The Stand Movie 1994
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The stand movie 1994. Stephen king s the stand enter a near future of a horrifically plague ravaged earth where a fraction of its population survives compelling them to choose sides between the overwhelming forces of good and evil in this critically acclaimed film version of stephen king s phenomenal number one bestselling novel the stand. Dedicated to my grandfather grandmother r i p who gave me these great memories. From my vhs tape collection. With gary sinise molly ringwald jamey sheridan laura san giacomo.
Based on stephen king s magnum opus of a novel the stand delivers six hours of vintage denim questionable special effects and an all star. The stand part 1 after a deadly plague k. The stand is a post apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday the plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. The stand alternatively known as stephen king s the stand is a 1994 american television post apocalyptic horror miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by stephen king king also wrote the teleplay and has a minor role in the series.
It was directed by mick garris who previously directed the king adaptation sleepwalkers 1992. After a deadly plague kills most of the world s population the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. The few survivors united in groups establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Finally in the early 1990s abc tv offered king the chance to do the adaptation as a mini series and thus was born this version of the stand.
Miniseries 71 critics consensus.