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Brainstorm - aivomyrsky

Original title: Brainstorm
  • 19831983
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 46min
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
12K
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POPULARITY
1,651
6,953
  • Cast & crew
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Brainstorm (1983)
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.4/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,651
6,953
  • Director
    • Douglas Trumbull
  • Writers
    • Bruce Joel Rubin(story)
    • Robert Stitzel(screenplay)
    • Philip Frank Messina(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Natalie Wood
    • Louise Fletcher
Top credits
  • Director
    • Douglas Trumbull
  • Writers
    • Bruce Joel Rubin(story)
    • Robert Stitzel(screenplay)
    • Philip Frank Messina(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Natalie Wood
    • Louise Fletcher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 98User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Trailer
    Trailer 3:21
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    Photos53

    "Brainstorm," Natalie Wood. 1983/MGM.
    "Brainstorm," Natalie Wood. 1983/MGM.
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Joe Dorsey and Lou Walker in Brainstorm (1983)
    Cliff Robertson in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Brainstorm (1983)

    Top cast

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    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Michael Braceas Michael Brace
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Karen Braceas Karen Brace
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Lillian Reynoldsas Lillian Reynolds
    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Alex Tersonas Alex Terson
    Jordan Christopher
    Jordan Christopher
    • Gordy Forbesas Gordy Forbes
    Donald Hotton
    Donald Hotton
    • Landan Marksas Landan Marks
    Alan Fudge
    Alan Fudge
    • Robert Jenkinsas Robert Jenkins
    Joe Dorsey
    Joe Dorsey
    • Hal Abramsonas Hal Abramson
    Bill Morey
    Bill Morey
    • James Zimbachas James Zimbach
    Jason Lively
    Jason Lively
    • Chris Braceas Chris Brace
    Darrell Larson
    Darrell Larson
    • Security Technicianas Security Technician
    Lou Walker
    Lou Walker
    • Chefas Chef
    Stacey Kuhne-Adams
    • Andreaas Andrea
    John Hugh
    • Animal Lab Technicianas Animal Lab Technician
    Ira David Wood III
    Ira David Wood III
    • Barryas Barry
    • (as David Wood)
    Keith Colbert
    • Dr. Ted Harrisas Dr. Ted Harris
    Jerry Bennett
    • Dr. Janet Bockas Dr. Janet Bock
    Mary Fran Lyman
    • Realtoras Realtor
    • (as Mary-Fran Lyman)
    • Director
      • Douglas Trumbull
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin(story)
      • Robert Stitzel(screenplay)
      • Philip Frank Messina(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 actually 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 of 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 one of the researchers dies and tapes the experience of death, Michael is convinced that he must play back this tape to honor the memory of the researcher and to become enlightened. When another researcher dies during playback the tape is locked away and Michael has to fight against his former colleagues and the government lackeys that now run his lab in order to play back and confront the "scariest thing any of us will ever face" - death itself. —Eric van bezooijen <eric@webmethods.com>
    high techexperimental technologyvirtual realitysubjective cameracharacter's point of view camera shot145 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • ...The Ultimate Experience
    • Genres
      • Sci-Fi
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • K-16
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Natalie Wood died near the end of principal photography, studio executives tried to kill the film and claim the insurance, saying that director Douglas Trumbull could not complete the film. However, Trumbull's contract gave that decision to him, and he insisted on completing it, using a stand-in and changing camera angles for the few remaining shots of Wood's character. The resulting hostility between Trumbull and the studio executives meant that this would be Trumbull's last Hollywood film. He has since devoted his efforts to effects work for IMAX films, theme park rides and the like.
    • Goofs
      The soldering iron that Dr. Reynolds accidentally burns her wrist on is a battery-operated, rechargeable model; it would not have been hot unless she had been holding it and pressing the button.
    • 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 reviews98

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Excellent science fiction
    What are the boundaries of science fiction? This film explores them. Like the thirteenth floor, dark city or the matrix the film leaves a lingering uncertainty as to what out ultimate destiny or origin is. Good science fiction probes us and questions our limitations.
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    • fan_no2
    • Dec 8, 2001

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    • What horror film was being viewed by some of those monitoring view screens?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1984 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Gordon Forbes Tapes
    • Filming locations
      • Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • JF Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • SLM Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
      • 1h 46min
    • Color
      • Color

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