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- Release date: October 23, 1983 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/
- Director: David Cronenberg http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/
- Writer: Jeffrey Boam http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/
- Editor: Ronald Sanders http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800054690...
- Production company: Paramount Pictures http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-dead-zo...
- Studio: Paramount Pictures http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/dvd
- Running time: 1 hour, 43 minutes http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800054690...
- MPAA rating: R http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800054690...
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/
- Fact 10: Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/
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The Dead Zone is a horror film written by Jeffrey Boam and directed by David Cronenberg. It was released on October 23, 1983. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It stars Christophen Walken as a schoolteacher who has just come out of a five year coma and can predict the future just by touching a person's hand. The Dead Zone grossed $20,766,616 at the box office.http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-dead-zone-12729
Plot Synopsis
The Dead Zone tells the story of a teacher named Johnny Smith, played by Christophen Walken, who comes out of a five year coma. Smith has the unique psychic ability to predict a person's future just by touching his or her hand. Herbert Lom plays Dr. Sam Weizak, who thinks Johnny Smith can also change the future. Smith can see a nuclear holocaust in the future when he encounters Greg Stillson, a politician played by Martin Sheen. Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt and Anthony Zerbe co-star.Cast
- Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith
- Brooke Adams as Sarah Bracknell
- Tom Skerritt as Sheriff George Bannerman
- Herbert Lom as Dr. Sam Weizak
- Anthony Zerbe as Roger Stuart
- Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson
Reviews
"The Dead Zone does what only a good supernatural thriller can do: It makes us forget it is supernatural."—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-TimesRotten Tomatoes: Reviews"The Dead Zone is not a story that is particularly suited to Cronenberg's fascination with, and adeptness at portraying, body horror..."—James Kendrick, Network Film DeskRotten Tomatoes: Reviews
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