The Dead Zone
Brief Synopsis
A man awakens from a coma with the ability to see other people's futures.
Cast & Crew
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David Cronenberg
Director
Christopher Walken
Brooke Adams
Tom Skerritt
Martin Sheen
Colleen Dewhurst
Film Details
Also Known As
Dead Zone
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror/Science-Fiction
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1983
Location
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada; Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 43m
Synopsis
Johnny Smith awakens from a five-year coma to discover that he has developed the power to see people's futures by touching their hands. When he shakes the hand of a ruthless politician and see's a nuclear war, Johnny resolves to assassinate him.
Director
David Cronenberg
Director
Cast
Christopher Walken
Brooke Adams
Tom Skerritt
Martin Sheen
Colleen Dewhurst
Anthony Zerbe
Jack Messinger
Reg Dreger
Geza Kovacs
Herbert Lom
Julie-ann Heathwood
Bill Copeland
Chapelle Jaffe
Joe Kapnaiko
Simon Craig
Barry Flatman
Ramon Estevez
Les Carlson
Jim Bearden
Roberta Weiss
Peter Dvorsky
David Rigby
Ken Pogue
William B. Davis
Jackie Burroughs
Cindy Hines
Raffi Tchalikian
Wally Bondarenko
Hardee Lineham
Roger Dunn
Nicholas Campbell
Gordon Jocelyn
Sean Sullivan
John Koensgen
Claude Rae
Vera Winiauski
Serge Leblanc
Helene Udy
Joseph Domenchini
Crew
Calvin Acord
Special Effects Foreman
Douglas Allen
Best Boy
John Bankson
Carpenter
Jon G Belyeu
Special Effects Coordinator
Andreas Blackwell
Production Assistant
Jeffrey Boam
Associate Producer
Jeffrey Boam
Screenplay
John Board
Assistant Director
Deirdre Bowen
Casting
Jock Brandis
Gaffer
David Brown
Driver
Carlo Campana
Grip
Shane Cardwell
Stunts
Kirk Cheney
Carpenter
Jeffrey Chernov
Associate Producer
Randi Chernov
Assistant
David Chuc
Driver
David Coatsworth
Location Manager
Ira Cohen
Electrician
Jesse Cohoon
Craft Service
Janet Cormak
Scenic Artist
Richard Cosgrove
Animal Wrangler
Tom Coulter
Set Decorator
Peter Cox
Stunts
Jim Craig
Storyboard Artist
Michael Curran
Transportation Coordinator
Joe Curtin
Construction Manager
Daniel R Davis
Assistant Art Director
Alex Dawes
Driver
Bryan Day
Sound Mixer
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Jeremy F Deable
Technical Advisor
Christopher Dean
Grip
Olga Dimitrov
Costume Designer
Barbara Dumphy
Art Director
Tim Dunphy
Editorial Assistant
John Eckert
Production Manager
Jenny Fifield-arbour
Hair
Elaine Foreman
Assistant Editor
Rick Forsayeth
Stunts
Tom Glass
Animal Wrangler
Maureen Gurney
Wardrobe Assistant
James Guthrie
Sound Effects
Michael Christopher Gutierrez
Sound Editor
Otta Hanus
Assistant Director
Duane Hartzell
Sound Editor
Devon Heffley
Sound Editor
John Herzog
Electrician
Debra Hill
Producer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Derek Howard
Special Effects
David Hynes
Grip
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
Shonagh Jabour
Makeup
Gary Jack
On-Set Dresser
Loren Janes
Stunts
Maris H. Jansons
Key Grip
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Clark Johnson
Special Effects
Michael Kamen
Music
Michael Kavanagh
Special Effects
Philip King
Production Coordinator
Stephen King
Source Material (From Novel)
Stephen King
Source Material
Al Kosonic
Driver
Nick Kosonic
Other
Michael Lacroix
Boom Operator
Jo-ann Ladenheim
Art Assistant
Gregg Landaker
Sound
Peter Lauterman
Property Master
Peter Lavender
Casting
Michael Lennick
Video
Carey Loftin
Stunt Coordinator
Lyn Lucibello
Production Accountant
Steve Maslow
Sound
Carol Mcbride
Assistant
Jerome Mccann
Driver
Heather Mcintosh
Production Accountant
Carolyn Mckenzie
Office Assistant
Susan Starre Mckibbin
Production Accountant
Dwayne Mclean
Stunts
Laird Mcmurray
Special Effects
Steven Meil
Other
Robin Miller
Assistant Camera Operator
Don Miloyevich
Props
Donna Mobbs
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark Molin
Special Effects
Leslie Munro
Stunts
Izidore Musallam
Driver
Michael Newman
Special Effects
Harry Pavelson
Other
D Harry Persad
Special Effects
Gary Phipps
Other
Rick Porter
Photography
Andrea Poulis
Office Assistant
Gianico Pretto
Special Effects
Michael Rea
Assistant Editor
Tom Reid
On-Set Dresser
Gillian Richardson
Script Supervisor
David Rigby
Stunts
Myles Roth
Carpenter
Arthur Rowsell
Wardrobe
Ronald Sanders
Editor
John D Scott
Animal Wrangler
Steve Shapiro
Photography
Stewart Sherwood
Artistic Advisor
Mark Silver
Grip
Sonan Sookad
Special Effects
Carol Spier
Production Designer
David Stone
Sound Editor
John Stoneman
Photography
Ken Sweet
Sound Editor
Jerome Thiberghien
Stunts
Eric Tomlinson
Sound
Bill Varney
Sound
Greg Walker
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Lydia Wazana
Assistant Director
Caryl Wickman
Sound Editor
Robert Wiens
Carpenter
Gareth Wilson
On-Set Dresser
Denise Woodley
Wardrobe Assistant
David J Woods
Camera Trainee
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Editor
David R Zimmermann
Special Effects
Film Details
Also Known As
Dead Zone
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror/Science-Fiction
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1983
Location
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada; Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 43m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 21, 1983
Released in USA on video.
Began shooting January 10, 1983.
Completed shooting March 28, 1983.
Released in United States Fall October 21, 1983
