The Dead Zone (1983)
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.
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Selects: How ESP Works (?)
"that's what I like to call the dead zone. Right. Christopher Walken, he would place his hands on you and he would see something."
— Josh
Josh references the movie as an example of psychometry, where Christopher Walken's character could read information by touching objects.
Oct 18, 2025
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The Tragic Death of Natalie Wood
"I'm not even sure. Did he have the dead zone under his belt yet? I mean, he had done. He did the deer hunter by then."
— Josh
Discussing Christopher Walken's filmography at the time of the Natalie Wood incident in 1981.
Nov 14, 2023
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How ESP Works(?)
"Christopher Walken, he would place his hands on you and he would see something."
— Josh
Josh references The Dead Zone as an example of psychometry, where the main character can read information by touching people or objects.
Mar 3, 2015
Cast
Christopher Walken
Johnny Smith
Brooke Adams
Sarah Bracknell
Tom Skerritt
Sheriff Bannerman
Herbert Lom
Dr. Sam Weizak
Anthony Zerbe
Roger Stuart
Colleen Dewhurst
Henrietta Dodd
Martin Sheen
Greg Stillson
Nicholas Campbell
Frank Dodd
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Sean Sullivan
Herb Smith
Jackie Burroughs
Vera Smith
Géza Kovács
Sonny Elliman
Roberta Weiss
Alma Frechette
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