A six-minute nightmare where needing to pee becomes a literal fight for survival.
Third grade student Charles really needs to go to the bathroom. And when his evil teacher Miss Bird finally releases him to go and relieve himself, he arrives at the bathroom to find a full-grown tiger sitting outside of the stalls.
Practical Effects
That tiger prop is gloriously unconvincing and perfect.
Acting
Logan Zenith Oung's silent terror is genuinely effective.
Direction
Michael Johnston commits fully to the absurd premise.
Director
Michael Johnston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a 'Dollar Baby'—King lets film students adapt his work for $1. King wrote the original story at 19, already obsessed with institutional cruelty.
The tiger represents adult-world threats children can't explain or escape—a recurring King motif from IT to The Body.
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