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The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone

7.0

The Dead Zone

R·1983·103m

Summary

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

Crew

Director

David Cronenberg

Novel

Stephen King

Screenplay

Jeffrey Boam

Reviews

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July 12, 2016

9

This was outstanding, and ranks right up there for me, both in terms of Stephen King adaptations in general and Cronenberg's work in particular. It also houses one of my very favourite Christopher Walken performances. When I see Martin Sheen be such a jerk here, it both makes me realize where his son Charlie gets that side of his personality from and makes me fear, even though I'm Canadian, the fact that Donald Trump actually has a chance of being the next president of the United States. It also reaffirms in my heart the great adoration I have for Brooke Adams.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$10,000,000.00

Revenue:

$20,766,616.00

Keywords

sheriff
coma
based on novel or book
sacrifice
flashback
premonition
vision
doctor
car accident
series of murders
psychic
dark hero
gothic
madness