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The Dead Zone Details

1983 Certificate 18 Certificate 18
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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 .. Read more

Starring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom
Director David Cronenberg
Genres Horror, Thriller

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The Dead Zone

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
Director David Cronenberg
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Watch Online: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate 18, Watch Online: Certificate 18
Genres Horror, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Subtitles DVD: English, French, Spanish
Released Production year: 1983

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Watch Online: 08 Dec 2009

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DVD: 29 Jul 2004
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    • 3 stars out of 5  

      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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    • Rated - 4.0 stars   14 out of 16 people found this review helpful

      GREAT

      THE DEAD ZONE is -- by far -- the best Stephen King adaption ever to grace the silver screen. Screenwriter Jeffery Boam has done an amazing job of stripping ... read more »

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

      Classic American Gothic

      Very good. Every scene was as though it had been lifted from a comic book. Superbly OTT. Christopher Walken gives a wonderful display of acting as the ... read more »

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      THE DEAD ZONE

      Absolutely riveting movie with a great twist at the end, that leaves you satisfied unlike a lot of the latest movies where you could start a new movie from ... read more »

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