Product: The Dead Zone [VHS] (1983)
Rating: 5.0
Superb King Adaptation
During the time when filmmakers were completely embarassing King by making utterly low-quality films out of his stories (Children of the Corn, etc.), David Cronenberg and Jeffrey Boam teamed together to write and direct a solid, engrossing adaptation of king's 1979 novel. Christopher Walken is just fine here as a school teacher who gets thrown into a terrible car accident, by some unlucky fate, and falls into a coma for 5 years. When he wakes up, he has lost everything he once had, but has gained something. The power of second sight is what he gains, ultimately leading to a fatal conclusion. THE DEAD ZONE is the sort of movie that will keep you glued to the screen, one of the many reasons being for Walken's outstanding performance.