Jane Dykstra, a mystery Novelist on a 4 hour drive home, stops at rest area to take a break. She hears a woman being abused in the bathroom, and needs to decide who she really is and what she's willing to do.
Acting
Fradenburgh carries two women in one crushing performance
Writing
King's short story distilled to pure ethical gasoline
Director
Sean A. Skinner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a 'Dollar Baby'—King lets students and indie filmmakers adapt his work for exactly one dollar. The program launched in 1977 and has produced over 200 shorts.
King originally wrote 'Rest Stop' in 2003 after a real highway encounter; the story first appeared in Esquire, making this one of his rare prestige-literary adaptations.
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