Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 6
Dreamscape mixes several genres -- horror, sci-fi, action -- and always maintains a sense of adventure and humor.
Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 2
Dreamscape mixes several genres -- horror, sci-fi, action -- and always maintains a sense of adventure and humor.
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 7,786
Great special effects do not always make for a great film, but Dreamscape comes awfully close. Dr. Paul Novotny (Max Von Sydow) and Dr. Jane Devries (Kate Capshaw) run a clinic for the study of dreams. Hoping to alleviate the pain of those plagued with recurring nightmares, Novotny hires a team of psychics to "inhabit" the subconsciouses of the patients. Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid), a small-time hustler who uses his ESP gifts for financial gains, is hired to work at the clinic. He helps to
PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.
Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Aug 17, 1984 Wide
Jun 6, 2000
HBO Video
All Critics (27) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (7) | DVD (10)
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.
Top CriticMost 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.
Mostly maladroit, without the kind of high gloss or confidence that might help carry its audience along.
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.
Underrated, extremely fun genre picture
This is as good a piece of solid, down-the-line schlock as anything to come along since Halloween III.
Pretty solid thriller with Quaid in his element.
A perfect piece of escapist entertainment
Intrigues still, fascinating inside-the-brain experience
An imaginative sci-fi thriller, even though the effects don't hold up today.
Classic 80s sci fi . . amazing cast when one looks at it . . Quaid, Von Sydow, Albert, Plummer, Capshaw .. Crazy how many people they got on board for this one. Was a fun movie for sure.
August 22, 2010Super Reviewer
A great adventure filled sci-fi thriller all about dreams and psychics. I really liked this movie, and I highly recommend it.
September 6, 2010Super Reviewer
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