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The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. The story follows Johnny Smith , who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now experiences clairvoyant and precognitive visions triggered by touch.
In the movie adaptation starring Walken, a "dead zone" is a blind spot that only appears in precognitive visions, representing that the future can be altered. In the TV series starring Hall, the "dead zone" is not his brain damage but instead the previously dormant part of Johnny's brain that awakens and activates his psychic abilities.
The Dead Zone is a 1983 American science fiction thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. The screenplay, by Jeffrey Boam , is based on the 1979 novel of the same title by Stephen King . The film stars Christopher Walken , Brooke Adams , Tom Skerritt , Herbert Lom , Martin Sheen , Anthony Zerbe , and Colleen Dewhurst .
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The Dead Zone may refer to: The Dead Zone, a 1979 novel by Stephen King; The Dead Zone, a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg; The Dead Zone, a television series on USA Network that ran from 2002 through 2007, loosely based on the King novel
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Small-town teacher Johnny Smith is involved in a car accident that leaves him comatose for about six years. After regaining consciousness, Johnny begins having visions of the past and future triggered by touching items or people; doctors attribute the visions to activity in a previously unused "dead zone" of his brain that is attempting to compensate for the impaired function of the portions ...
Jeffrey David Boam (November 30, 1946 – January 26, 2000) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He is known for writing the screenplays for The Dead Zone, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Innerspace, The Lost Boys, and Lethal Weapon 2 and 3.