Arguably the best adaptation of a Stephen King novel, THE DEAD ZONE stars Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith, a shy schoolteacher who leaves his fiancee's house one night during a rainstorm and suffers a near-fatal auto accident. Five years later Johnny comes out of a deep coma, his life
forever changed. His fiancee has married another man, his mother has become a religious fanatic, and he has developed the power to see people's futures by touching their hands. After helping to solve a murder and saving the life of a child he "saw" drowning in a vision, Johnny attends a political
rally. There he shakes hands with local candidate Greg Stillson (Martin Sheen) and has...
Released:
1983
Rated:
R
Length:
103 mins