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Genres:
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Horror /
Mystery /
Thriller /
Drama /
Fantasy /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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David Cronenberg
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Actors:
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Colleen Dewhurst,
Nicholas Campbell,
Jackie Burroughs,
Peter Dvorsky,
Sean Sullivan,
Géza Kovács,
Roberta Weiss,
Simon Craig,
Julie-Ann Heathwood,
Christopher Walken,
Brooke Adams,
Tom Skerritt,
Herbert Lom,
Anthony Zerbe,
Martin Sheen
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Duration:
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103 min.
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Rating:
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(7.3/10)119.5
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Plot Summary:
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Teacher Johnny Smith gets in a blood-curdling misfortune which forces him into a coma conducive to five years. In the good old days Johnny wakes up, he discovers he has the ability to read a person's effervescence good by making physical write to with them. When the local policewomen consider out about Johnny's "powers", they train him in on a genocide case. Other Johnny's abilities gets him into more trouble then he may be able to handle.
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Tags:
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Dead Zone, The
Subtle psychological horror adapted from a Stephen King story by master of the shocking sub-text, David Cronenberg
Although there is a scene of a suicide involving a pair of scissors that may bring sharp tears to your eyes, this is a welcome straightforward adaptation/improvement of King's original, minus Cronenberg's visceral flourishes.
Walken is stunning as conventional Johnny Smith whose life and legs are shattered by an accident that leaves him in a coma for five years. When he wakes up he finds he is minus a fiancé and 'gifted' with psychic powers. A mixed blessing - especially when he shakes hands with a politician and sees that in the future the man will be a president willing to initiate a nuclear war.
Best adaptation of a Steven King story
Well where do I start?
This has to be one of the best adaptations of a Steven King story, surpassed only by 'Stand By Me.' And although it was made over twenty years ago I don't think it has dated much.
From serial killers to deranged politicians, Johnny uses his newly acquired powers to outwit them all.
The term classic is one that is very much over used but in this case it only begins to paint half of the picture.
As long as there are actors of Christopher Walken's ability around the work of people like Steven King will always be shown in its best possible light.
Dead Zone, The
Moody thriller with a fairly predictable outcome but some well-staged episodes.
Dead Zone, The
Although there is a scene of a suicide involving a pair of scissors that may bring sharp tears to your eyes, this is a welcome straightforward adaptation/improvement of King's archetype, minus Cronenberg's visceral flourishes. Walken is stunning as conventional Johnny Smith whose animation and legs are shattered sooner than an accident that leaves him in a coma to save five years. When he wakes up he finds he is minus a fiancé and 'first-rate' with subjective powers. A associated blessing - strikingly when he shakes hands with a politician and sees that in the future the man choose be a president willing to initiate a atomic war.
Dead Zone, The
After a long coma, institute counsellor Walken wakes up with telepathic powers (but no girlfriend). Depending on your piece of advice of...
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