Desperation
A group of people are thrown in jail by a possessed cop in a small town called Desperation.
LATEST NEWS
4/08/06
The release date has been pushed back a few days and will air on ABC on May 23rd.
1/11/06
Fango got their hands on some new pics for the film, which can be seen below.
3/03/05
Fango reports that the film wont be getting its May ABC premiere like originally stated. The site is reporting that it will either get a November premiere or a February or May '06 premiere.
1/19/05
Shooting finished recently and they're enterting the early stages of post-production.
1/13/05
I've added a few pics for the film courtesy of Lilja's Library.
12/21/04
Filming has already resumed after the deadful fire on Friday (10th). Production moved for two days to the Old Tucson Studios. Read more here.
12/14/04
A fire broke out on the set for the film while they were filming in Tucson, AZ Convention Center on Friday (Dec 10th). None of the main cast were they, but a few extras were injured. No word if they'll be able to pick up filming in Tucson. You can read more here.
12/02/04
You can check some set photos for the film here and here.
11/18/04
Production has begun in Bisbee, Arizona. The following a detailed plot for the film:
In the middle of the Nevada desert stands the once proud mining town of Desperation - a harmless, non-descript little community that one may briefly notice on a drive through the vast, empty desert on the way to some distant vacation destination. But something evil has taken over Desperation - its name is Tak, and its mission is to eliminate anyone who gets close to stumbling upon its secret.
While posing as Desperation cop Collie Entragian (Perlman), Tak is able to catch his prey while surveying the nearly empty highway. Caught in his deceptive web are famous author Johnny Marinville (Skerritt), whose misdeeds from the past may come back to haunt him; Ralph (Frewer) & Ellie Carver (Sylva Kelegian) and their son, David (Shane Haboucha) - whose faith may hold the key to bringing down Tak; and Mary Jackson (Ms. Gish) who, with her husband, Peter (Thomas), will discover a courage they never knew they had while battling the beast. Meanwhile, Johnny's aide, Steve Ames (Weber), and his traveling companion, Cynthia (Kelly Overton), find out for themselves the horror that has taken place in Desperation when they go in search of the famous author; and the town's veterinarian, Tom Billingsley (Durning), knows firsthand the secrets of Desperation.
Everyone will soon discover that the unearthing of a long abandoned mine in Desperation awakened Tak, and his control over the desert's animals and insects make him even more invincible to the unlikely band of people who have found themselves forced to become reluctant heroes, as they battle to bring down the beast... and save themselves in the process.
DETAILS
- The film will premiere as an ABC movie in May then get a direct-to-video release July 12th by Lion's Gate.
- You can check an interview on UHM with director Mick Garris where he goes briefly over the film here.
- Matt Fewer plays Ralph.
- Shane Haboucha
plays young David.
- Annabeth Gish plays Mary.
- Steven Weber plays Steve.
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Ron Perlman plays Collie Entragian, the
possessed lawman.
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Cliff Robertson was originally set to play the character "Tom", but due to needing time to heal from surgery, he was replaced by Charles Durning.
- The budget is around $12-million.
- Shooting began on Halloween '04
in Bisbee, Arizona.
- This will be a 3-hour ABC movie.
- Based on the Stephen King novel.
