all well chosen, and I hope that more adaptations of King's work fall under this level of care and craftsmanship. I don't even mean novels specifically. I hope that ALL of his stories are likewise adapted as such, although I would indeed love seeing more adaptations of his short stories done this way (Especially "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" and "In the Death Room").

Details

Official Sites:

Five [UK] TNT [United States]

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Filming Locations:

Central City Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coote Hayes Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

378 min (original) 480 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9