Brainstorm

Brainstorm

  • Director: Douglas Trumbull
  • Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin,Robert Stitzel,Philip Frank Messi
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: September 30, 1983
  • Also known as: The Gordon Forbes Tapes
  • Brainstorm is a science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull and starring Christopher Walken and Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko .
    The film tells the story of two scientists who invented a headset that can record people's memories, dreams and fantasies with pictures. After the military learned about this invention, they decided to apply it to the military field.

    Details

    • Release date September 30, 1983
    • Filming locations Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies JF Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), SLM Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $15,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $10,219,460

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $1,196,965

    Gross worldwide

    $10,219,460

    Movie reviews

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    • By Imelda 2022-10-20 14:10:38

      nice story

      Although the plot is a bit cliché, the ending makes sense.
      The significance of the film lies in the turning point at the end, and the other parts are foils and are not important; all the prosperous and loneliness of the world will finally end in the vast starry sky, and the feeling of being one with the universe is very comforting.
      At the end, I saw the shadow of "2001 A Space Odyssey" and thought of "Contact" starring Jodie Foster.
      This is equivalent to "getting the Tao" in...

    User comments

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    • By Mireya 2023-08-30 13:35:00

      The concept is a bit magical, but unfortunately it's a bit...

    • By Electa 2023-08-29 00:05:53

      Trumbull was the best visual effects expert at the time, and he set the frame rate specifically for the film. C Walken and N Wood's tidbits are linked to Wood's later accidental...

    • By Rosella 2023-08-20 10:15:05

      Mainly because Natalie Wood was in the same boat as Walken and her husband that night after seeing Natalie Wood drown in this film! Old school, the story Tree of Life copied a lot of footage/monitoring...

    • By Keshaun 2023-08-05 03:33:29

      I don't understand the movie, but also let people write movie reviews. ....

    • By Eliezer 2023-06-23 15:41:48

      It is a very advanced idea, and now it has only realized VR, and there is no perceptual connection other than vision, let alone the level of spiritual...

    Movie plot

    Genius scientists Lillian and Michael have invented a system capable of recording and replaying the actual experiences of others. Getting into the system means you can know what others are thinking and doing, and even repeat the experience. As a result, some people began to use it for some bizarre activities, and even the government used it to obtain military secrets. But it didn't stop there. Some people start to die mysteriously....
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    Movie quotes

    • Gordy Forbes: Hey, this is hot! It sure beats dirty magazines.

    • Karen Brace: Take a look.

      Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: Looks great. Sit, please.

      Karen Brace: Looks great. Sit, please.

      Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: Now just - empty your head.

      Karen Brace: Empty my head?

      Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: Okay, relax.

      Karen Brace: Empty my head and relax?

    • Hal Abramson: Something happened to me. It was more than just a sexual fantasy. It was - it was a feeling I had. I'm more than I was.