I agree Chris, but he wasn't handsome enough. RF was described as a good looking man. Still, Devoe would have given nightmares. Especially if he went method.
Paris Green OMG! I can't decide if that is terrible or hysterical. I think rereading the book this summer has been really interesting as I have felt like the plot is not only more realistic but also more chilling. Who fills the power vacuum in times of chaos an instability?
@@dmckim3174 LOL thankfully it wasn't traumatic - if I'd been calling to check on a critically ill relative or something, that would've been rough. Yes, the book is particularly relevant these days - I've also been comparing reality to the Walking Dead to see what parts they got right.
Don't fear the reaper c'mon baby 🎤🎶🎵 baby I'm yo maaan. I love that song. This movie made new the writer I am today. Stephen and V C Andrews are the G.O.A.T.💖🥰
In the book version, R.F. wasn't vaporized when The Hand came down. He rematerialised on a small island in the South Pacific, the natives took one look at him, dropped their spears, and bowed.
In the 1988 release, not the.1978 release. That was one of the parts that was cut out, alomg with The Kid, parts of Trashcan Man's journey, and some of the interactions between Fran, Harold, and Stu. Part if the Judge's journey, final scene was.extended, Kojacks journey to Boulder, and several pages centering around Mother Abigail also got the axe. That's just off the top of my head. There were, obviously others as well, with a 378 page length difference, not counting the artwork added.in 88. ' I think I just stumbled across the cure for arthritis. Getting shot in the gut. If I survive, I'll have pass that along. " The Judge. Yes, I have both.
He was also the one who reversed the damage to the Cadillac in Carrie Underwood's song "Two Black Cadillacs" after Christine reinvented herself from a Plymouth Fury to a Cadillac to keep up with the times (& appearances)....LOL
Karen. When it was out in paperback, I read it overnight. It was great. Then during the 1st Gulf War I got the last hardcover display copy from Hastings (Now defunct business). I got the 4-disc DVD which has a couple of added scenes not shown on TV. I wonder if they are planning a sequel. Anybody heard of one?
@@dafonz56 Geez I hope so, I read the book later in life and watched the mini-series as an 11-year old. It was corny but 11 year olds can't detect cheese and I was captivated! The book was even better when I finally got old enough to tackle a book that long.
Definitely. Too bad McConaughey didn't get a real chance to play in the part for a while. My favorite scene was when he's using Black 13 and floating in front of Roland. That was pretty damn well done. Jaime Sheridan definitely wins out though. The evil in his eyes in some scenes is absolutely horrible.
The unabridged version of the book is my favourite Steven King novel. I liked the mini-series: the casting of the principal characters was spot-on. Sinise and Storke absolutely nailed it.
David Coleman ---Sinise was terrific, Ruby Dee, Ray Walston, and Jamie Sheridan were fabulous. Didn’t care for Rob Lowe or Molly’s performances. Molly whines thru the whole film--annoying. Rob has a very flat affect w/little facial expression.
David Coleman The Stand is my favorite Stephen King novel. I read the unabridged version when it came out and for some reason didn’t like it. Recently I reread it and thought it was great. It really fills out the original very well and the extra material doesn’t feel like filler
@@judywright4241 You didn't read the novel, then, did you? Frannie WHINES through the whole NOVEL, but to her diary. Every little whiney thing, in the book it went. And she was still a great character, as was Molly in the role.
Tom Cummings I loved that one, and it was mentioned multiple times by the colonel in charge of taking care of the Super Flu virus in the Stand so good call
Ronda Herriott I didn’t even know McConaughey played Flagg in the dark tower movies when I read the Stand but he was exactly how I imagined the character, accent and all. Creeped me out when I realized he’d actually played the character
@@lauratogni2472 that's alright with you. Agree to disagree. I care about it, but you really don't. One point though. If a character who is black is played by someone who is white I'm sure people would care. I know a lot of history with this issue. Walking tall in particular is about a historical person. The man the Rock portrayed is white and the Rock isn't. I guarantee also if Stephen King had creative control of the dark tower movie the main character would be white. I'd love to see how the fans of fictional characters would react if the black panther was white. I rest my case mam.
Also has Miguel Ferrer who played in Twin Peaks as Albert Rosenfield as well as in another Stephen king project the movie the Night Flyer and the actor who played Dr.Kelso on Scrubs(I don't know the actors name)
Yup, his character is killed by Flagg at the hight of the outbreak. I always thought it was interesting that Flagg actually took his time to kill the zellot, I mean flagg kills countless people, but he seemed to go out of his way for this murder specifically. I don't know if the character is in the book and it gives an explanation, but in the series it just seemed almost random.
Randall Flagg was the devil incarnate. I loved this movie. Jamie Sheridan was awesome in it. When I have seen him in other shows, I just think of him as Randall.
I used my VCR and recorded each 2 hour episode over 4 nights on my TV. I think ABC presented the mini series. I watch the whole thing every once in a while. It's one of my all time favorites. I even have the hardcover first edition that features the two figures fighting on the cream colored cover. I can't remember how many times I've re-read it. The Marvel treatment of the Stand was really good ! They really stuck to the original novel as well. Good review Minty !
I was just a kid at the time, but i remember rushing home from a Boy Scout meeting to be in time for the 3rd episode. Loved it. M-O-O-N! That spells 'loved it.'
My favorite book and one of my favorite miniseries of all time! The dark man is how I would expect Satan. Seductive, well spoken, a "friend" that leads you to your own destruction.
Jason Wilhite That’s a major misconception people have about Lucifer is that he’s a hideous, hoofed creature. The reality is that he’s beautiful, devastatingly beautiful, a beauty no mortal man is capable of achieving. Was the highest ranking of the Seraphim before his fall and uses that beauty to corrupt so many
Actually, Flagg is not satan...he is a demon. After Nadine jumps to her death, Flagg sits on the balcony flooring, looks DOWN and says, "I'm not going anywhere. You hear me?" Like he is telling satan, he isn't giving up.
I remember King coming to my 6th grade glass and giving a writing lesson. His daughter Naomi was in that class as well and he mentioned writing a dragon novel for her because she loved dragons. He also mentioned " Firestarter" which I believe he was working on at the time.
That must've been something. I discovered Stephen King in 1982 when I was 14 years old, and you had an experience I could only wish I had in junior high school.
The Stand is the best type of book to read from Stephen King and Randall Flagg is one of the best villains the post apocalyptic and dark fantasy genre and of all time.
@End of Days been a while since but from what i remember somewhere in the video they mention christopher walken was a casting choice for one of the roles... one of his more memorable moments is an snl skit, search for "more cowbell "
@@Moonewitch I remember when the Storm of the Century first came out on TV, I watched it with my mom & step dad and I was tapeing it for them. Didn't you hate to see that high traffic light show up, cause it ment the end of that night's viewing? Back then they showed it in three parts.....Oh! The waiting! I like the fact that sometimes king just walks into a store and sgins copies of his books by just taking them off the shelf, sgin, and puts it back. That's how I got a sgined copy of the book, 'The Eyes Of The Dragon' that was published in 1987 not 1984.
