Friday, June 22, 2007

1408 (2007)


"Mike Enslin (Cusack) is a skeptic and writer, authoring books debunking supernatural occurrences. After completing research for his next book, Mike receives an anonymous postcard of the Dolphin Hotel, bearing the message "don't enter 1408." Viewing this as a challenge, Enslin attempts to book a reservation in room 1408, only to discover that no matter what date he requests the room is "not available." However, after Mike's agent Sam Farrel (Shalhoub) and his in-house lawyer find that the Fair Housing Act requires hotels to rent unoccupied rooms, the Dolphin gives Mike a reservation for room 1408.

Arriving at the Dolphin, Mike is pulled aside by the hotel's manager, Gerald Olin (Jackson). Olin warns Mike that no one has lasted more than an hour in 1408 and urges him not to stay in the room, offering an upgrade to the penthouse suite, access to documents regarding the 56 deaths which have occurred in 1408, and an $800 bottle of vintage 1939 "Les Cinquante Sept Deces" ("The 57 deaths") cognac. Despite accepting the documents and the cognac, Mike insists on staying in the room; Olin reluctantly gives him the key, escorts him to the 14th floor, but refuses to leave the elevator, leaving Mike to lead himself to 1408.

Once inside the room, Mike pulls out his handheld tape recorder and begins to dictate, remarking on the unremarkability of 1408 as he examines it. His dictation is interrupted as the clock radio aburptly starts blaring We've Only Just Begun by The Carpenters. Shutting off the radio, Mike finds two chocolates have appeared on the now freshly made bed and also discovers that a toilet paper roll he had recently used is neatly folded. Assuming Olin or his employees are responsible, Mike searches the room but finds no one else inside.

Sitting on the bed with a small glass of cognac, Enslin is startled as the clock radio begins to blare We've Only Just Begun again. When he turns the radio off, the display flickers and changes to read "60:00", then starts counting down from 60 minutes. Suddenly Mike is unable to hear anything, and he goes to the window to check his hearing. As he looks away, the window slams down, cutting a large gash in the top of his hand. His hearing returns at this point. Attempting to clean the wound in the bathroom, Mike turns on the taps only to be hit by a sudden torrent of very hot water and steam. Leaving the bathroom, Mike bandages the wound with a bandana from his bag. The phone suddenly rings in the living room, and Enslin answers. The front desk calls to tell him that his kitchen order is 10 minutes delayed. Enslin shouts that he wants to checkout and needs a cab to the nearest hospital, only to receive non sequitur replies from the operator concerning room service and dry cleaning. Mike then attempts to leave the room only to have the key break off in the door and be sucked inside the lock. He is now trapped inside 1408."

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