Product Details

• Actors: David Arquette, Jeff Ballard (II), Erika Christensen, Tony Cuzela, Keith Dallas
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007NFMB2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,387 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Riding the Bullet (Widescreen Edition)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

A vintage Stephen King concept unfolds in Riding the Bullet: a college kid, circa 1970, must hitchhike a very long (and very dark) hundred miles to visit his hospitalized mother. The ghosts waiting for him along the way are either real or of his own mind (which seems to be a dark place itself). As a King short story, this might have been a usefully frightening premise, but it's almost entirely literary; on screen, it boils down to a guy walking down a road at night. Jonathan Jackson is suitably tortured in the lead role (or roles--he frequently appears double on screen, arguing with himself), but the movie is stolen by David Arquette, rocking it up as a '50s greaser who died in a car crash years earlier. Barbara Hershey and Erika Christensen are wasted in support. There's a strain to make the Woodstock-era setting relevant, but this doesn't seem to have a great deal to do with the private demons of the protagonist. (And if you're going to set it in 1970, how hard is it to catch dialogue anachronisms?) Director Mick Garris is a longtime King conduit (The Stand), but this one is misconceived from the start. --Robert Horton

Product Description

Riding the Bullet is based on, the master of macabre, Stephen King’s first e-book and was directed by Mick Garris (The Stand). Alan embarks on a 100 mile hitch hike to see his mother in the hospital. Along the way he must confront his many demons – both living and dead – and in the end make the ultimate choice that will mean life or death for him and his mother! "A nifty standalone supernatural drama that features some truly terrifying scenarios, while also offering up a bit of well-placed humor and poignancy." – Horror.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Psychological thriller!, February 23, 2006

By	Mark F. Townsend (Peoria, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

King does it again. He takes an everyday occurence and turns it into a frightening mind game. Imagine having to choose between dying or losing your mother. A must see for all die-hard King fans!

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good King adaptation, March 3, 2005

By	P. Webb "apocrypha" (Bozeman, MT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This film is steeped in all things King, a bit of nostalgia with some black humor and gore thrown into the mix, heck there is even a talking bird. What Mick Garris achieves here is a nice mix of all the above without any of it being to heavy handed or dark. Garris's screenplay is much more effective than the King short and Jonathan Jackson's performance is impressive throughout. The tone shifts might be a little awkward for some but I found this to be a ride worth taking. Be warned of the dangers of hitchhiking on a 2 lane highway, nothing is what it appears especially those oncoming headlights. Good renter for most, and a worthy buy for King fanatics.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty scary, February 22, 2006

A Kid's Review

This is a good scary movie up until the last part.
I liked it up until the main character made a crappy unethical decision... ruined the whole movie, sadly, it's probably the decision most would make.

Other than that, I thought it was a pretty good book to movie translation. I read this short story a while back but from what I remember, this movie had the same effect.