What Dreams May Come
Brief Synopsis
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Chris and Annie Nielsen's children are both killed, and then a few years later Chris himself dies in an accident. Chris goes to heaven, a place built of his imagination, and the paintings he loved in life. He discovers from an angel that Annie has committed suicide, as she is bereft without her fami
Cast & Crew
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Charlie Croughwell
Director
Robin Williams
Paul P Card
Clara Thomas
Carin Sprague
Maggie Mccarthy
Film Details
Also Known As
Drömmarnas värld
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Montana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Synopsis
Chris and Annie Nielsen's children are both killed, and then a few years later Chris himself dies in an accident. Chris goes to heaven, a place built of his imagination, and the paintings he loved in life. He discovers from an angel that Annie has committed suicide, as she is bereft without her family. Chris determines to search for her, but as he has gone to heaven and she to hell, he must endure great hardships to find her.
Cast
Robin Williams
Paul P Card
Clara Thomas
Carin Sprague
Maggie Mccarthy
Rosalind Chao
Lucinda Jenney
Wilma Bonet
Max Von Sydow
Jessica Brooks Grant
Cuba Gooding
Annabella Sciorra
Josh Paddock
June A Lomena
Werner Herzog
Matt Salinger
Benjamin Brock
Crew
Donovan A. Scott
Visual Effects
Bill Abbott
Music Editor
Craig Abele
Visual Effects
David Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Christine Altomari
Production Supervisor
Neal Anderson
Dialogue Editor
Bernd Angerer
Visual Effects
Karen Ansel
Digital Effects Supervisor
Frida Aradottir
Hair Stylist
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator
Alison Armstrong
Visual Effects
Caleb Aschkynazo
Editor
Gerard Averill
Location Manager
Barnet Bain
Producer
Cheryl Bainum
Cgi Artist
Terry Baliel
Hair Stylist
Ron Bass
Executive Producer
Ron Bass
Screenplay
Chris Bayz
Rotoscope Animator
Brian Begun
Rerecording
Bob Beher
Sound Editor
Roy Berkowitz
Editor
Yvonne Blake
Costume Designer
Josh Bleibtreu
Other
Josh Bleibtreu
Director Of Photography
Alan C. Blomquist
Coproducer
Ron Bolanowski
Special Effects Foreman
Christine Bonnem
Location Manager
Mauro Borrelli
Visual Effects
Alan Boucek
Visual Effects
David Brenner
Editor
James Brett
Music
Brent Brooks
Music Editor
Nicholas Brooks
Visual Effects Supervisor
Otie Brown
Assistant Director
Kelly Bumbarger
Wrangler
Shannan Burkley
Visual Effects
Andrew Burward Hoy
Art Department
Matthew Butler
Animator
Kirk Cadrette
Cgi Artist
Grady Campbell
Visual Effects
Paul Carden
Sound Editor
Simon Caroll
Photography
Cindy Carr
Set Decorator
Audrey Chang
Editor
Chris Ciampa
Visual Effects
Tim Clark
Matte Painter
Tom Clary
Production Manager
Davia Clayton
Other
Simon Coke
Adr Editor
Lee Cole
Other
Terry Collis
Unit Production Manager
John Cornejo
Visual Effects
Carla Corwin
Assistant Director
Kimberly Shriver Covate
Visual Effects
J D Cowler
Visual Effects
Tom Cranham
Visual Effects
David Crawford
Visual Effects
Tim Crosbie
Visual Effects
Charlie Croughwell
Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Rerecording
Andrea D'amico
Executive Producer
Anibal Dao
Other
C Marie Davis
Executive Producer
Denise Davis
Line Producer
Edward Davis
Other
Shelley Davis
Animal Trainer
Dario Degregorio
Production Coordinator
Paolo Jose Deguzman
Visual Effects
Carol Depasquale
Script Supervisor
Portia Digiovanni
Motion Control
Mark J Dillon
Visual Effects
Dino Dimuro
Sound Editor
Rob Doolittle
Visual Effects
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Jim Dultz
Art Director
Richard Dunn
Visual Effects
Stephen P Dunn
Assistant Director
Yanick Dusseault
Cgi Artist
Syd Dutton
Matte Painter
Jonathan P Egstad
Visual Effects
Robert Elhai
Original Music
Miles Essmiller
Cgi Artist
Amanda Evans
Visual Effects
Yuri Farrant
Photography
Todd Fellows
Visual Effects
Deak Ferrand
Matte Painter
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Eric Flickinger
Other
Ayse Francis
Visual Effects
Lorisa D Francis
Post-Production Coordinator
B J Fredrickson
Chief Modelmaker
Joann Fregalette Jansen
Choreographer