@@blaze556922 I used "fare" for lack of a better word... Stephen King writes books novellas that get transferred into TV shows, and thala geez, movies, cereal movies, Etc
The Stand was one of my favorite things to watch with my dad. That and The Langoliers and Rose Red. Those long ass Scifi movies were a favorite in my house. Many hours were spent bonding between my dad and I
Yep. I don't want to rag on the guy because his videos are overall good, but geez, he doesn't know jack shit about LaserDiscs! I mean he could have learned all the basic info by just skimming it's wiki page I bet(I haven't actually looked at it's wiki page because I actually know about LaserDiscs!) ;-p They were popular in the 90s way before DVDs came out a few years before 2000. Anyone that claimed the(analog) picture quality was better than DVDs is an idiot or blind. My favorite LaserDisc in my collection has to be Evil Dead 2, because the LaserDisc itself is a shiny blood red instead of silver! It looks so cool! :-D p.s. They even released porn on LaserDisc! I bought about a dozen discs brand new when some online retailer was blowing out their inventory after DVDs came out and LaserDisc was near death. They were only 5 bucks each!
SirReptitious now you can get VHS tapes for 2-5 for a $1. When I didn’t have cable, I would go to the local video store and buy a couple to watch each weekend.
@@SirReptitious Mine is Mr Frost with Jeff Goldblum. Laser disc version is wayyy better than the DVD. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys movies like The Omen series.
Great book...and the mini series was good for the time, especially the practical effects. I wish the Randall Flagg character was scarier though, no disrespect to the actor
Scarier would have been great, but ABC still had to abide by the whims of the Knights of Standards & Practices... which, incidentally, is why you NEVER saw the "Ritual of Chud" in 1990's version of "It". No kidding, though... Google it.
I liked the fact that Flagg was unnerving and his scariness was subtle. It was like you knew this guy could go all out at any minute but was always trying to contain himself to accomplish his goal, but can see moments were his control of himself cracks here and there.
Jamey Sheridan was hand's down "Randall Flagg". There's no other. I watched the new series of "The Stand" but, by far, prefer the cast of the original, again hand's down. So much so, that I binge watched the original version while in the middle of the episodes of the new one.
The soundtrack W.G.Snuffy Walden did for The Stand was my study music on loop whilst attenting college as an older adult student. It kept the stress at bay; it still makes me feel good when I listen to it.
@@eledhwenmare2403 Yes! I'm glad you found the same comfort I did! I've never know anyone to enjoy that soundtrack like I have! Thank you for saying something! 🤗
I read the directors cut of the book, which had like 400 more pages. I loved it as a 7th grader, the amount of social and psychological detail he gave for the characters kept me enthralled with his writing. M-O-O-N spells moon!
@@femf8tal I cannot remember how many times I read The Stand, but it was a LOT. At that age, I wondered if I would have been one of the people headed to Vegas with Flagg.
The unabridged copies are always the best books to acquire. These copies are a longer read but hold the actual written word in it’s entirety by the author. Not like the mass consumption copies.
Bought the paperback in '79 at the Stars & Stripes bookstore at Ft. Hood, TX. The cover caught my eye (you'd get the joke if you're familiar with that particular cover), and as a huge Springsteen fan, I got a kick out of seeing some of the lyrics to "Jungleland" on the first page. Of course, there were also lyrics from "Boogie Fever," by The Sylvers, but I bought the book, anyway.
I agree. Unfortunately, CBS All Access is in the process of butchering the remake for the Stand. At least, that's based on the terrible casting decisions.
I want a version of the Shining that’s true to Kings work but not cheesy and kinda shitty like the mini series on tv in the late 90’s. Don’t get me wrong I adore Kubricks version but Jack Torrance was NOT the actual villain at the heart of the novel and making him the villain takes away from just how truly evil The overlook is supposed to be
I'm not a big fan of Rob Lowe, but I loved him in the '90s TV series of The Stand. Lowe totally nailed the character of Nick. I can't see anyone else coming close to Lowe in the role. And likewise, Gary Sinise as Stu Redman. Finally, Goldberg as Mother Abigail, give me a break.
@@ufoclips1 The Dark Tower is 7 (+1) books. It's long, but much much better than The Stand, imo... And I loved The Stand. The ending blew my little mind. 😆
I watch The Stand a couple times a year. It's my birthday and Christmas gifts to myself. 😁 I don't think a remake could ever be the same. As a huge fan of so many in the original cast, I just couldn't do it. I still quote: We. Are. Dead. And. This. Is. HELL!
Same. I bought the DVD set when I spotted it at a store once. My mom keeps borrowing it from me. Lol. It’s her favorite adaptation of King’s work. Mine as well. She hasn’t watched it this year cause of covid, but I certainly did. 🤪
The Stand is still my favourite Stephen King novel. I think the portrayal of Flagg in the 80s version I'm sorry but that's the Flagg that stands in my mind. Even with the cheezy CGI, he had this likability which for playing essentially the Devil, you would expect that. I think the Dark Tower's Walter definitely showed Flagg's evil more, but didnt really show him to be likable. You knew he was evil through and through. In the Stand, Flagg was more just... oh hey nice charismatic guy next door, wanna get out of jail? Sure just take my hand and seal this pact and you're free. And I really loved Flagg's relationship with Trashcan Man. It was like "hey, I feel sorry for the guy who's going batspit insane, I know you love me, thanks man" I actually felt like Flagg was human then.
@@briefcaseblues6061 Let me start by saying thanks for your comment. It taught me alot. For one thing, I learned how to spell Ossie correctly. At 1st i thought you were trolling me because, how could an old black guy be JFK? But i googled just in case and..... The movie looks awesome. I can't wait to see it. Thanx again 😄
@@ninelives4738 You're welcome lol. I spelled it like you did at first then thought "well that don't sound right". Googled and edited lol. It's a very cheesey movie that takes itself serious. Adult language and humour. Classic cult comedy/horror with an Oscar winning Davis and Bruce Campbell himself. Enjoy👍😁 PS. Try to watch it on DVD because the special features are great too.
I find Stephen King’s short stories (and the early portions of his novels) to be far more terrifying than the overly bloated later portions of his novels. The realistic early portions of the release, progression, and response to the superflu in “The Stand” are far more frightening than the later tedious, supernatural elements.
I think it's less an early-late thing, and rather he is a full hit or miss writer. The Stand, The Shining, Misery, Dreamcatcher and The Institute are all amazing and come from different eras, whereas Christine, Tommyknockers and Rage are all some of his weaker works and are relatively pretty early on.
Yeah! My Dad (RIP) introduced me to The Stand when I was a kid. The miniseries came out when I was about 9 or 10 and horrified me. I read the book in my early 20s(the longest book I have read to date) and now with everything currently going on, the plot is even more eery.
they actually did release the full unabridged novel it was over 1500 pages long and so awesome....the miniseries was like the cliff notes compared to the book.....i love them both......was so awesome to see the characters come to life
Kristopher Tower very true. There is a lot of stuff cut from the book to make even the mini series. Then again you could probably have a full run tv series in order to cover everything in the uncut novel.
