In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it.
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.
Cast
Christopher Walken
Johnny Smith
Brooke Adams
Sarah Bracknell
Tom Skerritt
Sheriff Bannerman
Herbert Lom
Dr. Sam Weizak
Anthony Zerbe
Roger Stuart
Colleen Dewhurst
Henrietta Dodd
Martin Sheen
Greg Stillson
Nicholas Campbell
Frank Dodd
Sean Sullivan
Herb Smith
Jackie Burroughs
Vera Smith
Géza Kovács
Sonny Elliman
Roberta Weiss
Alma Frechette
Simon Craig
Chris Stuart
Peter Dvorsky
Dardis
Julie-Ann Heathwood
Amy
Barry Flatman
Walt
Raffi Tchalikian
Denny #1
Ken Pogue
Vice President
Gordon Jocelyn
Five-Star General
Bill Copeland
Secretary of State
Jack Messinger
Therapist
Chapelle Jaffe
Nurse
Cindy Hinds
Natalie
Helene Udy
Weizak's Mother
Ramon Estevez
Teenage Boy with Camera
Joseph Domenchini
Young Weizak
Roger Dunn
Reporter
Vladimir Bondarenko
Reporter
Claude Rae
Reporter
John Koensgen
T.V. Anchorman
Leslie Carlson
Brenner
James Bearden
Deputy #1
Hardee T. Lineham
Deputy #2
William B. Davis
Ambulance Driver
Seirge LeBlanc
Denny #2
Vera Winiauski
Polish Peasant
Joe Kapnaiko
Polish Peasant
David Rigby
Truck Driver
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- Release Date 10/21/1983
- Language English
- Director David Cronenberg
- Editor Ronald Sanders
- Cinematographer Mark Irwin
- Producer Debra Hill
- Companies Lorimar Film Entertainment, The De Laurentiis Company
- Budget $10,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Oct 21, 1983 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Oct 21, 1983 | Theatrical | R |
| France | Jan 1, 1984 | Premiere (Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jan 13, 1984 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Mar 7, 1984 | Theatrical | TP |
| GR | Mar 18, 1984 | Theatrical | — |
| Spain | Apr 9, 1984 | Theatrical (Barcelona) | — |
| Germany | May 18, 1984 | Theatrical (West Germany) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Aug 9, 1984 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Japan | Jun 20, 1987 | Theatrical | PG12 |
| Brazil | Nov 19, 1987 | Theatrical | 12 |
| GR | Sep 1, 1993 | Premiere (Thessaloniki International Film Festival) | — |
| France | Aug 17, 2005 | Theatrical (Re-release) | TP |
| Netherlands | Dec 22, 2008 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| France | Sep 27, 2017 | Theatrical (Re-release) | TP |
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