What Dreams May Come (1998)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Vincent Ward

Writers (WGA):

Richard Matheson (novel)
Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.

Plot:

Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife...

Plot Keywords:

Bizarre | Underwater Scene | Visual Poetry | Death Of Husband | Title Based On Shakespeare

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra	...	Annie Collins-Nielsen
Max von Sydow	...	The Tracker
Jessica Brooks Grant	...	Marie Nielsen
Josh Paddock	...	Ian Nielsen
Rosalind Chao	...	Leona
Lucinda Jenney	...	Mrs. Jacobs
Maggie McCarthy	...	Stacey Jacobs
Wilma Bonet	...	Angie
Matt Salinger	...	Reverend Hanley
Carin Sprague	...	Best Friend Cindy
June Carryl	...	Woman in Car Accident (as June Lomena)
Paul P. Card IV	...	Paramedic
Werner Herzog	...	Face

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving death, some disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

When Chris goes to the city in Heaven where people are flying around, watch for characters from "Peter Pan" (Wendy, Michael, John) and "Mary Poppins" (Mary Poppins) among the people flying.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when Chris and Annie are reunited in "heaven", Annie has nicely tweezed eyebrows but then in the next shot she has thick eye brows.

Quotes:

Chris Nielsen: When I was young, I met this beautiful girl at a lake.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Godzilla: The Series: What Dreams May Come (#1.7)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Chris & Annie's Theme

life after death?

Excellent movie.....I laughed and cried. It was not exactly what I expected... a journey into a supernatural realm. The special effects were simply awesome! Robin Williams will never cease to amaze me. He gave a wonderful performance, as did Annabella Sciora, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. True love, the kind that puts your partner before yourself, is clearly shown in this film. The film also makes you what to call everyone you haven't talked to for a while and let them know how you feel about them. It gives the viewer lots to discuss. I've seen it 3 times. Once alone, once with my grown daughter, and once with my boyfriend.