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The Dead Zone
1983
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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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 |
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| Director | David Cronenberg |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jul 2004 |
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"...An accomplished psychological thriller....[Cronenberg] gets some appealing performances....Walken links each episode together quite well, accurately conveying the character's growing mental, physical and emotional anguish..."
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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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First rate psychological thriller with a pinch of the supernatural
Well worth watching, this thriller delivers its promise. Not as extreme as many Cronenburg, nonetheless this is a good film for fans and non-fans of the ... read more »
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Excellent film!
Love this film.
Whilst it doesn't STRICTLY follow the story of the book, in terms of the visions Johnny has, it is still an amazing film. My ... read more » - 1025591
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"The house is burning... your daughter is screaming... it's not too late..."
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David Cronenbergs History of Violence
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"Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to find a way to live, to solve problems, to fend off madness and chaos." - David Cronenberg David Cronenberg has come a long way since he started work on his first feature, Orgy of the Blood Parasites , 33-years ago. Set in a tower block where residents are infected by a slug-like virus that turns them into sex maniacs, the film was released under various titles - including The Parasite Murders, They Came From Read more
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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 ...
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