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          Director 
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            Mick Garris 
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          Producer 
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            Mick Garris , David Lancaster , Greg Malcolm , Vicki Sotheran , Brad Krevoy , Joel T. Smith 
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          Screenwriter 
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            Stephen King , Mick Garris 
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          Distributor 
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            Innovation Film Group 
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          Production Co 
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            ApolloMedia , Motion Picture Corporation of America 
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          Rating 
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            R (Drug Use|Disturbing Images|Language|Some Nudity|Violence) 
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          Genre 
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            Horror , Mystery & Thriller 
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          Original Language 
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            English 
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          Release Date (Theaters) 
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            Oct 15, 2004, Original 
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          Release Date (Streaming) 
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            Jun 7, 2016 
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          Box Office (Gross USA) 
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            $101.1K 
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          Runtime 
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            1h 38m 
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          Sound Mix 
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