Dreamscape (1984)

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• John M

  
  Classic 80s sci fi . . amazing cast when one looks at it . . Quaid, Von Sydow, Albert, Plummer, Capshaw .. Crazy how many people they got on board for this one. Was a fun movie for sure.

• AJ V

  
  A great adventure filled sci-fi thriller all about dreams and psychics. I really liked this movie, and I highly recommend it.

• Eric S

  
  "Dreamscape" is an overlooked little film from 1984. Surely it's a bit dated, but that's part of it's charm. The visual effects are brilliant in this capturing vivid dream sequences and various images from troubled individual's psyche which help this film… More
  "Dreamscape" is an overlooked little film from 1984. Surely it's a bit dated, but that's part of it's charm. The visual effects are brilliant in this capturing vivid dream sequences and various images from troubled individual's psyche which help this film hold up quite well. Dennis Quaid portrays a young psychic(Alex Gardner) who is coerced by his old friend and mentor Dr. Novotny(Max Von Sydow) into a research project that involves a new process known as "dreamlinking". Talented psychics such as Alex are able to hook up to troubled subject's dreams via electrodes in which they are not only able to view the dream, but are able to participate, and possibly effect a remedy. When the president of the United States comes into play as a troubled subject, things take a turn for for the worse as serious dreamscaping becomes called for. As a result, the process evolves into much more than ways to evade the "boogeyman".

• Conner R

  
  Psychic movies donâ??t come any better than this, one of the most fun sci-fi movies from the 80s. Dennis Quaid plays a great anti-hero in Alex Garner making you completely involved from the start. Add that to the awesome nightmare premise and government conspiracy cover-up and you… More
  Psychic movies donâ??t come any better than this, one of the most fun sci-fi movies from the 80s. Dennis Quaid plays a great anti-hero in Alex Garner making you completely involved from the start. Add that to the awesome nightmare premise and government conspiracy cover-up and you have yourself one fun movie. It has a great sense of humor, but also a perfect sense of suspense throughout. The dream sequences are so interesting, especially the nuclear holocaust ending with David Patrick Kelly as a dream assassin with Bruce Lee fighting skills. The cast is great, Kate Capshaw is the hottest scientist known to man and Max Von Sydow delivers his usual excellence. I think this gets brushed over a lot, but itâ??s really one of the most original and interesting sci-fi movies to come out of the decade.

• Curtis L

  
  Dennis QUaid's Han Solo like character is about all that I can say I liked in this one. I fell asleep about the time that the claymation snake came around.

• xGary X

  
  Daft but enjoyable sci-fi thriller that's basically Scanners crossed with A Nightmare On Elm Street. The strong concept of psychics who can invade your dreams as assassins is a strong one, and its reasonably well done with some nicely surreal imagery (dodgy effects aside.)… More
  Daft but enjoyable sci-fi thriller that's basically Scanners crossed with A Nightmare On Elm Street. The strong concept of psychics who can invade your dreams as assassins is a strong one, and its reasonably well done with some nicely surreal imagery (dodgy effects aside.) Would've been even better if they'd ditched the sappy happy ending and ended it a scene earlier...

• Cindy I

  
  Don't know why, but I LOVE this movie! I guess the idea of being able to go into people's dreams sounds like fun.

• Steve K

  
  Ahhhhh! A snake man!!!!

• Dean M

  
  Enjoyable fantasy stuff.

• James A

  
  For an 80's movie its amazing! Watch Innerspace battle the Warriors guy!

• Quinto W

  
  Most of the effects are very dated, yet are still interesting, and the script isn't above being ridiculously dumb at times, but the film has a great sense of fun that makes it enjoyable. 1980s cheesy coolness.

• Jason R

  
  Loved the premise and the cast in this movie! Considering that this was made the same year as Nightmare on Elm Street it is hard to know who came up with the dream killer idea, but both films are very different. For the time and its budget Dreamscape is very good.

• Marion R

  
  It's okay. In recent years there have been better films about dreams.

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