Dreamscape (1984 film)
The most terrifying trip of all is the one inside your mind.
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Bruce Cohn Curtis, nephew of Columbia Pictures co-founder Harry Cohn, formed Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises with backing from businessman Stanley Zupnik.[1] After directing the pilot for Breaking Away, Joseph Ruben found David Loughery's script through the William Morris Agency.[1] Ruben showed the script to assistant director Chuck Russell, who suggested they show it to Curtis.[1] Curtis acquired and greenlit Dreamscape, then provided feedback as Ruben and Russell spent seven months rewriting the script.[1]
Roger Zelazny's 1981 outline, which served as the film's starting point, drew from his novella He Who Shapes and his 1966 novel The Dream Master.[2] Following 20th Century Fox's purchase of his outline, Zelazny ceased to be part of the project.[2] Zelazny is uncredited because he contributed neither the film's treatment nor its script.[2] On February 3, 1983, principal photography for Dreamscape commenced in Los Angeles.[3]
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A 2023 article notes Dreamscape opened on August 17, 1984, and stars Dennis Quaid as Alex Gardner, a psychic recruited into a university sleep-research program.[4] The same article describes the snake-man creature as appearing in a memorable sequence where Alex helps a troubled young boy.[4] It states the film features a battle between Alex and the mentally deranged psychic Tommy Ray Glatman, played by David Patrick Kelly.[4] It calls Dreamscape a combination of horror, action and sci-fi with a synth-based musical score.[4]
George Wendt portrays a horror novelist who aids Alex in uncovering a conspiracy.[4] Dreamscape* was the second movie to be released with a PG-13 rating, after Red Dawn.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dreamscape (1984 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Staff, "The Making of Dreamscape", Fourth Castle Micromedia, May 1985 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dreamscape (1984 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'...And Call Me Roger': The Literary Life of Roger Zelazny", Part 4, by Christopher S. Kovacs. In: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny, Volume 4: Last Exit (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dreamscape (1984 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: AFI Catalog (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Don’t Sleep on ‘Dreamscape’ — 1984’s Other Great Nightmare-Based Movie", Remind, 2023-07-15. facts only, no text reused. remindmagazine.com
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