The incentive for this was based on the director's belief that King's intention, in his original short story, was to leave the conclusion ambiguous. In addition to the ending that appears in the theatrical release (also the default ending of the DVD), two other alternate endings were shot. Olin, in his office, praises Mike for his actions. He then lies down and laughs in victory upon destroying the room. After smoking a cigarette, Mike breaks a window, causing a backdraft. Deciding to quit running, Mike improvises a Molotov cocktail and sets the room on fire. A hangman's noose appears, but he refuses to give in.
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Mike asks why he hasn't been killed yet and she informs him that guests enjoy free will: he can relive the past hour over and over again, or use their "express checkout system". Katie's ghost confronts him, and when the countdown ends, the room is suddenly restored to normal, and the clock radio resets itself to 60:00. The employees then destroy the post office's walls, revealing that Mike is still trapped in the rubble of 1408. When visiting the post office to send the manuscript to his publisher, he recognizes members of a construction crew as Dolphin Hotel staff. His life continues from this point, and he reconciles with Lily.Īssuming his experience in 1408 was just a nightmare, Lily encourages him to write a book about it. He surfaces on a beach and relives a surfing accident seen earlier in the film. Water pours from the broken picture, flooding the room. The room shakes violently and Mike breaks a picture of a ship in a storm. A doppelgänger of Mike appears in a video chat window and urges Lily to come to the hotel room herself it gives Mike a sly wink. The room temperature drops to subzero when the laptop suddenly begins to work again. Mike uses his laptop to contact Lily, asking for help, but the sprinkler system short circuits his laptop. Mike tries to leave, but all attempts are in vain. The clock radio suddenly starts playing " We've Only Just Begun", a hit song by The Carpenters and the digital display changes to a countdown starting from "60:00." Mike begins to see ghosts of the room's past victims, followed by flashbacks of Katie and his sick father. Inside the room, Mike describes on his mini-cassette recorder the room's boring appearance and lack of supernatural behavior. Olin attempts to dissuade and bribe Mike, but Mike insists, threatening legal action against the hotel, so preparations are reluctantly made. He explains to Mike that in the last 95 years, no one has lasted more than an hour inside of Room 1408 the latest count is 56 deaths. The hotel manager, Gerald Olin, attempts to discourage him. After his latest book, he receives an anonymous postcard depicting The Dolphin, a hotel on Lexington Avenue in New York City, bearing the message: "Don't enter 1408." Viewing this as a challenge, Mike arrives at The Dolphin and requests room 1408. Mike writes niche books evaluating supernatural events in which he has no belief.
Michael "Mike" Enslin is a cynical, skeptical author who is estranged from his wife Lily after the death of their daughter Katie. ( July 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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