Rest Stop. (2019, short film, Based on a short story by Stephen King)

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

I love King's short stories. They are sometimes scarier than his novels, if you can believe that. Skeleton Crew is a great anthology. Long live the King. 🤴😱

[@louisbrugnoni7639]

So true! Plus I have a short attention span so I prefer short stories. 😊

[@julietfischer5056]

A short story goes right for the gut. Our imagination fills in the gaps. Longer works build to the climax. Done well, we're invested in the characters and situation--even if we want them to be eaten by shoggoths at the end.

[@fuffoon]

I'm with you on that. I read King and other horror authors when I was young enough to be terrified.

[@mindsigh4]

i like how Kings characters speak, i think u gotta be raised american to appreciate/pick up on some of it, tho i could be rong

[@oldones59]

@@julietfischer5056 Don't say "we." Use "I."

[@marcd1981]

It seems my algorithm is set on Stephen King short stories, as this is the third one recommended since yesterday. Not complaining at all, King was a huge part of my reading development as Horror was my second genre I dove into for a few years.

[@jeusgarcia8597]

*"PUSH A PERSON TOO FAR AND YOU'LL FIND THE ANIMAL."* -NONNA BIANCARDI

[@onemorething100]

Government's seem to get away with it

[@SamStone77-v9n]

Truth👏

[@raymondlucero4999]

This is why it's a love hate thing with me when it comes to shorts. I did not want this one to end. Definitely one of the better, best ones. Stephen King's writing is all that he ever set out for it to be. The greatest writer that was, is, will ever touch their fingertips to the letter keys.

[@slipknot6789]

Thanks to all that coke!

[@mentalhealthpoet]

​@Pamala J. I love Dean Koontz books

[@mentalhealthpoet]

​@Pamala J. I love Dean Koontz books

[@jackiemarini3203]

​@BrandyWine658Agree 💯

[@jackiemarini3203]

​@@mentalhealthpoetSame here.

[@Missglam67]

I loved the short story. It sort of reminds me of an off ramp that is hardly used anymore near me. The stores and restaurants have all been closed for almost 10 years. You get off there and it’s eerily quiet. It’s a few exits past Six Flags Magic Mountain which is a busy and bustling area but this place is creepy. Must like the rest stop on this story.

[@AdrianoCesardeOliveira-l6c]

Never saw a bad thing with Mr.King's name envolved... The man exales talent. Gratitude! Great piece!!

[@davidrayward7533]

‘In’ and ‘exh’

[@johnrawten197]

Read his tweets

[@spencerb8635]

Wow this was great work. Thank you to everyone who was a part of it.

[@krishaskin8809]

This feels like an episode of Tales From The Crypt. Bravo!!!

[@gregkral4467]

hehehe, like the dark half. Machine is gonna take over. Man what a bunch of turds he works with. Fun vid, thank you. Just listened to The jaunt, that was quite terrifying and thought provoking too.

[@manuelluisnavarro7701]

Excellent acting! Wish John Dysktra had other adventures. A sort of toned down intellectual Michael Myers.

[@kylieh123]

The direction of this film was incredible and the actors were fantastic. What a great short!

[@AdrianoCesardeOliveira-l6c]

True!

[@tjmmcd1]

This gets the, 'Short Film Oscar' for best sound/music editing.

[@csj9619]

King's short stories are fantastic.

[@adamani08]

This film cut out the climax? The most important part of the story was the confrontation of the abusive husband by John Dykstra. The conversation between Dykstra and the husband and the wife was the best part. How could they cut that out.

[@louisbrugnoni7639]

Loved the way this was directed. Especially the opening scene in the office. Right from the secretary on. The acting, considering they are a bunch of no names, is spot on.

[@norman7527]

I much prefer the 'no names' rather than the contemporary primadonna's

[@missesmew]

@@norman7527 lol, yes talent is usually pretty good in these short films. This is where people are practicing and love their craft. Definitely refreshing

[@oldones59]

Just because someone isn't widely-known, you don't have to label them no names.

[@johnbgood52]

Who would you rather watch? A good but relatively unknown actor or Brad Pitt? How can you suspend your disbelief and get into the story when a face you know as well as you know your own is staring back at you from the screen?

[@lastsaint7778]

@@johnbgood52 Millions of people every day are able to suspend their disbeliefs by getting into a story with an actor they've seen in other films...what a weird question. It's called imagination. And do you know Brad Pitt's face as well as your own? I do enjoy talented actors/actresses I've never seen before, and I wish more of them were given a chance, but it's not like if a celebrity is in a movie it makes it harder to immerse oneself in it.

