Rent The Stand (1994)
3.5 of 5 from 115 ratings
5h 59min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In Stephen King's epic vision of an apocalyptic future, the few survivors of a plague-ravaged world must choose sides in a battle of good vs. evil that will decide the fate of humanity. As the followers of demonic Randall Flagg (Jamey Sheridan) plot to rebuild the world in his dark image, a courageous foursome embarks on a heroic mission against Flagg and his minions. Fighting overwhelming odds, they will risk more than their lives as they take one desperate last stand against evil.
- Actors:
- Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Corin Nemec, Matt Frewer, Adam Storke, Ray Walston, Rob Lowe, Peter Van Norden, Bridgit Ryan, Kellie Overbey, Bill Fagerbakke, Rick Aviles, Shawnee Smith, Chuck Adamson, Sam Anderson
- Directors:
- Mick Garris
- Producers:
- Mitchell Galin
- Writers:
- Stephen King
- Aka:
- Stephen King's The Stand
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas, TV Horror, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Top 10 Stephen King Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/10/2019
- Run Time:
- 360 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary
- The Making of 'Stephen King's The Stand'
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Reviews (3) of The Stand
A disappointing mini-series. - The Stand review by CP Customer
I’m a big Stephen King fan and will pretty much watch anything written by or based on Stephen King’s work. However, ‘The Stand’ is a bit of a disappointment. Clocking in at nearly six hours long, and with King adapting his original novel, producing, and taking a minor acting role in, you would expect this TV mini-series to do justice to the epic novel on which it’s based. The truth is ‘The Stand’ is at best pretty average and at worst a bit boring. A lot of the blame has to lie with director Mick Garris, the story takes well over 90 minutes to get going and when finally the plot unfolds and begins to flow Garris omits huge chunks of the plot that were in the original novel. This wouldn’t be so bad but there is such a huge chunk of the story missing from the end of disk one and the start of disk two that you’ll think that the disk is missing a couple of chapters. Overall the whole six hours just plods along at its own pace and even though the story holds your attention throughout, mainly due to some really good characters, you still end up feeling a little underwhelmed at the end! If you’ve not seem them yet, ‘Rose Red’, ‘Storm Of The Century’ and the 2004 remake of ‘Salems Lot’ are far superior and vastly more enjoyable Stephen King mini-series.
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the stand - The Stand review by CP Customer
this was easy watching it took two nights to watch but was worth it
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Generally faithful to book but rather slow in parts - The Stand review by CD
Having listened to the entire book on audio within the past 3 years, I was quite familiar with the plot and knew that the pace was going to be a bit stop-start. I was overall impressed with how well this production kept to the story, and the casting and acting are good throughout, and there is some great photography and scenic shots. The first hour is very gripping and then as with the book the pace slows. It then goes more into the characters and the post apocalytic societies that are emerging - it needs more action to really keep the attention. Steadily the drama then begins to increase and the last hour is great. I would give it 4 stars on many counts, but the length of the drama got to me and I would probably say a 3.5 overall, but well worth a watch if (as me) you like Stephen King's work.
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