Desperation is a movie directed by Mick Garris in 2006 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1996. The movie features Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer, Henry Thomas, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
In the Nevada desert, a couple, Peter and Mary Jackson are driving just as they are stopped by a sheriff, Collie Entragian. After they enter the police station, they see a little girl, dead, on the floor and Entragian shoots and kills Peter. The little girl is the Carver’s daughter, named Pie.
Movie vs Book
Year
2006
Minutes
131
Movie Rate
5.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1996
Pages
547
Book Rate
7.66
S: Goodreads
Book
Desperation
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1996
Length: 547 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“It’s such a complicated thing to put a movie together. The book world is so much simpler.”
ARTHUR SLADE (Writer)
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