3 days? 😮 I thought I was doing something in 2 weeks. But I was in high school when I read it with multiple classes to juggle. It was an awesome distraction! 👍🏽
Genuinely such a great book. I’d say the only drawback for me was that I’d seen the miniseries as a kid and it was hard to disassociate the characters/actors.
I loved 1994's The Stand! Just a terrific story and a really good cast. Gary Sinise as Stu, Laura San Giacomo as Nadine, Ruby Dee as Mother Abagail, Matt Frewer as Trash, Rob Lowe as Nick, Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd, and of course Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Collin were perfect choices for their characters and matched my expectations from the book excellently. However, my two favorite characters from the book were not cast as I well (for my taste!). I always thought Diane Lane would have been a much better choice for Frannie than Molly Ringwald. She would have brought a seriousness to the part Molly just lacked. Also, and most importantly in my mind, Phillip Seymore Hoffman would have been *perfect* for the part of Harold Lauder. I believe Harold is the most interesting character in the story and Hoffman's amazing persona would have nailed it.
Jamie played the part of Randall Flagg amazingly... one of my favorite books, read every couple of years.. unbridged/long version...I'm going to look for the mini series to rewatch.... love your videos & research!!!
The film also cut bits from the final publication. Two notable characters who weren’t in the film were Carla Goldsmith ( Fran’s mother who disowned her for being pregnant out of wedlock) and Rita Blakemoor ( who Larry met in New York). Interestingly, most of Rita’s role was given to the character of Nadine, and according to a line from Fran’s dad, Peter, it seemed Carla had died a while before Captain Trips.
Best Flagg? Sheridan, hands down. He was just so evil...and at the same time affable and likable. He came off as fairly truthful...but you knew he wasn't telling you everything. You could totally see his charisma and understood how he attained a following. However, as a US citizen in 2019...we should have known way back then.
Actually, the trade-off ended up being that the fourth part of the mini-series was nearly verbatim with the end of the novel. So you missed the good part.
Thank you for the 'look' into "The Stand"...always one of my favorites...."Moon"....network TV just doesn't do these anymore....from Roots, Rich Man, Poor Man....we get 'reality' TV now !
Man I remember when this movie was a two part miniseries on tv. My dad loved it. I was only like 8 or 9 when the movie dropped, and I didn’t understand the plot at all. I do remember bits and pieces like Tom Cullen, Rob Lowe’s mute character, Gary Sinise, Nadine the troublemaker and Corin Nemec’s character falling for her to the point of stupidity, and I barely remembered Randall Flagg until you mentioned it. I watched it 20 years later in 2013-2014, and I came to dig it more. It’s a classic and imo one of the better tv adaptations of a King novel for sure.
I read the original many years ago, years later I read the unabridged version, all 1200 some pages! Way more info regarding the Capt. Cribbs sickness and the gov't's reaction to the problem -the chapter(s) are/is titled 'the circle opens' I believe. The mini series is fucking awesome, don't expect great visual effects but that is a staple of King's adaptations to film. The true treasure is the storyline.
I never read the original. When the miniseries came out, king rereleased the novel as the complete uncut version. It had molly ringwald and gary sinise on it. I picked it up at meijers when I was a teenager right before the miniseries came out.
Yautja Prime It's entertaining and relatively faithful to the source material, but it's still a TV Series, so it's somewhat limited in dramaturgy, character development and the "cinemato"graphy is absolutely terrible (standard run of the mill 80s TV series camera work). The effects are limited and so are several (albeit not all) supporting actors. Additionally, it unfortunately looks pretty cheap. Having said that, if you decide to watch it and don't expect to see a cinematic masterpiece like no other, but turn down your expectations a notch or too, you'll be able to enjoy it. It's not a revelation, but not too bad either and the general story is still pretty gripping, so once you start, you want to continue, to see how it ends (even if you know) and will be able to ignore most of the shortcomings. And it's certainly better than Langoliers or Tommyknockers. So yeah, go ahead and watch it, but don't expect it to be the definitive King movie/series (there are far better ones). BTW, there is an upcoming 10-episode "The Stand" TV series going to be released in 2020 (by ABC iirc, but not sure).
Finally dude and I would've love to see George A Romero's The Stand be made also Joe Bob Briggs was in the movie to he was the state trooper in the beginning
I read this thing first in about 1988 when I must have been 15 or 16 and remember absolutely loving it. And then this came out in the early 90s - and I absolutely loved it. Then, I tried to read it again last year. And d'you know what? I couldn't stand it! Boom boom.
Kudos on that Fright Night soundtrack!! I remember buying a video disc player only because when the Aliens Director's Cut first came out, it was only available on that format--in one of those thick boxes with like three discs in it.
Walkin' Tall Kind of. I found the new Pennywise more annoying and obnoxious than scary. And the scene where the kid kills his father with the switchblade made me want to throw things at my tv.
King is in talks to do a remake of the miniseries with CBS to make this show realistic and more grittier as well as taking place in our modern setting.
@@BennyLlama39 considering the filmmaker Frank Darabont created "The Walking Dead", and directed the Stephen King films "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile", and "The Mist", that would be quite interesting
palmieres as long as they leave out the scenes with Trashcan man and the Kid with the hot rod from the Uncut novel, I’m fine. There is just some stuff that can’t be shown anywhere with any kind of large audience...,
Hi Minty! Here's a bonus fun fact for you: The Welsh rock band The Alarm recorded a song based on the book. It's called "The Stand (Prophecy)". Definitely worth giving a listen. Your LaserDisc collection is awesome. I only have one, "The Dark Crystal", in the cassette that you inserted directly into the machine.
Oh its coming........or was......sure it's filming has been delayed ironically. But it's scheduled to hit Hulu or Amazon or whatever in October or November. James Marsden is Stu Redman......Amber Heard was cast as Nadine Cross.....Whoopi Golberg as Mother Abigail. Other cast members include Greg Kinnear.....Heather Graham......Marilyn Manson.......Odessa Young is Fran......hope it still makes it's initial release because it's going to be BIG after all the Coronavirus crap
I loved the way he weeded wizard and glass and the stand. Just briefly but its there. Would have loved to see a meeting between Stu and the gunslinger ❤
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The thought of a Willem Dafoe "Randall Flagg" is giving me proper nightmare fuel , in all the best ways.
I agree Chris, but he wasn't handsome enough. RF was described as a good looking man. Still, Devoe would have given nightmares. Especially if he went method.
Fun fact: rob lowe still remembers his lines to this day.
Donte H ahahahahahahahaha
He had a few dialogues when he visited Mother Abigail in the dream world.
jon helios don’t mess up the joke lol
Robe Lowe is a republican. FUCK HIM!
Niiiiice
Sinise and Storke were fantastic as Redman and Underwood. Sheridan was a superb Flagg. Hands-down my favourite King novel.
My favorite also.
Did they ever make a movie from the stephen king book insomnia?
The Tower 😁
Insomnia was made with Al Pacino.
Storke was good but they missed the mark with his mother.
Watching this in the spring of 2020 is a completely different viewing experience.
