Brainstorm
“The door to the mind is open.”
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
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Cast
22 people
Christopher Walken
Michael Brace
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Natalie Wood
Karen Brace
Known for
West Side Story
Rebel Without a Cause
Louise Fletcher
Lillian Reynolds
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cruel Intentions
Cliff Robertson
Alex Terson
Known for
Spider-Man
Three Days of the Condor
Jordan Christopher
Gordy Forbes
Known for
Return of the Seven
Star 80
Donald Hotton
Landan Marks
Known for
Up in Smoke
One Dark Night
Alan Fudge
Robert Jenkins
Known for
Man from Atlantis
The Man Who Wasn't There
Joe Dorsey
Hal Abramson
Known for
WarGames
The Philadelphia Experiment
Bill Morey
James Zimbach
Known for
The Thorn Birds
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Jason Lively
Chris Brace
Known for
Night of the Creeps
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Darrell Larson
Security Technician
Known for
Stepmom
Futureworld
Lou Walker
Chef
Known for
My Cousin Vinny
The Visitor
Douglas Trumbull Director · Robert Stitzel Screenplay Philip Frank Messina Screenplay
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $18M · United States release September 30, 1983
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,219,460
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 30, 1983
Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 1984 · Theatrical
Greece
September 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
April 14, 1984 · Theatrical
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