5 Movies Directed by Mick Garris

Critters 2

Critters 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-04-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (9384 Reviews)

Director:

Mick Garris

Fullplot:

A batch of unhatched critter eggs are mistaken for Easter eggs by the country-folk inhabitants of Grover's Bend and, before long, the ferocious furballs are on the rampage again.

Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-04-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (13898 Reviews)

Director:

Mick Garris

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Charles Brady and his mother Mary move to a small Indiana town, having recently fled Bodega Bay, California after draining and killed a young girl there. They are sleepwalkers - they can change their appearance and they need the lifeforce from young women. Charles has picked out young Tanya Robertson, whom he meets at a local high school, as his next victim. He asks her out for a date and invites her home... however, she did not suspect his real interest in her. On their first date, a picnic at a nearby cemetery, Charles attempts to drain the lifeforce from Tanya for himself and his mother.

Quicksilver Highway

Quicksilver Highway

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-05-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (1708 Reviews)

Director:

Mick Garris

Cast:

Writer:

Clive Barker (short story "The Body Politic")

Stephen King (short story "Chattery Teeth")

Mick Garris (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This film is actually two one hour stories, the first based on a Stephen King story called the "Chattery Teeth" about a man who picks up a hitchhiker and the second is based on a Clive Barker story called "The Body Politic" about hands that rebel against the body.

Desperation

Desperation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-05-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (8791 Reviews)

Director:

Mick Garris

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (novel)

Stephen King (teleplay)

Fullplot:

En route to Lake Tahoe for a much anticipated vacation, the Carver family is arrested for blowing out all four tires on their camper. Collie Entragian is the arresting officer, the self-made sheriff of a town called Desperation, Nevada, and the quintessential bad cop. Unbeknownst to the Carvers, Entragian regularly sniffs out passerbys on this stretch of road, and in fact has done in nearly every resident of his hometown. He can also change form and summon the help of creepy creatures, including scorpions, snakes and spiders.

Riding the Bullet

Riding the Bullet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-02-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany, Canada

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (7091 Reviews)

Director:

Mick Garris

Cast:

Writer:

Mick Garris (screenplay)

Stephen King (novel)

Fullplot:

A young man hitchhiking back home to visit his mother is picked up by a mysterious stranger. As the ride goes on, the young man uncovers a terrible secret about the stranger, and is given a choice by the stranger. A choice that can mean life or death.

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