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    Riding the Bullet
    a.k.a. Stephen King's Riding the Bullet Director: Mick Garris Cast: Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson, Barbara Hershey

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    • DVD Release Date: 04/19/2005
    • Original Release: 2004
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 9,413

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Features

    16:9 widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital; Director, cast and crew commentary; Shooting the Bull minifeaturette gallery; The art of Riding the Bullet; Storyboard-to-film comparisons; Trailer; English and Spanish subtitles

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Opening Credits [3:32]
    2. Morbid Fixation [2:35]
    3. Facing Death [4:29]
    4. Recovery [2:11]
    5. "Tell Me the Truth" [1:56]
    6. Bad News [4:06]
    7. Starting Home [3:32]
    8. Ride With a Hippie [3:01]
    9. The Long Walk [2:47]
    10. "How Did Dad Die?" [4:29]
    11. The Sad Old Man [8:24]
    12. A Bad Idea [3:26]
    13. Alone and Afraid [4:10]
    14. Remembering the Bullet [2:12]
    15. The Cemetary [3:02]
    16. Meeting George Staub [1:54]
    17. "The Dead Travel Fast" [2:35]
    18. The Cadillac Story [3:04]
    19. George's Story [:29]
    20. Deciding Who Dies [5:45]
    21. Riding the Bullet [4:53]
    22. Visiting Mom [8:19]
    23. Epilogue [8:13]
    24. End Credits [5:00]

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    Editorial Reviews

    A young man who has flirted with death is forced to come to terms with mortality in this tale of terror based on a story by Stephen King. Alan Parker (Jonathan Jackson) is a college student studying art at the University of Maine in 1969. Cursed with an over-active imagination, Alan constantly obsesses over the worst outcome of any situation, and when he begins to suspect his girlfriend, Jessica (Erika Christensen), is thinking of leaving him, it drives him to the brink of suicide. Shortly after this brush with death, Alan receives word that his mother, Jean (Barbara Hershey), has suffered a severe stroke and may not pull through. Alan grabs his jacket and hits the road, hoping to hitchhike the one hundred miles to the hospital. As it happens, Alan is trying to catch a ride on Halloween night, and after he's picked up by one George Staub (David Arquette), he realizes that he's riding the highway with a creature not of this Earth. Riding the Bullet was directed by Mick Garris, marking the fourth time the filmmaker has brought one of King's stories to the cinema or television screen. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Riding the Bulletby Anonymous

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    May 31, 2005: The Special Features of this movie rock as well! The comentary by the director is actually one of the best I've heard for this type of movie. He says things you enjoy hearing and you actually feel as if you are "having him over" to watch the movie with you. Plus a second great comentary track with Director, Actor and others. Then there are a handfull of mini features about the Behind the Scenes that are great! I only wish there were more and more! The mini feature that shows the artwork used in the movie, which is set to music is a "Halloween-Treat." Can't say how much everyone who I've had watch this movie Loved it!! Sit back and enjoy!

    Riding the Bulletby Anonymous

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    May 26, 2005: This movie jumped out at me from the shelf at our local DVD store. I had never heard of it becoming a movie so I got it on our mail order DVD rental service first. I watched it and couldn't get out to buy my own copy fast enough. This movie hit me on such a personal level that friends who've watched it say it's like I scripted it. It's longer than the short story by S. King and that's a great thing. It's being set in the late 60's and the added storyline are perfect. All the actors are brilliant, especially Mr. Jackson and my personal favorite, Mr. Arquette! Both take you into their journey and don't let you go. The way the movie is filmed from the music, locations, camera set-ups and pace it is pure enjoyment. My personal favorite is the way the main character has conversations "with himself." You will have to watch it to see what I mean. Don't go into this movie wanting anything except to have a ride on the rollercoaster that is "Riding the Bullet!" Allow it to create the journey for you. The short story rocked but this movie makes it even better! Just like "Carrie" - great book, great movie. Mick Garris (and all involved) should be proud of this work and I'm forever in his debt for creating such a film event that shot to the top of my personal favorites. I only wish I could have seen it in the movie theatre!