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Dreamscape (1984)
PG_13 99 min - Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller - 15 August 1984 (USA)
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A young psychic on the run from himself is recruited by the government to save the US president whose mind is trapped inside the dreamworld.



Dennis Quaid ... Alex Gardner

Max von Sydow ... Doctor Paul Novotny

Christopher Plummer ... Bob Blair

Eddie Albert ... The President

Kate Capshaw ... Jane DeVries

David Patrick Kelly ... Tommy Ray Glatman

George Wendt ... Charlie Prince
Larry Gelman ... Mr. Webber
Cory 'Bumper' Yothers ... Buddy
Redmond Gleeson ... Snead

Peter Jason ... Babcock

Chris Mulkey ... Finch
Jana Taylor ... Mrs. Webber




I just saw Dreamscape on television. Despite some flaws, it's not a bad movie at all. It's very well-acted (though George Wendt is wasted in a thankless plot-device role) and features some very impressive, CONVINCING effects. If you want gratuitous computer-cartoon crap, look elsewhere. The "snake man" is impressive, and the actual dreamscapes themselves feature some inventively bizarre set design.

Of course, I must mention the flaws. Though Dennis Quaid and Kate Capshaw have appeal, their characters are only partially developed, and the romantic angle of their relationship is quite standard and seems a bit forced. The motivations of several characters seem muddled, and the film tries to be too many things (horror, political conspiracy drama, Raiders of the Lost Ark-inspired adventure) for too many audiences. Also, despite creepy bits, it does seem to pull some punches. It's too explicit to be purely psychological, yet it stops just short of being a visual nightmare. Basically it lacks a hard edge...of course, as I said, I saw it cut for TV.

Still, despite the problems, it's worth watching if you run across it. It's well-made and effective, with engaging performances and some sufficiently eerie passages.