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Dreamscape (1983)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:21

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: Dreamscape mixes several genres -- horror, sci-fi, action -- and always maintains a sense of adventure and humor.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: A university dream research clinic is exploring "dreamlinking", a method by which conscious people can insert themselves into others' dreams. The research director recruits washed-up psychic Alex... A university dream research clinic is exploring "dreamlinking", a method by which conscious people can insert themselves into others' dreams. The research director recruits washed-up psychic Alex Garland for his experiments, and Alex proves a natural for dream manipulation. But even though the doctor overseeing the research has only the best intentions, someone else believes that dreamlinking can be the ultimate weapon... and he's determined to recruit Alex for his own evil ends. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Max Von Sydow, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Max Von Sydow, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, David Patrick Kelly

Director: Joseph Ruben

Director: Joseph Ruben

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A perfect B movie for the 1980s: light and trashy, with political overtones and a blend of science fiction and paranoia, all calculated to provide fun for an audience disinclined to take matters seriously.

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05/30/07
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Film [from a screen story by David Loughery] centers on 'dreamlinking', the psychic projection of one person's consciousness into a sleeping person's subconscious, or his dreams. If that sounds far-fetched, it is.

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05/30/07
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Underrated, extremely fun genre picture

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05/25/06
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

This is as good a piece of solid, down-the-line schlock as anything to come along since Halloween III.

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01/26/06
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Pretty solid thriller with Quaid in his element.

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10/24/05
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com

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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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04/01/05
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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01/14/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A perfect piece of escapist entertainment

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11/06/04
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

Intrigues still, fascinating inside-the-brain experience

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10/24/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Most movies that try to crowd so much into an hour and a half end up looking like a shopping list, but Dreamscape works, maybe because it has a sense of humor.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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10/01/04
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Greenwich Village Gazette

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03/22/04
Rich Cline
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02/10/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

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08/29/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Mostly maladroit, without the kind of high gloss or confidence that might help carry its audience along.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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An imaginative sci-fi thriller, even though the effects don't hold up today.

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05/08/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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02/16/03
Josh Ralske
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