Canadian Cronenberg in Dead Zone

Stephen King's DEAD ZONE as Movie

directed by David Cronenberg
USA 1983

same year as he made Videodrome, also showing how a person can get psychic and by body involved in a collective matrix beyond his ordinary senses - foresight as a curse or gift??





most afflicted character: PSYCHIC JOHNNY (Christopher Walken)

most provoking character: SENATOR STILLSON (Martin Sheen)

most honourable character: DOKTOR WEIZAK (Herbert Lom)

most charming character: WIFE SARAH (Brooke Adams)

most mystic character: BOY STUART (Simon Craig) and/or DADDY STUART (Anthony Zerbe)


3 Characters
2 Scenery
2 Camerawork

5 Thrill
5 Conflict
1 Humour

4 Psychology
5 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

3 Composition
4 Music
6 Concept

= 46


I now give 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, where 3 is good
and total possible 7 X 12 = 84 never exist(?)






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