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Dreamscape (1984)

  PG-13 HD

Joseph Ruben

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Plot Summary

The President of the United States is about to be assassinated in a dream where there is no morning after. Only one man can save him--a man who must plunge himself into the President's horrendous nightmare. Dennis Quaid stars as Alex Gardner, a psychically gifted young man recruited to help Dr. Paul Novotny (Max Von Sydow) and the beautiful Dr. Jane DeVries (Kate Capshaw) in an experiment to help patients disturbed by menacing nocturnal illusions. But corrupt high-ranking government official Bob Blair (Christopher Plummer) has darker plans for Alex's unusual powers. Soon Alex is propelled inside the President's nightmare, a frightening wasteland of nuclear holocaust, and locked in a fantastic battle that could only happen in a dream. This action-packed science fiction adventure will excite and thrill you with its unusual journey through the mind's most terrifying recesses.

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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews

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78%
  • Reviews Counted: 27
  • Fresh: 21
  • Rotten: 6
  • Average Rating: 6.4/10

Top Critics' Reviews

Rotten: Mostly maladroit, without the kind of high gloss or confidence that might help carry its audience along. – Janet Maslin, New York Times, Jul 16, 2008

Fresh: Most movies that try to crowd so much into an hour and a half end up looking like a shopping list, but Dreamscape works, maybe because it has a sense of humor. – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 7, 2010

Fresh: This is as good a piece of solid, down-the-line schlock as anything to come along since Halloween III. – Time Out, Aug 16, 2007

Fresh: Very, very '80s, but lots of fun too. – Mark Dinning, Empire Magazine, Jun 24, 2010

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Customer Reviews

The 1st in a dream trio evolution

We've heard it before. A story where people can enter into others dreams. However there are 3 notable movies that provide the unintentional evolution of the very construct that is the "dream" film.

1) Dreamscape - This movie is the initial attempt at entering and affecting the dreams of others.
2) The Cell - An evolution and groundbreaking thriller where people enter the minds and dreams of others in order to help solve their mental enigmas.
3) Inception - A deeper dream film where the dreams we mold are the fabric of reality we surround ourselves in. Subterfuge and espionage run the gamut but this dream film is the Ziggurat of dream films.

Quite good fore it's time

Quite enjoyed this film. A bit primitive compared to today's films but it was one of the first of the dream related movies. I liked it.

Love this movie!

Cheesy special effects but the story is great and modern technology is now bringing us closer to the reality of seeing other peoples dreams. Plus Dennis Quaid is a fox ;)

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