Olin tries to be friendly with Enslin he compliments him on "The Long Road Home", offers Enslin an upgrade to the penthouse suite, an $800 bottle of cognac and access to documents regarding the deaths in 1408 if Enslin abandons his plan to stay in 1408. Jackson), who warns him that no one has lasted more than an hour in 1408. However, after being informed by Enslin's agent Sam Farrell ( Tony Shalhoub) that the Fair Housing Act requires hotels to rent unoccupied rooms, the Dolphin reluctantly reserves room 1408 for Enslin.Īrriving at the Dolphin, Enslin is pulled aside by the hotel's manager Gerald Olin ( Samuel L. Viewing this as a challenge, Enslin attempts to book a reservation for room 1408, but the hotel will not rent him the room. After finishing his latest successful book, he receives an anonymous postcard of the Dolphin Hotel in New York City bearing the message "don't enter 1408". Before this event, he used to write fiction, and a woman at a book signing asks him to sign a copy of his first book, a novel called "The Long Road Home".
Mike Enslin ( John Cusack) is a skeptic author who debunks supernatural occurrences after the untimely death of his daughter Katie.
Enslin encounters a series of bizarre experiences in the room. Interested yet skeptical, Enslin decides to spend one night in the hotel although manager Mr. Through an anonymous recommendation (via postcard), Enslin eventually learns of the Dolphin Hotel in New York City, which houses the infamous "Room 1408". Enslin's career is essentially based on investigating allegedly haunted houses, although his repeatedly unfruitful studies have left him disillusioned and pessimistic.
The film follows Mike Enslin, an author who specializes in the horror genre.
for thematic material including disturbing sequences of violence and terror, and frightening images. The film has been rated PG-13 in the U.S. on Jalthough July 13th is mentioned as the release date in the trailer posted on the website. "1408" is a 2007 horror film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name directed by Swedish film director Mikael Håfström.