The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
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1983
1h 43m
7.0(1749 votes)
Thriller
Horror
Science Fiction

Overview

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.

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The De Laurentiis Company

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Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Christopher Walken

Johnny Smith

Christopher Walken
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Brooke Adams

Sarah Bracknell

Brooke Adams
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Tom Skerritt

Sheriff Bannerman

Tom Skerritt
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Herbert Lom

Dr. Sam Weizak

Herbert Lom
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Anthony Zerbe

Roger Stuart

Anthony Zerbe
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Colleen Dewhurst

Henrietta Dodd

Colleen Dewhurst
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Martin Sheen

Greg Stillson

Martin Sheen
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Nicholas Campbell

Frank Dodd

Nicholas Campbell
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Sean Sullivan

Herb Smith

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Jackie Burroughs

Vera Smith

Jackie Burroughs
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Géza Kovács

Sonny Elliman

Géza Kovács
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Roberta Weiss

Alma Frechette

Roberta Weiss
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Simon Craig

Chris Stuart

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Peter Dvorsky

Dardis

Peter Dvorsky
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Julie-Ann Heathwood

Amy

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Barry Flatman

Walt

Barry Flatman
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Raffi Tchalikian

Denny #1

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Ken Pogue

Vice President

Ken Pogue
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Gordon Jocelyn

Five-Star General

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Bill Copeland

Secretary of State

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Jack Messinger

Therapist

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Chapelle Jaffe

Nurse

Chapelle Jaffe
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Cindy Hinds

Natalie

Cindy Hinds
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Helene Udy

Weizak's Mother

Helene Udy
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Ramon Estevez

Teenage Boy with Camera

Ramon Estevez
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Joseph Domenchini

Young Weizak

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Roger Dunn

Reporter

Roger Dunn
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Vladimir Bondarenko

Reporter

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Claude Rae

Reporter

Claude Rae
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John Koensgen

T.V. Anchorman

John Koensgen
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Leslie Carlson

Brenner

Leslie Carlson
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James Bearden

Deputy #1

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Hardee T. Lineham

Deputy #2

Hardee T. Lineham
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William B. Davis

Ambulance Driver

William B. Davis
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Seirge LeBlanc

Denny #2

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Vera Winiauski

Polish Peasant

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Joe Kapnaiko

Polish Peasant

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Crew

David Rigby

Truck Driver

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