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Dream House

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
289
YOUR RATING
Dream House (1998)
DramaHorrorSci-Fi

Techno terror. A young couple move into a sophisticated home of the future where everything is automated by a super computer. However, the cutting edge device soon turns murderous!Techno terror. A young couple move into a sophisticated home of the future where everything is automated by a super computer. However, the cutting edge device soon turns murderous!Techno terror. A young couple move into a sophisticated home of the future where everything is automated by a super computer. However, the cutting edge device soon turns murderous!

  • Director
    • Graeme Campbell
  • Writer
    • Jim Makichuk
  • Stars
    • Timothy Busfield
    • Lisa Jakub
    • Brennan Elliott
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    289
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Graeme Campbell
    • Writer
      • Jim Makichuk
    • Stars
      • Timothy Busfield
      • Lisa Jakub
      • Brennan Elliott
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Timothy Busfield, Jennifer Dale, and Dan Petronijevic in Dream House (1998)
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    Lisa Jakub and Dan Petronijevic in Dream House (1998)
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    Timothy Busfield
    Timothy Busfield
    • Richard Connor Thornton
    Lisa Jakub
    Lisa Jakub
    • Jenny Thornton
    Brennan Elliott
    Brennan Elliott
    • Ray
    Dan Petronijevic
    Dan Petronijevic
    • Michael Thornton
    Cameron Graham
    Cameron Graham
    • Tom
    Pam Hyatt
    Pam Hyatt
    • Helen
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Dale
    Jennifer Dale
    • Laura Thornton
    Harry Nelken
    • Sergeant Randall
    Curtis Moore
    • Shelby
    Stephen Eric McIntyre
    • Marty
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      • Director
        • Graeme Campbell
      • Writer
        • Jim Makichuk
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      User reviews8

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      What a waste of time.
      I got this movie as it sounded like a cool movie, a bit on the scary side. Well, I was not amused.

      For starters, Timothy Busfield's character was as shallow as they come. He is a computer geek and builds this computer that will run their home and they are the Guinea pigs. I won't go into it but I will say this much. He does spend lots of time working on it and little time w/ the rest of the family. That is pretty much all you see him do and he wears shirts and ties all the time even though you never see him leave the house. His acting here doesn't live up to his acting on Thirtysomething.

      The rest of the cast of characters aren't any better. Jenny (the daughter) is the best character of them all and that isn't saying much. You get a hint of what the back history is on the parents (how they met in high school), but hardly anyone or anything else.

      The acting was superficial and shallow to say the least. The premise has some plausibility, but in the end, was totally unrealistic and on the verge of farcical.

      Basically, to put it mildly, it's one of those made for TV movies that's as bad as most. I actually thought it was an actual movie, but seeing how it was edited, I realized it was a made for TV movie.

      I ended up fast forwarding through parts of it and basically wasted an evening watching this dumb movie.

      Don't waste your time on it.
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      • Release date
        • November 19, 1998 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Canada
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • H.E.L.E.N.
      • Filming locations
        • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
      • Production companies
        • Paramount Television
        • Credo Entertainment Group
        • Future Films
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
        • Color

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