Oct 23, 2018 barbara senteney rated it really liked it. But room 1408 is a room where nobody has lasted more than an hour in it, and thus cusack considers it the perfect location for some book research. I think when he was saying all those things in the fridgeand when he said, good job, mr. Mike took that message as a challenge and tried to force book room 1408. The story, however, intrigued him, and he wound up not only finishing a complete draft, but adapting it for an audio book compilation of short stories. Samuel l jackson plays the hotel manager, who does whatever he can to try and convince cusack not to stay in that room in the hotel.
Our boy mike takes up the challenge of checking into the notoriously haunted room 1408 in the dolphin hotel in new york city, despite being warned by the slick and oily hotel manager gerald olin samuel l. When i saw the thread title i thought you meant the part where he wakes up on the beach and thinks the whole thing has been a dream but then he wakes up back in the room. Based on the short stephen king horror story of the same name, 1408 surrounds supernatural writer robert enslin, an author of two hit books. The room takes on a personality and becomes a character. Jackson, has been rescheduled from its original may opening to december th alas, thats a thursday the th, not a friday. A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks. The winter soldier 2014, the hateful eight 2015 tried his best to persuade mike from not entering the room. Jun 22, 2007 spoiler points for the movie 1408 2007. The screenplay was written by matt greenberg, scott alexander and larry karaszewski. His latest investigation takes him to a grand new york city hotel named the dolphin thats home to an infamously haunted room. Jackson pulp fiction 1994, django unchained 2012, captain america.
Despite warnings from hotel manager gerald olin samuel l. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. In zimmer 1408 funktionieren keine digitaluhren oder piepser. Jul 16, 2018 against the ardent dissuasion of the hotel manager played by samuel l. Enslins problems with room 1408 begin before he even sets foot through the door. Jackson, who provides enslin a book documenting the 56 deaths that occurred in room 1408 over the previous 95 years. The hotel manager gives him its grisly history, claiming that many deaths have occurred there and that no one lasts an hour. Psychological thriller starring john cusack and samuel. It was also about the place the protagonist found himsel. Jackson, is adamant about trying to dissuade mike from staying in that room he says nobody has lasted more than an. No one has lasted more than an hour in 1408, and mike has his work cut out for him.
Jackson not to enter room 1408, mike defiantly procures the key and prepares to dispel yet another spectral sham. He seems to be a good guy as he attempts to dissuade enslin from staying in the room but as always there is something ineffable yet sinister about him. Research for a new book leads enslin to the supposedly haunted room 1408 at new. Now, in the movie, we are informed that nobody has ever lasted more than an hour in that room.
It is the third tale in the audiobook collection blood and. Despite the warnings of the hotel manager samuel l. Frankly, selfishly, i just dont want to clean up the mess. He gets a postcard about a haunted hotel room in new york, room 1408, and decides to check in. The movie was directed by mikael hafstrom and starred john cusack and samuel l. Literaryspeaking, 1408, is based on a secondtier stephen king text, but a gifted cast, headed by john cusack and samuel l. Being a suspense and thriller it is a great choice for adults and mature audiences. Thanks for posting, i didnt know about the multiple endings. However, when researching his latest work, he checks into the mysterious room 1408 at the dolphin hotel in new york, managed by samuel l jackson in an effective cameo. Before that, it appeared in an audio book called blood and smoke 1999. While staying the night in room 1408, mike goes through denial, anger, depression. Does rmovies remember the underappreciated movie 1408. Upon receiving an anonymous post card from the dolphin hotel with a warning to not enter room 1408.
Jackson, mary mccormack, paul birchard, margot leicester, walter lewis, eric meyers, david nicholson, holly hayes, alexandra silber, johann urb, andrew lee potts, mikael hafstrom. Lily tells him that the police have already entered 1408, but the room is empty. I saw the movie with john cusack and samuel l jackson,it was actually pretty decent,the short story is also good. Jan 06, 2019 that a place can either be evil in and of itself, or gain evil from horrific acts done within its confines. Jackson, based on a stephen king short story by the same name. Samuel l jackson portrays olin, a relatively minor character in the story whose role was expanded for the film.
Jackson, black snake moan, mike resolves to stay in the haunted room. His best line is when he says, as only sam jackson can, this simple explanation to enslin, its an evil fucking room. Jackson, deep blue sea, mike insists on staying in 1408 and soon finds his skepticism tested in terrifying ways. In the movie, mike records his thoughts on room 1408, stating hotel rooms are a naturally creepy place, dont you. That a place can either be evil in and of itself, or gain evil from horrific acts done within its confines. Against the ardent dissuasion of the hotel manager played by samuel l.
