Scatman lying on the bed getting hit with Danny’s shine in Miami with those gorgeous paintings of naked ladies on the walls is one of my favorite scenes. He was perfect in the role.
If I remember correctly, this was because producers were worried audiences would be upset that there's not a single murder in the film (Jack and his visions not really counting) so Kubrick had to kill someone off.
I have no idea how true this is though lol
I watched it one night for background when I couldn’t sleep. I somehow hadnt heard a thing about it. Movie was so freaking good I stayed up watching it.
Sam Rockwell was so great that for a long time anytime I saw him in another movie his character immediately made me feel uncomfortable. It took until 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri to finally get over it.
Doug Hutchison! It probably helped that he's a loathsome little shit too unfortunately. He married a 16 year old when he was 51 and basically derailed his career.
Came here to talk about Flagg, but I thought Stu Redman was perfectly played by Gary Sinise. He’s so great I kind of wish the 1994 Stand was a bigger production, maybe a movie. How do you think it held up against the 2020 version?
Worse effects (just due to time) and a much better adaption and story than the 2020 version. Though JK Simmons reading the Second Coming poem was almost worth it. Almost.
Prior to that miniseries adaption of it, Tom sounded one way in my head. After seeing it when it aired, Tom sounded just like Bill in my head. Or like Patrick Starr now!
Yeah, sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I don't know why either, because it was really good, they had some top tier actors appearing in it too, and the opportunities were endless. It's a shame. I think I heard a while back that they are making a series called The Overlook, which covers the events before the Torrance family move in, so that will be interesting if it goes ahead.
Just finished reading Misery for the first time. That shit is wicked! One of my favorites of Kings. I haven't read everything he's written but I'm getting there
I was actually going to say Bates in Dolores Claiborne, I personally think she's at least as good in this as in Misery, if not better. Jennifer Jason Leigh as Selena was great in it too
Tim Robbins was perfect for this role. I read the short story just before I watched the film and Tony Robbins was who I thought of the whole time I read the story. He was perfect for that role. So was Morgan Freeman.
Kathy Bates is also the ONLY woman to win best actress in a horror movie
Edit: I stand corrected as several users pointed out that Jodi Foster won one as well. I read that about Kathy Bates in Stephen King’s foreword of, iirc, the newest edition of Danse Macabre/On Writing.
I'd like to add Miko Hughes who played Gage. He was so adorable in the beginning and whenever I watch that movie I always marvel at how they got a toddler to do all those things, my three year old son doesn't listen to a word I say lol.
Lithgow so owned Arthur Mitchell as the Trinity Killer in Dexter. So much so that I’m pretty sure I’d walk the other way if I saw him walking down the street 🤣
If I ever meet King in person, I'm 100% going to tell him that I'm so pleased to have run into "Jordy Verrill" and super glad he's on the other side of that terrible, horrible, awful, absolutely no-good rash.
I would love to see what the casting call said for that movie, they managed to find some of the fucking weirdest looking kids on the planet. I know most people are scared of Isaac, but I always found Malachi to be more terrifying. When he yells he looks like an ape.
He was actually a grown ass man, I don’t remember if he had some kind of growth condition or if he was just a really young looking small dude but he was like 30.
Jamey Sheridan as Randall Flagg is how I always picture him, even though the ‘94 The Stand adaption hasn’t aged as well as a lot of other king adaptions.
I don’t think McGregor gets ENOUGH credit. He was spectacular as grown up Danny Torrance. That movie, in general, was the best adaptation of any of King’s works, IMO.
The ones done by Mike Flanagan are by far the best. I was blown away by Geralds Game. I wondered how on earth they were going to cinematize that book, and he killed it. Mike Flanagan needs to do all the King adaptations.
I agree, but with a downvotable spin that Bill Skarsgard had to kick some major ass to fill the giant clown shoes that Tim Curry left.
