Dreamscape (1984 film)

Dreamscape is a 1984 science fiction adventure horror film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by David Loughery, with Chuck Russell and Ruben cowriting.

At the institution, Alex is reunited with his former mentor Dr. Paul Novotny Max von Sydow who is now involved in governmentfunded psychic research. Novotny, aided by fellow scientist Jane DeVries Kate Capshaw, has developed a technique that allows psychics to voluntarily link with the minds of others by projecting themselves into the subconscious during REM sleep i.e., while they are dreaming. Novotny equates the original idea for the dreamscape project to the practice of the Senoi, who believe the dream world is just as real as reality.The project was intended for clinical use to diagnose and treat sleep disorders, particularly nightmares, but it has been hijacked by Bob Blair Christopher Plummer, a powerful government agent. Novotny convinces Alex to join the program in order to investigate Blairs intentions. Alex gains experience with the technique by helping a man worried about his wifes infidelity, and by treating a young boy named Buddy Cory Yothers who is plagued with nightmares so terrible that a previous psychic lost his sanity trying to help him. Buddys nightmare involves a large sinister snakeman. ........

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