In Dreams (film)
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| Directed by | Neil Jordan |
| Produced by | Charles Burke Redmond Morris Stephen Woolley |
| Written by | Bari Wood (novel Doll's Eyes) Bruce Robinson Neil Jordan (screenplay) |
| Starring | Annette Bening Katie Sagona Aidan Quinn Robert Downey, Jr. Paul Guilfoyle |
| Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
| Editing by | Tony Lawson |
| Studio | Amblin Entertainment |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks |
| Release date(s) | January 15, 1999 (USA) April 30, 1999 (UK) |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,017,369 |
In Dreams is a 1999 psychological thriller film directed by Neil Jordan. It stars Annette Bening as a New England illustrator who begins experiencing visions of a missing child who turns out to be her own daughter; through her dreams, she begins having psychic connections to a serial killer (Robert Downey, Jr.) responsible for the murder of her daughter and several other local children.
In Dreams has the distinction of being the last film Downey completed before being sent to Corcoran State Prison on drug charges.
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[edit] Plot
Claire Cooper (Bening) is a suburban housewife and mother who illustrates children's stories and is married to an airline pilot (Aidan Quinn). Her perfect world unravels when her daughter is kidnapped and brutally murdered.
Claire is haunted by her daughter's murderer, a serial killer named Vivian Thompson (Downey). She has several visions of murders he commits next. When doctors diagnose her as psychotic, Claire is committed to a mental institution. She receives a vision of Vivian kidnapping another child, so she escapes to track him down and stop him from killing again.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Annette Bening | Claire Cooper |
| Katie Sagona | Rebecca Cooper |
| Aidan Quinn | Paul Cooper |
| Robert Downey, Jr. | Vivian Thompson |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Detective Jack Kay |
| Kathleen Langlois | Snow White |
| Jennifer Berry | Hunter |
| Amelia Claire Novotny | Prince |
| Kristin Sroke | Hunter |
| Robert Walsh | Man at School Play |
| Denise Cormier | Woman at School Play |
| John Fiore | Policeman |
| Ken Cheeseman | Paramedic |
| Dennis Boutsikaris | Doctor Stevens |
| Stephen Rea | Doctor Silverman |
| Margo Martindale | Nurse Floyd |
| June Lewin | Kindly Nurse |
| Pamela Payton-Wright | Ethel |
| Krystal Benn | Ruby |
| Dorothy Dwyer | Foster Mother |
[edit] Reception
Christopher Null from filmcritic.com gave the film two stars out of five, stating, "The story never comes together, despite an intriguing performance from Bening as a complete nut job."[1] Adam Goldberg from All Movie Guide gave it three stars out of five, commenting that the film "is a mildly suspenseful but disjointed thriller....Ultimately, In Dreams is The Exorcist meets A Nightmare on Elm Street, but it simply lacks a new and terrifying take on the dream/reality premise."[2]
[edit] Soundtrack
The score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal.
Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" plays during the credits.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- In Dreams at the Internet Movie Database
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