The Man in the Black Suit (Nicholas Mariani)

Title: The Man in the Black Suit (2004) (USA)
Runtime: 20′
Based on the story: The Man in the Black Suit
Director(s): Nicholas Mariani (E. Nicholas Mariani)
(Script-)writer(s): Nicholas Mariani (Ernst Nicholas Mariani)
Producer(s): Nicholas Mariani, Jeff T. Miller, Tobijah Tyler
Cast: John Viener, Reb Fleming, Geoff Hansen, Eric Jacobs, Reds Dakota
Additional Crew: Frank E. Johnson, Steve Hennessey, Kim Holmes

Set in the fictional town of Motton, Maine, “The Man in the Black Suit” recounts the tale of Gary, a nine-year-old boy, whose brother died, not long ago, due to a bee sting. One day, Gary goes out fishing and falls asleep. When he awakens, he’s startled to discover a bee sitting on the edge of his nose.

To: Stephen King Short Movies
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Subject: The Man in the Black Suit (Directors note)
Bernd–

I was browsing the comments a few days ago and noticed a lot of people wondering why certain things from the story aren’t in the movie.
A note from the filmmakers:
A lot of people have asked about specific changes and ommisions made to Stephen King’s story in this movie. All changes were motivated by economics. We only had two days to shoot the movie and were working with almost no budget at all. We made the best movie possible with what we had, which is to say, not much.

Thanks,
Nick Mariani

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