Description
David Cronenberg's first foray into mainstream filmmaking is also one of his most satisfying pictures. Adapted from a
Stephen King novel, it stars
Christopher Walken as Johnny, a man who has been in a coma for five years and wakes up to realize that he can tell a person's fate just by touching them. Realizing that he can change the future as well, Johnny soon gets intervenes in a number of would-be tragedies. Consequently, he soon becomes famous for his gift, but he longs for his former life, when he still had his job, his fiancee, and a normal life. However, when he shakes hands with a future president of the US (
Martin Sheen, in a wonderfully hammy performance) who could end up being the biggest mass murderer since Hitler, Johnny wrestles with what seems to be his destiny. Walken's bravura performance forms the soul of this excellent and touching thriller.
Details
Released: Tue 26 Sep 2006
Catalogue Number: 118354
Rating: 

- Art Director: Barbara Dunphy
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Producer: Debra Hill
- Screenwriter: Jeffrey Boam
- Feature:
- Theatrical Trailer
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
- Audio:
- Subtitles: English
- Discs: 1
- Format: NTSC
- Layers: 1
- Release Year: 1983
- Running Time: 104 minutes
Availability
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