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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Bruce Joel Rubin (story)
Robert Stitzel (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 September 1983 (USA) more
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Tagline:
...The Ultimate Experience more
Plot:
Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people... more | add synopsis
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2 wins & 6 nominations more
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Sci-Fi Cinema Obscura: Brainstorm
 (From SciFiCool.com. 12 August 2009, 5:27 PM, PDT)

Back Catalogue #1 - Synapse Films
 (From Fangoria. 29 April 2009, 1:43 PM, PDT)

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I've been wanting to watch it again since 1983 more (60 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christopher Walken ... Michael Brace

Natalie Wood ... Karen Brace
Louise Fletcher ... 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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Gordon Forbes Tapes (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
106 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Michael first shows the machine to his son Chris, he calls it "The Hat." However in the script (final revised draft 9-21-81) he called it a "super-conducting phased field neural discharge sensor array." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lillian is recording her death, the tape reel is almost empty and it only records for about 30 seconds. After the funeral, when Brace and Hal are in the lab , the reel on the table is full. Then later, when we see the tape reel in the tape lab, it's almost empty again. 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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Features Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
I've been wanting to watch it again since 1983, 8 December 2000
Author: Popcorn-28

The first and last time I saw this movie was back in 1983 and I've wanted to watch it again many times since then. I just couldnt remember the title , until someone here on IMDB reminded me.

I used to explain the plot to the guys at video rental places, and they would just stare at me as though I had gone nuts......

I then recently saw Flatliners and felt the urge to watch Brainstorm again.....so I did..... and I found it just as good as when I first saw it.

Of course there are a few bad points, but it is the idea behind the movie and the way it is projected that leaves you .......feeling......and thats rare for a movie these days.

If you're tired of the usual stuff being churned out by Hollywood, watch Brainstorm.........you wont see anything like it.

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