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The Dead Zone (1983)

Directed by David Cronenberg

Horror | Supernatural | Thriller

Most recently watched by sensoria, JohnPeel

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Christopher Walken | Brooke Adams | Tom Skerritt | Herbert Lom | Anthony Zerbe | Colleen Dewhurst | Martin Sheen | Nicholas Campbell | Sean Sullivan | Jackie Burroughs | Géza Kovács | Roberta Weiss | Simon Craig | Peter Dvorsky | Julie-Ann Heathwood | Barry Flatman | Raffi Tchalikian | Ken Pogue | Gordon Jocelyn | Bill Copeland | Jack Messinger | Chapelle Jaffe | Cindy Hinds | Helene Udy | Ramon Estevez | Joseph Domenchini | Roger Dunn | Vladimir Bondarenko | Claude Rae | John Koensgen | Leslie Carlson | James Bearden | Hardee T. Lineham | William B. Davis | Seirge LeBlanc | Vera Winiauski | Joe Kapnaiko | David Rigby

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
04/13/2014Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7.5 stars
10/21/2013TVDVDLibrary7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Because this movie was listed in Weinberg’s top 100 horror flicks I figured I should finally give it a go. It is Cronenberg and King after all. Plus Walken as the lead?! Yeah, it’s pretty good. Surprised it took me this long to view this.

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