| | | You don't have to sleep to dream.
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, English, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound
Claire cooper's once peaceful family life takes a chilling turn when a mysterious serial killer invades her seemingly idyllic new england town and through her dreams provides deadly premonitions of his next moves. Now, only she can stop him.
"Spine-chilling!" Michael Wilmington, The Chicago Tribune
Editor's Note
This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ghost town submerged in the local reservoir and a creepy apple orchard, Claire's disturbing visions baffle the police and eventually lead to her confinement in an insane asylum. As the killer's fantasies continue to haunt her, Claire realizes she must succumb to her link with his twisted psyche if she is to escape from the hospital, track him down, and put an end to the madness. Jordan's direction captures his heroine's horrific nightmares and the autumnal New England locales brilliantly, while Bening attacks her role with ferocious gusto. The film's uniquely rich, color-saturated look comes courtesy of cinematographer Darius Khondji. Jordan wrote the screenplay with Bruce Robinson (WITHNAIL & I), adapted from the novel DOLL'S EYES by Bari Wood, and longtime Jordan collaborator Stephen Rea costars as Claire's doubtful psychiatrist.
Plot Summary
Neil Jordan's IN DREAMS features a fairytale-influenced twist on the serial killer formula.
| Features | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Access | | Enhanced For 16X9 TV | | Cast & Crew Bios | | Interactive Menus | | Production Notes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Dreamworks (Universal) |
| Release Date: 1/6/2004 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 84665 | | UPC: 00667068466522 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Neil Jordan has directed it furiously, with a lush, insinuating visual style that gets right under the skin..." 01/15/1999 p.E14USA Today
"...[Bening] is terrific....There are also solid performances from THE CRYING GAME's Stephen Rea and Aidan Quinn....[Jordan] is a talented filmmaker, and his hauntingly eerie approach seems fresh..." 01/15/1999 p.8E |
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