THE DEAD ZONE (1983)

The trailer for 1983’s THE DEAD ZONE. Directed by David Cronenberg and written by Jeffrey Boam, from the book by Stephen King. The film stars Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Martin Sheen, Tom Skerritt, Colleen Dewhurst, and Nicholas Campbell.

The plot summary is as follows:

Johnny Smith is a young schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him. Unfortunately, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, he is involved in a wreck with an 18-wheel tractor-trailer and is in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes up from it, he discovers he has an ability to see into other people's lives, past, present and future, by coming into physical contact. But the visions he has are often frightening, and even apocalyptic...

THE DEAD ZONE is currently streaming on HBO Max and is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.