1408

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 06 22 (USA)

UPC: 796019805308

Studio: Weinstein Company

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity]

Summary: A writer renowned for debunking infamous paranormal events is confronted by a force that he cannot explain upon checking into room 1408 of the notoriously haunted Dolphin Hotel. Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is an author who specializes in horror, but who only believes in what he can see with his eyes and touch with his hands. Having constructed an entire career on his ability to dispel superstitious "haunted house" rumors, Mike is convinced that the afterlife is a manmade construct designed to offer false comfort to the weak minded. Mike's latest project is a book entitled "Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms," and it seems that in room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel, this skeptical scribe may finally find proof of the supernatural. Implored by the hotel manager (Samuel L. Jackson) not to enter room 1408, Mike defiantly procures the key and prepares to dispel yet another spectral sham. Now, as is the case with many of life's most profound epiphanies, the writer who thought he knew it all is caught entirely off guard at the precise moment he least expected it. Subsequently faced with undeniable proof of an afterlife, Mike may have a best-seller on his hands if he can simply survive until sunrise. Mary McCormack and Jasmine Jessica Anthony co-star in director Mikael H?fstr?m's (Derailed) adaptation of an original short story by horror icon Stephen King. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: John Cusak on 1408
Inside Room 1408
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English Dolby 5.1
French Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish

1408

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/02/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 104 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- 1408
1. "Lock Your Door From the Inside"
2. "A Glimpse of That Elusive Light"
3. Wipeout
4. Making a Reservation
5. Olin's Warning
6. "It's an Evil Room"
7. Entering 1408
8. Exploring the Room
9. "We've Only Just Begun"
10. Trapped!
11. A Glimpse of the Past
12. A Incredibly Vivid, Lucid Nightmare
13. The Walls Are Closing In
14. Crawling Through the Vents
15. Hell Freezes Over
16. "I'm Out"
17. Katie Returns
18. Express Checkout System
19. "I Wish We Could Stay Together"
20. End Credits

Jason Buchanan

A taut, compact ghost story that also manages to weave a satisfying tale of psychological descent, 1408 may not offer much new to Stephen King fans, but it does manage to quicken the pulse more than a few times during its terse 94-minute running time. While many longtime King devotees may regard 1408 as little more than an abbreviated cannibalization of themes already covered to potent effect in The Shining (an accusation that may well be of merit if one is inclined to judge an artist on his earlier body of work), director Mikael H?fstr?m and his screenwriting team deliver a solid little frightener that still proves malevolently unpredictable and comes off more like a feature-length Twilight Zone episode than a forgotten page out of the pop-horror specialist's formidable bibliography. Readers know that King's stories are frequently punctuated by tormented characters who stumble upon an inexplicable phenomenon that is initially beyond their comprehension but slowly overtakes every aspect of their existence -- and with his tragic past and hardened skepticism, supernatural debunker Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is the perfect King protagonist. Yet, despite the fact that Enslin is a character that virtually any King fan will instantly recognize, actor Cusack does well to inject the familiar King archetype with just enough identifiable human emotion to make him a believable person as well. Likewise, screenwriters Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, and Matt Greenberg fare decidedly well in their efforts to toy with the viewer by subverting various ghost-story standards and drawing on the kind of nightmare logic that is sure to shake anyone who has struggled to awaken from a quickly worsening nightmare -- a tense scene on the ledge of a tall building being a decidedly potent example of this. Released into theaters at a time when many high-minded critics were vehemently lamenting the proliferation of such sadistic horror films as Hostel and Saw, 1408 draws on such classics as The Haunting and The Innocents in order to deliver supernatural thrills that never get too graphic for the future generation of horror enthusiasts. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Scott Alexander  Screenwriter 
Larry Karaszewski  Screenwriter 
Bob Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Harvey Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Gabriel Yared  Composer (Music Score) 
Richard Saperstein  Executive Producer 
Mikael Håfström  Director 
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura  Producer 
Jake Myers  Executive Producer 
Matt Greenberg  Screenwriter 
John Cusack  Actor 
Samuel L. Jackson  Actor 
Mary McCormack  Actor 
Jasmine Jessica Anthony  Actor 
Tony Shalhoub  Actor 

Country: USA