Corrected entry: The hotel manager says to John Cusack's character that they could not install electronic keys for room 1408 because electronics do not work in the room, yet the laptop, cell phone, remote control television, etc all work with no problem.
Phixius
13th Jul 2007
Correction: Remember the laptop was being manipulated by the room? And the cell phone didn't work, that's why he brought out the laptop. A key card wouldn't work if the room didn't want it to. Of course, neither did the standard key.
Phixius ★