The Dead Zone
1983 · Movie · 1h 43m · R
ThrillerHorrorScience Fiction
"In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
69/100
Key crew
- David CronenbergDirector
- Jeffrey BoamScreenplay
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher WalkenJohnny Smith
- Brooke AdamsSarah Bracknell
- Tom SkerrittSheriff Bannerman
- Herbert LomDr. Sam Weizak
- Anthony ZerbeRoger Stuart
- Colleen DewhurstHenrietta Dodd
- Martin SheenGreg Stillson
- Nicholas CampbellFrank Dodd
- Sean SullivanHerb Smith
- Jackie BurroughsVera Smith
- Géza KovácsSonny Elliman
- Roberta WeissAlma Frechette
Stills
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Themes
sheriffcomabased on novel or booksacrificeflashbackpremonitionvisiondoctorcar accidentseries of murderspsychicdark hero