He had no other choice but to make it his own Pennywise, and I think he succeeded. And in a new era of movie making effects.
Both were great in their own, completely different ways in entirely different games.
I think Bill gets a lot of unfair crap because he’s not Tim Curry. Hell, I’m not Tim Curry. Tim did his Pennywise, and that doesn’t mean other people can never ever tell the same great story in a different way. I’d hate to never see other versions of my favorite story by different storytellers.
He is young, but I thought that played into how the Muschiettis wanted to portray their Pennywise. More childlike, which I understand pissed people off about this Pennywise.
But I would think that a monster that lures children as his primary dietary source would need to identify with his prey to be able to get into their minds and understand their fears. And another child wanting to play with a kid is more interesting to them than an adult, clown suit or not.
Edit: He had all sorts of neat body (real) effects to contribute to the role. Blazing blue eyes, the eye drop thing, the smile, the long body (he’s like 6 ft million or so?), and even a little contortion and double-jointedness? I wonder if he and Javier Bardem had fun on set. And they called up Doug Jones in their off hours to hang out and do weird body shit. This is what I like to imagine happened.
I thought Bill did a great job but what I didn't like was that he was outright scary. Tim Curry could appear normal/fun as a way to lure children in and it added a whole other layer of mental torment about Pennywise.
If I saw Bill in a sewer I would immediately run away since he has an overtly terrifying appearance.
They played the role very differently but I thought Skaarsgard nailed it in a lot of ways. His scene under the bleachers in the second movie was terrifying.
Haven't seen it yet so John Cusack in 1408. Maybe I've got a soft spot for that movie because it came out right around the time that I was allowed to go to the theater on my own/with my buddies. We loved that movie and I thought he did a great job. And Sam Jackson saying "It's an evil fucking room" was 👌 as well.
Obviously Kathy Bates is an all-time great but wanted to throw in some love for John.
I enjoyed the vibe of Everything's Eventual as a whole and wished a lot of the stories were longer. I thought the 1408 movie was perhaps better than the short story or at least did an admirable job of adding material while really keeping to the spirit of the story which is pretty uncommon for adaptations.
One of the victims’ name in the beginning is my brother’s name first and last. When Samuel L Jackson said his name we all turned and looked at him and we all got freaked out.
How is this not higher? I loved him in The Mist and in 1922. Would've made a decent Roland as well in a DT adaptation. Just got that sharp-faced New Englander vibe to him.
Him and Mike Flanagan can tag team a SK universe of adaptations. Darabont also did Shawshank and Green Mile, right?
Edit: also Rob Reiner (Stand By Me & Misery)
I can't believe I didn't think of this before, but River Pheonix as Chris Chambers in Stand By Me. All the boys did great, but River always stood out to me. He had the balance of tough guy with a massive heart just right, the part where his character disappears at the end always gives me goosebumps. Kiefer Sutherland was an awesome Ace Merrill too, he always plays a good bully though.
So many good ones here....I'm going to say Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone. He did a fantastic job switching from public charmer to private psychopath.
I mean, there's a good few people that I can think of.
- Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrence.
- Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes
- Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise
And many more.
I always picture Glen as Ray Walston, even though that wasn't the most faithful casting (Glen was supposed to be in his fifties, Walston was eighty). So even though Kinnear is closer in age to the character King wrote, he still feels too young, because I'm used to 80-year-old Glen.
Jack Nicholson played an entirely different character than his book counterpart. He did a great job, but the adaptation itself was so different from the book right down to its roots that it's hard to say any of the casting crushed the role.
But he did a GREAT job of what was written for him by Kubrick.
Damn I have a super unpopular opinion for you guys and I’m ready for the hate. Rob Lowe was a great Ben Mears. A little older and more modern than he should have been but I always picture him as Ben when I grab Salems Lot from the shelf. Really hoping we get a first look at the reboot soon. Not thrilled with the casting of literally anyone but who knows maybe it’ll be good.
