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Overview

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5.8/10   1,292 votes
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Director:
Michael Lessac
Writers (WGA):
Michael Lessac (story) &
Robert Jay Litz (story) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A Journey That Will Open Your Mind... And Touch Your Heart.
Plot:
When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sally handles her father's death in a very odd manner... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kathleen Turner ... Ruth Matthews

Tommy Lee Jones ... Jake Beerlander
Asha Menina ... Sally Matthews
Shiloh Strong ... Michael Matthews
Esther Rolle ... Adelle
Park Overall ... Lillian Huber
Michael Horse ... Stoker
Anne Pitoniak ... Judge

Joaquín Martínez ... Selord
Jacqueline Cassell ... Gloria Miller (as Jacqueline Cassel)
John Henderson ... Bart Huber
Craig Fuller ... Ray Huber
Rick Marshall ... Frank Stearson
Reuben Valiquette Murray ... Reuben
Emily Russell ... Emily
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Before I Wake (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for theme.
Runtime:
Netherlands:109 min | USA:109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
A&M Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Ruth Matthews is reading prime numbers out of a book to two children, one of the primes is 3041527. But 3041527 is not a prime. It is the product of 1741 and 1747. more
Quotes:
Ruth Matthews: Everybody goes off into their own worlds sometimes; I do!
Jake Beerlander: Yes, of course we all do, but we come back.
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Movie Connections:
References TRON (1982) more

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8 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Ability to discriminate, 26 January 2005
7/10
Author: morganseer from United States

Let's please differentiate between a creative film and a medical documentary. This film is very original and creative. The fact that it draws on reality and then bends it to suit its own purposes is irrelevant, and the very purpose of art.

Those who are sensitized by their own private grief should perhaps avoid this film. Those who use movies as sources of information about treating medical or psychological conditions should seek immediate help, since they are likely to draw on any available misinformation designed to damage their children's psyche.

Should we ban Lord of the Rings because of its unrealistic portrayal of little people?

Morganseer

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