In the movie, Mike Enslin (John Cusack) says to his recorder, "Hotel rooms are just naturally creepy places, don't you think? I mean, how many people have slept in that bed before you? How many of them were sick? How many were losing their minds?" Stephen King wrote this in his explanatory note of 1408 in his compilation book of short stories.
While addressing his audience at the book signing, Mike says, "Stay scared." This is a phrase that was traditionally used by director George A. Romero, a friend of Stephen King's. Romero said this at numerous conventions and often used it as part of his signature.
The story on which this film was based was almost never written. Stephen King originally created the first few pages of "1408" for his non-fiction book "On Writing," as an example of how to revise a first draft. The story, however, intrigued him and he wound up not only finishing a complete draft, but he adapted it for an audio-book compilation of short stories.
At one point in the movie, Mike wears a hat that says "Paranoia is total awareness." This is a nod to one of Stephen King's favorite quotes, "Perfect paranoia is perfect awareness."
In its standard edition, the DVD runtime is exactly 104 minutes and 8 seconds, referring directly to the movie's title. This also makes the DVD stop playing at precisely 1:44:08, again referring to the title.
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