Joseph Ruben directs Dennis Quaid , Kate Capshaw and Christopher Plummer in this sci-fi horror adventure where a young psychic enters a secret government programme to test dream technology and uncovers a plot to assassinate the President.

40 years ago you could make a completely original movie with an unproven star that straddled four different genres simultaneously. Imagine that happening now? I’m not saying Dreamscape does any of the above well… but just marvel at its mere existence. The dictionary definition of choppy. The dream state FX are garish but practical. The cast oh so 80s. They can’t really figure out if Quaid’s hero is fuck boy teen rebel or a preppy psychic Indiana Jones. As it never settles it actually grows quite boring. One of the rare entertainments where you look forward to the characters sleeping so a bit of action might kick in.

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Perfect Double Bill: Enemy Mine (1985)

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