Mick Garris on THE DEAD ZONE

Filmmaker Mick Garris enters THE DEAD ZONE

Screenwriter Jeff Boam's adaptation of Stephen King's 1979 novel is one of the best: a multi-layered psychic/political thriller with an end-of-the-world subplot. King's crowd-pleasing theatrics help leaven the director's clinical approach, resulting in one of Cronenberg's most accessible (and financially successful) films. Christopher Walken is the doomstruck psychic who can foretell the future, supported by a solid cast including the great Herbert Lom and Martin Sheen (whose venal, two-faced politician seems to have anticipated several subsequent real-life candidates).

Find out more about THE DEAD ZONE at the IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/

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ABOUT MICK GARRIS:

MICK GARRIS' latest creation is the "Masters of Horror" hour-long cable series of fright films helmed by well-known genre directors, including himself.

Numerous screenplay assignments led to a career in directing, and he is perhaps best known for his long association with Stephen King, whose novels The Stand and The Shining have been translated by Garris into well-received mini-series.

Mick's latest book, Development Hell, can be ordered from Amazon.com at this link!

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