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The original SALEM'S LOT (1979) with David Soul, James Mason, Geoffrey Lewis, and footstamp-stealing-cutie Lance Kerwin, based on a Steven King novel.
As I had recalled from when I first saw it, it's waaay above average for most made-for-TV movies at the time. It has a nice, mature, leisurely atmosphere, focusing on mood, good acting, and a sense of location, instead of brain dead pseudo-scares (at least, the full length 183 minute version does -- a chopped-up version was released to theatres later).
And it's so nice that Mr Soul lost that beer-&-mashed-potatoes gut from Season 4 of STARSKY & HUTCH.
As I had recalled from when I first saw it, it's waaay above average for most made-for-TV movies at the time. It has a nice, mature, leisurely atmosphere, focusing on mood, good acting, and a sense of location, instead of brain dead pseudo-scares (at least, the full length 183 minute version does -- a chopped-up version was released to theatres later).
And it's so nice that Mr Soul lost that beer-&-mashed-potatoes gut from Season 4 of STARSKY & HUTCH.
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