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Jon Boorstin (writer)
Release Date:
2 April 1986 (France)
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Now I lay me down to sleep. If I should kill before I wake...
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After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center...
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I love the look of this underrated movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kristy McNichol | ... | Kathy Gardner |
| Ben Masters | ... | Michael Hansen |
| Paul Shenar | ... | Ben Gardner |
| Justin Deas | ... | Kevin McCann |
| John McMartin | ... | Martin |
| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... | Claire |
 | Joseph Culp | ... | Danny |
| Matthew Penn | ... | Billy |
| Paul West | ... | Shep |
| Matthew Long | ... | Vaughn Capisi |
 | Jon Polito | ... | Doctor James |
| Ellen Parker | ... | Nurse Jennifer |
| Lynn Webster | ... | Policewoman |
| Brenda Cowling | ... | Hotel Manager |
| Charles West | ... | Man at Hilton Hotel |
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104 min
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Kristy McNicol is totally miscast and the ending, the one that takes place outside with the characters teetering on the edge of the skyscraper, was really bad and a groaner, but the rest of the film is pretty good. I'm not a big Pakula fan but I really like his minimalist approach to the somewhat contrived story. The look and feel of the film are my favorite part. The cinematography is excellent. McNicol's NY apartment is one of my favorites in any movie. It's so small and compact but cool. Wish I had it. The recurring dreams have a really unsettling quality to them. I'm impressed that Pakula actually went ahead and had these dream sequence be really become repetitive. I'm sure this turned off a huge portion of the audience but I thought they were really effective because they were so repetitive. The sound design during those nightmares sequences are also worth noting. The dream sequences of McNicol walking down a huge hallway were also amazing. I give the film's production design a huge 10. I wish I could give 10 to the rest of the film but can't. But even with all its faults, DREAM LOVER is a very overlooked movie.