[@leannaerickson9745]

By coincidence, I had reread this story a few weeks ago. It would seem that Steven King is quite generous about letting others use his stories as a base to create their own work, so it is always interesting to see other people's take on King's stories. I enjoyed watching Cameron Schwartz's interpretation of "Rest Stop."

[@itscalledlogic7]

I'm three minutes in and really impressed. Well done.

[@pommydiva1]

fantastic story. loved the acting and the outcome.. great work

[@MrJaycrow30]

John must be a version of Stephen King himself as a prof and budding writer back in his days. The alter ego theme is also touched on in The Dark Half, an awesome book and ok movie! cheers

[@mztweety1374]

I loved the dark half. I knew the first time I read it, it had to become a movie 😂

[@nelliesilvers1210]

It was cool seeing Michael Rooker as Alan Pangborn who's a recurring character in a few of his books. I can never unseen him as Merle Dixon from The Walking Dead though😆

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Never unsee, I mean. Stupid predictatext😒

[@MrJaycrow30]

@@mztweety1374 Same here, I really wanted to see the road of sparrow scene. One day they'll remake this, it's been like 30 years old now lol! cheers

[@MrJaycrow30]

@@nelliesilvers1210 Michael Rooker also co-starred in "Bastard Out of Carolina" with a very young Jena Malone. He has a scene that i feel everyone would cheer for; when he goes full "Merle" on a predator!

[@cherylbulleid7091]

Great as actor choice , super good short,brilliant layout, as usual King. Nice job.

[@stardust949]

Kudos to the film maker! Not much other than some bare bones on this story---but I was highly entertained by the casting and all the details that screamed 1975 ~ Well Done!

[@jessiew7824]

The book of short stories was great! I just finished it. I love how the town is named Derry in this film

[@gilwood7530]

I loved the 70s vibe to this . The music was even perfect ! have to subscribe to see your other stuff

[@1Jonboat]

I used to hitchhike all over the country, and rest areas are the best places to get long rides. I've seen some strange things at rest areas. The title caught me before I knew who wrote it, makes sense it's Stephen King.

[@samtaybi6029]

Hey man, nice job. you got the genre down. great beats, production design, cinematography (lighting/Grip dolly, etc), score, and edit was well pace and reminiscent of 80's/early 90's cinema. kudos bro. Keep at it!

[@tamsmith6751]

Very well done, Great actor, Nice Camera work, Overall A Great Watch

[@miapdx503]

Writer's meetings...I can understand King writing about it! The phrase "pompous asses" comes to mind. 😑

[@squamish4244]

Love the humour in this.

[@barbaracicerchi4633]

Loved the music!!!

[@trishazechel8402]

I guess John really needed that rest stop.

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

Just Love Stephen King's Short Stories! Read this back in the day.

[@robbieallan6522]

Very very well made short stories, you really feel for him cuz of people undervaluing him and mocking him it was tense and interesting 10 out or 10, I wish I could write like that, I've started dozens of stories but I get stuck a couple chapters in I can't grasp that arc.

[@tonithenightowl1836]

You have my sub and bell ring. I've been a Stephen King fan since Carrie. I'm also 71 so I've seen all his movies, read his books and short stories. You captured his vibe to a T in this production. This reminds me of how Stephen said he was treated by his publisher's when he started out. Little did they know he'd become one of the most famous authors on the planet.

[@xorderofchaosx]

WOW. great acting, great production value, great story from a great source...its got everything! its criminal that this guy only has 700 subs like wtf is going on over here

[@davestaircrazedlocalactor7949]

Splendid. Acting, Soundtrack.... everything. Rather a departure from the short story ( what else is new?) but in an intriguing imaginative way. If I were Sk? I put you to work on my future screen adaptations.

[@d.grouard6737]

I thoroughly enjoyed this film…….I didn’t want it to end. Plus the overall production,including the acting, was top notch. Well done!!

[@rhetteverette2406]

I still liked it but having read the short story I was a little bit bummed by the changes made. Imo the best part in the story was the dialogue between the two men at the rest stop. Still a fun short film though

[@julietfischer5056]

The conversation may not have worked on camera.

[@sierrachasauce8655]

This was great! The acting was amazing! Those two guys were so good at being unlikeable, really made me hate them! Especially the guy at the writers meeting, he was the worst! So great job lol and great production quality as well, I really was thinking this must have been a famous short film or something but then I saw it only had like 900 likes and 85 comments! Definitely deserves more attention

[@wolfmoon3431]

Loved this little sinster Stephen King creation❤

[@charleslaughton8092]

Brilliant and captivating.

[@vickiwaatti1076]

Great adaptation of one of the greats. The only problem I saw was, when having CC on, sometimes the music is overwhelming the text. Meaning instead of showing the talking, all it would show was "Music" A little frustrating for those of us that need the CC.

