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Overview
Release Date:
30 September 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
...The Ultimate Experience morePlot:
Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
Intriguing, disturbing moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Walken | ... | Dr. Michael Anthony Brace |
 | Natalie Wood | ... | Karen Brace |
 | Louise Fletcher | ... | Dr. Lillian Reynolds |
 | Cliff Robertson | ... | Alex Terson |
| Jordan Christopher | ... | Gordy Forbes |
| Donald Hotton | ... | Landan Marks |
 | Alan Fudge | ... | Robert Jenkins |
| Joe Dorsey | ... | Hal Abramson |
| Bill Morey | ... | James Zimbach |
| Jason Lively | ... | Chris Brace |
| Darrell Larson | ... | Security Technician |
| Lou Walker | ... | Chef |
| Stacey Kuhne-Adams | ... | Andrea |
| John Hugh | ... | Animal Lab Technician |
| Ira David Wood III | ... | Barry (as David Wood) |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
106 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M (video rating) | Australia:M (original rating | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1984) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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The tape used in the tape machines is a variety of decorative tape made by 3M. 3M only sold it in four-inch widths, so it had to be slit by hand to two-inch widths to fit in the tape machines. When filmed, they were astounded at how gaudy it looked, so to dampen its brightness, the prop crew wound the tape back and forth across a sander to dull its brilliance. "One of those things that actually looked a lot better on film when we finished with it," Douglas Trumbull commented. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Michael gets home from work at the beginning, he walks into his bedroom and turns on the light. Before the light comes on, the wall where the switch is, is illuminated by outside light. This light disappears an instant before the room light comes on. moreQuotes:
[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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Brainstorm is an amazing and beautifully crafted film, worth watching more than once. From the opening credits and the music that never quite resolves, it is one of those experiences that leaves one unsettled, but not untouched. The images, the stories, and the issues keep this film from succumbing to the temptation of being more science than fiction. The subtle performances and direction, although sometimes underrated, are intriguing and lend a sophisticated air.
Watch it as an experience rather than as a scientific treatise and you will surely have a great ride.