The Dead Zone Page #4

Synopsis: Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at first, but ends up causing problems...
Director(s): David Cronenberg
Production: Paramount Pictures
  7 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1983
103 min
610 Views


- Not that much to say.

It don't bring you much happiness,

does it, Son?

When it happens,

when the spells come, it feels like...

I don't know.

It feels like I'm dying inside.

No snow. It should snow for Christmas.

Hi.

- I brought you a visitor.

- I didn't know you were coming.

I wasn't sure myself.

I'm glad. If I'd known you were coming,

I'd have cleaned up.

You look wonderful.

You lost the crutches, I see.

Yeah. I still got the limp.

- Is your father home?

- No, he won't be back till later.

- Is that who I think it is?

- His Majesty.

- Danny?

- Denny.

- Say hi.

- Denny.

It's cold. Come on in.

He's asleep.

Last time we were alone together,

you said some things

were worth waiting for.

Well, haven't we waited long enough?

Dad's been carrying on

with Charlene Mackenzie.

Ever since her husband died,

she's got him over there

building one thing or another.

But if you ask me, it's the company

she wants, more than the bookcases.

I heard that.

That's a boy.

There you are, young fella.

I made that for John

the night he was born.

Well, it's an excellent chair.

So, what have you two

been up to all day?

Making bookcases.

Sit down. Dinner's ready.

- Boy, that smells good. I'm starved.

- I hope you'll like it.

I'll bet he will.

He's fed up with my cuisine.

For what we are about to receive,

may the Lord make us truly grateful.

Amen.

You know, it feels good to have a family

eating around this table again.

Am I gonna see you again?

Not like today.

Go inside, you're freezing.

- It doesn't have to...

- Don't say it. Don't say it, Johnny.

I'll just say good night.

Well, guess I'll hit the hay.

I'm gonna watch some TV.

Good night, Son.

Despite renewed efforts on the part

of the police forces in three counties,

the killer is at large, and is likely

to remain so for some time.

We spoke to Sheriff George Bannerman

outside the Castle County Courthouse,

earlier today.

Well, we have no new leads

at this time.

However, there's always the hope

that some citizen,

perhaps in the audience right now,

might have some information

that would be very helpful.

My line is always open and I would

welcome any help we can possibly get.

And that's really all I have to say

at this time. Thank you.

Thus far, nine separate murders

have been attributed

to the Castle Rock killer, dating back

almost three and a half years.

The most recent victim of this

shocking wave of rape-murders

was 15-year-old Debbie Linderman,

a sophomore

at Castle Rock High School.

Her partially clad body

was found just one month ago today,

in the Rock Lane boatyard.

As in the other Castle Rock killings,

cause of death

was determined by the coroner's office

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Jeffrey Boam

Jeffrey David Boam (November 30, 1946 – January 24, 2000) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He is known for writing the screenplays for Lethal Weapon 2 and 3, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Innerspace, and The Lost Boys. Boam's films had a cumulative gross of over US$1 billion. He was educated at Sacramento State College and UCLA. Boam died of heart failure on January 24, 2000 at age 53. more…

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