Bad Dreams
“When Cynthia wakes up, she'll wish she were dead...”
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. Years later, the nightmare of Unity Field remains buried in her mind. But when those around Cynthia start killing themselves, and she begins having visions of Harris, she may be forced to confront the past -- before it confronts her.
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Cast
46 people
Jennifer Rubin
Cynthia
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Bruce Abbott
Dr. Alex Karmen
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Richard Lynch
Harris
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Dean Cameron
Ralph
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Harris Yulin
Dr. Berrisford
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Ozark
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Susan Barnes
Connie
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John Scott Clough
Victor
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Phantoms
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E. G. Daily
Lana
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The Powerpuff Girls
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Damita Jo Freeman
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Louis Giambalvo
Ed
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Gia
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Susan Ruttan
Miriam
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Sy Richardson
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Andrew Fleming Director · Steven E. de Souza Screenplay Yuri Zeltser Story
Director Screenplay Story
Andrew Fleming
Screenplay
Steven E. de Souza
Story
Yuri Zeltser
Story
P.J. Pettiette
Composer
Jay Ferguson
Cinematographer
Alexander Gruszynski
Editor
Jeff Freeman
Production designer
Ivo Cristante
Costume designer
Patricia Norris
Costume designer
Deborah Everton
Costume designer
Ronald Leamon
Worldwide gross $9.8M · Budget $4M · United States release April 8, 1988
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,797,098
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
No Frills Film
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
No Frills Film Production
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 8, 1988
Theatrical
Japan
June 11, 1988 · Theatrical
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