One for the Road

2011, regia di Paul Ward

Scheda: Nazione: USA - Produzione: ClubHouse Entertainment, Misty Productions, New Rebellion Entertainment, Production Magic Inc. - Soggetto: dall'omonimo romanzo breve di Stephen King - Sceneggiatura: Paul Ward - Fotografia: Michael Bates - Montaggio: John King - Art Director: Tess Hitt - Scenografia: Rachel Payne - Set Decoration: Rachel Payne - Musiche: Karen Andrews - Effetti speciali: 1313 FX - Formato: Color, corto - Durata: 22'.

Cast: Reggie Bannister, Adam Robitel, Danny O'Connor, Audrey Walters, Sydney Ackman, Karen Andrews, Drew Walters, Bruce FitzSimmons.

Plot Summary, Synopsis, Review: IMDb - kingwiki.de - thisishorror.co.uk - taliesinttlg.blogspot.it: «The Stephen King short story One for the Road had previously been turned into a Bulgarian short film entitled Wrong Way. I noticed a Kickstarter recently aimed at making a further short of the story and, when preparing a piece to highlight that Kickstarter, I came across another short of the story – this time from 2011.  For those who don’t know the story it is a sequel to the King vampire classic Salem’s Lot and this version, directed by Paul Ward, has one distinct difference. Rather than set during a snowstorm, it is set with freezing fog – presumably easier to do on a budget.  Having shown us a trio of men in a truck, with a voiceover talking about the fog and the fact that they are heading towards ‘Salem’s Lot, we move into the recent past and a family in a broken-down car. Dad, Gerard Lumley, is going to head out for help leaving mom, Janey, and young son, Francis, in the car (note the original King short had the child as a daughter). He heads to a tavern (one hours walk away) that is just closing up for night, staggers through the door and collapses. Owner, Herb Tooklander (Reggie Bannister), and last patron, Booth (Adam Robitel), revive the traveller with brandy and then discover where he broke down. At first they try to get the sheriff but the lines are down and there is some umming and arring before they agree to go with Lumley. He, for his part, gets more and more irate as it seems the two men stall but finally they are en route. ...».

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