Trailer
Summary
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+46)
Critics 17Audiences 63GoodWatch 31
Tomatometer17%
Audience score68%
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −19 min on the typical 104
typical 10485Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1990
January 16, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 35
Bill PullmanDr. Rex Martin
Bill PaxtonJim Reston
Bud CortJack Halsey
Nicholas PryorMan in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
Patricia CharbonneauDana Martin
George KennedyVance
Brian BrophyEllis- DSDavid SinaikoBerkovitch
Lee ArenbergSacks
Andy WoodBrain Surgeon
Maud WinchesterCrazy Anna
Lisa MoncureBoard Member- JKJon KellamBoard Member
Willie GarsonBoard Member
John PaxtonBoard Member- DSDavid SklareBoard Member
Cynthia EttingerNurse Anderson- SHShannon HoltToni
Vincent FosterFred
Brent HinkleyDewey
Kyle GassAnaesthetist
Deirdre O'ConnellMrs. Halsey- AVAnn VincentHalsey's Aunt
- DVDorothy VincentHalsey's Aunt
Directing · 7
- Adam Simon Director, Screenplay
- Gregory Kent Simmons First Assistant Director
- Steve Gehrke Script Supervisor
- Philippe Browning Second Unit Director
- Harri James Script Supervisor
- Thomas Patrick Smith Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Charles Beaumont Screenplay
Production · 5
- Julie Corman Producer
- Barbara Cohen Casting
- Leslie Litt Casting
- Albert T. Dickerson III Production Manager
- Lynn Whitney Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Rohn Schmidt Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Carol Oblath Editor
- Mato Color Timer
Sound · 14
- Peter Rotter Music
- Dennis Patterson Sound Designer, ADR Recordist, Foley Editor, Foley Recordist
- Paul Di Franco Music Supervisor
- Gaston Biraben Dialogue Editor
- Craig Felburg Production Sound Mixer
- Catherine Harper Foley Artist
Art · 5
- Catherine Hardwicke Production Design
- Gilbert Mercier Art Direction
- Gene Serdena Set Decoration
- Dimitri Radoyce Storyboard Artist
- Michael Soriano Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Catherine Taieb Costume Design
- Barney Burman Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Angela Moos Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Desne J. Holland Assistant Hairstylist, Assistant Makeup Artist
- Anne Tamrazi Wardrobe Assistant
- Rob Burman Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Derrick Kolus Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Patrick J. Statham Stunt Coordinator
- Merritt Yohnka Stunts
- John Branagan Stunts
- Robyn Jacobs Special Effects Assistant
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