Stephen King's Desperation
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mick Garris
Darren Victoria
Glenn Wilder
Trieu Tran
Alain Uy
Sylvia Kelegian
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the middle of the Nevada desert stands the once proud mining town of Desperation - a harmless, non-descript little community that one may briefly notice on a drive through the vast, empty desert on the way to some distant vacation destination. But something evil has taken over Desperation - its name is Tak, and its mission is to eliminate anyone who gets close to stumbling upon its secret. While posing as Desperation cop Collie Entragian, Tak is able to catch his prey while surveying the nearly empty highway. Caught in his deceptive web are famous author Johnny Marinville, whose misdeeds from the past may come back to haunt him; Ralph & Ellie Carver and their son, David - whose faith may hold the key to bringing down Tak; and Mary Jackson who, with her husband, Peter, will discover a courage they never knew they had while battling the beast. Meanwhile, Johnny's aide, Steve Ames, and his traveling companion, Cynthia, find out for themselves the horror that has taken place in Desperation when they go in search of the author; and the town's veterinarian, Tom Billingsley, knows firsthand the secrets of Desperation. Everyone will soon discover that the unearthing of a long abandoned mine in Desperation awakened Tak, and his control over the desert's animals and insects make him even more invincible to the unlikely band of people who have found themselves forced to become reluctant her s, as they battle to bring down the beast and save themselves in the process
Director
Mick Garris
Cast
Darren Victoria
Glenn Wilder
Trieu Tran
Alain Uy
Sylvia Kelegian
Tom Skerritt
Charles Durning
Kelly Overton
Henry Thomas
Matt Frewer
Ewan Chung
Steven Weber
Tom Parker
Shane Haboucha
Sammi Hanratty
Ron Perlman
Annabeth Gish
Crew
Chad Alveinson
Miles Anderson
Howard Berger
Howard Berger
Joanie Blum
Ken Burton
Robin Bush
Marcia Calosio
Lou Carlucci
Kim Collea
Mark Cookson
Bob Costanza
Phil Dagort
Alfredo S Denila
Bruce Dunn
Andrew Ellerd
Cindy Franke
Jon Fudela
Mick Garris
Ken Glassing
Sonya Henry
Patrick Hogan
Paul Janossy
Stan Jones
Fred Judkins
Michelle Juskowitz
Mark Kamps
Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen King
Lynn Kressel
Kevin Larosa
Jason Lezama
Maggie Mcfarland
Michael Mcginn
Patrick Mcmahon
Peter Merwin
Todd Murakami
Warden Neil
Otto Nemenz
Greg Nicotero
Greg Nicotero
Brian Thomas Nist
Karen O'toole
Luis Patino
Andre Perreault
Lisa Pi±ero-amses
Nicholas Pike
Marc Pollon
Robert Arturo Ramirez
Steven Schalk
Christian Sebaldt
Mark Sennet
David Shafer
Tina Sims
David Sosna
Rick Steele
Richard Taylor
Henry Tirl
Kelly Van Horn
Kelly Van Horn
Mike Walsh
Jason Weil
Glen Wiler
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for two 2006 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie (Philip Dagort, Jason Weil and Marcia Calosio), by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Aired in United States May 23, 2006
Project was originally in development with MPCA.
Charles Durning replaced Cliff Robertson in the role of "Tom."
Aired in USA on ABC network May 23, 2006
Began shooting November 2, 2004, and completed shooting December 16, 2004.
