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Friday, November 15, 2024

The Deadly Dream (1971)

A research scientist (Lloyd Bridges) experiences recurring dreams where he is pursued by a mysterious tribunal for something he's not aware that he's done. He begins to wonder if the dreams are reality and his "real" life his dreams. Directed by Alf Kjellin (MIDAS RUN). A potentially interesting premise that goes round and round in circles with no payoff. When it's over, you're at the same place as when you came in and while I'm rather fond of ambiguous endings, when the material is this weak, I want answers. Neither his dreams or his "real" life make much sense in terms of the narrative. I suspect there might have been more that would clarify the situation that most likely ended up on the cutting room floor. With Janet Leigh (who brings some ambiguity in the wife role), Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Carl Betz, Leif Erickson and Phillip Pine.

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