Bad Dreams (1988)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Fleming (story) &
Michael Dick (story) ...

Release Date:

8 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Scream You Don't Hear... Is Your Own

Plot:

In the mid-'70s, a cult group called Unity Field commits mass suicide, but a young girl survives. After...

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Mass Suicide | Cult | Coma | Psychiatrist

Cast

Jennifer Rubin	...	Cynthia
Bruce Abbott	...	Dr. Alex Karmen
Richard Lynch	...	Harris
Dean Cameron	...	Ralph
Harris Yulin	...	Dr. Berrisford
Susan Barnes	...	Connie
John Scott Clough	...	Victor
Elizabeth Daily	...	Lana (as E.G. Daily)
Damita Jo Freeman	...	Gilda
Louis Giambalvo	...	Ed
Susan Ruttan	...	Miriam
Sy Richardson	...	Detective Wasserman
Missy Francis	...	Young Cynthia
Sheila Scott-Wilkenson	...	Hettie
Ben Kronen	...	Edgar

Runtime:

Australia:80 min | 84 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1988) | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) | UK:18 (cut) | Australia:R | France:-12 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Norway:18 (video rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1988-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

No Frills Film Production

Quotes:

Dr. Alex Karmen: Mm, you know, I thought you might need some company tonight. It's safest here, really. The police are here, I'm here. We're going to have a nice, boring evening tonight. I even brought provisions: pure, unadulterated junk food. At this point who cares about chemicals?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Ghost (1990)

Soundtrack:

My Way

Bad Dreams on elm Street 3 :)

The First time I remember seeing this movie was back in the late 80s, when it was being played on HBO late one night. I remember at the time I thought the movie was pretty cool. I didnt see the movie again until about a year ago , when I picked up a used copy of it. Since then I have watched the movie a couple times, and I think its pretty awesome. its got some scary sences, and its definately got that old style 80s horror feel to it, which I miss. Its also crazy how similar this movie is to the 1987 masterpeice,A Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Dream Worriors. This movie's main star is Jennifer Ruben, who played Taryn in Nightmare 3...and just like in Nightmare 3, Bad Dreams is about a group of troubled kids who are in a mental institution, being haunted in there dreams by a burned boogeyman. It was cool to see Jennifer Ruben in another horror movie. This, and Nightmare 3, are the only two movies I can remember her in. Check out "Bad Dreams" if you want to see another cool late 80s horror movie.