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Projekt Brainstorm

Original title: Brainstorm
  • 1983
  • 12
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
13K
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Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
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Sci-FiThriller

Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.Researchers develop a system where they can jump into people's minds. But when people involved bring their personal problems into the equation, it becomes dangerous - perhaps deadly.

  • Director
    • Douglas Trumbull
  • Writers
    • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • Robert Stitzel
    • Philip Frank Messina
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Natalie Wood
    • Louise Fletcher
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Douglas Trumbull
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
      • Robert Stitzel
      • Philip Frank Messina
    • Stars
      • Christopher Walken
      • Natalie Wood
      • Louise Fletcher
    • 110User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 3:21
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    Photos59

    "Brainstorm," Natalie Wood. 1983/MGM.
    "Brainstorm," Natalie Wood. 1983/MGM.
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken and Louise Fletcher in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Projekt Brainstorm (1983)

    Top cast

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    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Michael Brace
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Karen Brace
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Lillian Reynolds
    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Alex Terson
    Jordan Christopher
    Jordan Christopher
    • Gordy Forbes
    Donald Hotton
    Donald Hotton
    • Landan Marks
    Alan Fudge
    Alan Fudge
    • Robert Jenkins
    Joe Dorsey
    Joe Dorsey
    • Hal Abramson
    Bill Morey
    Bill Morey
    • James Zimbach
    Jason Lively
    Jason Lively
    • Chris Brace
    Darrell Larson
    Darrell Larson
    • Security Technician
    Lou Walker
    Lou Walker
    • Chef
    Stacey Kuhne-Adams
    • Andrea
    John Hugh
    • Animal Lab Technician
    Ira David Wood III
    Ira David Wood III
    • Barry
    • (as David Wood)
    Keith Colbert
    • Dr. Ted Harris
    Jerry Bennett
    • Dr. Janet Bock
    Mary Fran Lyman
    • Realtor
    • (as Mary-Fran Lyman)
    • Director
      • Douglas Trumbull
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
      • Robert Stitzel
      • Philip Frank Messina
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Because of the immensely troubled production and disagreements with MGM, Douglas Trumbull opted never to direct a Hollywood film again. In 1983 he stated, "I have no interest . . . in doing another Hollywood feature film . . . Absolutely none. The movie business is so totally screwed-up that I just don't have the energy to invest three or four years in a feature film. Moviemaking is like waging war. It destroys your personal life, too. The people who can survive the process of making films have largely given up their personal lives in order to do that, just because it's such a battle to make a movie. And in doing that, they've isolated themselves from the very audience that they're trying to reach."
    • Goofs
      Several of the tapes play back from a third-person perspective, which would be impossible if the tapes were actually a person's recorded memory.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: [whispers to statue] That's the girl I'm gonna marry.

    • Crazy credits
      After the final credit has rolled, 'TO NATALIE' appears for a couple seconds
    • Alternate versions
      In the psychotic episode sequence when Michael's (Christopher Walken) son Chris (Jason Lively) wears the headset, there's a slight difference between the 70mm version and 35mm version. In the 70mm version of Chris's hallucination when Michael flips a lever presumably sending an electrical current to Chris's head, the camera cuts to and remains on a shot of a circular device with electricity running through it, as Michael is heard to say, 'Now you're gonna find out it's mine!' In the 35mm version, the shot arrangement is the same except that it cuts back to a closeup of Michael saying the line 'Now you're gonna find out it's mine!'
    • Connections
      Edited into Trumbull Land (2018)

    User reviews110

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Intriguing, disturbing
    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.
    helpful•61
    12
    • Lottie
    • Feb 17, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1984 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brainstorm
    • Filming locations
      • Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA(Burroughs Wellcome Pharmaceutical Corporation HQ)
    • Production companies
      • JF Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • SLM Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,219,460
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,196,965
      • Oct 2, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,219,460
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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