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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Andrew Fleming (story) &
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Release Date:
8 April 1988 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Scream You Don't Hear... Is Your Own more
Plot:
In the mid-'70s, a cult group called Unity Field commits mass suicide, but a young girl survives. After... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Jennifer Rubin ... Cynthia
Bruce Abbott ... Dr. Alex Karmen
Richard Lynch ... Harris

Dean Cameron ... Ralph
Harris Yulin ... Dr. Berrisford
Susan Barnes ... Connie
John Scott Clough ... Victor

Elizabeth Daily ... Lana (as E.G. Daily)
Damita Jo Freeman ... Gilda
Louis Giambalvo ... Ed

Susan Ruttan ... Miriam

Sy Richardson ... Detective Wasserman
Missy Francis ... Young Cynthia
Sheila Scott-Wilkenson ... Hettie
Ben Kronen ... Edgar
Jon Menick ... Night Guard Anthony

Charles Fleischer ... Ron the Pharmacist
Brian Katkin ... Physical Therapist

Steven Anderson ... Reporter #1
Ellaraino ... Reporter #2
Alba Francesca ... Reporter #3

Maria Melendez ... Reporter #4
Chip Johnson ... Reporter #5
Diane Zolten Wiltse ... Reporter #6
Steve Whiteford ... Reporter #7
Coleen Maloney ... Unity House Nurse
Annie Waterman ... Unity Member #1
Lee Waddell ... Unity Member #2
Tim Trella ... Unity Member #3

Philip Granger ... Unity Member #4
Kristina Loggia ... Unity Member #5
Patricia Veselich ... Unity Member #6
Elizabeth DuNah ... Unity Member #7
Julianne Dallara ... Unity Member #8

James Bolt ... Unity Member #9
Evan MacKenzie ... Unity Member #10
Darnell Gregorio-De Palma ... Unity Member #11
Caroline Walter ... Unity Member #12
Tony Cecere ... Fireman
James Purcell ... Paramedic
Don Sparks ... Policeman at Fire
Julianna McCarthy ... Nurse #1
Sarina C. Grant ... Nurse #2

Romy Rosemont ... Nurse #3
Randy Oglesby ... Cynthia's Policeman (as Tom Oglesby)
Charles Bouvier ... Ralph's Policeman
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George Coutoupis ... Man in elevator

Linda Kaye ... Unity Woman on Fire
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Directed by
Andrew Fleming 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Andrew Fleming (story) &
Michael Dick (story) &
P.J. Pettiette (story) &
Yuri Zeltser (story)

Andrew Fleming (screenplay) and
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Produced by
Gale Anne Hurd .... producer
Ginny Nugent .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Jay Ferguson 
 
Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski 
 
Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman 
 
Production Design by
Ivo Cristante 
 
Costume Design by
Deborah Everton 
Ronald Leamon 
Patricia Norris 
 
Makeup Department
Michèle Burke .... special makeup effects (as Michelle Burke)
Kimberly Felix .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Charles Skouras III .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John R. Woodward .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson .... supervising sound editor
Ron Bartlett .... sound effects editor
Greg Curda .... foley mixer
Christopher Flick .... foley editor
Oscar Mitt .... sound
Jerry Trent .... foley artist
 
Special Effects by
Roger George .... special effects
Lise Romanoff .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Bret Mixon .... rotoscoping
Jon Warren .... model maker
Mike Warren .... special effects technician: Fantasy II
 
Stunts
Tony Cecere .... stunt coordinator
Linda Fetters .... stunts
Jeff Habberstad .... stunts
Lee Waddell .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Myers .... key grip
John 'Fest' Sandau .... assistant chief lighting technician
Paul Trimble .... grip (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Greg Hittelman .... apprentice editor (as Gregory Hittelman)
 
Music Department
Mary Patrao .... assistant music editor
 
Other crew
Jim Fall .... production assistant
Ernest D. Farino .... title designer: main titles
Greg Hittelman .... production assistant (as Gregory Hittelman)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
Australia:80 min | 84 min (FMC Library Print)
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Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1988) | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) | UK:18 (cut) | Australia:R | France:-12 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Norway:18 (video rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1988-2003) (cinema release)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Cynthia: [looking up at the vent] Where's Connie and Ed?... Where's Connie and Ed?
Harris: With us!
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Soundtrack:
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9 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Bad Dreams on elm Street 3 :), 2 December 2003
Author: DrummerDude714 from California

The First time I remember seeing this movie was back in the late 80s, when it was being played on HBO late one night. I remember at the time I thought the movie was pretty cool. I didnt see the movie again until about a year ago , when I picked up a used copy of it. Since then I have watched the movie a couple times, and I think its pretty awesome. its got some scary sences, and its definately got that old style 80s horror feel to it, which I miss. Its also crazy how similar this movie is to the 1987 masterpeice,A Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Dream Worriors. This movie's main star is Jennifer Ruben, who played Taryn in Nightmare 3...and just like in Nightmare 3, Bad Dreams is about a group of troubled kids who are in a mental institution, being haunted in there dreams by a burned boogeyman. It was cool to see Jennifer Ruben in another horror movie. This, and Nightmare 3, are the only two movies I can remember her in. Check out "Bad Dreams" if you want to see another cool late 80s horror movie.

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