Jeff Nichols my music randomly selected the Blue Oyster Cult the other day and I had to turn it off, kind of like saying bettlejuice in a graveyard
The Vegas crowd near the end looked like a trump rally😳😳😳😳😷😷😷😷😷🇨🇦
@@dmckim3174 I recently got that song as Hold music when I was calling a hospital...somebody didn't think that through!
Paris Green OMG! I can't decide if that is terrible or hysterical. I think rereading the book this summer has been really interesting as I have felt like the plot is not only more realistic but also more chilling. Who fills the power vacuum in times of chaos an instability?
@@dmckim3174 LOL thankfully it wasn't traumatic - if I'd been calling to check on a critically ill relative or something, that would've been rough.
Yes, the book is particularly relevant these days - I've also been comparing reality to the Walking Dead to see what parts they got right.
The opening scene with “don’t fear the reaper” playing really hit hard
That and wen Ringwald burries her dad and puts crowded house on
Man that opening scared the hell out of me. Those people died super fast. Ultimately it was for the best, a horrible way to to die. Take me quick.
I gotta rewatch it.
Don't fear the reaper c'mon baby 🎤🎶🎵 baby I'm yo maaan. I love that song. This movie made new the writer I am today. Stephen and V C Andrews are the G.O.A.T.💖🥰
That is what happened in a Chinese lab two months ago they accidently released the Corona virus into the air just like the beginning of the stand !
In the book version, R.F. wasn't vaporized when The Hand came down. He rematerialised on a small island in the South Pacific, the natives took one look at him, dropped their spears, and bowed.
"No,they absolutely did not Habla Fucking Espanol."
My name is Russell Faraday and I've come to teach you how to be civilized.
In the 1988 release, not the.1978 release. That was one of the parts that was cut out, alomg with The Kid, parts of Trashcan Man's journey, and some of the interactions between Fran, Harold, and Stu. Part if the Judge's journey, final scene was.extended, Kojacks journey to Boulder, and several pages centering around Mother Abigail also got the axe.
That's just off the top of my head. There were, obviously others as well, with a 378 page length difference, not counting the artwork added.in 88.
' I think I just stumbled across the cure for arthritis. Getting shot in the gut. If I survive, I'll have pass that along. "
The Judge.
Yes, I have both.
He was also the one who reversed the damage to the Cadillac in Carrie Underwood's song "Two Black Cadillacs" after Christine reinvented herself from a Plymouth Fury to a Cadillac to keep up with the times (& appearances)....LOL
Have you seen the latest version with Alexander Skarsgard? It's not much different from the original, but it's truer to the book. 😁
The best actors in Hollywood! Matt Frewer's "Trashcan man", is a stellar performance that NO ONE can ever beat!
He was perfect can't imagine anyone else playing the part.
@@DaveH-10 Marilyn Manson is playing him in the new mini series. I'm looking forward to that.
Bumpity bump!
@@ivangordy8957 Wait what? There's been more news ?
@@pheenmachine the whole remake has been cast. im fairly sure its all been shot. just waiting for cbs to release it
11. The best movie to watch during the Corona lock down!
I think of Crowded House's "Dont Dream It's Over" when I think of this story/miniseries.
RichterPhallos every time I hear that song, I think of this mini series.
Everytime! It's a great song too
I was absolutely obsessed with "The Stand" miniseries. I watch it whenever it is broadcast on TV.
You could just buy the DVD...
I realize that. It just wouldn't feel the same.
Me, too!
Karen. When it was out in paperback, I read it overnight. It was great. Then during the 1st Gulf War I got the last hardcover display copy from Hastings (Now defunct business). I got the 4-disc DVD which has a couple of added scenes not shown on TV. I wonder if they are planning a sequel. Anybody heard of one?
@@dafonz56 Geez I hope so, I read the book later in life and watched the mini-series as an 11-year old. It was corny but 11 year olds can't detect cheese and I was captivated! The book was even better when I finally got old enough to tackle a book that long.
“Baby can you dig your man? He is a righteous man!”
Hes got a righteous gland
Bomb te bomb
No I can't dig that man.
Matthew McConaughey is an excellent actor, however, Jamie Sheridan played that part better.
Definitely. Too bad McConaughey didn't get a real chance to play in the part for a while.
My favorite scene was when he's using Black 13 and floating in front of Roland. That was pretty damn well done.
Jaime Sheridan definitely wins out though. The evil in his eyes in some scenes is absolutely horrible.
b lord definitely
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McConaughey didnt play it badbut you could tell he was honing it in. He was always one scene close to “alright alright alriiiiight!”
@Flying Cupcake You speak true Sai
Jamey Sheridan was perfect casting.
He was amazing.
The unabridged version of the book is my favourite Steven King novel. I liked the mini-series: the casting of the principal characters was spot-on. Sinise and Storke absolutely nailed it.
Matt Frewer as Trashcan man, I don't think anyone can better that performance!
David Coleman mine too. First Stephen King book I'd ever read
David Coleman ---Sinise was terrific, Ruby Dee, Ray Walston, and Jamie Sheridan were fabulous. Didn’t care for Rob Lowe or Molly’s performances. Molly whines thru the whole film--annoying. Rob has a very flat affect w/little facial expression.
David Coleman The Stand is my favorite Stephen King novel. I read the unabridged version when it came out and for some reason didn’t like it. Recently I reread it and thought it was great. It really fills out the original very well and the extra material doesn’t feel like filler
@@judywright4241 You didn't read the novel, then, did you? Frannie WHINES through the whole NOVEL, but to her diary. Every little whiney thing, in the book it went. And she was still a great character, as was Molly in the role.
This is the way the world ends,
Not with a bang but a whimper
Miller Heileife followed... not fought. A pale horse. Who’s rider was named death. And hell followed with him.
@Miller Heileife y6
How many people, don't know this is from the book?
To thunderous applause
Tom Cummings I loved that one, and it was mentioned multiple times by the colonel in charge of taking care of the Super Flu virus in the Stand so good call
When I read the stand Randall Flagg always made me think of the Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil
A reference is made to that song when Flagg found Lloyd in prison.
And it took me years to figure out what that reference meant.
@@andrewfotopoulos7766 A 'Classical Reference' as it were!!!
It made me think of Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol. Especially since there’s a reference to Las Vegas in that song.
I have the similar thing here as well, it's an cool reference.
Sheridan’s Randall Flagg scared the shit outta me, McConaughey’s didn’t. So I have to vote for Sheridan being the best one.
Ronda Herriott I didn’t even know McConaughey played Flagg in the dark tower movies when I read the Stand but he was exactly how I imagined the character, accent and all. Creeped me out when I realized he’d actually played the character
Is it true that he is Nyarlhotep?
First of all. It should have been never made. Forced diversity is never good.
@@lauratogni2472 well I Know the books very well. If you read all the books you would know that.
@@lauratogni2472 that's alright with you. Agree to disagree. I care about it, but you really don't. One point though. If a character who is black is played by someone who is white I'm sure people would care. I know a lot of history with this issue. Walking tall in particular is about a historical person. The man the Rock portrayed is white and the Rock isn't. I guarantee also if Stephen King had creative control of the dark tower movie the main character would be white. I'd love to see how the fans of fictional characters would react if the black panther was white. I rest my case mam.