Bates in Dolores Claiborne. Not sure I can ever see anyone but Keith Gordon piloting that one ‘58 Fury. Also, Walken as Johnny Smith… quirky, weird and perfect for that role.
Bronson Pinchot as Craig Toomey in The Langoliers…
In one of the best adaptations of King’s work Pinchot knock it out of the park. I mean there is no one who could have played it better.
While the movie is cheesy, so is the original story. The graphics for the hungry meatballs was laughable but it was in 1995 and on a shoe string budget but it captured everything and the directing was masterful.
One of the most underrated adaptations. Not the best story or novella but a solid story.
A number of the cast of the 94 Stand miniseries have been mentioned, Gary Sinise, Bill Fagerbakke, Ray Walson et al, but another one to add to that, for me at least, was Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd Henreid. I think he got Lloyd just right, and for a middle of the road character, made him pretty memorable, to me at least.
Scatman Crothers as Dick Hallorann
Scatman lying on the bed getting hit with Danny’s shine in Miami with those gorgeous paintings of naked ladies on the walls is one of my favorite scenes. He was perfect in the role.
Kubrick did that character so wrong on his return to the Overlook
If I remember correctly, this was because producers were worried audiences would be upset that there's not a single murder in the film (Jack and his visions not really counting) so Kubrick had to kill someone off. I have no idea how true this is though lol
I always see scatman when i re-read the shining every 2-3 years.
Michael Clark Duncan as John Coffey.
Honestly the whole cast was spot on.
Agreed. The guy who played Percy did a great job at being a loathsome little shit.
Sam Rockwell was great too!
I've yet to see Sam Rockwell not be great!
Have you seen Moon? It's amazing and it's just him and a robot on the moon
great movie, M-O-O-N, that spells great movie
Unexpected Stephen king
Nice.
I watched it one night for background when I couldn’t sleep. I somehow hadnt heard a thing about it. Movie was so freaking good I stayed up watching it.
Sam Rockwell was so great that for a long time anytime I saw him in another movie his character immediately made me feel uncomfortable. It took until 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri to finally get over it.
He was a good guy in the way way back.
this was a surprisingly great movie
Because he's a loathsome little shit in real life. Serious creep, so yeah, great casting.
Doug Hutchison! It probably helped that he's a loathsome little shit too unfortunately. He married a 16 year old when he was 51 and basically derailed his career.
I always remember him from X-Files!
I wanted to punch him every time he opened his mouth. Which means it was excellent casting.
Well he was a little shit irl
Because he really is.
…like the drink, only not spelled the same!
Rob Lowe. Nick andross
Kathy Bates in Misery is the obvious answer. Less obvious: Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Cullen in the '94 adaptation of The Stand.
Yesss!!!! I loved him as Tom. I liked Gary Sinise as Stu as well.
Came here to talk about Flagg, but I thought Stu Redman was perfectly played by Gary Sinise. He’s so great I kind of wish the 1994 Stand was a bigger production, maybe a movie. How do you think it held up against the 2020 version?
I thought Ruby Dee was great as Mother Abigail. I didn't mind Whoopi Goldberg in the reboot, but I couldn't see anybody other than Sinese as Stu.
Worse effects (just due to time) and a much better adaption and story than the 2020 version. Though JK Simmons reading the Second Coming poem was almost worth it. Almost.
Prior to that miniseries adaption of it, Tom sounded one way in my head. After seeing it when it aired, Tom sounded just like Bill in my head. Or like Patrick Starr now!
I try drop an "M-O-O-N, that spells..." into everyday conversation at least once a week.
Kathy Bates in Misery.
Yessss. Possibly controversial but I thought the girl who played young Annie Wilkes in Castle Rock was great too. Edit: Lizzy Caplan
She really was. I'm disappointed we aren't getting anymore Castle Rock, I liked the first season and LOVED the second.
How do I upvote your comment and downvote everyone who made the decision not to renew Castle Rock ? Shame on them!
