The Dead Zone
“In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it.”
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.
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Cast
39 people
Christopher Walken
Johnny Smith
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Brooke Adams
Sarah Bracknell
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Days of Heaven
Tom Skerritt
Sheriff Bannerman
Known for
Alien
Top Gun
Herbert Lom
Dr. Sam Weizak
Known for
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Ladykillers
Anthony Zerbe
Roger Stuart
Known for
The Matrix Reloaded
Licence to Kill
Colleen Dewhurst
Henrietta Dodd
Known for
Annie Hall
Anne of Green Gables
Peter Dvorský
Dardis
Martin Sheen
Greg Stillson
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
Nicholas Campbell
Frank Dodd
Known for
Coroner
Books of Blood
Sean Sullivan
Herb Smith
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Atlantic City
Jackie Burroughs
Vera Smith
Known for
Heavy Metal
Ewoks
Géza Kovács
Sonny Elliman
Known for
Orphan Black
Scanners
David Cronenberg Director · Jeffrey Boam Screenplay Stephen King Author
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $10M · United States release October 21, 1983
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,766,616
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
The De Laurentiis Company
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Production
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Canada · October 21, 1983
Theatrical
United States · October 21, 1983
Theatrical
Brazil
November 19, 1987 · Theatrical
France
January 1, 1984 · Premiere · Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
March 7, 1984 · Theatrical
August 17, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 27, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
May 18, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
March 18, 1984 · Theatrical
September 1, 1993 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan
June 20, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 9, 1984 · Theatrical
December 22, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Spain
April 9, 1984 · Theatrical · Barcelona
United Kingdom
January 13, 1984 · Theatrical
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