Michael J Frick
Rotoscope Animator
Robert A D Frick
Rotoscope Animator
David Fudge
Assistant Director
Martin Fulterman
Song
Jessica Gallavan
Adr Supervisor
Fernando Gallegos
Other
Larry Gaynor
Visual Effects
Richard Gelfand
Unit Production Manager
Sandra Germain
Cgi Artist
Scott Gershin
Sound Editor
Rodolfo Gerstl
Other
Hector Gika
Sound Editor
Katie Gilbert
Production Coordinator
Brent Gilmartin
Visual Effects
Lisa Giobbi
Choreographer
Gary Goldstein
Visual Effects
Pedro Luis Gonzalez
Producer
Scott Gordon
Digital Effects Supervisor
Inna Gotman
Researcher
Laura Graham
Adr Editor
Darin K Grant
Animator
Rebecca Greeley
Assistant Director
Caroleen Green
Matte Painter
Barbara A Hall
Unit Production Manager
Craig Halperin
Visual Effects
Brian Hanable
Visual Effects
Stephen Hannock
Other
Brett Harding
Camera Operator
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Scott Harper
Cgi Artist
Laura Harris
Dialogue Editor
David Harvey
Other
Simon Haslett
Visual Effects
Dale Haugo
Scenic Artist
B Ian Hayden
Cgi Artist
Michael Heath
Music
Michael 'ffish' Hemschoot
Visual Effects
Claas Henke
Visual Effects
Nina Henninger
Casting
Francois Herbin
Other
Matt Hightower
Technical Director
Chris Hopkins
Visual Effects
Maysie Hoy
Editor
Erica Huggins
Executive Producer
Joel Hynek
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Anthony Jackson
Visual Effects
Lilian Jacobs
Rotoscope Animator
Sarah Jacobs
Foley Artist
John Jakubowski
Visual Effects
John Jakubowski
Animator
Chris Jargo
Adr Supervisor
Pierre Jasmin
Other
Derek Johansen
Assistant Director
Hilery Johnson
2-D Artist
Dr. Ken Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ginger Joyce
Visual Effects
John Joyce
Visual Effects
Mark Joyce
Visual Effects
Michael Kamen
Soloist
Michael Kamen
Original Music
Michael Kamen
Song
Michael Kamen
Music
Michael Kamen
Music Conductor
Constance A Kazmer
Adr Editor
Daryl Kell
Music Editor
Michael Keller
Rerecording
Severine Kelley
Production Coordinator
Laura E Kelly
Motion Control
Laura E Kelly
Camera Operator
Randy Kelly
Sound Editor
Erin Kemp
Set Designer
Daniel Klem
Animator
Peter Klemchuk
Post-Production Coordinator
David Kneupper
Sound Editor
Keith Kolder
Cgi Artist
Richard Kriegler
Art Department
Scott Kroopf
Executive Producer
John D Kuberski
Assistant Director
Tani Kunitake
Illustrator
Linda Kurgpold
Cgi Artist
Sherman G Labby
Visual Effects
Donna Langston
Line Producer
Mark Larranaga
Visual Effects
Aric Lasher
Set Designer
William D Lee
Special Effects Foreman
Jacques Levesque
Visual Effects
Heidi Levitt
Casting
Kim Libreri
Project Manager
Seth Lippman
Cgi Artist
Kenneth Littleton
Digital Effects Supervisor
Lauren Ann Littleton
Effects Coordinator
Lawrence Littleton
Digital Effects Supervisor
Peter Litwinowicz
Other
Dawn Llewellyn
Editor
Michael Lloyd
Matte Painter
Daniel Loeb
Visual Effects
Captain Oswaldo Loretu
Helicopter Pilot
Julie C Lucas
Foley Recordist
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
Kevin Mack
Visual Effects Supervisor
Anthony Mark
Editor
Kiim Marks
Other
Kiim Marks
Director Of Photography
Kim Marks
Camera Operator
Todd Masters
Prosthetic Makeup
Richard B. Matheson
Source Material (From Novel)
Richard B. Matheson
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
Drömmarnas värld
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Montana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Award Wins
Best Visual Effects
1998
Award Nominations
Set Decoration
1998
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1999 Award for Best Art Direction in a Feature Film from the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors.
Winner of the 1998 Golden Satellite Award for Outstanding Visual Effects (Ellen Somers) from the International Press Academy.
Released in United States Fall October 2, 1998
Released in United States on Video March 9, 1999
Project was previously in development at MGM.
Robin Williams reportedly received $17.5 million for this project.
Robin Williams reportedly received $17.5 million for this project.
Completed shooting October 7, 1997.
Began shooting June 23, 1997.
Released in United States Fall October 2, 1998
Released in United States on Video March 9, 1999
