Description

This is the one King tape that gets played almost every month at home. The movie follows the story very closely, without missing too much background on the characters. A little slow in the early parts, but the movie builds the story into a climactic ending that is well worth the wait. King was the Executive Producer.

Corn stalks were flown in from Florida for the full size sound-stage corn field. By the time the corn got to the set in Utah, it was dead. Fake corn was constructed instead, costing nearly $80,000. For the Mother Abigail farm set, a full-size tree, tons of dirt, grass, and sod were brought in. The sky was painted on a backdrop that surrounded the entire stage.

There were a total of 125+ speaking roles in 95 scripted shooting locations in 19 scripted states over 100 shooting days, taking 8 hours of screen time and using over 4 1/2 hours of music.

The cast included Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Corin Nemec, Matt Frewer, Adam Storke, Ray Walston and Rob Lowe.

Released

1994