| | Brainstorm DVD (1 Customer Review)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Horror Movies, Thriller Videos, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense, Military | | Starring | Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Cliff Robertson, Louise Fletcher, Jason Lively, Darrell Larson, Bill Morey, Alan Fudge, Joe Dorsey, Donald Hotton | | Director | Douglas Trumbull | | Cinematographer | Richard Yuricich | | Composer | James Horner | | Costume Designer | Don Feld | | Editor | Edward A. Warschilka, Freeman Davies | | Executive Producer | Jack Grossberg, Joel L. Freedman | | Producer | Douglas Trumbull | | Production Designer | John Vallone | | Screenwriter | Bruce Joel Rubin, Philip Frank Messina, Robert Stitzel |
Natalie Wood's last film follows two research scientists (Louise Fletcher, Christopher Walken) who invent a machine that can record sensory experiences. Two scientists, Michael and Karen Brace are developing a virtual reality system that sends sensory inputs into the brain and can record sights, sounds, feelings, and even dreams. The military attempts to take over the project when a senior worker begins to die of a heart attack and uses the system to tape the experience. They will do anything to get it. Natalie Wood's last film. Natalie Wood died on November 29, 1981, only five days before she would have completed filming her role. She drowned in a mysterious boating accident that also involved co-star Christopher Walken and her husband Robert Wagner. Only one scene was altered, with actor Joe Dorsey replacing Wood in a scene with Walken.
"Brainstorm" was special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull's second directorial effort, after 1972's "Silent Running."
Additional crew: Robert Jeffords & Eugene Mazzola (assistant directors); Stanislav and Christina Grof (experiental sequence consultants); Durk Pearson (scientific consultant); Sandy Shaw (scientific consultant); Omnivision (special purpose lenses); Don Baker (Compsy [computer-synthesized] effects supervisor); Mark Stetson (action props & miniatures supervisor); Matthew Yuricich (matte artist); Robert Hippard (post-production coordinator); Jack Hinkle (assistant editor visual effects); Michael Backauskas (optical lineup); Richard Hollander (Compsy technical supervisor); Chuck Cowles (optical camera operator); and Evans Wetmore (consulting engineer).
Estimated budget: $18 million. Trumbull was forced to go to insurance company Lloyd's of London to secure $6 million of that budget to complete the special effects.
Filmed at Entertainment Effects Group's studios and on location in North Carolina in 1981. Color by Metrocolor. Sound is six-track magnetic Dolby Stereo.
Most of the film was shot in non-anamorphic 35mm Spherical Panavision, which produced a projected aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Super Panavision 70 was reportedly used in the "experiential" sequences, producing a projected aspect ratio of 2.05:1.
Released theatrically in the USA September 30, 1983, to 175 theaters. This initial release was only to theaters equipped with 70mm projectors. The film received a wider release to non-70mm theaters in November.
Not to be confused with the 1965 film, "Brainstorm," which starred Jeffrey Hunter, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews, and Viveca Lindfors.
Available to buy in the UK.
DVD Special Features: Trivia and Production Notes and Theatrical Trailer.
All locations for Brainstorm were in North Carolina, USA. Brainstorm Reviews: "...Always interesting....[Wood's last] performance feels complete..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...BRAINSTORM is a high-tech movie essentially dependent on the visualization of a fascinating idea..."
-- Loyn., Variety
This is the only Joe Dorsey video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Donald Hotton. Brainstorm | List Price | $19.97 (You save $5.58) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1983 | | All Time Sales Rank |  34895  | | CD Universe Part number | 7787282 | | Catalog number | 1000035860 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 03, 2009 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 92 Minutes | | Additional Info | Remastered | | Movie Details | Color; Remastered |
Brainstorm Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  AHitchcock Type Movie
Great Suspence,and a Terrific ending
Submitted by Papaws1 (Hopkinsville,Ky USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A very fine work of Sci Fi
This is a tragically underrated movie. It is years ahead of its time. As a fine work of Sci Fi, it starts by inventing an almost possible piece of technology and proceeds to explore its social, political and spiritual aspects. And it has a cracking pace, even for modern standards.
It was made ten years before the public began to make use of the internet, or talked about "virtual reality". But it has in it references to hacking, irc, email, laser digital technology, psychological programming, parent's fear for the children's exposure to malevolent images (think the internet), the possibility of technology as a means to bring people together, and finally an interface to explore the most remote areas of the human psyche and soul.
I wished it was available as a region 2 so I could buy it in the UK.
Submitted by quark_quark_2001 (London, UK.)
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This review is for a different format. Virtual reality circa 1983
The movie is about a virtual reality headset device, much of which has come to pass in current technology. But what is really unique about this movie is how the device allows the husband and wife to see each other from the other person's point of view. It explains and solves the spousal relationship problem in just a few seconds that hit you right between the eyes, which can save a person many times the price of the movie in counseling fees. Don't miss this one!
Submitted by d_t_h_o_r_n (Cleveland OH USA)
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This review is for a different format.  The Future is Now
This movie which was released in 1983, asessentially a Sci-Fi movie is now on the verge of reality.
I found the story line to be very thought provoking.
The concept of virtual reality is fascinating. When the technology catches up with the concept,it will surely make a significant impact on how people spend some of their leisure time (and money).
The movie introduces us to just a few of potential applications for this scientific breakthrough.
The movie gets a little "Hollywoodish" as it progresses, and the inevitable bad guys, (this time disguised as US Military personel), get into the act.
Overall, I would recommend this movie for it's introduction to the world of virtual reality.
After the movie grab a coffee, sit with some friends and discuss the pros and cons of this emerging technology.
Submitted by a reviewer (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
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