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It’s the early 1980s and Stephen King is at his peak as everyone of his novels is being picked up for adaptation. Enter The Dead Zone. Published in 1979, Hollywood quickly went after it. Dino De Laurentiis got his hands on it, and with the help of Debra Hill and David Cronenberg, they brought it to the big screen.
Time Stamps
00:01:55 – Welcome and Introductions
00:05:07 – Synopsis
00:06:31 – Quick Reviews
00:21:04 – Expanding the Syllabus
00:32:00 – Analysis
01:07:42 – Shelf or Trash
01:08:26 – Social Plugs and Next Week’s Film
Entering The Dead Zone
Everything is going well for Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken), he’s got a good job and a wonderful gal. Until one fateful night, when a car accident sends him into a coma. Johnny wakes five years later to discover his girl is married to another man, his job is no more, and, well, now he can see into the past and future. Johnny struggles with his new abilities and, as always, with great power, comes great responsibility.
On this week’s episode, we’re talking all about Cronenberg, King, authorship and auteurism. The topic of metaphysics and fate and how it defines life also comes up. And, of course, we have to talk about the political timeliness of the film.
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