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When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast

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John Edward Marinville
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Steve Ames
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Mary Jackson
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Tom Billingsley
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Ralph Carver
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Peter Jackson
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David Carver (as Shane Haboucha)
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Cynthia Smith
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Ellie Carver
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Collie Entragian
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Pie Carver (as Sammi Hanratty)
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Shih
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Cha'an
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Young Viet Cong
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Young Johnny
Darren Victoria ...
Brian Ross
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Drunk Driver (as Glenn Wilder)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Calilung ...
Vietnamese moped rider #2 (uncredited)
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Ted Blue (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mick Garris

Written by

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Stephen King ... (novel "Desperation")
 
Stephen King ... (teleplay)

Produced by

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Bruce Dunn ... associate producer
Mick Garris ... executive producer
Stephen King ... executive producer
Mark Sennet ... executive producer
Kelly Van Horn ... producer

Music by

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Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by

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Christian Sebaldt ... director of photography

Editing by

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Patrick McMahon

Editorial Department

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Marc Pollon ... assistant editor
Jeff Mack ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Lynn Kressel

Production Design by

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Phil Dagort ... (as Philip Dagort)

Art Direction by

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Jason Weil

Set Decoration by

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Marcia Calosio

Costume Design by

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Warden Neil

Makeup Department

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Jaremy Aiello ... special makeup effects crew
Chad Atkinson ... special makeup effects crew
Howard Berger ... special makeup effects supervisor
Lisa Bertuzzi ... hair stylist
Bertuzzi.Lisa ... hair stylist
Kim Collea ... makeup artist
John Paul Fedele ... special makeup effects crew (as John Fedele)
Robert Freitas ... special makeup effects crew (as Rob Freitas)
Jake Garber ... special makeup effects crew
Grady Holder ... makeup effects crew
James Leonard ... special makeup effects crew (as Jim Leonard)
Greg Nicotero ... special makeup effects supervisor (as Gregory Nicotero)
Ben Rittenhouse ... special makeup effects crew
Andy Schoneberg ... special makeup effects crew
Shannon Shea ... special makeup effects crew
Tina Sims ... key hair stylist
Claudia Breckenridge ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Michael Peterson ... first assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Luis Patiño ... post-production supervisor (as Luis M. Patino)
Kelly Van Horn ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Adam Martin ... second second assistant director
Peter Merwin ... second assistant director
David Sosna ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Terry Kempf ... construction coordinator
Larry D. Koszakovszky ... propmaker
Aaron Newton ... construction foreman
Steven Schalk ... property master
Joel D. Spencer ... scenic painter
Jeff Bliznick ... scenic artist (uncredited)
David B. Brenner ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Cortney Burk ... art department coordinator (uncredited)
William J. Durrell Jr. ... set designer (uncredited)
Bill Garber ... set dresser (uncredited)
Nancy Garber ... shopper (uncredited)
Sam Gutierrez ... set dresser (uncredited) / swing gang (uncredited)
Brandon Kihl ... sculptor (uncredited)
John M. Oswald ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Steve Roll ... propmaker (uncredited)
Gregg Singer ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Kristen Spinning ... sign painter (uncredited) / stand-by painter (uncredited)
Lynny Warner ... leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kenneth R. Burton ... re-recording mixer (as Ken Burton)
Andre Perreault ... re-recording mixer
Lisa Piñero ... sound mixer (as Lisa Pinero)
Richard Taylor ... supervising sound editor
Beau Biggart ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark Binder ... sound designer (uncredited)
Mark Cookson ... sound editor (uncredited)
Bob Costanza ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Andrew Ellerd ... sound editor (uncredited)
Patrick Hogan ... sound editor (uncredited)
Kate Jesse ... boom operator (uncredited)
Fred Judkins ... sound editor (uncredited)
Mark Kamps ... sound editor (uncredited)
Jason Lezama ... sound editor (uncredited)
Sonya Lindsay ... sound editor (uncredited)
Mark McBryde ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Todd Murakami ... sound editor (uncredited)
Kevin Newson ... foley recordist (uncredited)
Brian Thomas Nist ... sound editor (uncredited)
Robert Arturo Ramirez ... sound editor (uncredited)
Simon Rodriguez ... sound cable wrangler (uncredited)
Alexander Schwartz ... foley artist (uncredited)
Richard Steele ... sound editor (uncredited)
Steve Walter ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Howard Berger ... animatronic effects
Lou Carlucci ... special effects coordinator
Ron Colucci ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Greg Nicotero ... animatronic effects (as Gregory Nicotero)
Lynette Roy ... lead creature fabricator: K.N.B. EFX Group Inc.
Ric San Nicholas ... special effects
Ozzy Alvarez ... lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group (uncredited)
Nicole Michaud ... special effects hair: KNB EFX Group (uncredited)
Steven Munson ... mold/technical department (uncredited)
Jason Pinsker ... lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group (uncredited)
Cory R. Starr ... special effects technician: Bisbee, AZ (uncredited)
Lino Stavole ... mold/lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group (uncredited)
Lindsay Vivian ... special effects runner (uncredited)
Jenny Wallace ... special effects runner (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Loren Bivens ... visual effects supervisor
Aaron Cullen ... visual effects coordinator
Chris DeCristo ... compositing supervisor
Eric Ehemann ... animator
James Holt ... Realflow artist
Nicki Kreitzman ... digital compositor
Joe Phoebus ... digital effects animator: CBS Digital
Chris Tezber ... visual effects coordinator

