See this original, classic version and prepare for some healthy calisthenics of the gray matter.In the year 2002, Earth is plagued by war, famine, pollution, overpopulation,Įtc. Forget the 2002 remake- a half-hearted attempt which wasn't as well acted. The Lathe of Heaven provides a fascinating story, creative sets, fully developed characters and a psychological conundrum. His somewhat megalomaniac psychiatrist seeks to use George's ability to 'fix' the world's problems, but only succeeds in complicating matters- absolute power corrupting absolutely. The main character George Orr, inadvertently changes reality every time he dreams. The plot explores many co mmon sci-fi themes: over-population, a doomsday plague, alien invasion, nuclear war and even global warming before anyone had ever heard that term. With no artificial sets, the film makers have skillfully created an entirely believable, future-world which is still impressive some 25 years later.
This movie was filmed entirely on location in Dallas TX, taking advantage of the highly futuristic architecture of that city. which consist mainly of one psychedelic, disco light sequence (back when people thought lasers made for really cool, state-of-the-art special effects.) The story's the thing here, not the visuals. But LoH offers something the big-budget productions often lack- it makes you think. Those accustomed to dazzling CGI & blockbuster sci-fi epics might have difficulty appreciating this modest film.
One of my all-time favorite classics, Lathe of Heaven may look dated now and a bit cheesy to some. Thought-provoking, classic sci-fi with a twist Overall, I thought the DVD was a good duplication of the original movie and I enjoyed watching it. I think she changed in the original too but I hadn't noticed. I thought the secretary looked cuter before George changed the weather, and Dr. I'm an oneirologist, a dream specialist, they always send the dreamers to me."Īs George's dreams change things, people change. I assume that's the problem, bad dreams."ĭr. Haber: "You're going to let me poke around and see what's causing these bad dreams of yours. I assume th at's the problem, bad dreams."
I'm doing this from memory but I believe it goes something like this: But I believe that in one scene a whole line was left out. I noticed a word of dialog here and there may have been different but I wasn't sure, I just had a feeling. They say right on this DVD that the original tapes of that first release were lost and what they had to go with to create this DVD made for a less than perfect quality. I believe it aired on PBS in the early 80's. Even though I've seen this movie rated as only 2 stars in the past, it's always been one of my favorite movies.
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