The Dead Zone (2002) (V)

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers:

Stephen King (novel)
Michael Piller (creator) ...
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Release Date:

5 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A young man awakens from a six-year coma with the ability to see into peoples futures.

Plot Keywords:

Coma | Serial Killer | Psychic | Car Accident | Extrasensory Perception

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall	...	Johnny Smith
Nicole de Boer	...	Sarah Bracknell Bannerman
Chris Bruno	...	Sheriff Walt Bannerman
John L. Adams	...	Bruce Lewis
Rick Tae	...	Dr. Tran, Ph.D.
Kristen Dalton	...	Dana Bright
Anna Hagan	...	Vera Smith
Gina Chiarelli	...	Nurse Elaine MacGowan
Michael Rogers	...	Frank Dodd
David Ogden Stiers	...	Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Purdy
Emily Holmes	...	Allison
John Hainsworth	...	Barker #1
Campbell Lane	...	Barker #2
Justin Stillwell	...	Boy Student
Kenya Jo Kennedy	...	Maggie MacGowan
Tyler Williamson	...	Diner Brother #1
Daniel Williamson	...	Diner Brother #2
Janet Saint James	...	Diner Mother
Beverley Breuer	...	Diner Waitress (as Beverly Breuer)
Nicole LaPlaca	...	Girl Student #1 (as Nichole LaPlaca)
Mercedes de la Zerda	...	Girl Student #2
Fran Gebhard	...	Henrietta Dodd
Chris Kelly	...	Hockey Coach
Michael St. John Smith	...	Michael Kennedy
Liliane Lee	...	Mother Tran
Diana Ha	...	Older Mother Tran
Bryce Hodgson	...	Player #1
Bill Mondy	...	Roscoe
Dominic Louis	...	Johnny Bannerman
Evan Smith	...	6-Year-Old Johnny
Victoria Billingsley	...	6-Year-Old Sarah
Nicholas Lee	...	3-Year-Old Dr. Tran
Marke Driesschen	...	TV News Reporter
Donald Fong	...	Uncle Tran
Janina Dall	...	Woman Victim
Ed Chow	...	Younger Uncle Tran

Directed by
Robert Lieberman

Writing credits
Stephen King		(novel)
Michael Piller		(creator) &
Shawn Piller		(creator)
Michael Piller		(story) &
Shawn Piller		(story)
Michael Piller		(teleplay)

Produced by
Kira Domaschuk	....	co-producer
Peter Lhotka	....	producer
April Nocifora	....	associate producer (as April Rossi)
Robert Petrovicz	....	producer
Michael Piller	....	executive producer
Shawn Piller	....	producer
Harold Tichenor	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
Roy Hay

Cinematography by
David Hennings

Film Editing by
Daria Ellerman

Costume Design by
Cynthia Ann Summers

Makeup Department
Joel Echallier	....	key special makeup effects
Ryan Nicholson	....	special makeup effects designer
Juliana Vit	....	assistant makeup artist
Krista Young	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brad Jubenville	....	second assistant director
Brad Jubenville	....	second assistant director: second unit
Sarah Ostrow	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Simon Haywood-Anderson	....	set dresser
Andrew Reid	....	lead dresser

Sound Department
Kevin Belen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rusty Dunn	....	sound effects editor
James Fonnyadt	....	sound editor (2 episodes)
Jerry McLean	....	unit mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer

Visual Effects by
Jack Fulmer	....	digital effects artist
Jaison Stritch	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Alex Chiang	....	stunts
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt double
Trevor Jones	....	stunt actor: DEA Agent
Shawn C. Orr	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunt double: Brian Markinson

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeffrey M. Hoffman	....	camera operator
Ian Prince	....	best boy grip
Lecily Corbett	....	assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marco Daxton	....	assistant costume designer

Transportation Department
David Halliday	....	transportation captain
James Sanchez	....	driver: cast
Bruce Scott	....	electric semi

Other crew
Darryl Chan	....	personal trainer: Anthony Michael Hall
France Raymond	....	stand-in
Tisha Simpkins	....	trainee assistant location manager

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films
• SBS6 (200?) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for a sexual reference.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R

Trivia:

This is the first two episodes of the television series. They originally aired as two separate episodes, part two ("What It Seems") airing the week after part one ("Wheel of Fortune"). They were edited together into one movie for the DVD release and subsequent television airings. The movie eliminates episode titles whatsoever and is just called The Dead Zone. In the original episodic television airings of the second half of the movie, also known as "What It Seems", it included the show's normal opening credits and theme song.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where they discovered the body at the windmill, Johnny and Bruce walk past a police car with its roof emergency lights on. When the scene switches to a different camera, the emergency lights of the police car are off.

Movie Connections:

References "Rugrats" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Sleepwalk

fast paced,but doesn't seem like it till it's over

this is the complete pilot episode for the TV show of the same name.it's surprisingly very entertaining.it's from the novel by Stephen King,and directed by Robert Lieberman.it's very tautly directed and well acted,especially by Anthony Michael Hall,who is the lead character.i liked his character a lot.he was sympathetic and likable.this is one of the better Stephen King adaptations.it isn't necessarily original,but i liked what they did with the material.it doesn't seem fast paced while you're watching it,but it's over before you know it.it is only 87 minutes,but it doesn't feel incomplete at all.the ending is ambiguous,but obviously there are more episodes in the series.for me,The Dead Zone is an 8/10