Retired LA Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar also had an uncredited role. He was the homeless Religious Zealot.
Also has Miguel Ferrer who played in Twin Peaks as Albert Rosenfield as well as in another Stephen king project the movie the Night Flyer and the actor who played Dr.Kelso on Scrubs(I don't know the actors name)
Yup, his character is killed by Flagg at the hight of the outbreak. I always thought it was interesting that Flagg actually took his time to kill the zellot, I mean flagg kills countless people, but he seemed to go out of his way for this murder specifically. I don't know if the character is in the book and it gives an explanation, but in the series it just seemed almost random.
He was credited as "Monster Ringer".
Peter Banderas he is in the book as well (at least in the Unabridged version).
@DaFuq thanks, was close. I have not seen it in like 15 years, but I remember the name was interesting.
Randall Flagg was the devil incarnate. I loved this movie. Jamie Sheridan was awesome in it. When I have seen him in other shows, I just think of him as Randall.
I used my VCR and recorded each 2 hour episode over 4 nights on my TV. I think ABC presented the mini series. I watch the whole thing every once in a while. It's one of my all time favorites. I even have the hardcover first edition that features the two figures fighting on the cream colored cover. I can't remember how many times I've re-read it. The Marvel treatment of the Stand was really good ! They really stuck to the original novel as well. Good review Minty !
I was just a kid at the time, but i remember rushing home from a Boy Scout meeting to be in time for the 3rd episode. Loved it. M-O-O-N! That spells 'loved it.'
I liked Jamie Sheridan as Randall Flagg, greatest drifter of them all.
Agreed 100%
True, the way he went from charming to evil is frightening
Close. I still prefer Jack Reacher. The Novel Reacher, more than the movie one.
Something about him makes him perfect for that roll.
My favorite book and one of my favorite miniseries of all time! The dark man is how I would expect Satan. Seductive, well spoken, a "friend" that leads you to your own destruction.
Jason Wilhite That’s a major misconception people have about Lucifer is that he’s a hideous, hoofed creature. The reality is that he’s beautiful, devastatingly beautiful, a beauty no mortal man is capable of achieving. Was the highest ranking of the Seraphim before his fall and uses that beauty to corrupt so many
Actually, Flagg is not satan...he is a demon. After Nadine jumps to her death, Flagg sits on the balcony flooring, looks DOWN and says, "I'm not going anywhere. You hear me?" Like he is telling satan, he isn't giving up.
Yeah, this and Storm Of The Century my favorite (King) mini series.
"I HAVE A CAPTAIN TRIPPS FEVER AND THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION IS.... MORE COWBELL!!!!!!"
Hilarious #2!!
I remember King coming to my 6th grade glass and giving a writing lesson. His daughter Naomi was in that class as well and he mentioned writing a dragon novel for her because she loved dragons. He also mentioned " Firestarter" which I believe he was working on at the time.
That must've been something. I discovered Stephen King in 1982 when I was 14 years old, and you had an experience I could only wish I had in junior high school.
Funnily there wasn't much dragon content in The Eye of the Dragon
@@alyce1617 Love this book from him, wonder why they haven't tried to adapt it yet
Baby can you dig your man? He's a righteous man! Tell me baby can you dig your maaaaaaan?
Larry Underwood. :D
I had a crush on Larry, in the book as well as in the series:D (I was a teenager, what?!)
That brown sound do get around
Those lyrics make so much more sense when sung in the original Elvish
@@MurderMostFowl yes but Klingon has a snappy beat
M-O-O-N. That spells Minty!!
Great comment. I totally forgot about that.
Thanks Patrick. Say hello to Spongebob.
My favorite part of the series when he said M-O-O-N...that spells Moon...I was like, fuck yeah it does!!!
Laws yes everyone knows that.
😂
Matt Frewer/trash can man played the horsemen “Pestilence” on Supernatural. I can’t believe I didn’t notice that. 🤮 🦠
Didn't even know that's that actor's name. I just know him as the Max Headroom guy.
Yep. Max Headroom as well.
Matt Frewer also played the role of Moloch in the Zack Snyder directed Watchmen film.
He was also in the "Dawn of the Dead" remake.
@@parisgreen4600 Yep. Part of the group from the nix truck that showed up, at the mall. One of the two that were bitten, if I remember right.
Almost 20 years ago a book version of The Stand uncut with the 400+ pages returned to the story was released.
Emberxxx2002 I just finished it on Audiobook. Excellent with the 400+ pages put back in!
I own both versions and prefer the expanded story. Truly, I much prefer the later King books when the editors gave him his way more.
The Stand is the best type of book to read from Stephen King and Randall Flagg is one of the best villains the post apocalyptic and dark fantasy genre and of all time.
M-O-O-N, that spells more cow-bell.
Brilliant! I see what you did there!
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Dude I just spit out my tea when I read that!
Fucking home run, brother
@End of Days been a while since but from what i remember somewhere in the video they mention christopher walken was a casting choice for one of the roles... one of his more memorable moments is an snl skit, search for "more cowbell "
This was the greatest Stephen King miniseries I've ever seen! Epic, colossal, and philosophical!
For me it's Storm of The Century and then The Stand. But most of his work is phenomenal.
@@Moonewitch I remember when the Storm of the Century first came out on TV, I watched it with my mom & step dad and I was tapeing it for them.
Didn't you hate to see that high traffic light show up, cause it ment the end of that night's viewing?
Back then they showed it in three parts.....Oh! The waiting!
I like the fact that sometimes king just walks into a store and sgins copies of his books by just taking them off the shelf, sgin, and puts it back. That's how I got a sgined copy of the book, 'The Eyes Of The Dragon' that was published in 1987 not 1984.
one of the few that had a good ending
I prefer IT
Sorry "IT" was better.
At the time of the mini series I read the book in 6 days. My brother still has the VHS TV recording we did.
B Rose I did that too.
Randall's chin was the source of his power. Big, bold and impossible to understate.
7:45, luckily, the Blu-ray special edition gives us more deleted and never before seen footage.
Awesome
Yay...must get it on blue ray
Where and when was it released on Blu-ray? I haven’t seen anything mentioned on it!
As if the film wasnt long enough.
Oooh! Like what?🤔
One of my favorite books by Stephen King and one of my favorite adaptations to the screen of his fare
Cool. This is a property I'm unfamiliar with and this may sound like a silly question but what do you mean by "his fare?"
@@blaze556922 I used "fare" for lack of a better word... Stephen King writes books novellas that get transferred into TV shows, and thala geez, movies, cereal movies, Etc
Crystal Williamson easily the best TV adaptation. It's still a fun movie to watch all together if you have the time. Or insomnia lol
Have you read the Dark Tower series?
Randall Flag is Walter. They even visit Earth in The Stand reality briefly in that series.