[@stefaniechrissi3743]

I love it that the story takes place in Derry.....I'm thinking that it must be more or less the same time when the children who fought against IT were living there?!

[@mommy2libras]

Not at all. When IT was terrorizing the town and the kids were fighting IT as children the first time, it was 1957- 1958. When they had to come back and do it again as adults, IT started killing in 1984 and they came back in 1985. The cycle of IT was around 27 years, more or less. This story, Rest Stop, took place in 1975.

[@kimcudmore6068]

Stephen King is the all time greatest author. I have collected all of his books, hard cover for many years. I love watching these short stories.

[@amandajanemclaughlin4133]

I'd like to watch anything to do with Stephen King he's one of the horror writers

[@swimfast724]

Ha "Derry Public Library" like Derry from It (also my grandparents grew up in Derry Pennsylvania lol)

[@julietfischer5056]

Derry is one of his fictional settings, like Castle Rock or Little Tall Island.

[@johnbgood52]

Fancy that. My family is from Blairsville.

[@jerryjohnston3844]

Was this one of the famous "dollar babies"? I hope it was, as far as I know, this is the first one of them I have seen. Nicely done!

[@vickiwaatti1076]

I had the same thought

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

The only problem I had was with the music. Every second is filled with music. It's 25 minutes long and every second was bathed in music. Pump the brakes a little. Let stuff breathe, relax.

[@MisterG2323]

Nicely done!

[@Denise-g3u]

Excellent.

[@rubenzambrano2307]

John Dykstra, un profesor de inglés de buenos modales, se esfuerza por conciliar su tranquila vida académica con su alter ego de seudónimo secreto, Rick Hardin, que escribe novelas policiacas superventas protagonizadas por su creación más importante, un justiciero llamado "El Perro". " En el camino a casa después de un evento de escritores, Dykstra se detiene en una parada de descanso de la carretera en medio de la nada. Se sorprende al escuchar voces provenientes del baño, así como los sonidos claros del abuso doméstico. ¿Dykstra tiene lo necesario para intervenir? Y si no... tal vez Rick Hardin sí. Basado en el cuento "Rest Stop" de Stephen King. Gracias por compartir.

[@swimfast724]

I personally think Steven kings short stories are better than his books

[@roxanne1092]

Derry public library…NICE😊

[@coloradotrish7297]

Well done! thanks for posting!

[@sharonrichards1627]

Derry, Always Derry.

[@bigcityjunglecatenvisageth1422]

Kick a dog long enough and eventually it will bite you. There was no doubting who his next victim will be. 😨😱💀😆

[@micknordstrom2591]

Excellent!

[@reglook1]

Great! Love the ending.

[@barryallenflash1]

I don't think Roger is gonna be in the sequel....lol

[@cherylbowker3717]

I 💕 King's stories they're the 💣!!

[@JohnClam]

A quarter of the way through this i realized there are at least two Steve King short stories that take place at a rest stop lol.

[@hamishandkimmaclennan8856]

Very reminiscent of Hitchcock with film noir elements. Music keeps the tension tight,and the tonal montage is spot on -a little a+b=c Potemkin style.

[@migglemaggle9500]

Loved it! Great work! Thanks

[@muuuuuud]

This was very well made, enjoyed it a lot. :)

[@conniehanses]

Okay, second one. Confess I didn't know these existed. Thank you Stephen for the experience sir. 💙🌎

[@Itzovr-z3f]

I was today years old when I found out he had short stories on here 😮😮😮😮

[@SistorCarrera]

the worm has turned

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

Nice story. Derry is also the fictional town in Stephen King's novel "It"

[@gingersnapps]

The town of Derry is referred to in many of steven kings novels Misery, It, Dreamcatcher, Pet Cemetery, Needful Things, Tommyknokers and Geralds Game. Just like you see a cat in every movie adaptation as well as Steven King himself cameos in every movie adaptation most appearances being a blink and u miss it type of moment!

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

@@gingersnapps Yes that is true. Thank you for the additions. I too am a fan of his.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

@@gingersnapps So did Alfred Hitchcock.

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

@@oldeskoolnana7543 Wow, did not know that.

[@julietfischer5056]

@@eyecomeinpeace2707- Derry and Castle Rock are the settings for numerous novels and stories.

[@s.l.5203]

Omgosh where have you been all my life ‼️ Just stumbled across your channel ‼️ Awesome channel ♥️♥️♥️

[@heathermillsphantomlimb9314]

10:57, love the fact that this takes place in Derry.

