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The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 21, 1983

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

User Score

70%

Original Title

The Dead Zone

Production Companies

Lorimar Film Entertainment, The De Laurentiis Company

Director

David Cronenberg

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$20,766,616

Description

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.