The Stand was one of my favorite things to watch with my dad. That and The Langoliers and Rose Red. Those long ass Scifi movies were a favorite in my house. Many hours were spent bonding between my dad and I
I've been thinking alot of this book with the Corona virus situation.
LaVonne Demers I keep hearing the intro. “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
The virus in this story wiped out the whole world in a month. Don't think that is quite the situation....
@@corrieanderson5630 true but that's the globalist elites plan to lower the population
Covid ain’t over yet and the deniers and covidiots are doing their best to kill as many responsible among us!🤬🤬🤬😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷🇨🇦
@@The101Point1 true. They are not done yet.
Laserdisc was not introduced as an alternative to DVD, it proceeded the release of the DVD by a number of years.
Yep. I don't want to rag on the guy because his videos are overall good, but geez, he doesn't know jack shit about LaserDiscs! I mean he could have learned all the basic info by just skimming it's wiki page I bet(I haven't actually looked at it's wiki page because I actually know about LaserDiscs!) ;-p
They were popular in the 90s way before DVDs came out a few years before 2000. Anyone that claimed the(analog) picture quality was better than DVDs is an idiot or blind. My favorite LaserDisc in my collection has to be Evil Dead 2, because the LaserDisc itself is a shiny blood red instead of silver! It looks so cool! :-D
p.s. They even released porn on LaserDisc! I bought about a dozen discs brand new when some online retailer was blowing out their inventory after DVDs came out and LaserDisc was near death. They were only 5 bucks each!
SirReptitious now you can get VHS tapes for 2-5 for a $1. When I didn’t have cable, I would go to the local video store and buy a couple to watch each weekend.
Growing up, we had a CED player. No surprise that didn't take off.
A friend of a friend had an LD Player in the late 1970s and I watched the Bee gees in Sgt Pepper on it. Bad movie but fascinating technology in 1980.
@@SirReptitious Mine is Mr Frost with Jeff Goldblum. Laser disc version is wayyy better than the DVD. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys movies like The Omen series.
Great book...and the mini series was good for the time, especially the practical effects. I wish the Randall Flagg character was scarier though, no disrespect to the actor
I still found him super creepy, but in no way scary
CJ Meiko I dunno, the combination of the mullet and the denim outfit seemed pretty scary. LOL
Scarier would have been great, but ABC still had to abide by the whims of the Knights of Standards & Practices... which, incidentally, is why you NEVER saw the "Ritual of Chud" in 1990's version of "It".
No kidding, though... Google it.
I liked the fact that Flagg was unnerving and his scariness was subtle. It was like you knew this guy could go all out at any minute but was always trying to contain himself to accomplish his goal, but can see moments were his control of himself cracks here and there.
I watched this last night here on CZcams last night. All 5+ hours. Just as good as it was years ago.
I did the exact same thing lol.
"This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper." The Stand
That’s from a poem.
It's a poem written by T.S. Elliot
"This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper." Michael Scott, quoting Wayne Gretzky, quoting T.S. Elliot
OK. After I wrote that, I couldn't find it in my book. I wondered where I read it. Thank you for your feedback.
@@rebeccaj.2606 Anytime! ♥️
Love this miniseries! Hope for the remake this actor playing Stu can be as good as Gary Sinise's performance.
Nobody will do Stu Redman like Gary Sinise.
@Prowler Cam TV series upcoming.
Jamey Sheridan was hand's down "Randall Flagg". There's no other. I watched the new series of "The Stand" but, by far, prefer the cast of the original, again hand's down. So much so, that I binge watched the original version while in the middle of the episodes of the new one.
The soundtrack W.G.Snuffy Walden did for The Stand was my study music on loop whilst attenting college as an older adult student. It kept the stress at bay; it still makes me feel good when I listen to it.
At the time I had a dreadful family chore to attend to. Of course there were hours of driving alone. The Walden score was perfect company.
@@eledhwenmare2403 Yes! I'm glad you found the same comfort I did! I've never know anyone to enjoy that soundtrack like I have! Thank you for saying something! 🤗
@@MamaPinks
You’re welcome. Me too.
I read the directors cut of the book, which had like 400 more pages. I loved it as a 7th grader, the amount of social and psychological detail he gave for the characters kept me enthralled with his writing. M-O-O-N spells moon!
Be honest. How many times have you read this book. I read it in the summer. Laws yes.
@@femf8tal I cannot remember how many times I read The Stand, but it was a LOT. At that age, I wondered if I would have been one of the people headed to Vegas with Flagg.
The unabridged copies are always the best books to acquire. These copies are a longer read but hold the actual written word in it’s entirety by the author. Not like the mass consumption copies.
Bought the paperback in '79 at the Stars & Stripes bookstore at Ft. Hood, TX. The cover caught my eye (you'd get the joke if you're familiar with that particular cover), and as a huge Springsteen fan, I got a kick out of seeing some of the lyrics to "Jungleland" on the first page. Of course, there were also lyrics from "Boogie Fever," by The Sylvers, but I bought the book, anyway.
William Dafoe as Randall Flag would have been awesome
I agree. Even more awesome than Christopher Walken.
Out of all the people he mentioned that 1 frightened me the most.
@Alexander Steiner that sounds awful...i dont think Id be able to sleep...
@Alexander Steiner Usually I would agree on that one, but in the case of Randall Flagg I'd say that Willem Dafoe would be the better choice.
American Gadfly it's WILLEM DAFOE
We were all glued to it when this aired lol. Every house you went to, they were watching The Stand. It reminds me of my first love. Good times
The uncut version of the book is my favorite book of all time. I can’t wait to see the remake of the miniseries
Netflix should consider teaming up with Stephen king and make mini series out of some of his books including the stand
I agree!
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Dark Tower on it's way
(the movie was alternate universe or floor 22 instead of 19)
I agree. Unfortunately, CBS All Access is in the process of butchering the remake for the Stand. At least, that's based on the terrible casting decisions.
I want a version of the Shining that’s true to Kings work but not cheesy and kinda shitty like the mini series on tv in the late 90’s. Don’t get me wrong I adore Kubricks version but Jack Torrance was NOT the actual villain at the heart of the novel and making him the villain takes away from just how truly evil
The overlook is supposed to be
6:16 you know Christopher Walken was fantastic in "The Prophecy" movies.
Yes he was!
Absoluty loved those movies
I'm not a big fan of Rob Lowe, but I loved him in the '90s TV series of The Stand. Lowe totally nailed the character of Nick. I can't see anyone else coming close to Lowe in the role. And likewise, Gary Sinise as Stu Redman. Finally, Goldberg as Mother Abigail, give me a break.
Right? Im soooo pissed its gonna be goldberg!
Watching in October 2020 sitting here all; "Well... *gestures all around* Here we are."
I never wanted the book to end,but could not resist"just another chapter".......brilliant!!!!!!
Have you read the Dark Tower series?
@@johnnyc4738 No,but shame on me,i just found out the walking dude is in it!!!,time to remedy that situation......
@@ufoclips1 The Dark Tower is 7 (+1) books. It's long, but much much better than The Stand, imo... And I loved The Stand. The ending blew my little mind. 😆
I watch The Stand a couple times a year. It's my birthday and Christmas gifts to myself. 😁 I don't think a remake could ever be the same. As a huge fan of so many in the original cast, I just couldn't do it.
