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A young man hitchhiking back home to visit his mother is picked up by a mysterious stranger. As the ride goes on, the young man uncovers a terrible secret about the stranger, and is given a choice by the stranger. A choice that can mean life or death. Written by
Sarah
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The dead travel fast
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Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and some nudity
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Release Date:
3 February 2005 (Portugal)
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Also Known As:
Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
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Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$101,107
(USA)
(15 October 2004)
Gross:
$101,107
(USA)
(15 October 2004)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Based on a story of the same name by
Stephen King that was written exclusively for the internet.
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The Hell's Gate ride wasn't in production in 1969. The earliest models didn't appear widely until the 80s.
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Now, who loves you?
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My mom.
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Who else?
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Ehm, baby Jesus?
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Funny. Who else?
Alan Parker:
You?
Jessica Hadley:
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FOR MOM, DAD, and CRAIG.
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Misery (1990)
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Time Has Come Today
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It always intrigues me when a film virtually disappears at the box office and a few months later it's premiering on television. I think to myself "can it really be that bad?" and I must watch it. Well, Riding the Bullet wasn't that bad, but it didn't deserve a theatrical release, not even a limited one. Mick Garris (The Stand) has been directed in television for so long that his big screen efforts feel like TV movies. Riding the Bullet felt like it was made for the small screen. I have a feeling that if the source material had been longer, Garris would have tried to pull a mini-series out of it. Garris has had success and failure with adapting Stephen King's work and I have to say that this falls somewhere in the middle. This is a case where the parts are better than the whole. I really enjoyed the scene where George Staub has a flashback to his own death that's done as if we're watching a film within the film. And then I hate all of the "gotcha" moments where what's happening on screen is just in the main character's head. I suppose it's an attempt to trick the audience but it happens way too much. Virtually every 7 or 8 minutes this happens and, honestly, it takes me out of the movie. I have to disagree with Tobe Hooper. This is not the best Stephen King movie. Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, and Barbara Hershey are leading the cast, while Cliff Robertson, Nicky Katt, and Matt Frewer put in some cameos. Let's wish Mick better luck with Desperation.