Riding the Bullet (film)
Riding the Bullet is a 2004 horror 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.
Before leaving he receives news that his mother, Jean Hershey, 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 40s, 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.He never made it as an artist, but he does go to the theme park every summer in memory of his mother. While walking from the park, a person that looks like his friend George Staub offers him a ride, but he refuses. He tells him to take your button and get outta here. ........
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