Dr. Sleep UNEDITED REACTION (early access)
Added 2023-06-17 14:41:30 +0000 UTCWatch along with your own copy and enjoy!
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Danny Lloyd, who played Dan in The Shining, makes a cameo in this movie as a spectator at the baseball game praising Bradley Trevor. He is retired from acting (as is Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall) but was keen to appear in the film after Mike Flanagan messaged him. Also I feel old when people recognise Henry Thomas (who played the bartender/Jack) from anything other than E.T. Doctor Sleep explores that not only humans shine, but animals can too. The cat shines, as it can determine when people are about to die. Interestingly enough, Stephen King was inspired to write Doctor Sleep after reading about Oscar the cat in a nursing home who was believed to know when patients were going to die. In the film the cat's name is Azzie, which is short for Azrael, who is the Angel of Death. Azzie is portrayed by Bonkers, a cat that belongs to The Newton Brothers, the film's composers. According to director Mike Flanagan, Jacob Tremblay's performance during the first take of his death scene was so intense that it shocked and scared the other actors, including Rebecca Ferguson, who was so horrified she was stammering and couldn't say her lines. When the scene was over, a grinning Jacob jumped up, covered in fake blood, high-fived his dad and got a snack, leaving the rest of the cast "shell-shocked and traumatized". In the novel, it is revealed that Dan actually is Abra's uncle. Abra's mother is Dan's half-sister, the result of an extramarital affair Jack had shortly before losing his job as a teacher. There was an idea for a prequel focusing on the character of Dick Hallorann, but following the disappointing box-office performance of Doctor Sleep, it was cancelled. Mike Flanagan then confirmed that he was interested in directing a sequel focused on Abra, and that he had asked Stephen King who was open to the idea.
Heida
2023-06-24 08:33:02 +0000 UTCSuch a great sequel. I wasn't expecting much from it when I first saw it in theaters, but it was surprisingly very good. It has a totally different feel from the first, and I was ok with that. Even the cast that were playing original characters from the first were incredible.
Avery
2023-06-18 04:05:43 +0000 UTCAlso, one thing that is cool about The Stand (1994 miniseries) is not only was the book written by Stephen King but Stephen also wrote the entire teleplay for it as well. Great Cast as well. Stars Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Ray Walston, and Rob Lowe (to me probably the best performance of his career; and not his typical wisecracking fast talking characters; really cast him against type here and is absolutely amazing here).
Cody Price
2023-06-17 19:35:25 +0000 UTCGreat Stephen King films and television miniseries: The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Stand (miniseries 1994), Stand By Me, IT (miniseries 1990), IT Chapter 1, IT Chapter 2, 11.22.63 (miniseries), Carrie, The Mist, Rose Red (miniseries), Hearts in Atlantis, Misery
Cody Price
2023-06-17 19:25:13 +0000 UTCBy the way, the Bartender/Jack Torrence is played by Henry Thomas, the actor that played the father from Haunting of Hill House, but he is also the lead actor of one of the most iconic Speilberg films of all-time. He the actor that also played Elliott in E.T.
Cody Price
2023-06-17 19:09:04 +0000 UTC
