, ▁and ▁they ▁depart ▁with ▁the ▁k ids . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Ad ult s ▁▁ ▁Peter ▁H orton ▁as ▁B urt ▁St anton ▁L inda ▁Hamilton ▁as ▁V icky ▁B ax ter ▁R . ▁G . ▁Arm strong ▁as ▁Die hl ▁(" The ▁Old ▁Man ") ▁ ▁Children ▁▁ ▁John ▁Franklin ▁as ▁Isaac ▁Chron er ▁Court ney ▁G ains ▁as ▁Mal ach ai ▁Board man ▁Rob by ▁K iger ▁as ▁Job ▁Anne ▁Marie ▁Mc E voy ▁as ▁Sarah ▁Jul ie ▁M add al ena ▁as ▁Rach el ▁Col by ▁Jon as ▁Mar low e ▁as ▁Joseph ▁John ▁Phil bin ▁as ▁Richard ▁' Am os ' ▁De igan ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁Film ▁rights ▁were ▁originally ▁option ed ▁by ▁Hal ▁Ro ach ▁Studios , ▁and ▁Stephen ▁King ▁wrote ▁a ▁script ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁short ▁story . ▁Hal ▁Ro ach ▁execut ives ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁use ▁King ' s ▁script ▁and ▁George ▁G olds m ith ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁rewrite ▁it . ▁G olds m ith ▁says ▁King ' s ▁script ▁started ▁with ▁ 3 5 ▁pages ▁of ▁B urt ▁and ▁V icky ▁arg uing ▁in ▁a ▁car , ▁so ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁story ▁vis ually ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁two ▁new ▁characters , ▁children ▁Job ▁and ▁Sarah . ▁King ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁changes ▁but ▁Hal ▁Ro ach ▁went ▁with ▁G olds m ith . ▁King ▁and ▁G olds m ith ▁deb ated ▁G olds m ith ' s ▁approach ▁during ▁a ▁phone ▁conversation ▁during ▁which ▁King ▁argued