"Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (2006) (mini)TV mini-series

Directors:

Rob Bowman
Mark Haber

Drehbuchautoren:

Lawrence D. Cohen (teleplay) (segment)
Peter Filardi (teleplay) (segment)

Premierendatum:

12. Juli 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.

Plot Keywords:

Elvis Presley | Anthology | Elvis | Stephen King

Filmpreise:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Does Everything That Hollywood Doesn't to a Stephen King Story.

Besetzung

William Hurt	...	Jason Renshaw (segment "Battleground")
William H. Macy	...	Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick (episode: "Umney's Last Case")
Eion Bailey	...	Lonnie Freeman (segment "Crouch End")
Ron Livingston	...	Howard Fornoy (segment "The End of the Whole Mess")
Claire Forlani	...	Doris Freeman (segment "Crouch End")
Jeremy Sisto	...	Willie Evans (segment "The Fifth Quarter")
Henry Thomas	...	Robert Fornoy (segment "The End of the Whole Mess")
Kim Delaney	...	Mary Rivingham (episode: "You know they got a hell of a band")
Steven Weber	...	Clark Rivingham
Jacqueline McKenzie	...	Linda Landry / Gloria Demmick (episode: "Umney's Last Case")
Samantha Mathis	...	Karen Evans (segment "The Fifth Quarter")
Tom Berenger	...	Richard Kinnell (segment "The Road Virus Heads North")
Marsha Mason	...	Aunt Trudy (segment "The Road Virus Heads North")
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Andy Anderson	...	Duke Rogers
Bill Barretta	...	Savage Commando
Jude Beaumont	...	Angela (segment 'Autopsy Room Four')
Nicholas Bell	...	World Health Organization Officer
Portia Bradley	...	Daughter (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Mitchell Butel	...	Alan Freed (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Richard Cawthorne	...	Hot Rod Driver (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Michelle Cele	...	Mother (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Jennifer Congram	...	Concierge
Tyler Coppin	...	Richard Fornoy
Louis Corbett	...	Danny Landry
Hayden Crowther	...	The Shape
Jarrod Dean	...	The Freak
André de Vanny	...	Skater Boy (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Marg Downey	...	Judy Diment
Sharon Fenech	...	Once Pretty Woman
Rhondda Findleton	...	Sarah Joyce
John Flaus	...	Man in Street
Rebecca Gibney
Paul Gleeson	...	Ed Brooks (segment 'Autopsy Room Four')
Sara Gleeson	...	Thelma (segment 'The Fifth Quarter')
Kym Gyngell	...	Literary agent
Linal Haft	...	Archibald
Don Halbert	...	Dunninger
Linc Hasler	...	Rusty (segment 'Autopsy Room Four')
Chris Haywood	...	Dr Bognor
Masam Holden	...	English Boy (voice)
Harold Hopkins	...	Vernon Klein
Fletcher Humphrys	...	Duane Allman (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Nicholas Kadi	...	Soldier
Christopher Kirby	...	Sarge (segment 'The Fifth Quarter') (as Chris Kirby)
Bert Labonte	...	Otis Redding
John Lawson	...	ER Doctor 'Autopsy Room Four'
Josh Lawson	...	ER Doctor - Autopsy Room four
Eva Lazzaro	...	Evil Child
Kirsty Lee	...	Moderator
Brian Lipson	...	Mike the Orderly (segment 'Autopsy Room Four')
Robert Mammone	...	Jagger (segment 'The Fifth Quarter') / Dr. Peter Jennings (segment 'Autopsy Room Four')
Marijke Mann	...	Woman in Lift
Dino Marnika	...	Detective #1 (segment 'The Fifth Quarter')
Monica Maughan	...	Woman in Street
Brad McMurray	...	Security Guard (segment 'Battleground')
William McNamara	...	Ricky Nelson (segment "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band")
Andy McPhee	...	Pot Bellied Man (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Hamish Michael	...	Bobby Hastings (segment: The Road Virus Heads North)
Mark Mitchell	...	Blondie
Christine Moffat	...	Mrs. Clausen (segment 'The Fifth Quarter')
Christopher Morris	...	Barney (segment 'The Fifth Quarter')
Steve Mouzakis
Tory Mussett	...	Arlene 'Candy' Cain / Pool Girl (episode: "Umney's Last Case") (as Victoria Musset)
Antony Neate	...	Prison Guard #1 (segment 'The Fifth Quarter') (as Anthony Neate)
Peter O'Brien	...	Keenan (segment 'The Fifth Quarter')
Julian O'Donnell	...	Peoria Smith (segment: Umney's Last Case)
John Orcsik	...	Stan the Cop
Daniel Pirrone-Cook	...	Mexican Driver
Susie Porter	...	Sally Blair Kinnell (episode 'The Road Virus Heads North'
Tony Sabin Prince	...	Army man (as Tony Prince)
Damien Richardson	...	Ronnie Van Zandt (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Tony Rickards	...	Roy Orbison (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Jean-Marc Russ	...	Rat Man 1
Joe Sagal	...	Elvis Presley (segment "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band")
Mia Sara	...	Beautiful Passenger
Greg Saunders	...	Dr Banyard
Greta Scacchi	...	Dr. Katie Arlen (segment "Autopsy Room Four")
Kristian Schmid	...	Buddy Holly (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Ryan Sheldrake	...	The Boy
Oliver Simor
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Brandon (segment: Umney's Last Case)
Bruce Spence	...	Hans Morris
Jacinta Stapleton	...	Sissy (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Richard Thomas	...	Howard Cottrell (segment "Autopsy Room Four")
Sigrid Thornton	...	Mrs. Sternwood (episode: "Umney's Last Case")
Che Timmins	...	Jimi Hendrix (segment 'You Know They Got a Hell of a Band')
Anita Torrance	...	Pretty Wiccan
Romi Trower	...	Howie's Date
Martin Vaughan	...	Dr. Kazalian (segment 'Autopsy Room Four')
Krista Vendy
Luke Walker	...	PC Farnham
Erin Wright	...	Janis Joplin (segment 'You Know They Got One Hell of a Band')

