Brainstorm (1983)
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Natalie Wood made her last screen appearance in Brainstorm; in fact, she died before the film was completed, necessitating extensive rewrites. Wood's character is secondary to the one played by Christopher Walken. A research scientist, Walken has been experimenting with a revolutionary brain-reading device. This wondrous machine is able to read a person's thought processes and translate these to videotape. When Walken wants to study the brainwaves of his late partner Louise Fletcher, he finds himself seriously at odds with his superiors-not to mention several ominous-looking government types, headed by Cliff Robertson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, (more)
- Director(s):
- Douglas Trumbull
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Brainstorm
Natalie Wood made her last screen appearance in Brainstorm; in fact, she died before the film was completed, necessitating extensive rewrites. Wood's character is secondary to the one played by Christopher Walken. A research scientist, Walken has been experimenting with a revolutionary brain-reading device. This wondrous machine is able to read a person's thought processes and translate these to videotape. When Walken wants to study the brainwaves of his late partner Louise Fletcher, he finds himself seriously at odds with his superiors-not to mention several ominous-looking government types, headed by Cliff Robertson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast of Brainstorm
- Christopher Walken - Michael Brace
- Louise Fletcher - Lillian Reynolds
- Jordan Christopher - Gordy Forbes
- Donald Hotton - Landon Marks
- Bill Morey - James Zimbach
- Georgianne Walken - Wendy Abramson
- Desiree Ayres - Bikini Girl #1
- Darrell Larson - Security Technician
- John Hugh - Animal Lab Technician
- Jack Harmon - Security Guard
- John Vidor - Bellhop
- David Wood - Barry
- Robyn Lively
- Thomas Huff - Stunt Guard #2
- Charlie Briggs - Colonel Easterbrook
- Keith Colbert - Dr. Ted Harris
- Natalie Wood - Karen Brace
- Cliff Robertson - Alex Terson
- Joe Dorsey - Hal Abramson
- Alan Fudge - Robert Jenkins
- Jason Lively - Chris Brace
- Nina Axelrod - Simulator Technician
- Roger Black - Bob Burns
- Wallace Merck - Agent #3
- Bill Couch - Agent #1
- Herbert Hirschman - Dr. Graf
- John Gladstein - Dr. Pederson
- Lou Walker - Chief
- Glen Lee - Agent #4
- Robert Bloodworth - Man at Party #4
- Jim Burk - Lab Technician
- Director(s):
- Douglas Trumbull
- Writer(s):
- Philip Frank Messina, Robert Getchell, Robert Stitzel
- Producer(s):
- Douglas Trumbull, Joel Freeman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Nudity, Brief Nudity, Not For Children, Violence, Profanity, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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