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The Dead Zone is a 1983 American science-fiction thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. The screenplay, by Jeffrey Boam, is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Stephen King. The film stars Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen, Anthony Zerbe, and Colleen Dewhurst.
- $7.1 million or $10 million
- Michael Kamen
- October 21, 1983
- Debra Hill
Oct 21, 1983 · A film adaptation of Stephen King's novel, directed by David Cronenberg, about a man who wakes from a coma with the ability to see the future. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and learn about the plot, trivia, and awards of this horror sci-fi drama.
- (75K)
- Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
- David Cronenberg
- 1983-10-21
A 1983 sci-fi thriller based on Stephen King's novel, starring Christopher Walken as a psychic who tries to stop a murderous politician. See the critics' and audience's ratings, photos, trivia, and where to watch the movie online.
- (54)
- David Cronenberg
- R
- Christopher Walken
A high school teacher with an extra-sensory gift of foreseeing and changing the future is the main character of this film based on Stephen King's novel. Ebert praises the believable performances, the believable characters and the believable story of this film that makes us forget it is supernatural.
Summaries. A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events. Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at first, but ends up causing problems...
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The Dead Zone. Based on the novel by Stephen King, a shy school teacher awakes from a coma to learn that 5 years have passed and that he can see into someone's past or future by touching them. 3,027 IMDb 7.2 1 h 39 min 1983. X-Ray R. Horror · Drama · Mysterious · Ominous. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial
Oct 21, 1983 · The Dead Zone is a 1983 horror film directed by David Cronenberg, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. It stars Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith, a man who wakes up from a coma with psychic powers and tries to stop a future assassin.
