Rating: PG13
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 06/06/2000
Dubbed: English
Sound: DTS/5.1/2
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Image Entertainment
Great special effects do not always make for a great film, but
Dreamscape comes awfully close. Dr. Paul Novotny (
Max Von Sydow) and Dr. Jane Devries (
Kate Capshaw) run a clinic for the study of dreams. Hoping to alleviate the pain of those plagued with recurring nightmares, Novotny hires a team of psychics to "inhabit" the subconsciouses of the patients. Alex Gardner (
Dennis Quaid), a small-time hustler who uses his ESP gifts for financial gains, is hired to work at the clinic. He helps to disperse the fears of a young nightmare-plagued boy, then reverts to type by "raping" the thoughts of the lovely Dr. Devries. Things come to a head when one of the patients, the American president (
Eddie Albert), decides to purge himself of his apocalyptic dreams by making a lasting peace with the Soviets. Bob Blair (
Christopher Plummer), the political reactionary who finances the clinic, decides to assassinate the president by acting upon Dr. Novotny's pet theory: if a person dies in his or her dream, he/she will die in real life. The finale pits Gardner against psychic assassin Tommy Ray Glatman (
David Patrick Kelly).
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
