Stephen King himself plays the doomed protagonist in the film adaptation. In it, the location of Verrill's farm is changed to Maine. The story is interspersed humorously by Verrill daydreaming about trying to sell the meteor to an imagined "Department of Meteors" at the community college and Jordy's decision not to seek medical attention, as he fears a doctor (portrayed by Bingo O'Malley) would amputate his fingers. Throughout the film, Jordy is drinking Ripple and watching his old television, which is first showing a wrestling match featuring Bob Backlund and Samoan Number 1, with play-by-play being provided by Vince McMahon, at Madison Square Garden, then is followed by "A Star Is Born" and an inspirational Christian message (radios and/or televisions playing in the background is a common theme found in the works of George A. Romero).