The Mangler is a movie directed by Tobe Hooper in 1995 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1972. The movie features Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, Jeremy Crutchley, Vanessa Pike, Demetre Phillips, and others.
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Storyline
The Mangler, in Gartley’s Blue Ribbon Laundry service, is a laundry press owned by Bill Gartley. The trouble starts when Gartley’s niece, Sherry, accidentally cuts herself on a lever connected to the machine and splashes blood on the Mangler’s tread while trying to avoid being crushed by an old ice box some movers are clumsily carrying past.
Movie vs Book
Year
1995
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
4.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1972
Pages
30
Book Rate
7.36
S: Goodreads
Book
The Mangler
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1972
Length: 30 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Night Shift
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Michael Hamilton-Wright
Movie by Matt Cunningham, Erik Gardner
User polls & recommendations
“What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.”
SETH GRAHAME SMITH (Writer, Filmmaker)
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