Storm of the Century 641909 225687526 2008-07-14T22:16:55Z Erik 138144 /* External links */ Fixed category {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}} {{Otheruses1|the TV miniseries}} {{Infobox Television | show_name = Storm of the Century | image = | caption = | genre = [[Drama film|Drama]], [[Horror film|Horror]], [[Fantasy|fantasy]], [[Suspense|Thriller]] | runtime = 256 min. | creator = [[Stephen King]] | developer = | producer = | executive_producer = | starring = [[Timothy Daly]]<br>[[Colm Feore]]<br>[[Debrah Farentino]]<br>[[Casey Siemaszko]]<br>[[Jeffrey DeMunn]] | country = {{flagicon|USA}} USA | location = Little Tall Island, Maine | language = [[English language|English]] | network = | first_aired = [[February 14]], [[1999]] | last_aired = [[February 28]], [[1999]] | budget = $35,000,000 | num_episodes = 3 | website = | imdb_id = 0135659 }} [[Image:Stormcentury.jpg|thumb|left|Cover of the published screenplay]] '''''Storm of the Century''''', alternatively known as ''Stephen King's Storm of the Century'', is a 1999 [[horror film|horror]] TV [[miniseries]] written by [[Stephen King]] and directed by [[Craig R. Baxley]]. Promotional material for the miniseries claimed that it was King's first ever story written exclusively for a miniseries, but was actually his second after the not-as-well-known ''[[Golden Years (TV series)|Golden Years]]''. King would later publish the screenplay in book form, with the screenplay format intact. The movie is rated PG-13. ==Plot== A very powerful blizzard hits the fictional small town of Little Tall Island (also the setting of King's novel [[Dolores Claiborne]]) off the coast of [[Maine]]. While trying to deal with the storm, the citizens of the town are visited by Andre Linoge ([[Colm Feore]]), a menacing stranger who apparently knows all of the townsfolks' darkest secrets (among which are abortion, adultery, growing marijuana, and gay-bashing). After having killed one of the town's residents, Linoge is jailed. Even though he is kept in jail by the town's trusted constable, Mike Anderson ([[Timothy Daly]]), Linoge is somehow able to force people to commit suicide or kill others from within his cell. Linoge constantly repeats "Give me what I want and I'll go away" through his victims as well as to his victims. In a dream, the townspeople see themselves walking into the sea two-by-two with the word Croatoan (a reference to the [[Roanoke Colony|colony of Roanoke]]) carved on their heads. Eventually, Mike figures out that Linoge is the demon [[Legion (demon)|Legion]] (the former an [[anagram]] of the latter.) and agrees to organize the townspeople so they can hear his demands. What Linoge desires is an heir, one of the eight small children that he has incapacitated throughout the miniseries — someone to "carry on his work when he can no longer do it himself", as although Linoge's life spans centuries, he is not immortal. Any of the eight children, he states, will suit him. After he leaves, a strong argument breaks out in the town hall. Mike Anderson wants the townsfolk to unitedly reject Linoge's request and figure out a way to fight back, asking how they could possibly sacrifice a child to save themselves. The rest of the town, however (including Mike's wife, Molly), want to agree to Linoge's demand; they are fearful that the eight children will die if Linoge is not satisfied, a threat tacked on to them drowning themselves. Over Mike's arguments, the town gives in to Linoge's demand. Using a random drawing organized by Linoge, Ralphie Anderson (Mike and Molly's son) is chosen. At that, Linoge removes Ralphie from the town over Mike and Molly's emotional breakdowns. In the film's epilogue, Mike explains (in voiceover narration) that the community of Little Tall, which specializes in keeping secrets, has tried to heal from the traumatic events by attempting to return to a state of normalcy. The epilogue reveals that Molly, who is now remarried to Mike's deputy, has been going to therapy, in which she continues to deny what really happened to her son but admits (for reasons she refuses to specify) that Mike was right to leave her. Mike, meanwhile, is working as a federal marshal stationed in San Francisco, when he spots Linoge and Ralphie on a busy street. Mike is horrified to see that Ralphie is starting to take on some of Linoge's demonic characteristics. However, before Mike has a chance to react, he loses them both in the crowd. ==See also== *[[List of Stephen King films]] ==External links== *{{imdb title|id=0135659|title=Storm of the Century}} *[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:179424 All Movie Guide entry for ''Storm of the Century''] {{Template:Stephen King}} [[Category:1999 films]] [[Category:American television miniseries]] [[Category:Films based on Stephen King's works]] [[Category:Films set in Maine]] [[Category:Supernatural horror films]] [[Category:1990s horror films]] [[de:Der Sturm des Jahrhunderts]] [[fr:La Tempête du siècle]] [[it:La tempesta del secolo]] [[nl:Storm of the Century]] [[ru:Буря столетия (книга)]] [[ru:Буря столетия (фильм)]] [[sv:Storm of the Century]]