The Stand (DVD)

Originally aired as a television mini-series, this all-star filmization of Stephen King's gripping epic of good versus evil chronicles the episodic adventures of a disparate group of people who struggle to reestablish civilization after a man-made catastrophe wipes out most of the world's population. The world abruptly ends when a deadly virus accidentally escapes from a government sponsored biological warfare laboratory. Soon people are dropping like flies from the plague, but a few survive and find themselves strangely compelled to head into the West. Good-hearted people follow the voice of an ancient black woman and head for Boulder, Colorado. Bad people follow the enigmatic Walkin' Dude to Las Vegas. It is only a matter of time before the two sides are forced into a climactic battle over the final fate of humanity.

Starring: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Miguel Ferrer, Corin Nemec (Corky), Ossie Davis, Sam Huston, Joe Bob Briggs, Bill Fagerbakke, Matt Frewer, Adam Storke, Ray Walston, Bridget Ryan, Shawnee Smith, John Bloom, Sam Anderson, Anthony Adler, Steven W Anderson, Johnny Biscuit, Scott J Bronson, Ervin Butler, David Kirk Chambers, Laura Conover, John Dunbar, Sandra Gimpel, Alan Gregory, Thomasyn Harlow, Ryan Healy, Howard Sherman, Michele King, Elizabeth Lough, Bruce Mac Vittie, Patrick Mckinley, Frank Magner, Vince Rodriguez, Tressa Sharbough, Julie Simper, Taylor Smith, Millie Teri, Mike Weienskow, Michael Weatherred, Robb Weller, Derryl Yeager, Brayton Yerkes, Jeff Gelb

Rating: NR