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. Walken plays a schoolteacher, Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma to find he has psychic powers. The film received positive reviews. The novel also inspired a television series of the same name in the early 2000s, starring Anthony Michael Hall, the pilot episode of which borrowed some ideas and changes used in the 1983 film.
The Dead Zone (1983)
Directed by David Cronenberg
Genres - Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Political Thriller Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Supernatural Horror Film |
Release Date - Oct 21, 1983 |
Run Time - 103 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Budget
$10,000,000
Box Office
$20,766,616
Tags
Car Accident, Collection: Stephen King, Coma, Cult, Dark Hero, Doctor, Film Based On A Novel, Flashback, Gothic, Greg Stillson, Independent, Johnny Smith, Literary, Madness, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Premonition, Psychic, Psychopathic Killer, Sacrifice, Sheriff, Suspense, Violent, Vision
Attributes
Based On: The Dead Zone
Filming Location: Ontario
Narrative Location: Maine
Filming Location: Ontario
Narrative Location: Maine
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A holtsáv
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A Hora da Zona Morta
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Dead Zone
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Dead Zone - Der Attentäter
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Dodelijk dilemma
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La zona morta
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La zona muerta
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La zone neutre
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Mŕtva zóna
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Na Hora da Zona Morta
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Ölüm Bölgesi
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Stephen King's The Dead Zone
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Stephen Kings Dead Zone
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Strefa śmierci
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The Dead Zone
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Tylos zona
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Viimeinen yhteys
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Viimeinen yhteys: The Dead Zone
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Zona de muerte
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Zona de Perigo
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Νεκρή Ζώνη
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Зона мртвих
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Мертва зона
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Мертвая зона
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Мъртвата зона
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デッドゾーン
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再死一次
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