Overview
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
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Crew
DirectorMick Garris
Cast
Tom Skerritt
John Edward Marinville
Steven Weber
Steve Ames
Annabeth Gish
Mary Jackson
Charles Durning
Tom Billingsley
Matt Frewer
Ralph Carver
Henry Thomas
Peter Jackson
Shane Haboucha
David Carver
Kelly Overton
Cynthia Smith
Sylva Kelegian
Ellie Carver
Ron Perlman
Collie Entragian
Sammi Hanratty
Pie Carver
Ewan Chung
Shih
Alain Uy
Cha'an
Trieu Tran
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Tom Parker
Young Johnny
Darren Victoria
Brian Ross
Glenn R. Wilder
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Clint James
Ted Blue (uncredited)
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Keywords
sheriffbased on novel or bookpsychopathnevadahighwayserial killeradaptation
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Budget
$12M
TMDb Votes
227
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026