Dreamscape
1984 · Movie · PG-13 · 99 min · ★ 6.1 · 71% critics
To help diagnose psychic trauma, a doctor recruits a young psychic to enter patients’ dreams. As the dream research draws attention from powerful forces, the program becomes entangled with terrifying visions and high-stakes conflict.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-08-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (315 votes)
- Budget
- $6,000,000
About
If you enjoy ’80s sci-fi thrillers with creepy dream worlds and outlandish set pieces, Dreamscape delivers big entertainment value; Not for you if you want polished modern effects or tightly consistent storytelling, especially compared to A Nightmare on Elm Street or Inception.
Pros: wildly over-the-top fun; strong genre premise; memorable dream visuals | Cons: dated effects; uneven logic; predictable plot
Themes
- dreams
- monster
- usa president
- heart
- telekinesis
- psychic
- snake man
Cast & crew
Dennis Quaid
as Alex Gardner
Max von Sydow
as Paul Novotny
Christopher Plummer
as Bob Blair
Eddie Albert
as The President
Kate Capshaw
as Jane DeVries
David Patrick Kelly
as Tommy Ray Glatman
George Wendt
as Charlie Prince
Larry Gelman
as Mr. Webber
Cory 'Bumper' Yothers
as Buddy
Redmond Gleeson
as Snead
Directed by Joseph Ruben