Stunts

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Laura Albert ... stunt double
Charlie Brewer ... stunt coordinator (as Charles Brewer)
Jeri Habberstad ... stunt double: Sylva Kelegian
Larry Nicholas ... stunt double
Glenn R. Wilder ... stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wiler)
Shannon Bae ... stunts (uncredited)
Brian Duffy ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Lam ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie McKechnie ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Randy Miller ... stunts: cougar attack (uncredited)
Robert L. Morgan ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Brendan Guy Murphy ... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Woods ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Miles Anderson ... chief lighting technician
Edward Ashhurst ... electrician (as Ed Ashhurst) / grip (as Ed Ashhurst)
Alfredo Denila III ... key grip (as Alfredo Denila)
Ken Glassing ... camera operator
Mark Herrmann ... best boy electrician (as Mark Herrman)
Paul Janossy ... camera assistant
Marty Miller ... b dolly grip
Henry Tirl ... camera operator
Mike Walsh ... camera assistant
Ric Delgado ... electrician: additional photography (uncredited)
Ron Durant ... grip (uncredited)
Ken Glassing ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Greg Harris ... electrician (uncredited)
Greg Hewett ... grip (uncredited)
Gayle Hilary ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Tom Kirlin ... second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Dwayne McClintock ... special aerial photographer: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Ralph Mendoza ... special aerial photographer: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas ... electrician (uncredited)
Simon Rodriguez ... electrician (uncredited)
Gary W. Shaw ... dolly grip (uncredited)
Oscar H. Stevens II ... video assist playback (uncredited)
Henry Tirl ... steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Georgia Simon ... adr voice casting
Scott Blasko ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Michele Juskowitz ... casting associate (uncredited)
Tina Kerr ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robin Michel Bush ... costume supervisor (as Robin Bush)
Blanca Garcia ... set costumer
Maggie McFarland ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Michael McGinn ... location manager
Briana Dorner ... assistant location manager (uncredited)
Zack Shisslak ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Stan Jones ... music editor
Nicholas Pike ... synth programmer: piano
Ryan Robinson ... scoring technical support engineer
Norman Ludwin ... musician (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Joanie Blum ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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David Shaffer ... transportation coordinator (as Dave Shafer)
Chad Wadsworth ... production van driver: basecamp
Bernice Culbertson ... transportation captain (uncredited)
Fred Culbertson ... picture car coordinator (uncredited)
Hal Gibson ... driver (uncredited)
David Joseph ... driver: production van (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Chad Alveinson ... puppeteer
Elyse Dinh ... adr loop group
Cindy Franke ... production coordinator
Jon Fudeta ... puppeteer
Dan Jimenez ... production assistant
Kevin LaRosa ... aerial coordinator
Karen Remy O'Toole ... production coordinator (as Karen O'Toole)
Dominic Sbardella ... craft service
Liz Brandenburg ... production assistant (uncredited)
James Payne ... payroll accountant (uncredited)
Geoff Plymale ... production assistant: re-shoot (uncredited)
Marie Randall ... craft service (uncredited)
Cris Rankin ... animal wrangler (uncredited)
Simon Rodriguez ... production assistant (uncredited)
Kim Smith ... first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Scott Stravitz ... key set medic (uncredited)
Alex Theurer ... production assistant (uncredited)
Wendi Wendt ... stand in/photo double (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

En route to Lake Tahoe for a much anticipated vacation, the Carver family is arrested for blowing out all four tires on their camper. Collie Entragian is the arresting officer, the self-made sheriff of a town called Desperation, Nevada, and the quintessential bad cop. Unbeknownst to the Carvers, Entragian regularly sniffs out passerbys on this stretch of road, and in fact has done in nearly every resident of his hometown. He can also change form and summon the help of creepy creatures, including scorpions, snakes and spiders. Written by Erwin van Moll

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Taglines In this town, there are no accidents. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Stephen King's Desperation (United States)
  • Désolation (France)
  • Stephen Kings Desperation - Die Mine des Bösen (Germany)
  • Stephen Kings Desperation (Germany)
  • Desesperación (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 131 min
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Box Office

Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Stephen King was reportedly annoyed that the ABC Network decided to show the film on the same evening that the popular TV series "American Idol" aired. King blamed the Networks poor scheduling decision for the disappointing ratings that "Desperation" received. See more »
Goofs At the scene in the jail when Mary fights with the cop and David picks up a shotgun bullet, he puts it into his right pocket of his jeans. Yet, at the end of the film when the "Collie Entragian Survivors" climb up to the mine's entrance, Johnny Marinville steals the bullet from David's left pocket. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in 10 Things You Didn't Know About batteries not included (2019). See more »
Soundtracks Good Lovin See more »
Quotes Cynthia Smith: Are you a nice person?
Steve Ames: Well, uh, I like to think so. But then again, if I was Ted Bundy, do you think I'd tell you?
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