A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
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Cast verified as complete
Christopher Walken | ... |
Johnny Smith
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Brooke Adams | ... |
Sarah Bracknell
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Tom Skerritt | ... |
Sheriff Bannerman
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Herbert Lom | ... |
Dr. Sam Weizak
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Anthony Zerbe | ... |
Roger Stuart
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Colleen Dewhurst | ... |
Henrietta Dodd
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Martin Sheen | ... |
Greg Stillson
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Nicholas Campbell | ... |
Frank Dodd
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Sean Sullivan | ... |
Herb Smith
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Jackie Burroughs | ... |
Vera Smith
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Géza Kovács | ... |
Sonny Elliman
(as Geza Kovacs)
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Roberta Weiss | ... |
Alma Frechette
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Simon Craig | ... |
Chris Stuart
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Peter Dvorsky | ... |
Dardis
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Julie-Ann Heathwood | ... |
Amy
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Barry Flatman | ... |
Walt
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Raffi Tchalikian | ... |
Denny #1
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Ken Pogue | ... |
Vice President
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Gordon Jocelyn | ... |
Five-Star General
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Bill Copeland | ... |
Secretary of State
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Jack Messinger | ... |
Therapist
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Chapelle Jaffe | ... |
Nurse
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Cindy Hinds | ... |
Natalie
(as Cindy Hines)
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Helene Udy | ... |
Weizak's Mother
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Ramon Estevez | ... |
Teenage Boy with Camera
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Joseph Domenchini | ... |
Young Weizak
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Roger Dunn | ... |
Reporter
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Vladimir Bondarenko | ... |
Reporter
(as Wally Bondarenko)
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Claude Rae | ... |
Reporter
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John Koensgen | ... |
T.V. Anchorman
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Leslie Carlson | ... |
Brenner
(as Les Carlson)
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James Bearden | ... |
Deputy #1
(as Jim Bearden)
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Hardee T. Lineham | ... |
Deputy #2
(as Hardee Lineham)
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William B. Davis | ... |
Ambulance Driver
(as William Davis)
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Seirge LeBlanc | ... |
Denny #2
(as Sierge LeBlanc)
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Vera Winiauski | ... |
Polish Peasant
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Joe Kapnaiko | ... |
Polish Peasant
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David Rigby | ... |
Truck Driver
(as Dave Rigby)
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Directed by
David Cronenberg | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Stephen King | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Jeffrey Boam | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Jeffrey Chernov | ... | associate producer |
Dino De Laurentiis | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Debra Hill | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Michael Kamen | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
Mark Irwin | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Ronald Sanders | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Tim Dunphy | ... | editor trainee |
Elaine Foreman | ... | assistant editor |
Michael Rea | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Deirdre Bowen | ... | (casting by) |
Janet Hirshenson | ... | (casting by) |
Jane Jenkins | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
Carol Spier |
Art Direction by
Barbara Dunphy |
Set Decoration by
Tom Coulter |
Costume Design by
Olga Dimitrov |
Makeup Department
Jenny Arbour | ... | hair stylist |
Shonagh Jabour | ... | makeup artist |
Maureen Mestan | ... | hair assistant (uncredited) |
Production Management
John M. Eckert | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Board | ... | first assistant director |
Otta Hanus | ... | second assistant director |
Lydia Wazana | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Alfred | ... | draftsman |
Jon Bankson | ... | head carpenter (as John Bankson) |
Kirk Cheney | ... | head carpenter |
Janet Cormack | ... | scenic painter |
Jim Craig | ... | storyboard artist |
Joe Curtin | ... | construction manager |
Dan Davis | ... | assistant art director |
Greg Diachok | ... | scenic painter |
Gary Jack | ... | set dresser |
Nick Kosonic | ... | scenic painter |
Jo-Ann Ladenheim | ... | trainee art director |
Peter Lauterman | ... | property master |
Steve Meil | ... | scenic painter (as Steven Meil) |
Don Miloyevich | ... | assistant props |
Harry Pavelson | ... | scenic painter |
Tom Reid | ... | set dresser |
Myles Roth | ... | carpenter |
Robert Wiens | ... | carpenter |
Gareth Wilson | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
Bryan Day | ... | sound mixer |
Michael C. Gutierrez | ... | sound editor (as Michael Gutierrez) |
Duane Hartzell | ... | sound editor |
Devon Heffley Curry | ... | sound editorial coordinator (as Devon Heffley) |
Michael LaCroix | ... | boom operator (as Michael Lacroix) |
Gregg Landaker | ... | re-recording mixer |
Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
David E. Stone | ... | sound editor (as David Stone) |
Kendrick Sweet | ... | sound editor (as Ken Sweet) |
Eric Tomlinson | ... | sound recording engineer |
Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
Caryl Wickman | ... | sound editor |
David Lewis Yewdall | ... | supervising sound editor (as David Yewdall) |
Don White | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Calvin Joe Acord | ... | special effects foreman (as Calvin Acord) |
Jon G. Belyeu | ... | special effects coordinator (as Jon Belyeu) |
Derek Howard | ... | special effects |
Clark Johnson | ... | special effects |
Michael Kavanagh | ... | special effects |
Laird McMurray | ... | special effects |
Mark Molin | ... | special effects |
Michael Neumann | ... | special effects |
D. Harry Persad | ... | special effects |
Gianico Pretto | ... | special effects |
Sonan Sookad | ... | special effects |
David Zimmerman | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Michael Lennick | ... | video electronic effects |
Stunts