Look, im not telling you not to stay in that room for your own good or for the profit of the hotel. Jackson as olin, 1408 was a critical and commercial hit, and is generally considered one of the best kingbased movies to date. Jackson makes one last ditch effort to stop mike john cusack from staying in room 1408. The hotel room itself is pretty interesting to me at least, props to the set decorator. It is directed by mikael hafstrom and stars john cusack, samuel l.
As research for his latest book, enslin is determined to check out the notorious room 1408 in a new york city hotel by personally staying as a guest in the fabled room. Derzeit fasziniert ihn ein besonders mysterioser fall. A novel writer named mike enslin visits the dolphin hotel in search of the cursed room 1408, where over 50 people have already died. John cusack is alright, even if some of the scenes are laughably cheesy fridge scenefinding the maid service near the beginning. The creepy true story that inspired the movie screen rant. Olin gave the key to enslin and the real horror begins. The scenes with samuel jackson and tony shalhoub are some of the better ones. This is a big part of the movie and its suspense factor. In this thriller based on a stephen king story, writer and paranormal debunker mike enslin john cusack is determined to demystify the ghostly events, even though a hotel clerk samuel l. Stephen king originally created the first few pages of 1408 for his nonfiction book, on writing, as an example of how to revise a first draft. Cusack plays horror writer mike enslin, who specializes in. He is a pessimist and does not believe what he writes, but. Mike books the room, despite the warnings of the hotel manager, gerald olin samuel l. Room 1408 has been the site of dozens of deaths, and this is a selling point for the skeptic in mike.
Not to mention, the book sharing its name with samuel l. Jackson, who provides enslin a book documenting the 56 deaths that occurred in room 1408 over the previous 95 years, enslin. But enslins phantomfree run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious dolphin hotel for his latest project. Senator dimension films universum film steelbook cover 1 verkauf fsk 16. Jackson i just watched it again the other night and ive always enjoyed it. A horror films powerful and discontinued ending medium. Jun 22, 2007 upon receiving an anonymous post card from the dolphin hotel with a warning to not enter room 1408. He travels to new york to spend one night in room 1408 of the dolphin hotel, which is permanently. The film was released in the united states on june 22, 2007, although july which in 2007 fell on a friday is. Mar 22, 2020 starring john cusack as enslin and samuel l. A novel writer named mike enslin visits the dolphin hotel in search of the cursed room 1408, where over 50. Jackson leaves the funeral and sees cusack in the back seat.
Jackson, wellserved by the skillful swedish director mikael hafstrom, elevates the horror feature above the routine, resulting in quite a pleasing psychological thriller. Doing some private research, he learns that the dolphin has had a long and tragic history of deaths, all of them surrounding the guests that have stayed in room 1408. Mar 10, 2020 his latest investigation takes him to a grand new york city hotel named the dolphin thats home to an infamously haunted room. Yet, the ending audiences saw in theaters was the end result of big changes to the original conclusion.
A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the dolphin hotel. Jackson that its too dangerous to stay there because 56 deaths have occurred in that room since the hotel opened in 1912 and no one can. Jackson, who provides enslin a book documenting the 56 deaths that occurred in room. Mikes latest project is a book entitled ten nights in haunted hotel. It stars john cusack as a supernatural investigator who rents room 1408 at the hotel dolphin in new york. His character in the book is still as certain that no one should go into that room. Based on a stephen king short story, starring john cusack and samuel l.
He receives a postcard about room 1408, and decides to check it out, even though he knows he will find nothing. No one can explain the strange goingson in room 1408 of the dolphin hotel. Jackson warning cusack to stay out of room 1408 still do. Of course, the film is a bit longer, so the main character spends a lot more time in room 1408 than he does in. Jackson, mary mccormack, tony shalhoub, len cariou, isiah whitlock, jr. In the movie when cuzack says that he has lived a selfish life, is true. Now, as is the case with many of lifes most profound epiphanies, the writer who thought he knew it all is caught entirely off guard at the precise moment he least expected it. After a mysterious invite to new yorks dolphin hotel, he defies the portentous warnings of manager olin samuel l jackson and attempts to stick it out in room 1408, which has a history of deaths, suicides and general freakiness. The swedish film director mikael hafstrom developed a movie, 1408, based on the short story, starring john cusack as michael enslin and samuel l. When mike lost his daughter, the afterlife became his obsession. He believes the room is evil, and perhaps even alive. It does not need to be understood, merely gotten away from or even better, rid of. It is said to be a most haunted room and the scene of many deaths.
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