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Summary

Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.

Cast

Timothy Hutton

Thad Beaumont / George Stark

Amy Madigan

Liz Beaumont

Michael Rooker

Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Julie Harris

Reggie DeLesseps

Robert Joy

Fred Clawson

Kent Broadhurst

Mike Donaldson

Beth Grant

Shayla Beaumont

Rutanya Alda

Miriam Cowley

Tom Mardirosian

Rick Cowley

Larry John Meyers

Dr. Pritchard

Patrick Brannan

Young Thad Beaumont

Royal Dano

Digger Holt

Glenn Colerider

Homer Gamache

Chelsea Field

Annie Pangborn

Christine Forrest

Trudy Wiggins

Jeff Monahan

Wes

Jeff Howell

Dave

Rik Billock

Donaldson Cop #2

David Early

Officer #2

Sarah Parker

Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont

Elizabeth Parker

Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont

William Cameron

Officer Hamilton

Rohn Thomas

Dr. Albertson

Molly Renfroe

Hilary

Judy Grafe

Head Nurse

Donna Lynne Champlin

Babysitter (uncredited)

George A. Romero

Customer (uncredited)

John Amplas

Thad Beaumont (double)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

George A. Romero

Novel

Stephen King

Reviews

Ruuz

July 26, 2020

5

A visually spectacular ending, but one that delivers little in the way of answers, and doesn't change a so-so beginning and middle of a film in any way that's meaningfully satisfactory.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._