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Brainstorm (1983)
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Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people... See full summary » Director:Douglas Trumbull |
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| Christopher Walken | ... |
Michael Brace
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| Natalie Wood | ... | ||
| Louise Fletcher | ... |
Lillian Reynolds
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| Cliff Robertson | ... |
Alex Terson
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Jordan Christopher | ... |
Gordy Forbes
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Donald Hotton | ... |
Landan Marks
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Robert Jenkins
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Joe Dorsey | ... |
Hal Abramson
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Bill Morey | ... |
James Zimbach
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Jason Lively | ... |
Chris Brace
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Darrell Larson | ... |
Security Technician
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Lou Walker | ... |
Chef
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Stacey Kuhne-Adams | ... |
Andrea
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John Hugh | ... |
Animal Lab Technician
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Ira David Wood III | ... |
Barry
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Storyline
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 literally 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 for 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... Written by Eric van bezooijen <eric@webmethods.com>
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The Gordon Forbes Tapes See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,196,965 (USA) (2 October 1983) (169 Screens)Gross:
$8,900,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Can you see better if I move it a little closer?
Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: I can see something. It's parts of the grid, but it's still rotating. It's not locking up.
Hal Abramson: Maybe we all need a little break, Lillian.
Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Hal, you take a break.
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When actress 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 the film, 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. See more »Goofs
Continuity: At the beginning of the film, when they are calibrating the system, Lillian asks Michael what he sees, and he replies, "Clockwise rotation." However, the two superimposed images of the test pattern are rotating counter-clockwise. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Can you see better if I move it a little closer?
Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: I can see something. It's parts of the grid, but it's still rotating. It's not locking up.
Hal Abramson: Maybe we all need a little break, Lillian.
Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Hal, you take a break.
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