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The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

  • Status: Released
  • 21-10-1983
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Score: 7.015
  • Vote count: 1699

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.

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

Nicholas Campbell

Frank Dodd

Sean Sullivan

Herb Smith

Jackie Burroughs

Vera Smith

Géza Kovács

Sonny Elliman

Roberta Weiss

Alma Frechette

Simon Craig

Chris Stuart

Peter Dvorsky

Dardis

Julie-Ann Heathwood

Amy

Barry Flatman

Walt

Raffi Tchalikian

Denny #1

Ken Pogue

Vice President

Gordon Jocelyn

Five-Star General

Bill Copeland

Secretary of State

Jack Messinger

Therapist

Chapelle Jaffe

Nurse

Cindy Hinds

Natalie

Helene Udy

Weizak's Mother

Ramon Estevez

Teenage Boy with Camera

Joseph Domenchini

Young Weizak

Roger Dunn

Reporter

Vladimir Bondarenko

Reporter

Claude Rae

Reporter

John Koensgen

T.V. Anchorman

Leslie Carlson

Brenner

James Bearden

Deputy #1

Hardee T. Lineham

Deputy #2

William B. Davis

Ambulance Driver

Seirge LeBlanc

Denny #2

Vera Winiauski

Polish Peasant

Joe Kapnaiko

Polish Peasant

David Rigby

Truck Driver

talisencrw

This was outstanding, and ranks right up there for me, both in terms of Stephen King adaptations in general and Cronenberg's work in particular. It also houses one of my very favourite Christopher Walken performances. When I see Martin Sheen be such a jerk here, it both makes me realize where his son Charlie gets that side of his personality from and makes me fear, even though I'm Canadian, the fact that Donald Trump actually has a chance of being the next president of the United States. It also reaffirms in my heart the great adoration I have for Brooke Adams.

JPV852

Pretty good paranormal thriller with a nice, and strangely normal, performance from Christopher Walken. Kept my attention throughout even if the finale felt a bit rushed and, the final scene, pretty laughable. Still found it entertaining though not sure how much desire I have to re-watch, although I may give the TV series a shot down the line. **3.25/5**

SplintDixon

The Dead Zone is a movie that hits several genres and carries itself very well. It's able to do so due to the strength of the main character, Johnny Smith, played so well by Christopher Walken. Walken's performance is casual at times and absolutely stunning at others. To think that Bill Murray was thought by Stephen King to be a better option is crazy. Walken's performance brings out the best in the rest of the ensemble as the movie goes through 3 acts, with several stories intermingled quite nicely with each other. While it is not a true horror movie, in my opinion, the work of David Cronenberg comes out nicely in some scene's that remind you he is in charge of our minds during the 100 minute or so feature. I highly recommend this to anyone that loves Stephen King adaptions or psychological thrillers. It is a movie, that in my opinion, has aged very nicely and holds it's own in any era. Great film! I give this movie a solid 8 out of 10.