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Brainstorm

  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Douglas Trumbull
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
      • Robert Stitzel
      • Philip Frank Messina
    • Stars
      • Christopher Walken
      • Natalie Wood
      • Louise Fletcher
    • 104User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more 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 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)
    Natalie Wood and Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken and Louise Fletcher in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)
    Christopher Walken in Brainstorm (1983)

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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
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    Storyline

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    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
      There is no possible way that any assembly line could have been remotely programmed to have gone haywire and crazy at it did by Karen, and there is no way that a remote access terminal could override a direct power shutoff at the factory.
    • 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 reviews104

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    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
      • September 30, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Gordon Forbes Tapes
    • 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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