[@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630]

Hi Cameron,I love Stephen King since decades,so I subscribed to your channel!😅

[@kurtweiand7086]

Excellent job, thanks!

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

It's so difficult to maintain HORROR over the course of a novel. Pet sematary and the shining achieve it best. But short stories....for me "N" is his absolute scariest

[@cyndylynn6369]

That was great!!! Thank you Soooo... 😊😊😊

[@islesofshoals3551]

Love the "Silver Spur" beer

[@kellydepol3108]

Reminded me of a Roland dohyle..tales of the unexpected "The hitcher".also Billy bibbit from "One flew over the cookos nest " was the hitchhiker.

[@mentalhealthpoet]

Love this film. If you ever want me to write something for one of your intros let me know :)

[@stories_by_orin]

Damn good work!

[@johnkean6852]

If they took the lens cap off l may have been able to see what was going on ... had to guess.

[@Imjustsaying1966]

The full length movie that has nothing to do with the short story, rest stop, is really good and worth watching.

[@bettybagwell3712]

I dont remember this short story in Skeleton Crew, but I haven't read it in years.

[@klaseronen7535]

Almost felt bad for that Roger guy... Excellent short story, ended much too soon. 👍🏻

[@neiljohnson5351]

Nah man, he's a dochebag!

[@dreembarge]

Well done. Grade A stuff. I wonder if SK has seen this? I bet he'd enjoy it.

[@mikeellis9720]

I liked the Cuda. Needs the door hinges lubed.

[@lizhiggins4805]

Really enjoyed this great acting they were tools especially the fella mocking jeering but dont get the end was he meeting him to kill him what was in the drawers who the man in the bathroom he killed did he know him very well though out and loved the plot music made it creepy

[@wokeness420]

So...what do you think happened? You suppose he took his trusty tire iron to the bar? I'm guessing poor guy never got his drinks. And likely is in serious need of some dental and reconstructive surgery 😅

[@notme9816]

Soo good!

[@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630]

Sooooo good!

[@1tarawho]

I read this years ago but don't remember how it ended lol

[@thomasgriffin2326]

Wow this was GREAT!! KUDOS!

[@TheImprovised]

I want a full movie of this! It was too short.

[@eventsmorewithchrisg]

Beyond King, another who's starting to have things become films is Author Nick Cutter. Not sure what's going on with Koontz these days where he hasn't put out anything new for quite awhile.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

If you haven't read "Whispers " by Koontz it's a must. It's terrifying. 😱😱

[@eventsmorewithchrisg]

@@oldeskoolnana7543 I've read it & seen the film adaptation! I'm now trying to remember all film adaptations off of his stuff. I know "Funhouse" is when Dean was using one of his pseudonyms, "Watchers" was another, "Whispers" I want to say was the 3rd or 4th & I think there may be 1 to 3 more. I'd like to see a couple more Owl Looking back novels make it as films, only one I know of is Wendigo although I don't think he got full credit for it.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

@@eventsmorewithchrisg Thanks. I didn't see,"Whispers". The novel was unbelievable. Watchers was great. I seem to like the novels better. King's novels don't always translate well into film. Of course exceptions are "Shawshank Redemption " " Misery" "It" & my biggest fear "Cujo". I know there's more but his books are so character driven it's difficult to do. "The Shining " was changed so much, left out the boiler & how he went mad. Sorry for the rant but I've been a King fan for 50 years. Also "Carrie" & "The original "Pet Sematary" Long live the King. 🤴✌🌻🌻 Also huge Dean Koonz fan. He's underrated in my opinion.

[@MrJaycrow30]

The first book I read from Koontz was The Bad Place about a special family with strange abilities; needs to be a movie!!! Pet Semetary was my first King book!

[@lasalleman6792]

Not too bad. Wish it were a little longer.

[@nataliewicks3388]

Hmm. I never seen this one by Stephen King I'm watching it tonight

[@oldwave6106]

The dean reminds me of Lumbergh from Office Space 😂

[@deacondawg1416]

I like it.

[@ecthelion222]

This didn’t do the actual story justice at all. It’s supposed to end with him having killed all the awful ppl and he ends up living in a ghost town bc he kills everyone while vicariously living out the murders in his books. His perception of everyone changes bc ppl start to catch on that it’s him and turn on him more. (The police aren’t really involved in the story) That’s how he ends up killing the good ppl too and living alone with nobody.

[@t.t.5324]

Good short.

[@Promses2Keep]

_Walter Mitty_ meets _Falling Down_ ...it was bound to happen.

[@GradKat]

I can see why he didn’t get the Chair position - he’s nuts.

[@ChrisFrailey]

This is a damn good movie theyve got a couple of them if this is the one im thinking about