Dead Zone (1983)
Nichts deutet darauf hin, daß das Leben des Englischlehrers Johnny Smith nicht auch weiter in ruhigen, normalen Bahnen verlaufen soll – bis es zu dem gräßlichen Unfall kommt. Als Johnny nach fünfjährigem Koma wieder erwacht, merkt er, daß er jetzt die übernatürlichen Gaben eines Hellsehers besitzt. Nur ihm ist es zu verdanken, daß Menschen gerettet werden, aber jede seiner Visionen zehrt an Johnnys Körper und nimmt ihm Jahre seines Lebens. Er wird zum Objekt einer sensationslüsternen Presse und zieht sich angewidert aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück. Doch noch steht ihm seine größte Herausforderung bevor: Johnny lernt Greg Stillson kennen, den Mann, der auf dem besten Weg ist, neuer Präsident der USA zu werden.
Der Regisseur:
David Cronenberg
Der Autor:
Jeffrey Boam
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Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith |
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Brooke Adams as Sarah Bracknell |
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Tom Skerritt as Sheriff Bannerman |
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Herbert Lom as Dr. Sam Weizak |
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Anthony Zerbe as Roger Stuart |
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Colleen Dewhurst as Henrietta Dodd |
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Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson |
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Nicholas Campbell as Frank Dodd |
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Sean Sullivan as Herb Smith |
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Jackie Burroughs as Vera Smith |
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Géza Kovács as Sonny Elliman |
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Roberta Weiss as Alma Frechette |
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Simon Craig as Chris Stuart |
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Peter Dvorsky as Dardis |
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Julie-Ann Heathwood as Amy |
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Barry Flatman as Walt |
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Raffi Tchalikian as Denny #1 |
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Ken Pogue as Vice President |
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Gordon Jocelyn as Five-Star General |
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Bill Copeland as Secretary of State |
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Jack Messinger as Therapist |
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Chapelle Jaffe as Nurse |
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Cindy Hinds as Natalie |
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Helene Udy as Weizak's Mother |
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Ramon Estevez as Teenage Boy with Camera |
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Joseph Domenchini as Young Weizak |
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Roger Dunn as Reporter |
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Vladimir Bondarenko as Reporter |
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Claude Rae as Reporter |
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John Koensgen as T.V. Anchorman |
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Leslie Carlson as Brenner |
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James Bearden as Deputy #1 |
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Hardee T. Lineham as Deputy #2 |
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William B. Davis as Ambulance Driver |
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Seirge LeBlanc as Denny #2 |
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Vera Winiauski as Polish Peasant |
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Joe Kapnaiko as Polish Peasant |
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David Rigby as Truck Driver |
| Camera | Mark Irwin | Director of Photography |
| Directing | David Cronenberg | Director |
| Production | Debra Hill | Producer |
| Editing | Ronald Sanders | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Stephen King | Novel |
| Writing | Jeffrey Boam | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maureen Mestan | Hair Assistant |
| Directing | Lydia Wazana | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Board | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Otta Hanus | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shonagh Jabour | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Arbour | Hairstylist |
| Production | John M. Eckert | Production Manager |
| Production | Jeffrey Chernov | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Production | Deirdre Bowen | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Dimitrovová | Costume Design |
| Art | Tom Coulter | Set Decoration |
| Production | Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Art | Carol Spier | Production Design |
| Art | Barbara Dunphy | Art Direction |
| Art | Dan Davis | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jon Bankson | Head Carpenter |
| Art | Greg Diachok | Painter |
| Art | Joe Curtin | Construction Manager |
| Art | Kirk Cheney | Head Carpenter |
| Art | Janet Cormack | Painter |
| Art | Nick Kosonic | Painter |
| Art | Alfred | Draughtsman |
| Art | Jo-Ann Ladenheim | Art Direction Intern |
| Art | Gary Jack | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jim Craig | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Gareth Wilson | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tom Reid | Set Dresser |
| Sound | David Lewis Yewdall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Peter Lauterman | Property Master |
| Art | Steve Meil | Painter |
| Crew | Robert Wiens | Carpenter |
| Sound | Michael C. Gutierrez | Sound Editor |
| Art | Harry Pavelson | Painter |
| Art | Don Miloyevich | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kendrick Sweet | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Duane Hartzell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Eric Tomlinson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bryan Day | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Calvin Joe Acord | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jon G. Belyeu | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Michael LaCroix | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Myles Roth | Carpenter |
| Sound | Bill Varney | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Stone | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Caryl Wickman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Don White | ADR Recordist |
| Crew | Alex Dawes | Driver |
| Production | Randi Chernov | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Jerome McCann | Driver |
| Crew | Dino De Laurentiis | Presenter |
| Crew | Richard Cornblum | Weapons Wrangler |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Crew | Allen Kosonic | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Tom Glass | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Richard Cosgrave | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Philippa King | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | John Scott | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Carolyn McKenzie | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | David Brown | Driver |
| Crew | David Chudnovsky | Driver |
| Crew | Mike Curran | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Lyn Lucibello | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Cactus Simser | Driver |
| Production | Heather McIntosh | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Andrea Poulis | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Jesse Cohoon | Craft Service |
| Production | Prudence Emery | Publicist |
| Production | Susan Starre McKibbin | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Izidore K. Musallam | Driver |
| Production | Andreas Blackwell | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Michael Neumann | Special Effects |
| Crew | D. Harry Persad | Special Effects |
| Crew | David Zimmerman | Special Effects |
| Crew | Carey Loftin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Ira Cohen | Electrician |
| Crew | Derek Howard | Special Effects |
| Crew | Clark Johnson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Scotty Allan | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Gianico Pretto | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Jock Brandis | Gaffer |
| Camera | Christopher Dean | Grip |
| Crew | Michael Kavanagh | Special Effects |
| Crew | Mark Molin | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Michael Lennick | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Laird McMurray | Special Effects |
| Crew | Sonan Sookad | Special Effects |
| Camera | Donna Mobbs | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Elaine Foreman | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Music Producer |
| Production | David Coatsworth | Location Manager |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Skaila Kanga | Musician |
| Camera | David J. Woods | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Mark Silver | Grip |
| Camera | Maris H. Jansons | Key Grip |
| Camera | David Hynes | Grip |
| Camera | Rick Porter | Still Photographer |
| Camera | John Stoneman | Underwater Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maureen Gurney | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Editing | Michael Rea | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Cronenberg | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Peter Lavender | Extras Casting |
| Lighting | John Herzog | Electrician |
| Camera | Robin Miller | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Gary Phipps | Genetator Operator |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Conductor |
| Sound | Michael Kamen | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Gillian Richardson | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Arthur Rowsell | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Forsayeth | Stunts |
| Crew | Leslie Munro | Stunts |
| Crew | Dwayne McLean | Stunts |
| Crew | David Rigby | Stunts |
| Crew | Shane Cardwell | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Cox | Stunts |
| Crew | Greg Walker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jérôme Tiberghien | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Bishop Sr. | Stunts |