Riding the Bullet
2004 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 5.1 · 32% critics
In 1969, a troubled college art student becomes fixated on death after a personal crisis. When he learns his mother has suffered a stroke, he hitchhikes across Maine to reach the hospital, encountering unsettling strangers and eerie, mind-bending moments that blur what’s real and what’s imagined.
Based on Riding the Bullet
Also known as Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-10-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 32/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (220 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like offbeat Stephen King-style road horror with a dreamy, uncertain-reality vibe and scattered scares; Not for you if you want a tight, fast plot like Desperation or straightforward horror.
Pros: intriguing concept; creepy road encounters; some entertaining moments | Cons: confusing flashbacks; uneven pacing; hard to connect
Themes
- suicide
- ex-girlfriend
- apoplectic stroke
- halloween
- roller coaster / rollercoaster
- woman smoking
- hitchhiking
- loss of mother
- adaptation
- visions
Cast & crew
Jonathan Jackson
as Alan Parker
Barbara Hershey
as Jean Parker
David Arquette
as George Staub
Erika Christensen
as Jessica Hadley
Cliff Robertson
as Farmer
Nicky Katt
as Ferris
Matt Frewer
as Mr. Clarkson
Barry W. Levy
as Julian Parker
- JW
Jackson Warris
as Alan, Age 6
Jeffrey Ballard
as Alan, Age 12
Directed by Mick Garris