Lathe of Heaven (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Philip Haas

Writers (WGA):

Ursula K. Le Guin (novel)
Alan Sharp (teleplay)

Release Date:

8 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

His dreams control our destiny, but who controls his dreams.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Central Pontine Myelinosis | Therapist | Dream | Utopia Quest

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

James Caan	...	Dr. William Haber
Lukas Haas	...	George Orr
Lisa Bonet	...	Heather Lelache
David Strathairn	...	Mannie
Sheila McCarthy	...	Penny
Serge Houde	...	Judge
Suzanne Desautels	...	Lelache's Secretary
Belinda Hum	...	Mrs. Nakumisi
Tetsuro Shigematsu	...	Mr. Nakumisi
Jonathan Higgins	...	Medic
Danny Blanco	...	Security Officer (as Danny Blanco-Hall)
Conrad Pla	...	Search Man #1
Daniel Do	...	Waker / Host
Daniel Pilon	...	President Murtle
Steve Adams	...	Game Show Host
Claudia Besso	...	Personality #1
Cas Anvar	...	TV Personality #3
Steve Anthony	...	Personality #4
Lori Graham	...	Newscaster #1
Caroline Van	...	Newscaster #2
Caroline Van Vlaardingen	...	Newscaster #2

Directed by
Philip Haas

Writing credits (WGA)
Ursula K. Le Guin		(novel "The Lathe of Heaven")
Alan Sharp		(teleplay)

Produced by
Craig Baumgarten	....	executive producer
Bruce Davison	....	co-producer
Allen Sabinson	....	executive producer
Mark Winemaker	....	producer

Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography by
Pierre Mignot

Film Editing by
Jean-François Bergeron

Casting by
Avy Kaufman
Andrea Kenyon

Production Design by
Sylvain Gingras

Art Direction by
Daniel Carpentier

Costume Design by
Liz Vandal

Makeup Department
Gaétan Landry	....	hair stylist
Serge Morache	....	key hair stylist
Nathalie Trépanier	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Paul Boutin	....	unit manager
Ginette Guillard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Bouchard	....	second assistant director
Paul Drouin	....	additional third assistant director
Mireille Goulet	....	first assistant director
Auree Tommi Lepage	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Kun Chang	....	concept artist
Marie-Soleil Dénommé	....	assistant decorator
Marcel Pierre Dussol	....	props
Ronny Gosselin	....	propmaker
Jean-Francois Mignault	....	illustrator
Jean-Francois Mignault	....	pre-visualization
Russell Moore	....	first assistant art director

Sound Department
Terry Burke	....	foley artist
Steph Carrier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Erik Culp	....	foley mixer
Maxime Ferland	....	boom operator
Peter Kambasis	....	assistant sound editor
Claude La Haye	....	production sound mixer
Timothy Mehlenbacher	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Munro	....	supervising sound editor
Dale Sheldrake	....	dialogue editor
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Yonson	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
André Laforest	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures
John Paul Docherty	....	digital visual effects supervisor: Peerless
Mark Fordham	....	head of matte painting
David Hedley	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	lead digital compositor/supervisor
Andrew Nguyen	....	matte painter
Matt Schofield	....	matte artist
Mark Spevick	....	digital effects artist
Thomas Turnbull	....	visual effects
Rainy Venne	....	Flame artist
Pat Wong	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bernard Arseneau	....	gaffer
Yves Arseneau	....	electrician
Geoffroy Beauchemin	....	first assistant camera
Sylvain Bélanger	....	grip
Amelie Duceppe	....	camera trainee
Robert Lapierre Jr.	....	key grip
Marco Venditto	....	electrician

Casting Department
Randi Wells	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Stéfanie Guadagnino	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Paul Intson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Richard Chabot	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Guy Aumond	....	production accountant
Lynn Beaudin	....	assistant location manager
Pierre Blondin	....	location manager
Daniel Boudreau	....	production assistant
Alain Bourassa	....	on-set playback
Alain Dahan	....	computer/video operator
Benoit Thériault	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• A&E Television Networks
• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Baumgarten Merims Productions
• Lathe Productions

Distributors

• A&E Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• A&E Television Networks
• USA Network (USA)

Special Effects

• Calibre Digital Pictures
• Intrigue (special effects)

Runtime:

USA:90 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Trivia:

The movie begins and ends with a quote from Andrew Marvell's poem "The Garden" - "The mind, that ocean where each kind Does straight its own resemblance find; Yet it creates, transcending these, Far other worlds, and other seas".

Movie Connections:

Remake of The Lathe of Heaven (1980) (TV)

not bad, different ... and commendable.

let me preface by saying ive seen the 1980 version, and ive read the book.

no movie will ever be exactly like the book it originates from. so why compare. its a rare occasion that an author gets behind the camera (kudos to clive barker) which means that the director gets dibs on interperitation. and books, like music, like visual art, are open to interperitation, every one takes what they want from them. i put this in the realm of american psycho, solaris, and dune. complex novels, different screen visions. when directors take on novels, they bring out what they want, and can, in the time they have.

that said, i think haas did an excellent job. the whole concept behind the story has plenty to grab from. haas chose the elements he wanted to excentuate and illustrate and did so admirably. im not saying its a perfect film. i thought the penny character was totally overdone. and while i would find myself taking issues with some of the inconsistencies, i decided to except them on grounds that its the nature of this world. each waking presents a new reality. so i have no ground to argue the nitpicky stuff. i thought lukas haas was an excellent george orr, but had difficulty pairing him with lisa bonet, thus making thier relationship less believable.

all in all worth seeing as a fan of speculative fiction. i would someday like to see a longer version that has a chance to dig a little deeper into the bits that matter more. making the less relevant bits less obtrusive.