Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.
Acting
Hutton's dual performance — Thad's panic vs Stark's swagger
Practical Effects
Gross-out bird effects that aged weirdly beautifully
Direction
Romero's last theatrical feature — patient, nasty, personal
Director
George A. Romero
Timothy Hutton
Thad Beaumont / George Stark
Amy Madigan
Liz Beaumont
Michael Rooker
Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Julie Harris
Reggie DeLesseps
Robert Joy
Fred Clawson
Kent Broadhurst
Mike Donaldson
Beth Grant
Shayla Beaumont
Rutanya Alda
Miriam Cowley
Tom Mardirosian
Rick Cowley
Larry John Meyers
Dr. Pritchard
Royal Dano
Digger Holt
Chelsea Field
Annie Pangborn
Christine Forrest
Trudy Wiggins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen King wrote the novel after his own pseudonym Richard Bachman was outed — this is his revenge fantasy.
The sparrows represent psychopomps — soul guides in mythology — literally escorting Stark back to death.
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