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1408 is a 2007 horror, drama, and thriller film directed by Mikael Håfström. The screenplay was written by Scott Alexander, and the production was led by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. The cast includes John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, and Tony Shalhoub. Based on a work by Stephen King, the film was produced by Dimension Films and di Bonaventura Pictures. It was filmed in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and at Pinewood Studios, with narrative locations set in New York City and Los Angeles.
The film has a runtime of 104 minutes and was released on June 22, 2007. It was distributed by Dimension Films and is available in video on demand format. The movie has a budget of 25,000,000 and generated 133,000,000 in revenue. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8 based on 314,834 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.699 from 4,873 votes. The original language is English, and the film is associated with the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Film · TMDB
6.7A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Cast
- John Cusack as Mike Enslin
- Samuel L. Jackson as Gerald Olin
- Mary McCormack as Lilly Enslin
- Jasmine Jessica Anthony as Katie
- Tony Shalhoub as Sam Farrell
- Len Cariou as Mike's Father
Themes
- hotel
- hotel room
- new york city
- research
- fire
- husband wife relationship
- window
- loss of loved one
- door
- painting
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mikael Håfström
- Screenplay by
- Matt Greenberg Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
- Based on
- " 1408 ", by Stephen King
- Produced by
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Starring
- John Cusack Samuel L. Jackson Mary McCormack Tony Shalhoub
- Cinematography
- Benoît Delhomme
- Edited by
- Peter Boyle
- Music by
- Gabriel Yared
- Production companies
- Dimension Films Di Bonaventura Pictures
- Distributed by
- The Weinstein Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Release date
- June 22, 2007 ( 2007-06-22 )
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $133 million
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Encyclopedic overview
1408 is a 2007 American psychological horror film based on Stephen King's short story published in 1999. It was directed by Mikael Håfström, written by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.
The film follows Mike Enslin, an author who investigates allegedly haunted places. Enslin receives an ominous warning not to enter room 1408 at a New York City hotel, The Dolphin. Although skeptical of the paranormal, he is soon trapped in the room, where he experiences bizarre and frightful events.
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