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The Dead Zone ()

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A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
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Johnny Smith
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Sarah Bracknell
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Sheriff Bannerman
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Dr. Sam Weizak
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Roger Stuart
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Henrietta Dodd
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Greg Stillson
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Frank Dodd
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Herb Smith
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Vera Smith
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Sonny Elliman (as Geza Kovacs)
Roberta Weiss ...
Alma Frechette
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Chris Stuart
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Dardis
Julie-Ann Heathwood ...
Amy
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Walt
Raffi Tchalikian ...
Denny #1
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Vice President
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Five-Star General
Bill Copeland ...
Secretary of State
Jack Messinger ...
Therapist
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Nurse
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Natalie (as Cindy Hines)
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Weizak's Mother
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Teenage Boy with Camera
Joseph Domenchini ...
Young Weizak
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Reporter
Vladimir Bondarenko ...
Reporter (as Wally Bondarenko)
Claude Rae ...
Reporter
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T.V. Anchorman
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Brenner (as Les Carlson)
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Deputy #1 (as Jim Bearden)
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Deputy #2 (as Hardee Lineham)
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Ambulance Driver (as William Davis)
Seirge LeBlanc ...
Denny #2 (as Sierge LeBlanc)
Vera Winiauski ...
Polish Peasant
Joe Kapnaiko ...
Polish Peasant
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Truck Driver (as Dave Rigby)

Directed by

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David Cronenberg ... (directed by)

Written by

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Stephen King ... (based on the novel by)
 
Jeffrey Boam ... (screenplay by)

Produced by

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Jeffrey Chernov ... associate producer
Dino De Laurentiis ... executive producer (uncredited)
Debra Hill ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Michael Kamen ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Mark Irwin ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ronald Sanders ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Tim Dunphy ... editor trainee
Elaine Foreman ... assistant editor
Michael Rea ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Deirdre Bowen ... (casting by)
Janet Hirshenson ... (casting by)
Jane Jenkins ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Carol Spier

Art Direction by

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Barbara Dunphy

Set Decoration by

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Tom Coulter

Costume Design by

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Olga Dimitrov

Makeup Department

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Jenny Arbour ... hair stylist
Shonagh Jabour ... makeup artist
Maureen Mestan ... hair assistant (uncredited)

Production Management

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John M. Eckert ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Board ... first assistant director
Otta Hanus ... second assistant director
Lydia Wazana ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Alfred ... draftsman
Jon Bankson ... head carpenter (as John Bankson)
Kirk Cheney ... head carpenter
Janet Cormack ... scenic painter
Jim Craig ... storyboard artist
Joe Curtin ... construction manager
Dan Davis ... assistant art director
Greg Diachok ... scenic painter
Gary Jack ... set dresser
Nick Kosonic ... scenic painter
Jo-Ann Ladenheim ... trainee art director
Peter Lauterman ... property master
Steve Meil ... scenic painter (as Steven Meil)
Don Miloyevich ... assistant props
Harry Pavelson ... scenic painter
Tom Reid ... set dresser
Myles Roth ... carpenter
Robert Wiens ... carpenter
Gareth Wilson ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Bryan Day ... sound mixer
Michael C. Gutierrez ... sound editor (as Michael Gutierrez)
Duane Hartzell ... sound editor
Devon Heffley Curry ... sound editorial coordinator (as Devon Heffley)
Michael LaCroix ... boom operator (as Michael Lacroix)
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow ... re-recording mixer
David E. Stone ... sound editor (as David Stone)
Kendrick Sweet ... sound editor (as Ken Sweet)
Eric Tomlinson ... sound recording engineer
Bill Varney ... re-recording mixer
Caryl Wickman ... sound editor
David Lewis Yewdall ... supervising sound editor (as David Yewdall)
Don White ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Calvin Joe Acord ... special effects foreman (as Calvin Acord)
Jon G. Belyeu ... special effects coordinator (as Jon Belyeu)
Derek Howard ... special effects
Clark Johnson ... special effects
Michael Kavanagh ... special effects
Laird McMurray ... special effects
Mark Molin ... special effects
Michael Neumann ... special effects
D. Harry Persad ... special effects
Gianico Pretto ... special effects
Sonan Sookad ... special effects
David Zimmerman ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Michael Lennick ... video electronic effects

