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Title: Brainstorm (1983)
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Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people. Once the capability of tapping into "higher brain functions" is added in, and you can literally jump into someone else's head and play back recordings of what he or she was thinking, feeling, seeing, etc., at the time of the recording, the applications for the project quickly spiral out of control. While Michael Brace uses the system to become close again to Karen Brace, his estranged wife who also works on the project, others start abusing it for intense sexual experiences and other logical but morally questionable purposes. The government tries to kick Michael and Lillian off the project once the vast military potential of the technology is discovered. It soon becomes obvious that the government is interested in more than just missile guidance systems. The lab starts producing mind torture recordings and other psychosis inducing material. When ... Written by Eric van bezooijen <eric@webmethods.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
30 September 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Gordon Forbes Tapes See more »Box Office
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$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
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Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Can you see better if I move it a little closer?
Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: I can see something. It's parts of the grid, but it's still rotating. It's not locking up.
Hal Abramson: Maybe we all need a little break, Lillian.
Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Hal, you take a break.
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In 1973, screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin was set to direct his script, then titled "The George Dunlap Tape." He raised $400,000, secured filming locations in Indiana (including Indiana University), had props built, cast Laurinda Barrett (Karen Brace), Woody Eney (Michael Brace), Fred Holliday (Hal Abramson), and Jacqueline Brookes (Lillian Reynolds), and assembled an FX team which included Jordan Belson, John Whitney Jr. and Scott Bartlett. Just as shooting was about to commence, the primary investor withdrew their funds and the entire production collapsed. See more »Goofs
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[first lines]Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Can you see better if I move it a little closer?
Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: I can see something. It's parts of the grid, but it's still rotating. It's not locking up.
Hal Abramson: Maybe we all need a little break, Lillian.
Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Hal, you take a break.
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Brainstorm is an amazing and beautifully crafted film, worth watching more than once. From the opening credits and the music that never quite resolves, it is one of those experiences that leaves one unsettled, but not untouched. The images, the stories, and the issues keep this film from succumbing to the temptation of being more science than fiction. The subtle performances and direction, although sometimes underrated, are intriguing and lend a sophisticated air.
Watch it as an experience rather than as a scientific treatise and you will surely have a great ride.