The lone survivor of a suicide cult wakes from a thirteen-year coma in a psychiatric ward, where other patients suddenly start dying under mysterious and gruesome circumstances.
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Title: Bad Dreams (1988)
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| Jennifer Rubin | ... | Cynthia | |
| Bruce Abbott | ... | Dr. Alex Karmen | |
| Richard Lynch | ... | Harris | |
| Dean Cameron | ... | Ralph | |
| Harris Yulin | ... | Dr. Berrisford | |
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Susan Barnes | ... | Connie |
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John Scott Clough | ... | Victor |
| Elizabeth Daily | ... | Lana (as E.G. Daily) | |
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Damita Jo Freeman | ... | Gilda |
| Louis Giambalvo | ... | Ed | |
| Susan Ruttan | ... | Miriam | |
| Sy Richardson | ... | Detective Wasserman | |
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Melissa Francis | ... | Young Cynthia (as Missy Francis) |
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Sheila Scott Wilkinson | ... | Hettie |
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Ben Kronen | ... | Edgar |
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In the mid-'70s, a cult group called Unity Field commits mass suicide, but a young girl survives. After being in a coma for thirteen years she wakes up in a psyche ward, not remembering the incident. The psychiatrist tries to help her remember, but she begins seeing the leader of the cult talking to her from the grave, and the other members of her therapy group begin to commit suicide around her. Or is it suicide? Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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13 years later... she awoke from the darkest coma to relive a forgotten evil. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 April 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La pesadilla mortal See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,008,870, 10 April 1988Gross USA:
$9,797,098Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$9,797,098Company Credits
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Runtime:
(FMC Library Print)Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Ferruccio Tagliavini
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Reviews cited the film as a derivative of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Jennifer Rubin had earlier starred in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). See more »Quotes
Dr. Alex Karmen: Mm, you know, I thought you might need some company tonight. It's safest here, really. The police are here, I'm here. We're going to have a nice, boring evening tonight. I even brought provisions: pure, unadulterated junk food. At this point who cares about chemicals?See more »
Alternate Versions
The 18-rated UK video release of this film was cut by 22 seconds by the BBFC to remove closeup shots of self-mutilation with a knife and a scalpel, and to reduce a scene where a man is repeatedly hit by a car. The cuts were waived by the BBFC in 2018 for DVD/Blu-ray. See more »Connections
Referenced in Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks: Visiting Hours (2015) See more »Soundtracks
La Donna è MobileWritten by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Ferruccio Tagliavini
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In the mid-70s,the members of the love cult Unity Fields sought the ultimate joining by dousing themselves with gasoline and committing mass suicide.A young girl blown clear of the fiery explosion was the only survivor.Thirteen years later,Cynthia(Jennifer Rubin)awakens from a coma inside a psychiatric hospital with only buried memories of that horrific day.But when her fellow patients start committing suicide one by one,her past slowly begins to come back to terrifying life..."Bad Dreams" is a pretty average horror flick.It's well-paced and visually interesting.The acting by Richard Lynch,Jennifer Rubin and Bruce Abbott,three actors ignored by the mainstream,is solid and there is plenty of blood and gore including knife through hand and some nasty self-mutilation.7 out of 10.