Riding the Bullet is a 2004 horror/thriller film, directed by Mick Garris. It is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella of the same name. The movie, which received a limited theatrical release, was not successful in theaters, earning a domestic gross of $134,711. Set in 1969, Alan Parker is a young artist, studying at the University of Maine. He becomes obsessed with death, and believing he is losing his girlfriend, Jessica , he tries to commit suicide on his birthday. His friends surprise him and he cuts himself sending him to the hospital. He eventually recovers and decides to go with... them to a John Lennon concert. Before leaving he receives news that his mother, Jean , is in the hospital because of a stroke and is near death. Alan decides to hitchhike to reach the hospital before his only relative dies. On his way there, he has multiple strange encounters with the living and dead. The film ends when Alan, now in his 40's, tells the audience that his mother died of a heart attack while watching television. He married his girlfriend Jessica, but it only lasted four years.
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| Release date: | October 15, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Mick Garris |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mick Garris, Brad Krevoy |
| Screenplay by: | Mick Garris |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Riding the Bullet |