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Dreamscape

- Close your eyes and the adventure begins.

In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.

Release Date : 1984-08-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Alex Gardner

Original Name : Dennis Quaid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul Novotny

Original Name : Max von Sydow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Blair

Original Name : Christopher Plummer

Gender : Male

Character Name : The President

Original Name : Eddie Albert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane DeVries

Original Name : Kate Capshaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Ray Glatman

Original Name : David Patrick Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Prince

Original Name : George Wendt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Webber

Original Name : Larry Gelman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy

Original Name : Cory 'Bumper' Yothers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Snead

Original Name : Redmond Gleeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Babcock

Original Name : Peter Jason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Finch

Original Name : Chris Mulkey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Webber

Original Name : Jana Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fred Schoenstein

Original Name : Madison Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Matusik

Original Name : Kendall Carly Browne

Gender : Female

Character Name : President's Daughter

Original Name : Kate Charleson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Ray's Father

Original Name : Eric Gold

Gender : Male

Character Name : President's Wife

Original Name : Virginia Kiser

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edward Simms

Original Name : Carl Strano

Gender : Male

Character Name : McClaren

Original Name : Brian Libby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dobbs

Original Name : Bob Terhune

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Hardy

Original Name : Fred Waugh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Blair

Original Name : Timothy Blake

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tech Aide #1

Original Name : Carey Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tech Aide #2

Original Name : Marii Mak

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tech Aide #3

Original Name : Claudia Lowe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Newswoman

Original Name : Anna Chavez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Train Conductor

Original Name : Ben Kronen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trolley Conductor

Original Name : John Malone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Mindi Iden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grandma

Original Name : Betty Kean

Gender : Female

Character Name : Desk Guard

Original Name : Trent Dolan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Webber's Brother

Original Name : Andrew Boyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buddy's Father

Original Name : George Caldwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gardener

Original Name : Ernest Harada

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Tina Greenberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Track Announcer

Original Name : Alan Buchdahl

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Snakeman

Original Name : Larry Cedar

Gender : Male

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-11

Yeah... this was done on the cheap, that's sort of obvious from the start. But, you know, that isn't always a bad thing. Look at what the movie is about, spies ala Nightmare on Elm Street, it doesn't really need to be a big budget film to be fun and watchable. And it is fun and watchable. Dennis Quaid was the absolute best pick for the role, his personality (which is usually watchable) meshes well with the character, and the character he plays is written brilliantly for the role. The heroic and lovable slacker, but a slacker of near epic proportions that rises up to the situation. You couldn't cast better in 1984. And then he's paired against Max Von Sydow who, in his lifetime, won far less awards than he was worth. He was one of the best actors to ever live and he's in a B science fiction movie. He's a guy that brings his A game to everything. So out the door it has great casting going for it. But then, moving on from that, the plot is just fun, not at all too serious, it knows what sort of movie that it is, it knows it's budget and limitations, and it is presented with the appropriate seriousness and tongue-in-cheek to keep the audience engaged from start to finish. It's not at all a perfect movie, but it is a fun movie, it is an entertaining movie. It doesn't have much to complain about (save for Nightmare on Elm St did it better) but it does have what it takes to keep you engaged, entertained, and at the end, satisfied.

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-12-28

**_Is murdering people in their dreams viable?_** A young man with extraordinary psychic abilities (Dennis Quaid) is coerced into participating in experimental dream techniques by his former mentor (Max Von Sydow). While he flirts with the assistant (Kate Capshaw), a mysterious government official (Christopher Plummer) is interested in using the new technique as a political weapon. Eddie Albert plays the president while David Patrick Kelly is on hand as a psychic of dubious morality. “Dreamscape” (1984) combines dream-oriented sci-fi with political thriller for an entertaining flick. Young Quaid makes for a good protagonist while Kate is alluring in her voluptuous way (and less annoying than in “Temple of Doom”). The concept of killing people in their dreams is fascinating and implemented in a realistic way compared to the contemporaneous “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” While it borrows a little from “Scanners” from a few years prior, it’s unique enough and would influence future flicks like "Nightwish,” “The Cell” and “Inception.” Some people today criticize it as “dated” but, come on, it was made in friggin’ 1983. The movie runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in several spots in California (Los Alamitos Racetrack, Union Station in Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Point Mugu, University of the Pacific in Stockton, Santa Clarita and Bronson Caves). GRADE: B