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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.
Oct 21, 1983 · 5 1. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Drama Horror Sci-Fi Thriller. A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events. Director. David Cronenberg. Writers. Stephen King. Jeffrey Boam. Stars. Christopher Walken. Brooke Adams. Tom Skerritt. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +5. Add to Watchlist.
"The Dead Zone" does what only a good supernatural thriller can do: It makes us forget it is supernatural. Like "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist," it tells its story so strongly through the lives of sympathetic, believable people that we not only forgive the gimmicks, we accept them.
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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.
Synopsis. In the Maine small town of Castle Rock, school teacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) takes his fiancée sweetheart Sarah (Brooke Adams) to an amusement park. On the roller coaster, he suffers a bad headache and tells her that he must go home to sleep it off.
Directed by David Cronenberg. 19831h 43mR. Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction, and more. 7.289%77% Add to Watchlist. 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.