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The Dead Zone   1983         R, 102 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller Director: David Cronenberg   Cast: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Nicholas Campbell, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Sean Sullivan, Geza Kovacs, Roberta Weiss, Simon Craig, Peter Dvorsky   Written by Stephen King, this is the story of high school teacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) who is badly injured while in a car with his girlfriend, Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams). Upon awakening from a five-year coma, Johnny discovers that he can see people's futures just by touching them. Johnny's life has changed, and he tries to move on. His physician, Dr. Sam Weizak (Herbert Lom), believes that Johnny has not only the ability to predict the future but to change it as well. When Johnny shakes the hand of political candidate Greg Stillson (Martin Sheen), Johnny's ability is tested when he sees Stillson as a future President of the United States in the middle of a nuclear holocaust. Cast Christopher Walken Johnny Smith Brooke Adams Sarah Bracknell Tom Skerritt Sheriff George Bannerman Herbert Lom Dr. Sam Weizak Anthony Zerbe Roger Stuart Colleen Dewhurst Henrietta Dodd Martin Sheen Greg Stillson Nicholas Campbell Deputy Frank Dodd Jackie Burroughs Vera Smith Ken Pogue Vice President Sean Sullivan Herb Smith Geza Kovacs Sonny Elliman Roberta Weiss Alma Frechette Simon Craig Chris Stuart Peter Dvorsky Dardis