In this sci-fi thriller, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid), a young, extremely gifted psychic, is taught by a doctor (Max von Sydow) to actually enter other peoples' dreams, and even... more
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Advantages: storyline - right mix of action and plot. Disadvantages: dated soundtrack
I remember watching dreamscape when I was in my teens on Betamax, and loved it. I am not a horror film fan and at first glance this may seem like a horror movie, but it isn't really.
For me, this is the film that Dennis Quaid made his name and although I was too young back then to really appreciate that, when I was older and saw him in other films, I would think "hey, its that guy from Dreamscape"
Its those first impressions I feel that can make ... ...is also associated with the Dreamscape project, it is only inevitable that the President is brought to the facility to help.
Dennis Quaid plays a young psychic (Alex Gardner) who uses his talents mainly to earn a living from his gambling winnings (he is psychic remember). He seems to have had a fairly troubed past, not least caused by his abilities. Alex, in the past was a former research "specimen" of Paul Novotny before the dreamscape project, ...
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Actor(s): Dennis Quaid, Max Von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Eddie Albert, Kate Capshaw, David Patrick Kelly, George Wendt
Director(s): Joseph Ruben
Genre: Horror
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1983
Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: A young, extremely gifted psychic is taught by a doctor to enter into other people's dreams and even take part in them. However, another powerful mental force is also able to perform the same astonishing feat... and it is pure evil...
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): MIA Video Entertainment Ltd; Pinnacle Vision
Release date: 27/01/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: DVB 1046
Barcode: 5024571701536
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
In this sci-fi thriller, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid), a young, extremely gifted psychic, is taught by a doctor (Max von Sydow) to actually enter other peoples' dreams, and even participate in them. Another psychic is being groomed to enter the troubled dreams of the President of the United States, with intentions not quite so benevolent. Christopher Plummer and Kate Capshaw also star.
Technical information
Special Features: Interactive Menus, Theatrical Trailer, Scene Selections, Biographies, Things That Make You Go Jump
Aspect Ratio: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Professional reviews
Review: "...If it were any less farfetched it would be less fun..." (New York Times, p.C24, 15/08/1984)
"...Intriguing....Quaid and Capshaw are well cast and a good-looking screen couple..." (Variety, 16/05/1984)