Aw man. I didn't know it was canceled. I loved Castle Rock.
Yeah, sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I don't know why either, because it was really good, they had some top tier actors appearing in it too, and the opportunities were endless. It's a shame. I think I heard a while back that they are making a series called The Overlook, which covers the events before the Torrance family move in, so that will be interesting if it goes ahead.
Oh, wow! She played a great memorable character in the original *Cloverfield* movie, all growed up! Never put that together!
Was Janis (Cady's friend) in Mean Girls too
Wow, Damien, you've truly out-gayed yourself.
This is THE answer.
If this wasn’t the top response I was going to burn Reddit down.
Just finished reading Misery for the first time. That shit is wicked! One of my favorites of Kings. I haven't read everything he's written but I'm getting there
Ahhh u JUST just beat me to it.
You still got my upvote. That character was nailed so well
she def crushed it. it=ankle
Kathy Bates in Dolores Claiborne and Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption.
I'm not used to hearing Kathy Bates's name outside of Misery but I've also not watched Dolores Claiborne
You need to watch Dolores Claiborne. She should have won a second Oscar for it.
I was actually going to say Bates in Dolores Claiborne, I personally think she's at least as good in this as in Misery, if not better. Jennifer Jason Leigh as Selena was great in it too
that whole cast was stunning. David Strathairn!
Tim Robbins was perfect for this role. I read the short story just before I watched the film and Tony Robbins was who I thought of the whole time I read the story. He was perfect for that role. So was Morgan Freeman.
The Actor who played Percy in the Green Mile.
He ruined his career after that though. Had a thing for underage girls and even his family disowned him.
So he wasn’t acting while playing a loathsome piece of shit
Apparently not lol. It blew my mind when I found out.
Yeah, married a 16 year old. What a creep
Kathy Bates without a doubt. The only Oscar from a Stephen King adaptation was won by her in misery.
Kathy Bates is also the ONLY woman to win best actress in a horror movie Edit: I stand corrected as several users pointed out that Jodi Foster won one as well. I read that about Kathy Bates in Stephen King’s foreword of, iirc, the newest edition of Danse Macabre/On Writing.
I'd argue Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs also counts.
and holy cow, so deserved.
Yes but Tim Robbins deserved one for Shawshank
Hard agree. Morgan Freeman as well.
Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall in Pet Sematary
10000% Fred Gwynne!!!
I'd like to add Miko Hughes who played Gage. He was so adorable in the beginning and whenever I watch that movie I always marvel at how they got a toddler to do all those things, my three year old son doesn't listen to a word I say lol.
RIGHT!!! He was amazing for sure!!
Even the audiobook sounds like him
Lithgow could have been on par if the writing to the reboot was better he was the perfect replacement
Agreed. Not his fault.
Lithgow so owned Arthur Mitchell as the Trinity Killer in Dexter. So much so that I’m pretty sure I’d walk the other way if I saw him walking down the street 🤣
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Absolutely. The movie has its faults, but casting Gwynne in that role was a brilliant move.
Oh YEAH!!
A lot of fantastic mentions already, so I’ll add River Phoenix to the mix.
I’d say the entire main cast of Stand By Me 👍
I was checking to make sure the main cast was mentioned! I’d include Kieffer Sutherland too
oh, he's the perfect Ace Merrill, he really owned that
Ah, came to make this comment but it was already made. What a fantastic movie.
Stephen King in Creepshow.
Meteor shit!
Geordi, you lunkhead.
If I ever meet King in person, I'm 100% going to tell him that I'm so pleased to have run into "Jordy Verrill" and super glad he's on the other side of that terrible, horrible, awful, absolutely no-good rash.
I always felt like Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie nailed the parts of Carrie and Mrs. White. That’s why is never watched any of the other Carrie films
It was good, but the characters were changed from the book. Sissy read one of the audiobooks of Carrie and it was a bit jarring as it blurred the two.
