Dream Lover

Dream Lover (1986)

Now I lay me down to sleep. If I should kill before I wake...

After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results.

Date of release
1986-02-21
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Horror, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Alan J. Pakula

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Dream Lover is a 1986 American thriller film about a woman who undergoes sleep deprivation therapy after being attacked in her apartment - with unexpected results. The film was directed by Alan J. Pakula, and stars Kristy McNichol, Ben Masters, and Joseph Culp.

Production and release

The film uses a clip of the 1952 film Ivanhoe, which was owned by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), the producer of Dream Lover.

The film had its premiere at the Avoriaz Fantasy Film Festival in January 1986 and won the Grand Prix there, although there was vocal displeasure by the audience to the announcement. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale.

Shortly after the film's release, Turner Broadcasting System acquired the rights to all films which MGM had released up until May 1986, with this library and the rest of Turner's assets being merged with Time Warner in October 1996. Turner released the film on VHS, and also on LaserDisc in Japan in 1990. Following Warner's acquisition of the film's rights, they released it on DVD as part of the Warner Archive Collection.

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