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The Stand

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1994
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Gary Sinise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec, and Bill Fagerbakke in The Stand (1994)
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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 o... Read allAfter 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.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.

  • Stars
    • Gary Sinise
    • Molly Ringwald
    • Jamey Sheridan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,331
    83
    • Stars
      • Gary Sinise
      • Molly Ringwald
      • Jamey Sheridan
    • 330User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise
    • Stu Redman
    • 1994
    Molly Ringwald
    Molly Ringwald
    • Frannie Goldsmith
    • 1994
    Jamey Sheridan
    Jamey Sheridan
    • Randall Flagg
    • 1994
    Laura San Giacomo
    Laura San Giacomo
    • Nadine Cross
    • 1994
    Ruby Dee
    Ruby Dee
    • Mother Abagail Freemantle
    • 1994
    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    • Judge Richard Farris
    • 1994
    Miguel Ferrer
    Miguel Ferrer
    • Lloyd Henreid
    • 1994
    Corin Nemec
    Corin Nemec
    • Harold Lauder
    • 1994
    Matt Frewer
    Matt Frewer
    • Trashcan Man
    • 1994
    Adam Storke
    Adam Storke
    • Larry Underwood
    • 1994
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Glen Bateman
    • 1994
    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • Nick Andros
    • 1994
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Ralph Brentner
    • 1994
    Bridgit Ryan
    • Lucy Swann
    • 1994
    Kellie Overbey
    Kellie Overbey
    • Dayna Jurgens
    • 1994
    Bill Fagerbakke
    Bill Fagerbakke
    • Tom Cullen
    • 1994
    Rick Aviles
    Rick Aviles
    • Rat Man
    • 1994
    Chuck Adamson
    • Barry Dorgan
    • 1994
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    mattkratz

    M-O-O-N, that spells good!

    I enjoyed this one. If you can make it through the several hours and four tapes, you'll like it too. It has some truly scary moments, and Jamey Sheridan makes a terrific Flagg. The cast gets an A(Gary Sinise especially), and you'll like it. Comparisons between this and the book wouldn't be fair (as with most Stephen King works), but you'll like both. I did. If anything, it is definitely worth a look. *** out of ****
    GirlwonderReturns

    Pretty good, but not quite up to the novel

    The Stand is perhaps my favorite novel of all time, and I always knew that translating it to the screen - big or small - would be a pretty heavy task. Still, I followed the progress of the making of the miniseries from casting through production, up to release. One of the things that amazed me was the fact that some of the casting was so dead-on and some so far off. Nick Andros was my most favorite character in the book, and I can tell you that he was in no way, shape or form Rob Lowe - period. Molly Ringwald took on the role of Frannie Goldsmith - a strong, opinionated, outspoken, and conscientious woman - and turned her into a selfish, whiny little girl. And I do mean that every line she spoke seemed to come out as a whine. And it wasn't the dialogue, but her delivery.

    Still, I think the character most ruined in the transition from novel to miniseries was Harold Lauder. Harold in the book was one of the most fascinating fictional characters of all time, in my opinion, and in the film they turned him into a stereotypical nerd who, like most "bad" characters, is portrayed entirely unsympathetically. That was so disappointing!

    Of course, there were other performances that exceeded expectations. Gary Sinise was a perfect Stu Redman, and Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Ray Walston, Adam Storke, Bill Fagerbakke, and the dreadfully underappreciated Miguel Ferrer, among others, all turned in strong performances.

    I suppose I should not have expected perfection - an 1,100 page novel is a hard thing to fit into 6 hours, especially on television with all the unpleasantries that can't be portrayed. And it's not necessarily a bad movie - it's just not quite the same as the book (which I still read at least once yearly). All in all, I'd say it came out as well as it could have under the circumstances - I only wish they'd thought a little harder about some of their casting choices before making them. But bravo to Stephen King for writing the teleplay himself - that alone makes it better. And I will watch this again sometime - after all, it's a way to see Stu, Glen, Larry, Lloyd, Tom Cullen, and all the others come to life outside of the novel.
    8shadsemail

    This is the one to watch

    It is cheesy at times but holds very true to the original story and was directed by someone competent which cant be said for the new one.

    I have read the book and the extended version King released later and would suggest reading the original Stand he released first, then watch this movie.

    Forget the 2020 remake even exists, much like 2020, its a dumpster fire.
    8fiona-21

    Not the hack job I was afraid it might be.

    I sat down to watch this with real trepidation as I have read the novel so many times that it has become incredibly real to me. Like so many other fans of the book, I had created the characters in my mind and could actually visualise them. After the hack job that was the TV adaptation of 'It' I could not imagine that I could be anything other than sorely disappointed.

    I am glad to report to other 'Stand' fans that it aint' half bad. Granted there are some horribly miscast parts. Molly Ringwald failed to portray Fran's immense courage and determination and was (I'm sorry to say) neither young enough nor pretty enough. Corin Nemec as Harold was just a TOTAL joke. Harold was FAT, FAT, FAT with long greasy hair -not a skinny dweeb in a track suit. When I think of Harold I imagine Philip Seymour Hoffman (or Meat Loaf in his Rocky Horror days). Finally I must also mention Laura San Giacomo as Nadine - she played her like some kind of manic depressive( ! ). However, there is enough about the film that is excellent that it kind of makes up for that. I have to single out Gary Sinise as Stu - he must have read and loved the book himself as his performance had incredible depth and thoughtfulness. In addition Adam Storke and Rob Lowe were tremendous as Larry and Nick respectively and Bill Faggerbacke WAS Tom Cullen.