Stunts

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Tom Bishop Sr. ... stunts
Shane Cardwell ... stunts
Peter Cox ... stunts
Rick Forsayeth ... stunts (as Dick Forsayeth)
Loren Janes ... stunts
Carey Loftin ... stunt coordinator: milk truck stunt
Dwayne McLean ... stunts
Leslie Munro ... stunts
David Rigby ... stunts
Jérôme Tiberghien ... stunts (as Jerome Tiberghien)
Greg Walker ... stunts
Dick Warlock ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Scotty Allan ... best boy (as Scotty Allen)
Jock Brandis ... gaffer
Ira Cohen ... electrician
Christopher Dean ... grip
John Herzog ... electrician
David Hynes ... grip
Maris H. Jansons ... key grip (as Maris Jansons)
Robin Miller ... first assistant camera
Donna Mobbs ... second assistant camera
Gary Phipps ... generator operator
Rick Porter ... still photographer
Steve Schapiro ... photographer: Stillson
Mark Silver ... grip
John Stoneman ... underwater camera operator
David J. Woods ... camera trainee (as David Woods)
Christophe Bonnière ... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Peter Lavender ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Denise Cronenberg ... wardrobe mistress (as Denise Woodley)
Maureen Gurney ... wardrobe assistant
Arthur Rowsell ... wardrobe master

Location Management

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David Coatsworth ... location manager

Music Department

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James Guthrie ... musical effects engineer
Michael Kamen ... music arranger
National Philharmonic Orchestra ... music performed by (as The National Philharmonic Orchestra)
Michael Kamen ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
John McClure ... music mixer (uncredited)
Sidney Sax ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson ... music mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gillian Richardson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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David Brown ... driver
David Chudnovsky ... driver (as David Chud)
Mike Curran ... transportation coordinator (as Michael Curran)
Alex Dawes ... driver
Allen Kosonic ... driver captain (as Al Kosonic)
Jerome McCann ... driver
Izidore K. Musallam ... driver (as Izidore Musallam)
Cactus Simser ... driver (as Cactus)

Additional Crew

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Andreas Blackwell ... production assistant
Randi Chernov ... assistant: Ms. Hill
Jesse Cohoon ... craft service
Richard Cosgrave ... horse wrangler (as Richard Cosgrove)
Dino De Laurentiis ... presenter
Prudence Emery ... publicist
Tom Glass ... horse wrangler
Jeremy F. Keable ... biomedical advisor
Philippa King ... production coordinator
Lyn Lucibello ... assistant accountant
Carol McBride ... assistant: Mr. Cronenberg
Heather McIntosh ... production accountant
Carolyn McKenzie ... office assistant
Susan Starre McKibbin ... assistant accountant (as Susan McKibbin)
Andrea Poulis ... office assistant
John Scott ... horse wrangler
Simon Clery ... security officer (uncredited)
Richard Cornblum ... weapons handler (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at first, but ends up causing problems... Written by Paul Reynolds

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Taglines He can see the future. But can he escape it? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Stephen King's The Dead Zone (United States)
  • La zone neutre (Canada, French title)
  • Dead Zone (France)
  • Stephen King's The Dead Zone (Germany)
  • Dead Zone: Der Attentäter (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 103 min
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Box Office

Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $4,556,083, 23 Oct 1983

Did You Know?

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Trivia Director David Cronenberg fired a .357 Magnum loaded with blanks just off camera to make Smith's flinches seem more involuntary; this was Christopher Walken's own idea. See more »
Goofs All the lights on the tanker stay lit even though it completely detaches from the rig. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Deal of the Century/Richard Pryor Here and Now/Testament/The Dead Zone/The Osterman Weekend (1983). See more »
Soundtracks The Yankee Doodle Boy See more »
Crazy Credits As the opening titles roll, certain parts (or "dead zones") of the screen become blocked out, until the part of the screen you can see spell out the title "The Dead Zone." See more »
Quotes Johnny Smith: The ICE... is gonna BREAK!
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