The Dead Zone

– Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's ho..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1983
The Dead Zone (1983)

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.

The Dead Zone (1983) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Oct 1983

Language:

English, Russian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writer:

Jeffrey Boam (screenplay), Stephen King (novel)

Main Actors:

Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom

Plot:

Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at first, but ends up causing problems...

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
Metacritic:
69%