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Dreamscape (1984)
Directed by Joseph Ruben
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Overview
In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.
Rated PG-13 | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Dennis Quaid | Max von Sydow | Christopher Plummer | Eddie Albert | Kate Capshaw | David Patrick Kelly | George Wendt | Larry Gelman | Cory 'Bumper' Yothers | Redmond Gleeson | Peter Jason | Chris Mulkey | Jana Taylor | Madison Mason | Kendall Carly Browne | Kate Charleson | Eric Gold | Virginia Kiser | Carl Strano | Brian Libby | Bob Terhune | Fred Waugh | Timothy Blake | Carey Fox | Marii Mak | Claudia Lowe | Anna Chavez | Ben Kronen | John Malone | Mindi Iden | Betty Kean | Trent Dolan | Andrew Boyer | George Caldwell | Ernest Harada | Tina Greenberg | Alan Buchdahl | Larry Cedar
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
After hearing Chuck Russell (who produced this) talk about Dreamscape during a Q&A after a screening of Critters 2, I felt I needed to track this movie down and watch it.
Luckily it’s on Netflix Instant, so we settled the whole family in to watch.
Given that it was released in 1984, this is a pretty damn good movie, with great practical effects and makeup/costuming. I really enjoyed it a lot. My kids liked it too.
As a bonus, for me anyway, it had David Patrick Kelly, who most people know as the weaselly antagonist in Walter Hill’s excellent movie, The Warriors. He’s equally good here, though typecast in the same sort of role.
Also, Kate Capshaw was looking pretty fine back in ‘84. Just sayin…
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