The Dead Zone (1983)

10/21/1983 (US) • 1h 43m

Thriller, Horror, Science 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.

Top Billed Cast

Christopher Walken

Johnny Smith

Brooke Adams

Sarah Bracknell

Tom Skerritt

Sheriff Bannerman

Herbert Lom

Dr. Sam Weizak

Anthony Zerbe

Roger Stuart

Colleen Dewhurst

Henrietta Dodd

Martin Sheen

Greg Stillson

Sean Sullivan

Herb Smith


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$20,766,616.00

Keywords

sheriff

coma

based on novel or book

sacrifice

flashback

premonition

vision

doctor

car accident

series of murders

psychic

dark hero

gothic

madness

wistful

suspenseful

tragic

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