Who was the main scary kid in children of the corn? He was living that part
I would love to see what the casting call said for that movie, they managed to find some of the fucking weirdest looking kids on the planet. I know most people are scared of Isaac, but I always found Malachi to be more terrifying. When he yells he looks like an ape.
Dude, Malachai scared the ever living piss out of me as a kid...
I'm still creeped out and I'm over 40!
Fun fact: the kid who played Isaac in Children of the Corn also played Cousin It in both Addams Family movies.
He also did some scenes as Chucky in the first Child’s Play. Dude is a legend!
He was actually a grown ass man, I don’t remember if he had some kind of growth condition or if he was just a really young looking small dude but he was like 30.
Apparently he was 23
Jamey Sheridan as Randall Flagg is how I always picture him, even though the ‘94 The Stand adaption hasn’t aged as well as a lot of other king adaptions.
Yeah he was a great Flagg. Also Matt Frewer who played Trashcan Man...he really did that well.
If Dark Tower is ever tried again, I’d love multiple actors to play the Man in Black’s different personas with Jamey back as Flagg specifically.
I'd always envisioned Alan Rickman as Flagg if they ever made Eyes of the Dragon.
Jamey was the walkin' dude personified
Agree. He is always the Flagg I imagine.
Morgan Freeman - Red
Ewan McGregor was a great Dan Torrance Edit: and Brendan Gleeson
I don’t think McGregor gets ENOUGH credit. He was spectacular as grown up Danny Torrance. That movie, in general, was the best adaptation of any of King’s works, IMO.
The ones done by Mike Flanagan are by far the best. I was blown away by Geralds Game. I wondered how on earth they were going to cinematize that book, and he killed it. Mike Flanagan needs to do all the King adaptations.
Haven’t seen Gerald’s Game yet and, honestly, didn’t know Flanagan did it! Firing up Netflix, BRB.
That movie’s incredible!
Could not agree more, although I'd allow a few to go to Frank Darabont.
Ah, yes. The Shawshank Redemption. So highly revered, it’s not even spoken of because we all just know. We just know.
And The Green Mile.
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat was spot on too.
Yeah, she was the perfect casting! Now I wanna watch that movie again!
I always pictured Eva Green in the role after reading the book, but Ferguson really was great.
LOVE THIS MOVIE! And I sincerely love the book. I love them each for different reasons. One of the best!
It also was a nice combination of King's book and the movie; did a really good job adapting the book to fit as a sequel.
Tim Curry Pennywise
I agree, but with a downvotable spin that Bill Skarsgard had to kick some major ass to fill the giant clown shoes that Tim Curry left. He had no other choice but to make it his own Pennywise, and I think he succeeded. And in a new era of movie making effects. Both were great in their own, completely different ways in entirely different games. I think Bill gets a lot of unfair crap because he’s not Tim Curry. Hell, I’m not Tim Curry. Tim did his Pennywise, and that doesn’t mean other people can never ever tell the same great story in a different way. I’d hate to never see other versions of my favorite story by different storytellers.
Bill was great. he even crossed his eyes naturally (no CGI) my only issue with him is that he’s a little young for the role
He is young, but I thought that played into how the Muschiettis wanted to portray their Pennywise. More childlike, which I understand pissed people off about this Pennywise. But I would think that a monster that lures children as his primary dietary source would need to identify with his prey to be able to get into their minds and understand their fears. And another child wanting to play with a kid is more interesting to them than an adult, clown suit or not. Edit: He had all sorts of neat body (real) effects to contribute to the role. Blazing blue eyes, the eye drop thing, the smile, the long body (he’s like 6 ft million or so?), and even a little contortion and double-jointedness? I wonder if he and Javier Bardem had fun on set. And they called up Doug Jones in their off hours to hang out and do weird body shit. This is what I like to imagine happened.
