"Did you have a chance to read the unabridged version of The Stand? The original release had 400 pages of it redacted. The subsequent release after the movie included the extra 400 pages."
Oh yeah. Twice! Honestly, reading about the journey thru the Lincoln Tunnel was far worse than seeing it in the movie! I wasn't a huge fan of the ending, but loved the first 80% of the book.
I thought the casting of Tom M-O-O-N-spells-MOON! Cullem (spelling?) was spot-on! The "deaf and dummy", as Julie called him in Vegas.