    The music and cinematography were an integral part of the film's power to pull you in and bewitch you. I watched the whole thing in one go as I literally couldn't switch off.

    If you are a Stephen King fan you shouldn't be afraid to watch this and if you aren't then it's a cracking story, very well told.
    lostintwinpeaks

    Make your stand...

    If you watch this not long after reading the book, you will not like it. Hardly surprising as most TV/Film adaptions of books are inferior to the original written word. Not that this TV series/movie isn't true to King's novel. In fact, as much of the huge book that could be filmed is indeed shown on screen, and the teleplay/screenplay is by King himself. However, if you've read the book, no doubt it was a large part of your life for sometime (the book is extremely long), and seeing the characters on the screen etc. may seem cheesey. I read the book in 1995 and watched some of this not long after; and didn't like it. Recently I bought it on video and me and a couple of friends (Hi Jenny and Mags) spent 6 hours watching, almost 7 years after I read the book. I enjoyed it more. I still remembered the book, but not in detail, and this movie/TV show was enjoyable.

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    • Trivia
      For years it was planned to make this story into a theatrical film, directed by George A. Romero. Stephen King did many drafts to make it of a suitable length for a feature film, and when he couldn't get it short enough they considered breaking it into two separate films before finally letting Rospo Pallenberg write a draft. But before they could make it, King was offered the chance to make this mini-series for television.
    • Goofs
      When Nick and Tom first meet Ralph, they are headed in opposite directions, but going to the same place. Nick and Tom get into Ralph's truck and head back the way they came from, yet they are all allegedly headed to Nebraska.
    • Quotes

      Scientist: [Stu wakes up from a nightmare, sweating, breathing heavily before getting his bearings and sitting up, taking a TV remote and about to turn the TV on when an obviously-infected scientist, Dietz, enters wearing no protection, holding a mysterious object behind his back, and walks up to his bed] Well... how we feelin', Stu?

      Stuart Redman: [stares at Dietz, speaking after a couple seconds] Fine.

      Scientist: "Fine"... always "Fine"...

      [as he monologues the following, the camera pans across a control panel outside of Stu's room, showing a pile of files of people from Arnette, Texas, all of them stamped DECEASED except for Stu's, Geraldo, the guinea pig who'd been acting as a miner's canary for Stu's air, laying dead in his cage, and a deceased scientist next to it, both of them having succumbed to Captain Tripps which has taken the Vermont Center]

      Scientist: ... I respect that.

      [coughs]

      Scientist: All the tests we ran on you... and we never found a single immunity vector, not one.

      [brief coughing fit]

      Scientist: Come, I'm curious; how would you explain it, Stu?

      [cough]

      Scientist: Have you been touched, by God?

      [slightly more serious coughing fit]

      Stuart Redman: [stares at Dietz while cautiously and slowly standing up and turning to face him before gesturing at Dietz's hand behind his back] Watcha got behind your back?

      Scientist: [chuckles and puts his other hand behind his back as well, switching the mysterious object to his other hand before showing the empty hand that was holding the object before he starts coughing, Stu begins to slowly approach Dietz, who points the "mysterious object", now revealed to be a gun, at Stu] Ah!

      Stuart Redman: [stares nervously at the gun and backs off] I see...

      Scientist: Do you?

      [line unintelligible]

      Scientist: I wonder...

      Stuart Redman: [looks to the door, then back to Dietz before nodding towards the door] Where's your buddy, Denninger?

      [he begins slowly moving sideways to the door, maintaining eye contact with Dietz, who begins doing the same]

      Scientist: Oh... he's dead...

      [moves the gun to his other hand]

      Scientist: ... they're ALL dead... everyone except for me...

      [points to Stu with the gun]

      Scientist: ... and thee.

      Stuart Redman: And you're here to take care of me, is that it?

      Scientist: Hole in one!

      [coughing fit]

      Stuart Redman: [Shaking his head] Why?

      Scientist: "Why?"...

      [brief expression of thought before he looks to Stu again, still pointing the gun at him]

      Scientist: Because I've decided a chicken-fried piece of crap like you doesn't deserve to live... not with so many good men dyin'.

      Stuart Redman: [scoffs, sounding disgusted] Those "good men"... caused this mess.

      Scientist: [contemptibly, with a tone and expression of disgust, blowing off what Stu said] Ohhh...

      [Stu dramatically points the remote at Dietz and turns the TV on, the static distracting him long enough for Stu to attack, the two men begin fighting each other]

    • Alternate versions
      The version most widely seen now on DVD and Blu-ray differs from the original TV broadcast and Worldvision home video release. Among numerous small changes to credits and transitions (for instance removing many of the fades to black for commercial), it also restores explicit footage to two scenes and adds a third altogether.
      • The death of Dayna in Randall Flagg's office is more graphic, with Flagg picking up and tossing away her bloodied dead body after she commits suicide by throwing herself onto a jagged glass frame; the original version instead cut to the lobby downstairs, where people look up uneasily upon hearing Flagg roar.
      • Nadine and Flagg's "wedding night" is longer, with more reaction shots of Nadine and additional shots of Flagg unzipping his pants and positioning himself.
      • A short scene has been added in which Flagg drives back to Las Vegas the next morning, with Nadine (with her hair bleached white) in the passenger seat.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      BABY CAN U DIG YOUR MAN
      Composed by Al Kooper & Stephen King

      Performed by Al Kooper

      Produced by Al Kooper for Stephen King's "The Stand"

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stephen King's the Stand
    • Filming locations
      • Ogden, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Greengrass Productions
      • Laurel Entertainment Inc.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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