1408 (2007)

Voti degli utenti:

6.9/10   

Regista:

Mikael Håfström

Scrittori (WGA):

Matt Greenberg (screenplay) and
Scott Alexander (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

22 giugno 2007 (USA)

Genere:

Horror | Thriller

Slogan:

Based on the terrifying story by Stephen King

Plot:

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Debunking | Writer | Author | Death

Premi:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Effective Ghost Story

Cast

John Cusack	...	Mike Enslin
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Gerald Olin
Mary McCormack	...	Lily
Tony Shalhoub	...	Sam Farrell
Len Cariou	...	Mike's Father
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Hotel Engineer
Jasmine Jessica Anthony	...	Katie
Paul Birchard	...	Mr. Innkeeper
Margot Leicester	...	Mrs. Innkeeper
Walter Lewis	...	Book Store Cashier
Eric Meyers	...	Man #1 at Book Signing
David Nicholson	...	Man #2 at Book Signing
Holly Hayes	...	Lady at Book Signing
Alexandra Silber	...	Young Woman at Book Signing
Johann Urb	...	Surfer Dude

Alias:

1408 (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material including disturbing sequences of violence and terror, frightening images and language.

Durata:

104 min | 112 min (director's cut)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Divieti:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43561) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-13 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:18PL | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Chile:Y7 | Argentina:13 | France:Unrated (with warning) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Israel:16 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Iceland:16

Luoghi riprese:

Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Compagnia:

Dimension Films

Curiosità:

Mike Enslin has a Chicago White Sox hat. Chicago is John Cusack's home town. Also, in a previous film, Eight Men Out (1988), Cusack portrayed White Sox third-baseman George "Buck" Weaver. Cusack himself is a both a devoted Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox fan. He has said so in numerous interviews.

Errori:

Erroneamente ritenuti come errori: If no electronic gadgets can work in the room how does Mike's laptop work? The room is meant to mess with Enslin's mind, so it would be guessed that letting him use these items are for mere amusement of the room.

Citazioni:

Gerald Olin: The causes of death in 1408 range from heart attack, stroke, drowning.
Mike Enslin: Drowning?
Gerald Olin: Yes, one Mr. Grady Miller drowned in his chicken soup.
Mike Enslin: That's hard to do, h - how did he do that?
Gerald Olin: How indeed.

Collegamenti:

Fa riferimento a Vertigo (1958)

Colonna sonora:

Watching the River Flow

Effective Ghost Story

Just when you thought it was safe to check into a New York City hotel, along comes Mikael Hafstrom's chilling "1408." Not since Norman Bates terrorized guests at his motel has a paying customer received such treatment during a night's lodging. Although somewhat more cerebral than viscerally frightening, "1408" delivers its share of shocks and frights, and viewers will stay in their seats not to miss the film's twists and swerves. In a cruel blow to fans of 1970's soft rock, listening to the Carpenters' hit "We've Only Just Begun" afterward may stimulate nightmares and certainly will never be the same again.

John Cusack, a cynical writer who has sunk from producing intimate novels to hack work about haunted inns, is lured to a Manhattan hotel where room 1408 is off limits to visitors, because of its long history of inhospitality. With only a knapsack, but tons of baggage from family misfortunes, Cusack insists on a night in room 1408, despite the management's objections. Cusack triumphs over the staff and settles into the chamber's banal decor, which he idly describes piece by piece into his pocket recorder for the intended article. The evening starts to look like a genuine snooze, when the room's unsettling turn-down service, a chorus from the Carpenters, and a radio that begins an ominous countdown unnerve both Cusack and viewers.

Although the "night in a haunted house" routine has been done endlessly since movies began, Hafstrom for the most part effectively plays his audience with an eerie, often jarring, soundtrack, clever cutting, and a minimum of effects. "1408" is a ghost story, not a horror or slasher flick, and, as effective haunting tales have shown ("The Haunting," "The Uninvited"), the unknown, the unseen, and the unexplained are far more frightening than CGI effects. Although reminiscent of "The Shining," another Stephen King adaptation, this film was evidently made on a modest budget. Thus, Hafstrom worked largely with a one hotel-suite set and one mid-level actor. Besides Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson also appears as the enigmatic hotel manager, who warns Cusack about the room, yet seems to know more that he shares. Cusack is fine as always and carries the film effortlessly and literally through Hell and high water. While perhaps not as scary as the premise suggests, "1408" nevertheless provides intelligent entertainment for lovers of old fashioned ghost stories.