Tom Bishop Sr. | ... | stunts |
Shane Cardwell | ... | stunts |
Peter Cox | ... | stunts |
Rick Forsayeth | ... | stunts (as Dick Forsayeth) |
Loren Janes | ... | stunts |
Carey Loftin | ... | stunt coordinator: milk truck stunt |
Dwayne McLean | ... | stunts |
Leslie Munro | ... | stunts |
David Rigby | ... | stunts |
Jérôme Tiberghien | ... | stunts (as Jerome Tiberghien) |
Greg Walker | ... | stunts |
Dick Warlock | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Scotty Allan | ... | best boy (as Scotty Allen) |
Jock Brandis | ... | gaffer |
Ira Cohen | ... | electrician |
Christopher Dean | ... | grip |
John Herzog | ... | electrician |
David Hynes | ... | grip |
Maris H. Jansons | ... | key grip (as Maris Jansons) |
Robin Miller | ... | first assistant camera |
Donna Mobbs | ... | second assistant camera |
Gary Phipps | ... | generator operator |
Rick Porter | ... | still photographer |
Steve Schapiro | ... | photographer: Stillson |
Mark Silver | ... | grip |
John Stoneman | ... | underwater camera operator |
David J. Woods | ... | camera trainee (as David Woods) |
Christophe Bonnière | ... | focus puller: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Peter Lavender | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denise Cronenberg | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Denise Woodley) |
Maureen Gurney | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Arthur Rowsell | ... | wardrobe master |
Location Management
David Coatsworth | ... | location manager |
Music Department
James Guthrie | ... | musical effects engineer |
Michael Kamen | ... | music arranger |
National Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by (as The National Philharmonic Orchestra) |
Michael Kamen | ... | conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
John McClure | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Sidney Sax | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Eric Tomlinson | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Gillian Richardson | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
David Brown | ... | driver |
David Chudnovsky | ... | driver (as David Chud) |
Mike Curran | ... | transportation coordinator (as Michael Curran) |
Alex Dawes | ... | driver |
Allen Kosonic | ... | driver captain (as Al Kosonic) |
Jerome McCann | ... | driver |
Izidore K. Musallam | ... | driver (as Izidore Musallam) |
Cactus Simser | ... | driver (as Cactus) |
Additional Crew
Andreas Blackwell | ... | production assistant |
Randi Chernov | ... | assistant: Ms. Hill |
Jesse Cohoon | ... | craft service |
Richard Cosgrave | ... | horse wrangler (as Richard Cosgrove) |
Dino De Laurentiis | ... | presenter |
Prudence Emery | ... | publicist |
Tom Glass | ... | horse wrangler |
Jeremy F. Keable | ... | biomedical advisor |
Philippa King | ... | production coordinator |
Lyn Lucibello | ... | assistant accountant |
Carol McBride | ... | assistant: Mr. Cronenberg |
Heather McIntosh | ... | production accountant |
Carolyn McKenzie | ... | office assistant |
Susan Starre McKibbin | ... | assistant accountant (as Susan McKibbin) |
Andrea Poulis | ... | office assistant |
John Scott | ... | horse wrangler |
Simon Clery | ... | security officer (uncredited) |
Richard Cornblum | ... | weapons handler (uncredited) |
Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1983) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1983) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- AMLF (1984) (France) (theatrical)
- Ados Films S.A. (1984) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Compagnia di Distribuzione Europea (1984) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1984) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1984) (West Germany) (theatrical) (as Neue Constantin Film)
- Hoyts Distribution (1984) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Succéfilm AB (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1984) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa (1984) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Thorn EMI (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Video Classics (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1984) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Euro Space (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1987) (United States) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Cannon Screen Entertainment (1988) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Thorn-EMI Video (1988) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Herald Film Company (1996) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Bandai Visual Company (1996) (Japan) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Astro Distribution (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- H.O.M. Vision (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (special collector's edition)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (Canada) (DVD)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Mary-X Distribution (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition)
- Scream Factory (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Castle Filmes (Brazil) (VHS) (as "A Hora da Zona Morta")
- Editora Europa (Brazil) (DVD) (as "Na Hora da Zona Morta")
- VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Na Hora da Zona Morta")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Goldwyn Sound Facility (sound re-recording)
- Special Missions Group (weapons)
- National Philharmonic Orchestra (music performers)
- EMI / Abbey Studios (music recording)
- R/Greenberg Associates (titles)
- Technicolor (color)
- Panavision (camera equipment: lenses and Panaflex® camera)
- Medallion-PFA Film & Video (processing)
- Harbor Castle Hilton Hotel (hotel accommodations)
- Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople (ACFC) (acknowledgement)
- Canadian Association of Motion Picture and Electronic Recording Artists (CAMERA) Local 81 CLC (acknowledgement)
- Entertainment Clearances (rights and clearances)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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...
Written by Paul Reynolds |
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Taglines | He can see the future. But can he escape it? See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $4,556,083, 23 Oct 1983 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Director David Cronenberg fired a .357 Magnum loaded with blanks just off camera to make Smith's flinches seem more involuntary; this was Christopher Walken's own idea. See more » |
Goofs | All the lights on the tanker stay lit even though it completely detaches from the rig. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Deal of the Century/Richard Pryor Here and Now/Testament/The Dead Zone/The Osterman Weekend (1983). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Yankee Doodle Boy See more » |
Crazy Credits | As the opening titles roll, certain parts (or "dead zones") of the screen become blocked out, until the part of the screen you can see spell out the title "The Dead Zone." See more » |
Quotes |
Johnny Smith:
The ICE... is gonna BREAK! See more » |