David Cronenberg's first foray into mainstream filmmaking is also one of his most satisfying pictures. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, the movie stars Christopher Walken as Johnny, a man who has been in a coma for five years and wakes up to find that he can tell a person's fate just by touching them. Realising that he can .. Read more
| Starring | Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
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David Cronenberg's first foray into mainstream filmmaking is also one of his most satisfying pictures. Adapted from a Stephen King novel, the movie stars Christopher Walken as Johnny, a man who has been in a coma for five years and wakes up to find that he can tell a person's fate just by touching them. Realising that he can change the future as well, Johnny soon intervenes in a number of would-be tragedies. Consequently, he soon becomes famous for his gift, but he longs for his former life, when he still had his job, his fiancee, and a normal life. However, when he shakes hands with a future president of the United States (Martin Sheen, in a wonderfully hammy performance) who could end up being the biggest mass murderer since Hitler, Johnny wrestles with what seems to be his destiny. Walken's bravura performance forms the soul of this excellent and touching thriller.
| Starring | Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins Watch Online: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Watch Online: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Watch Online: Watch Online: 08 Dec 2009 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jul 2004 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
In this engrossing yet strangely unembellished adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller by director David Cronenberg, Christopher Walken plays the teacher who wakes up from a coma to find he has acquired the ability to foresee the future. As his value to society increases, his life crumbles, especially when he envisions the horrifying truth of mankind's destiny under the possible control of evil politician Martin Sheen. While it has none of Cronenberg's usual bracing style and is quite abrupt in parts, it does carry a surprisingly thoughtful and moving charge at times, with Walken, Sheen and Brooke Adams giving topnotch performances.
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