What Dreams May Come
“After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.”
After Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert. His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his children are there. But, when his wife, Annie, commits suicide and is sent to hell, Chris ignores Albert's warnings and journeys there to save her. Upon arrival, Chris finds that rescuing Annie will be more difficult than he'd imagined.
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Cast
19 people
Robin Williams
Chris Nielsen
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Jumanji
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Albert Lewis
Known for
Boyz n the Hood
Men of Honor
Annabella Sciorra
Annie Collins-Nielsen
Known for
Tulsa King
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Max von Sydow
The Tracker
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Jessica Brooks Grant
Marie Nielsen
Also in
Bed of Roses
Cry Baby Lane
Josh Paddock
Ian Nielsen
Also in
Go
My Uncle the Alien
Rosalind Chao
Leona
Known for
3 Body Problem
Sweet Tooth
Lucinda Jenney
Mrs. Jacobs
Known for
Rain Man
Thelma & Louise
Maggie McCarthy
Stacey Jacobs
Known for
Leap Year
See How They Run
Wilma Bonet
Angie
Known for
Elemental
Nona
Matt Salinger
Reverend Hanley
Known for
Captain America
The Ice Road
Carin Sprague
Best Friend Cindy
Also in
Netherbeast Incorporated
Vincent Ward Director · Ronald Bass Screenplay Richard Matheson Author
Worldwide gross $71M · Budget $85M · United States release October 2, 1998
Box office
Budget
$85,000,000
Worldwide gross
$71,485,043
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Interscope Communications
Production
Metafilmics
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · October 2, 1998
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 1998
Theatrical
United States · February 2, 1999
Physical · Polygram Video #058 275-3 [VHS] 114 minutes (Screener)
United States
March 9, 1999 · Physical · Polygram Video #440 058 275-3 [VHS] 114 minutes
Argentina
December 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
October 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Austria
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
May 14, 1999 · Digital
France
December 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
November 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
February 21, 1999 · Theatrical
February 20, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
October 28, 1999 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
November 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
June 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 4, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
December 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 27, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
April 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Romania
January 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 20, 1998 · Theatrical · Italian
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical · German
December 9, 1998 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
December 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 1998 · Theatrical
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