Desperation
May 23 2006
•2h 11m
•Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Cast
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Tom Skerritt
John Edward Marinville
Steven Weber
Steve Ames
Annabeth Gish
Mary Jackson
Charles Durning
Tom Billingsley
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