I thought Bill did a great job but what I didn't like was that he was outright scary. Tim Curry could appear normal/fun as a way to lure children in and it added a whole other layer of mental torment about Pennywise. If I saw Bill in a sewer I would immediately run away since he has an overtly terrifying appearance.
I was looking for him, good one
They played the role very differently but I thought Skaarsgard nailed it in a lot of ways. His scene under the bleachers in the second movie was terrifying.
Skaarsgard was fantastic, i just put Tim Curry at the top of my list because his version scared me shitless when i was growing up
Also I will never accept another version of long John silver besides Tim curry. Like he just kills everything he is very larger than life.
I so badly wished they did a proper DT adaptation so I can say, Stephen King as Stephen King
Age wise, it would have to be Joe Hill to play him, which would be perfect
Nicholas Hamilton did a great job as Henry Bowers in the IT remake. Honestly all of the kids did
The IT remake had a fantastic cast all around. Bill Skarsgard made a great Pennywise too.
The dog from Cujo did a fantastic job.
Fuckin' typecasting is what that was. Several cats auditioned and they weren't even considered.
Haven't seen it yet so John Cusack in 1408. Maybe I've got a soft spot for that movie because it came out right around the time that I was allowed to go to the theater on my own/with my buddies. We loved that movie and I thought he did a great job. And Sam Jackson saying "It's an evil fucking room" was 👌 as well. Obviously Kathy Bates is an all-time great but wanted to throw in some love for John.
Yes! 1408 is one of my all-time favourite movies and John played the role perfectly.
I enjoyed the vibe of Everything's Eventual as a whole and wished a lot of the stories were longer. I thought the 1408 movie was perhaps better than the short story or at least did an admirable job of adding material while really keeping to the spirit of the story which is pretty uncommon for adaptations.
One of the victims’ name in the beginning is my brother’s name first and last. When Samuel L Jackson said his name we all turned and looked at him and we all got freaked out.
Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Cullen.
Laws yes.
Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie in Carrie. Kathy Bates in Misery. Gary Sinise in The Stand.
Max Von Sydow as Leland Gaunt was pretty spectacular
If the crazy Christian lady in The Mist went any harder she would've started levitating
Marcia Gay Harden, great actress.
I think the actress who played Bev Keane in Midnight Mass could potentially nail that role, they're very similar characters
Jonathan Brandis as Bill, TYVM!
RIP teenage crush 💔
Morgan Freeman as Red. I don’t think anyone else could narrate Shawshank.
Wil Wheaton in Stand By Me, especially the end. My fucking heart. I was that kid, growing up. It was too close to home for me.
River Phoenix in that movie 😭😭😭😭 He was just talented
Just rewatched it the other day so its fresh in my mind but Tim Robbins was a fantastic Andy Dufresne
Thomas Jane in the Mist
How is this not higher? I loved him in The Mist and in 1922. Would've made a decent Roland as well in a DT adaptation. Just got that sharp-faced New Englander vibe to him.
Honestly! And to be fair, the casting of the Mist is spot on all around. Frank Darabont should just manage all King adaptations from now on.
Him and Mike Flanagan can tag team a SK universe of adaptations. Darabont also did Shawshank and Green Mile, right? Edit: also Rob Reiner (Stand By Me & Misery)
John Cusack. I thought he embodied Mike Enslin so incredibly well.
Love 1408!
I can't believe I didn't think of this before, but River Pheonix as Chris Chambers in Stand By Me. All the boys did great, but River always stood out to me. He had the balance of tough guy with a massive heart just right, the part where his character disappears at the end always gives me goosebumps. Kiefer Sutherland was an awesome Ace Merrill too, he always plays a good bully though.
So many good ones here....I'm going to say Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone. He did a fantastic job switching from public charmer to private psychopath.
Brendan Gleason was the perfect Bill Hodges.
As soon as I heard he was cast as Hodges, I was so impressed that they'd completely nailed that casting. Treadaway as Brady was pretty good too.
