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Thomas Baum (writer)
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22 October 1982 (USA)
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He has the power to make you live his nightmares... And he's dreaming about you. more
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A disturbed telepathic man is able to transmit his dreams and visions into the minds of the people around him. full summary | add synopsis
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A great early 80's shocker.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kathryn Harrold | ... | Dr. Gail Farmer |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | John Doe #83 / The Sender |
| Shirley Knight | ... | Jerolyn, the Sender's Mother |
| Paul Freeman | ... | Dr. Joseph Denman, Gail's Boss |
| Sean Hewitt | ... | The Messiah |
| Harry Ditson | ... | Dr. Hirsch |
| Olivier Pierre | ... | Dr. Erskine |
| Tracy Harper | ... | Young girl |
| Al Matthews | ... | Vietnam veteran |
| Marsha A. Hunt | ... | Nurse Jo |
| Angus MacInnes | ... | Sheriff Prouty |
| Jana Shelden | ... | Nurse Reimbold |
| Manning Redwood | ... | Policeman |
| John Stephen Hill | ... | Policeman |
| Monica Buford | ... | Dr. Warren |
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91 min
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An obviously distraught young man (Zeljko Ivanek, in the role that "introduced" him) attempts suicide and is subsequently taken to a state mental hospital. There, a sympathetic psychiatrist, Gail Farmer (Kathryn Harrold) tries to get through to him, and discovers that they are now linked telepathically. And not only that, but he clearly has strange powers that he cannot control and which cause no end of problems for the staff and fellow patients.
The solid cast also includes Shirley Knight, highly enigmatic as the mysterious woman claiming to be the young man's mother, and Paul Freeman (Belloq in "Raiders of the Lost Ark") as Gail's boss who argues with her about the proper way to treat this John Doe.
"The Sender" has a highly intriguing scenario offering no easy answers and details that can be quite open to individual interpretation. Seeing that it was released during the slasher movie boom, it's easy to see why it might have slipped through the cracks. However, it's worth discovering or re-discovering, as director Roger Christian (an Academy Award winner who was set decorator on "Star Wars" and art director on "Alien") does a very credible job at crafting it. It has a palpable sense of doom, gloom, and mystery, with a large number of genuinely effective nightmare sequences. Trevor Jones's music is excellent as well.
This overlooked and efficiently disturbing film is definitely worth catching. It was released on DVD this year so hopefully that will help it gain more recognition.
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