Länge:

480 Min (8 episodes)

Produktionsland:

Australia | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15

Drehorte:

Docklands, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Firma:

Coote Hayes Productions

Dies und das:

In the chapter "The Road Virus Heads North", the writer Richard Kinnel seems to be himself a fan of Stephen King, as when he is running away from the ghost in his house, we can see on the floor two of King's books, "Pet Sematary" and "Tommyknockers" (42'00").

Pannen:

Anachronismus: In "Crouch End" the registration plate of the London taxi that took the Freemans to Crouch End was "LN58 WIN" the "58" plate will not appear on UK vehicles until September 1st 2008 .

Dialogzitate:

The Shape: Give us a cigarette, love.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Trilogy of Terror (1975) (TV)

Does Everything That Hollywood Doesn't to a Stephen King Story.

Just to avoid any possible confusion, the above summary of Nightmares and Dreamscapes is a compliment. I cannot tell you how many times I've seen Hollywood completely decimate and almost sacrilegiously destroy King's brilliant writing. Needful Things and The Runningman are the worst of these atrocities, although they are far from the only ones. The remake of Carrie... the sequel that has nothing to do with King's novel... The Lawnmower Man (Which King sued to be disassociated from)... Christine... among others.

This mini-series, however, does justice to King's works, and treats them with the respect that they deserve. The acting is incredible. I can hardly believe that they were able to get William H. Macy, William Hurt and the majority of the other actors and actresses that they did manage to get for the project. Each is casted perfectly for their role, from the well-known stars to the little known gems. The direction is smart and clean; the set designs stunning; the animation (Battleground) superb, and the adaptations flawless. Each episode perfectly embodies the story from which it was based off of, and I cannot find any flaws in their translation into this mini-series.

I find it ironic that some of the upcoming episodes don't feature stories from the actual collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes, although I suppose that they mean the title as a general one, as opposed to a specific one. At any rate, they were all well chosen, and I hope that more adaptations of King's work fall under this level of care and craftsmanship. I don't even mean novels specifically. I hope that ALL of his stories are likewise adapted as such, although I would indeed love seeing more adaptations of his short stories done this way (Especially "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" and "In the Death Room").