Dan Cortese, Jeff Corey, Joe Chrest

On his deathbed in the hospital, Jason's father asks that he be buried in the town from which he came, beside the body of his wife. Jason, who came to the city with his father at a young age, remember...( read more  read more... )s little of the town or his mother, but he undertakes the charge. It is an idyllic place, but gradually snips of memory return, until he remembers the significance of the fact that most of the tombstones in the town cemetery, including his mothers, bear the same day and month, one death each year. Caught up in the memory of the lottery he saw as a child, and the one he is trapped in today, escape is difficult and retribution is...

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Unrated, 94 min.

Directed by: Daniel Sackheim

Release Date: September 29, 1996

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DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003

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  • November 22, 2008
    A thrilling movie the first time you see it but after that euh...
  • November 19, 2008
    I would give it no stars, except that I admit the way the film was made was well done...good acting, filming, etc. I just hate the story with a passion! It's so depressing! It can have the best acting in the world, but sorry, the storyline is just horrific. I never want to watch ...( read more)this again...it was so upsetting. We watched this in my English class because it's based on a short story- but the short story sucks too. Haha, I just didn't like it.
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I usually avoid horror movies.
  • May 29, 2007
    shirley jackson is a good author.
  • May 28, 2007
    is this movie based on the short story by Shirley Jackson? disturbing little story but a very good one
  • April 2, 2007
    awesome movie, not a very well known one, but very intresting!
  • February 23, 2007
    looks really good! Heard the short story was really good!
  • December 10, 2006
    Not a very good movie. I wouldnt ever watch this movie again.
  • November 29, 2006
    I'd like to see this movie!

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