The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone is a 1983 American science-fiction thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, based on a novel by Stephen King. It stars Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith, a man who gains psychic powers after awakening from a coma.
ReleasedOct 21, 1983
Budget$10M
Box Office$21M
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Martin Sheen
Greg Stillson
5.1
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Christopher Walken
Johnny Smith
3.8
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Brooke Adams
Sarah Bracknell
2.7
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Tom Skerritt
Sheriff Bannerman
2.6
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Colleen Dewhurst
Henrietta Dodd
0.7
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Anthony Zerbe
Roger Stuart
0.5
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