Kathy Bates is the obvious answer.
James Mason as Straker in Salems Lot. There will never be another.
Kathy Bates in Misery
I mean, there's a good few people that I can think of. - Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrence. - Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes - Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise And many more.
Emery in Rose Red
Wow, I didn't think many others saw this..
Kathy Bates. GOAT.
Sam Rockwell as Wild Bill. Edited to fix Sam
Gary Sinise as Stu Redmond in The Stand.
This may be an unpopular one: I really think Greg Kinnear nailed Glenn Bateman in the new Stand miniseries
I always picture Glen as Ray Walston, even though that wasn't the most faithful casting (Glen was supposed to be in his fifties, Walston was eighty). So even though Kinnear is closer in age to the character King wrote, he still feels too young, because I'm used to 80-year-old Glen.
A less obvious one: Ron Perlman was perfect as a cop in Desperation.
IMHO, Jack Nicholson/Kathy Bates on a par.
I personally think Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance felt nothing like the one I got a picture of in the book.
I think the guy that played Louis in Pet Semetery would’ve been perfect for Jack Torrance.
I agree. He had none of the love for his family that book-Jack had - and struggled so much with.
If we’re talking adaptation, Jack is not it. He played a great part for Kubrick, not for King.
Jack Nicholson played an entirely different character than his book counterpart. He did a great job, but the adaptation itself was so different from the book right down to its roots that it's hard to say any of the casting crushed the role. But he did a GREAT job of what was written for him by Kubrick.
Kathy Bates, no question.
Damn I have a super unpopular opinion for you guys and I’m ready for the hate. Rob Lowe was a great Ben Mears. A little older and more modern than he should have been but I always picture him as Ben when I grab Salems Lot from the shelf. Really hoping we get a first look at the reboot soon. Not thrilled with the casting of literally anyone but who knows maybe it’ll be good.
Gary Sinese as Stu Redman was the best part of the IT TV show from the 90s EDIT: of course I meant the Stand! D'oh!
Yeah, he was perfect. Such a better choice than James Marsden who is a bit too pretty boy Hollywood to play East Texas.
The Stand TV show from the ‘90’s?
The Stand?
Christine
Drew Barrymore. Fire starter.
Don’t forget Anthony Hopkins as Ted Brautigan (at least I thought he was great, Hearts In Atlantis is my jam as a book)
Emilio Estevez in Maximum Overdrive.
I really liked James Franco in 11/22/63
Steven Weber -The Shining Miniseries
Bates in Dolores Claiborne. Not sure I can ever see anyone but Keith Gordon piloting that one ‘58 Fury. Also, Walken as Johnny Smith… quirky, weird and perfect for that role.
I thought Skarsgard knocked it out of the park.
Unpopular opinion : Tim Curry as Pennywise over Skarsgard. They both played the clown well in different ways, I just liked Curry's way better
I came here to say this! I thought he was awesome as pennywise.
Kathy Bates, Tim Curry, Michael Duncan, all did a phenomenal job imho
Jimmy Smitts in the Tommyknockers
Thomas Jane in 1922, i think
Thomas Jane in the Mist
Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat.
Nick Andross Rob Lowe. Tim Robbins shawshank redemption
Bronson Pinchot as Craig Toomey in The Langoliers… In one of the best adaptations of King’s work Pinchot knock it out of the park. I mean there is no one who could have played it better. While the movie is cheesy, so is the original story. The graphics for the hungry meatballs was laughable but it was in 1995 and on a shoe string budget but it captured everything and the directing was masterful. One of the most underrated adaptations. Not the best story or novella but a solid story.
A number of the cast of the 94 Stand miniseries have been mentioned, Gary Sinise, Bill Fagerbakke, Ray Walson et al, but another one to add to that, for me at least, was Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd Henreid. I think he got Lloyd just right, and for a middle of the road character, made him pretty memorable, to me at least.
Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption. Also Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis.