When he turns the clock off the display flickers and changes to read '60:00', then starts counting down from 60 minutes. Later, Enslin is startled again as the clock radio begins to play the same song. As he examines the room, the radio suddenly starts blaring 'We've Only Just Begun' by The Carpenters, initially thinking it is just a gag cooked up by Olin. Once inside the room, Enslin pulls out his Mini Cassette recorder and dictates on the unremarkability of room 1408. The manager gives him the key, warning him that 'it's an evil fucking room'. Enslin accepts the documents and the cognac but insists on staying in the room, frustrating Olin. Olin offers Enslin an upgrade to the penthouse suite, access to documents regarding the deaths in 1408, and an $800 bottle of cognac if Enslin would abandon his plan to stay at 1408. However, after being informed by Enslin's agent, Sam Farrell, 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, who warns him that no one has lasted more than an hour in 1408. Viewing this as a challenge, Enslin attempts to book a reservation for room 1408, but the hotel will not rent him the room. After his latest book, he receives an anonymous postcard of the Dolphin Hotel in New York City bearing the message 'don't enter 1408'. Mike Enslin is a skeptic and author who debunks supernatural occurrences after the untimely death of his daughter Katie. The movie was directed by Mikael Håfström from a screenplay written by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski. For other pages containing the same name, see the disambiguation page.ġ408 is a 2007 film adaptation of the short story by Stephen King.

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