Product: The Dead Zone [VHS] (1983)
Rating: 5.0
Walken & Cronenberg combine to make a perfect Dead Zone
One would think that the combination of Stephen King and director David Cronenberg would create a bloody horror film but the result is far from that. They along with the masterful talent of Christopher Walken and a superb cast which includes Martin Sheen, Tom Skerritt, Colleen Dewhurst,Herbert Lom &Brooke Adams have created an eerie tale of premonition and death, not to mention an unforgettable love story. In many ways, this film and "The Fly" are probably the most accessible of David Cronenberg's filmography. I have tried to watch the TV series based on this great movie but for some reason I cannot see Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith since Walken made this role his own (who can forget his monologue to Adams when he returns from his coma?). A superb film that should be released in Blu-ray like "The Fly"--how about it, Paramount?