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Cast

Natalie Wood
as Karen Brace

Christopher Walken
as Michael Brace

Louise Fletcher
as Lillian Reynolds

Cliff Robertson
as Alex Terson

Jordan Christopher
as Gordy Forbes

Georgianne Walken
as Wendy

Bill Morey
as James Zimbach

Donald Hotton
as Landon Marks

Joe Dorsey
as Hal

Alan Fudge
as Robert Jenkins

Jason Lively
as Chris Brace

Robyn Lively

Nina Axelrod
as Simulator Technician

Desiree Ayres
as Bikini Girl #1

Roger Black
as Bob Burns

Robert Bloodworth
as Man at Party #4

Charlie Briggs
as Colonel Easterbrook

Jim Burk
as Lab Technician

Keith Colbert
as Dr. Ted Harris

John Gladstein
as Dr. Pederson

Jack Harmon
as Security Guard

Herbert Hirschman
as Dr. Graf

Thomas Huff
as Stunt Guard #2

Darrell Larson
as Security Technician

Glen Lee
as Agent #4

Wallace Merck
as Agent #3

John Vidor
as Bellhop

Lou Walker
as Chief

David Wood
as Barry

John Hugh
as Animal Lab Technician

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Critic Reviews for Brainstorm

Audience Reviews for Brainstorm

• Sep 28, 2015

  Brainstorm is a movie I want to rate up but can't. The plot simply is not there and the whole thing becomes silly towards the end. However, I did enjoy the 80s style futurism, Walken (as always), as well as the performance by Louise Fletcher. The transfer looks good, much better than I expected, better than most 80s films.
  Robert B Super Reviewer
• Apr 21, 2013

  A sci-fi flick riddled with excellent ideas, executed rather well by the cast and interesting raw machines sfx and allucinations/first-person perspectives that is just too rigid on it's execution. The editing is so precise and analytical that makes it hard to follow these characters properly. The pacing is a bit off at times and the last "heist" segment just didn't cut it for me. Given the troubled production this movie had going, it's no surprise that there's a whole "let's just finnish this quickly" vibe going by, which is a shame cause this had the potential to have something special going like, say, Altered States for a broader audience. Missed opportunity.
  Francisco G Super Reviewer
• Jun 30, 2010

  Brainstorm was simply just kind of okay when you stop to consider how great a movie about this concept of memory/emotional transference should have been. EVERY character in this movie was incredibly dull and half baked. The story was also weak and the only thing that really shined with Brainstorm was some of Douglas Trumbull's (the man responsible for 2001: A Space Odyssey's effects) direction. The fact that he changed aspect ratios to show the perspective of Christopher Walken and Louise Fletcher's invention in itself is almost worth the watch. The fact that Brainstorm is full of 2001 nods/ripoffs (one of the characters is named Hal for crissakes) kind of deflates it. I realize that Natalie Wood's death kind of crapped on the production as a whole but there's only so much you can blame on tragedy.
  Michael G Super Reviewer
• Feb 18, 2010

  From Douglas Trumbull, the man behind visual effects in such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner comes Brainstorm. His only other notable directorial work before this was Silent Running, an ecological Sci-Fi thriller that was decades before its time. There's no argument that the man knows special effects, but that doesn't always translate into knowing how to direct actors. Some of the takes come off as awkward first take rehearsals and the dialogue can be thin at times. Still, it's great to see Christopher Walken in one of the few lead roles in his career. Louise Fletcher is great as the head scientist fighting for control of her invention from the evil military forces who have come up with a new and exciting way to kill people. The film is also noted for being the final work of Natalie Wood who drowned during the production and blah blah blah. The main attractions of the film are cinematography and the special effects. The lights bouncing off of the silver tape, the virtual theater scenes, this button, that light, etc... All in all, Brainstorm remains a provocative sci-fi flick and should be seen once by all film fans. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view¤t=brainstorm2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/brainstorm2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
  El Hombre I Super Reviewer

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