Dreamscape - Infernal Dreams
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dreamscape - Infernal Dreams |
| Original title | Dreamscape |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph Ruben |
| script |
David Loughery Chuck Russell Joseph Ruben |
| production | Bruce Cohn Curtis |
| music | Maurice Jarre |
| camera | Brian Tufano |
| cut |
Lorenzo DeStefano Richard Halsey |
| occupation | |
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Dreamscape is an American science fiction film from 1984. In Germany, the film did not go into cinemas and was distributed on VHS from April 1986 .
action
The President of the United States , worried about his responsibilities over disarmament, is plagued by nightmares . Alex Gardner, who is telepathic, should be consulted. However, he has gone into hiding and hangs out on horse races, where he is picked up by the President's staff and introduced to Jane DeVries, who in turn introduces him to her dream research.
He also meets his old mentor, Doctor Paul Novotny. He tells him about his current project, which is headed by government employee Bob Blair and makes it possible to enter the dreams of sleeping people. Alex meets Tommy, who is the only one who has managed to do this so far.
Alex himself tests his skills for the first time in a dream of a construction worker. In this way he also helps a boy through his nightmares and a married couple with their relationship problems. Shortly thereafter, without technical aids, he succeeds in entering a dream about Jane, on whom he has cast an eye.
However, Tommy's next patient, an old lady, dies of a heart attack. Alex meets Charlie Prince in a bar. When the latter tries to inform him of puzzling machinations, he is killed by Bob Blair's people; Alex is put under pressure, Novotny is killed. Bob Blair works with Tommy, who is supposed to kill the president in a dream marriage. Alex latches on to the president's dream and meets Tommy. Both fight a bitter fight in which Tommy is killed.
Alex settles accounts with Bob Blair in his own way; Alex and Jane become a couple.
criticism
Lexicon of international films : mixture of science fiction, end-time vision and political thriller, which impresses with its play with dreams and reality, but whose entertainment value is impaired by some shock effects.
Awards
- In 1985 there was a nomination for the Saturn Award in the category Best Horror Film .
- In the same year the director Joseph Ruben Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival was nominated for the Grand Prize .
- Also in 1985 Joseph Ruben won a Golden Raven for Dreamscape at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival .
Web links
- Dreamscape - Dreamscape in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dreamscape - Dreamscape at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 16 Thorn EMI - FSK 16 DVD by Dreamscape - Hellish dreams at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dreamscape - Infernal Dreams. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .