The Dead Zone

About The Dead Zone

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.

The Dead Zone is a 1983 horror science fiction film directed by David Cronenberg. Released in October 1983, it runs 103 minutes.

Christopher Walken stars as Johnny Smith, Brooke Adams as Sarah Bracknell, Tom Skerritt as Sheriff Bannerman, and Herbert Lom as Dr. Sam Weizak. Written by Jeffrey Boam. It was produced by The De Laurentiis Company. The story is adapted from a novel.

Members will find car accident, sheriff, series of murders, and gothic in it. American members can watch it on History Vault, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

The Devil All the Time, Just Like Heaven, and The Shining make useful companions to The Dead Zone, all filed under madness. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 1,918 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.