Salem's Lot (2004) (TV) |
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| Blood-Curdling Terror Comes To Small-Town America in SALEM'S LOT, a Horrifying TNT Original Miniseries Starring Rob Lowe
Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, James Crowell and Samantha Mathis Co-Star in Two-Part, Four-Hour Thriller Set To Premiere on TNT June 20 and 21
A dark terror has come to the picture-perfect town of Jerusalem's Lot, and it's up to a writer with a haunted past, played by Rob Lowe (Lyon's Den, The West Wing), to uncover the horror that has taken over the town in SALEM'S LOT, an Original dramatic miniseries event for Turner Network Television (TNT). Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street), Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job), Rutger Hauer (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), James Cromwell (Babe) and Samantha Mathis (TNT's The Mists of Avalon) also star in this gripping two-part, four-hour thriller. Shot on location in Melbourne, Australia.
SALEM'S LOT, adapted from the best-selling novel by horror master ,Stephen King, is a co-production of TNT and Warner Bros. Television, with Mark Wolper (TNT's The Mists of Avalon, The Thornbirds) executive-producing for The Wolper Organization and Jeff Hayes (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) executive-producing for Coote/Hayes. Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers) directs from a script by Peter Filardi (Flatliners, The Craft). The movie also features atmospheric cinematography by Ben Nott (Code Red) and a score by Christopher Gordon (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), showcasing the vocal talents of Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator, Whale Rider).
Jerusalem's Lot, or Salem's Lot, as many natives affectionately refer to it, appears on the outside to be the perfect small town. But there is something evil festering under the surface of this Maine hamlet, and it seems to be emanating from the ominous Marsten House, perched atop a hill overlooking the town. When Mears was a child, he witnessed a horrible murder in the house, one that has left him emotionally scarred. He hopes, however, to wrestle with the demons of his past by writing a book about the town and its inhabitants.
Ben is not the only newcomer to town. An antique dealer named Richard Straker (Sutherland) has also arrived to open up a new shop with his silent partner, Kurt Barlow (Hauer). It doesn't take long before strange things begin happening. A series of mysterious deaths and disappearances eventually lead Ben, waitress Susan Norton (Mathis), high-school teacher Matt Burke (Braugher) and Father Donald Callahan (Cromwell) to conclude it might be the work of vampires. They work together to uncover the terrifying truth. Total Running Time: Part 1 1:31 min. Part 2 1:31 min.
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