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The Dead Zone

- In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it.

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.

Release Date : 1983-10-21

Language :EnglishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lorimar Film EntertainmentThe De Laurentiis Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Stephen King's The Dead Zone

Cast

Character Name : Johnny Smith

Original Name : Christopher Walken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Bracknell

Original Name : Brooke Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff Bannerman

Original Name : Tom Skerritt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Sam Weizak

Original Name : Herbert Lom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger Stuart

Original Name : Anthony Zerbe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henrietta Dodd

Original Name : Colleen Dewhurst

Gender : Female

Character Name : Greg Stillson

Original Name : Martin Sheen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Dodd

Original Name : Nicholas Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herb Smith

Original Name : Sean Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vera Smith

Original Name : Jackie Burroughs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sonny Elliman

Original Name : Géza Kovács

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alma Frechette

Original Name : Roberta Weiss

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chris Stuart

Original Name : Simon Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dardis

Original Name : Peter Dvorsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amy

Original Name : Julie-Ann Heathwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walt

Original Name : Barry Flatman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denny #1

Original Name : Raffi Tchalikian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vice President

Original Name : Ken Pogue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Five-Star General

Original Name : Gordon Jocelyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secretary of State

Original Name : Bill Copeland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Therapist

Original Name : Jack Messinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Chapelle Jaffe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Natalie

Original Name : Cindy Hinds

Gender : Female

Character Name : Weizak's Mother

Original Name : Helene Udy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teenage Boy with Camera

Original Name : Ramon Estevez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Weizak

Original Name : Joseph Domenchini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Roger Dunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Vladimir Bondarenko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Claude Rae

Gender : Male

Character Name : T.V. Anchorman

Original Name : John Koensgen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brenner

Original Name : Leslie Carlson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy #1

Original Name : James Bearden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy #2

Original Name : Hardee T. Lineham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ambulance Driver

Original Name : William B. Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denny #2

Original Name : Seirge LeBlanc

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polish Peasant

Original Name : Vera Winiauski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polish Peasant

Original Name : Joe Kapnaiko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : David Rigby

Gender : Male

Reviews

talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

This was outstanding, and ranks right up there for me, both in terms of Stephen King adaptations in general and Cronenberg's work in particular. It also houses one of my very favourite Christopher Walken performances. When I see Martin Sheen be such a jerk here, it both makes me realize where his son Charlie gets that side of his personality from and makes me fear, even though I'm Canadian, the fact that Donald Trump actually has a chance of being the next president of the United States. It also reaffirms in my heart the great adoration I have for Brooke Adams.

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

Pretty good paranormal thriller with a nice, and strangely normal, performance from Christopher Walken. Kept my attention throughout even if the finale felt a bit rushed and, the final scene, pretty laughable. Still found it entertaining though not sure how much desire I have to re-watch, although I may give the TV series a shot down the line. **3.25/5**

SplintDixon

@SplintDixon

2021-06-23

The Dead Zone is a movie that hits several genres and carries itself very well. It's able to do so due to the strength of the main character, Johnny Smith, played so well by Christopher Walken. Walken's performance is casual at times and absolutely stunning at others. To think that Bill Murray was thought by Stephen King to be a better option is crazy. Walken's performance brings out the best in the rest of the ensemble as the movie goes through 3 acts, with several stories intermingled quite nicely with each other. While it is not a true horror movie, in my opinion, the work of David Cronenberg comes out nicely in some scene's that remind you he is in charge of our minds during the 100 minute or so feature. I highly recommend this to anyone that loves Stephen King adaptions or psychological thrillers. It is a movie, that in my opinion, has aged very nicely and holds it's own in any era. Great film! I give this movie a solid 8 out of 10.