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SHOW BUSINESS, Page 6321 Up: Three Faces of Stephen
UP-MARKET
"A" pictures
Carrie ('76, Brian De Palma). Blood on a prom dress. A big
hit, thanks to the last scene: Carrie's graveyard grope.
The Shining ('80, Stanley Kubrick). "Hi, honey, I'm
ho-ome!" The definitive writer's-block movie -- and a great film
too.
The Dead Zone ('83, David Cronenberg). Affecting melodrama
about precognition.
Christine ('83, John Carpenter). A homicidal '58 Plymouth
Fury. Tip-top deadpan satire.
Stand by Me ('86, Rob Reiner). Skittish, much loved, macho
nostalgia. He wrote that?
The Running Man ('87, Paul Michael Glaser). Arnold
Schwarzenegger on a killer quiz show. Big B.O.
Misery ('90, Rob Reiner). The definitive writer's-block
cure: Nurse Nasty (Oscar winner Kathy Bates) and her mallet.
DOWN-MARKET
"B" pictures
Creepshow ('82, George A. Romero). Five icky tales, all
written by, one starring King; his tribute to E.C. horror
comics.
Cujo ('83, Lewis Teague). Baaaad doggie menaces mom and
kid in car. Elemental King; decent job.
Firestarter ('84, Mark L. Lester). Girl with pyro
technique. Chance to catch Drew Barrymore between her E.T. and
People magazine stages.
Cat's Eye ('85, Lewis Teague). Three tales. Most
memorable: cat in a child's bedroom.
Tales from the Darkside: the Movie ('90, John Harrison).
Three-parter. One is King's Cat from Hell -- where else? --
about a hit man (David Johansen) hired to kill a tabby.
The Lawnmower Man ('92, Brett Leonard). Virtual-reality
video game. But virtually not King.
Sleepwalkers ('92, Mick Garris). A mother's love can raise
the dead.
MEAT-MARKET
for gore fans only
Children of the Corn ('84, Fritz Kiersch). Tykes who kill
by overemoting.
Silver Bullet ('85, Daniel Attias). Where's the werewolf?
Who cares? A lycanthropic loser.
Maximum Overdrive ('86). King directed this daft nod to
Jacques Tati's Playtime. Trucks, toys and newlyweds go nuts in
the all-time traffic jam.
A Return to 'Salem's Lot ('87, Larry Cohen). Inane
non-sequel to King novel.
Creepshow 2 ('87, Michael Gornick). Three gory tales, few
shivers.
Pet Sematary ('89, Mary Lambert). Surprise hit about a
dead (then undead) child. Potent theme, schlocky treatment.
Graveyard Shift ('90, Ralph S. Singleton). The pureed bat
gets "a 10 on the Barf-o-Meter," says The Official Splatter
Movie Guide.