I still quote:
We. Are. Dead. And.
This.
Is.
HELL!
I too watch it a couple times a year. Love this movie
Same. I bought the DVD set when I spotted it at a store once. My mom keeps borrowing it from me. Lol. It’s her favorite adaptation of King’s work. Mine as well. She hasn’t watched it this year cause of covid, but I certainly did.
🤪
The Stand is still my favourite Stephen King novel. I think the portrayal of Flagg in the 80s version I'm sorry but that's the Flagg that stands in my mind. Even with the cheezy CGI, he had this likability which for playing essentially the Devil, you would expect that. I think the Dark Tower's Walter definitely showed Flagg's evil more, but didnt really show him to be likable. You knew he was evil through and through. In the Stand, Flagg was more just... oh hey nice charismatic guy next door, wanna get out of jail? Sure just take my hand and seal this pact and you're free. And I really loved Flagg's relationship with Trashcan Man. It was like "hey, I feel sorry for the guy who's going batspit insane, I know you love me, thanks man" I actually felt like Flagg was human then.
William Defoe would have been amazing though.
A novel like this could only get an acceptable live action interpretation through an HBO Game of Thrones style miniseries of three seasons.
yes! But only if they butcher the last season and ignore the wishes of King. Joking aside they are remaking it for CBS all access.
Ruby D and Ossie Davis were an amazing acting/activist couple.
Yeah, they are true legends. Apparently, Minty was unfamiliar with Ruby Dee, lmao!
Ossie was great in Bubba Ho-Tep as JFK!
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Let me start by saying thanks for your comment. It taught me alot. For one thing, I learned how to spell Ossie correctly. At 1st i thought you were trolling me because, how could an old black guy be JFK? But i googled just in case and..... The movie looks awesome. I can't wait to see it. Thanx again 😄
@@ninelives4738 You're welcome lol. I spelled it like you did at first then thought "well that don't sound right". Googled and edited lol.
It's a very cheesey movie that takes itself serious. Adult language and humour. Classic cult comedy/horror with an Oscar winning Davis and Bruce Campbell himself. Enjoy👍😁
PS. Try to watch it on DVD because the special features are great too.
I find Stephen King’s short stories (and the early portions of his novels) to be far more terrifying than the overly bloated later portions of his novels. The realistic early portions of the release, progression, and response to the superflu in “The Stand” are far more frightening than the later tedious, supernatural elements.
Would love to see the long walk.
Sue Sutherland yeah!! That’s one of my favorites👍
I think it's less an early-late thing, and rather he is a full hit or miss writer. The Stand, The Shining, Misery, Dreamcatcher and The Institute are all amazing and come from different eras, whereas Christine, Tommyknockers and Rage are all some of his weaker works and are relatively pretty early on.
Yeah! My Dad (RIP) introduced me to The Stand when I was a kid. The miniseries came out when I was about 9 or 10 and horrified me. I read the book in my early 20s(the longest book I have read to date) and now with everything currently going on, the plot is even more eery.
Could not agree more. My first King book was Night Shift about 35 years ago, and it is still a go-to.
Jamie Sheridan was an incredible Randal Flag. He scared the shit out of me lol
they actually did release the full unabridged novel it was over 1500 pages long and so awesome....the miniseries was like the cliff notes compared to the book.....i love them both......was so awesome to see the characters come to life
Kristopher Tower very true. There is a lot of stuff cut from the book to make even the mini series. Then again you could probably have a full run tv series in order to cover everything in the uncut novel.
One of my favorite Stephen King books!
Cold got you down?
Chills?
Fever?
You sound like you need a Buddy.
Flu Buddy.
Fast Acting Flu Buddy.
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First time I saw the miniseries, I thought that was a commercial, until it was half way through the ad.
I just remembered that Ed Harris was in Creepshow as the guy showing off his disco moves alongside Elizabeth Regan.
Fantastic book, it's still one of my favorite Stephen King novels.
Have you read the dark tower? It connects so well and you get more Flagg.
his newer stuff sucks like King's reaching and trying to catch the good ole days, he should just retire and stop writing crap
My Daughter bought me this book as a joke cause it's the size of a brick! I read it in 3days! 😁
@Edward Moran thanks 😁
3 days? 😮 I thought I was doing something in 2 weeks. But I was in high school when I read it with multiple classes to juggle. It was an awesome distraction! 👍🏽
@@darquequeen2323 excellent distraction, for the 3days it was only 3 or more hours each day of reading. I can read really fast 😁
Genuinely such a great book. I’d say the only drawback for me was that I’d seen the miniseries as a kid and it was hard to disassociate the characters/actors.
Skellington Fan No doubt! 😉
When Covid-19 1st hit I told everyone: "..get a copy of "The Stand" & start reading quickly!!"
Covid has a 99.8% survival rate
One of my all time favorites.
My wife & I curled up together to watch this when it came out. One of the few miniseries that came out that were just great date movies.
The missus & I still like to curl up on the couch and watch The Stand from time to time.
@@samhaines8228 - Man... I love date nights!!!
@@jaspr1999 Absolutely!
That’s a six-hour date!
you know it! miniseries marathon...or break it up over a few nights ;)
Maybe it was an only in america thing but I vividly remember a four VHS version of the stand when I was a child.
VHS tapes hold 2 hours of video with the best quality. It would take a while to rewind that sucker.
@@RachelG1979 had completely forgotten the pains of rewinding vhs tapes & the fee if they weren't when returning
I still have this DVD and watch it occasionally. Loved the book too!
I loved 1994's The Stand! Just a terrific story and a really good cast. Gary Sinise as Stu, Laura San Giacomo as Nadine, Ruby Dee as Mother Abagail, Matt Frewer as Trash, Rob Lowe as Nick, Miguel Ferrer as Lloyd, and of course Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Collin were perfect choices for their characters and matched my expectations from the book excellently. However, my two favorite characters from the book were not cast as I well (for my taste!). I always thought Diane Lane would have been a much better choice for Frannie than Molly Ringwald. She would have brought a seriousness to the part Molly just lacked. Also, and most importantly in my mind, Phillip Seymore Hoffman would have been *perfect* for the part of Harold Lauder. I believe Harold is the most interesting character in the story and Hoffman's amazing persona would have nailed it.
was not a big Fan of Ringwalds preformance
I loved the book/miniseries. One of my King favorites!
Jamie played the part of Randall Flagg amazingly... one of my favorite books, read every couple of years.. unbridged/long version...I'm going to look for the mini series to rewatch.... love your videos & research!!!
I love this movie. M-O-O-N, that spells love. Law's yes!
The film also cut bits from the final publication. Two notable characters who weren’t in the film were Carla Goldsmith ( Fran’s mother who disowned her for being pregnant out of wedlock) and Rita Blakemoor ( who Larry met in New York). Interestingly, most of Rita’s role was given to the character of Nadine, and according to a line from Fran’s dad, Peter, it seemed Carla had died a while before Captain Trips.
