Monette, a middle-aged salesman, picks up a deaf/mute hitchhiker on the road. The hitchhiker falls asleep and Monette vents his problems knowing they fall on deaf ears. He rants about his wife’s infidelity and her embezzlement from her employer. Monette thinks nothing of this encounter until two days later his wife and her lover are found murdered.
Acting
Ryecart's sweaty desperation — you can smell his cheap cologne
Writing
Stephen King's dollar baby adaptation, lean and mean
Director
Jacqueline Wright
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a 'dollar baby' — Stephen King lets students and indie filmmakers adapt his short stories for exactly $1. Wright cashed that check hard.
The 13-minute runtime mirrors King's original short story structure: one setup, one monologue, one reversal. No fat, all venom.
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