Years before Christopher Nolan had Leonardo DiCaprio teaching Ellen Page how to steal secrets from people’s dreams, Dennis Quaid was saving the President from Snake Men and seducing Kate Capshaw in the 1984 science fiction adventure film Dreamscape. Achieving cult status for a generation of children captivated by the horrific visions now slightly further out of reach with the newly enacted PG-13 rating, Dreamscape is remembered by most children … more
I missed this movie in 1984 when it first came out; too busy raising the kids, I suspect. I've always admired Dennis Quaid's versatility and since I just saw him in the humorous role of Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire!, I didn't switch channels when this came on TV. I'm also a big fan of the newer high-tech special effects, so wanted to compare "yesterday" with the great graphics of today. I wasn't disappointed because I think the effects were quite dynamic for that … more