If I remember correctly, that part was true to the novel. Most of the discussions of Fran's mom were in retrospect or memories.
King’s novels are often cut down. There would be too many characters/actors to deal with for a theatrical film or mini series.
Best Flagg? Sheridan, hands down. He was just so evil...and at the same time affable and likable. He came off as fairly truthful...but you knew he wasn't telling you everything. You could totally see his charisma and understood how he attained a following. However, as a US citizen in 2019...we should have known way back then.
The unabridged book is one of Stephen King's best. The adaptation I couldn't even finish. Too watered-down.
That’s why you always watch before you read.
@@SumDumGy_formerly_Tim_Walden that's interesting. I always read the book before seeing the movie. Love Mr. King, in any form!
Actually, the trade-off ended up being that the fourth part of the mini-series was nearly verbatim with the end of the novel. So you missed the good part.
Thank you for the 'look' into "The Stand"...always one of my favorites...."Moon"....network TV just doesn't do these anymore....from Roots, Rich Man, Poor Man....we get 'reality' TV now !
Man I remember when this movie was a two part miniseries on tv. My dad loved it. I was only like 8 or 9 when the movie dropped, and I didn’t understand the plot at all. I do remember bits and pieces like Tom Cullen, Rob Lowe’s mute character, Gary Sinise, Nadine the troublemaker and Corin Nemec’s character falling for her to the point of stupidity, and I barely remembered Randall Flagg until you mentioned it. I watched it 20 years later in 2013-2014, and I came to dig it more. It’s a classic and imo one of the better tv adaptations of a King novel for sure.
Man, can you dig this series more?
It's a righteous series.
Man can you dig this series more?
I read the original many years ago, years later I read the unabridged version, all 1200 some pages!
Way more info regarding the Capt. Cribbs sickness and the gov't's reaction to the problem -the chapter(s) are/is titled 'the circle opens' I believe.
The mini series is fucking awesome, don't expect great visual effects but that is a staple of King's adaptations to film.
The true treasure is the storyline.
I never read the original. When the miniseries came out, king rereleased the novel as the complete uncut version. It had molly ringwald and gary sinise on it. I picked it up at meijers when I was a teenager right before the miniseries came out.
I wonder why King's publisher did not simply publish the novel in two volumes?
One of my all time favorites to watch tv as a kid, whenever it was on I had to watch it.😁
Just want to say I stumbled upon your page a month or so ago and I completely love it! Keep up the great work!!!
The Stand was one of my first reads by Stephen King. And it became one of my favorites, right after The Shining.
And then Randall Flagg became a cop on one of those Law and Order shows.
Thanks Minty!!! I requested this one a lot!! Great work.
Jaime Sheridan played an amazing Randall Flagg! I can't really imagine him being outdone. That smile of his was what you think the devil would have.
This is one of the first things you have covered that I'm unfamiliar with. I can't believe I've never seen it considering the cast.
It was a great movie/mini-series. It's so long that it takes up 2 DVD's.
It's 6 hours long. King IS the best! 'The Eyes Of The Dragon' came out in 1987 NOT 1984.
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It's entertaining and relatively faithful to the source material, but it's still a TV Series, so it's somewhat limited in dramaturgy, character development and the "cinemato"graphy is absolutely terrible (standard run of the mill 80s TV series camera work). The effects are limited and so are several (albeit not all) supporting actors. Additionally, it unfortunately looks pretty cheap.
Having said that, if you decide to watch it and don't expect to see a cinematic masterpiece like no other, but turn down your expectations a notch or too, you'll be able to enjoy it. It's not a revelation, but not too bad either and the general story is still pretty gripping, so once you start, you want to continue, to see how it ends (even if you know) and will be able to ignore most of the shortcomings. And it's certainly better than Langoliers or Tommyknockers. So yeah, go ahead and watch it, but don't expect it to be the definitive King movie/series (there are far better ones).
BTW, there is an upcoming 10-episode "The Stand" TV series going to be released in 2020 (by ABC iirc, but not sure).
Finally dude and I would've love to see George A Romero's The Stand be made also Joe Bob Briggs was in the movie to he was the state trooper in the beginning
I read this thing first in about 1988 when I must have been 15 or 16 and remember absolutely loving it. And then this came out in the early 90s - and I absolutely loved it. Then, I tried to read it again last year. And d'you know what? I couldn't stand it! Boom boom.
Kudos on that Fright Night soundtrack!! I remember buying a video disc player only because when the Aliens Director's Cut first came out, it was only available on that format--in one of those thick boxes with like three discs in it.
Love this mini-series! I watch it every year and can't wait for the remake coming soon. Thak you Minty for another fantastic job!
Walkin' Tall Kind of. I found the new Pennywise more annoying and obnoxious than scary. And the scene where the kid kills his father with the switchblade made me want to throw things at my tv.
King is in talks to do a remake of the miniseries with CBS to make this show realistic and more grittier as well as taking place in our modern setting.
Wouldn't it be freaky if The Walking Dead is an unofficial remake? 🙂
That will be awesome
I hope it works out
@@BennyLlama39 considering the filmmaker Frank Darabont created "The Walking Dead", and directed the Stephen King films "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile", and "The Mist", that would be quite interesting
palmieres as long as they leave out the scenes with Trashcan man and the Kid with the hot rod from the Uncut novel, I’m fine. There is just some stuff that can’t be shown anywhere with any kind of large audience...,
King all 2020
Hi Minty! Here's a bonus fun fact for you: The Welsh rock band The Alarm recorded a song based on the book. It's called "The Stand (Prophecy)". Definitely worth giving a listen. Your LaserDisc collection is awesome. I only have one, "The Dark Crystal", in the cassette that you inserted directly into the machine.
This was such a good story/book that i read it twice and its what first came to mind when this COVID stuff started YIKES!!!
They should only do "The Stand" if they do it like "Game of Thrones", except don't screw up the ending.
Stephen King is currently filming a new mini series for cbs all access that will have ten episodes and extra stories. Google it!
Oh its coming........or was......sure it's filming has been delayed ironically. But it's scheduled to hit Hulu or Amazon or whatever in October or November. James Marsden is Stu Redman......Amber Heard was cast as Nadine Cross.....Whoopi Golberg as Mother Abigail. Other cast members include Greg Kinnear.....Heather Graham......Marilyn Manson.......Odessa Young is Fran......hope it still makes it's initial release because it's going to be BIG after all the Coronavirus crap
Andrew Rau if Marilyn Manson ends up being Randall Flagg........
Dude.......
@@avesatanasluciferian2398 someone with the last name of Sarsgard is Flagg.....not the one from IT though
@@andrewrau7516yeah Randall is played by the newer It's brother, I think his names Alex Scarsgard
"I'm a 108; and still make my own bread"
I read the book so many times I just hear over top of the actual dialogue, "...and I still make m'own biscuit."
biscuit
I loved that you had a drawing of The Dark Tower's version of Randall Flagg at 5:54
I loved the way he weeded wizard and glass and the stand. Just briefly but its there. Would have loved to see a meeting between Stu and the gunslinger ❤