Dreamcatcher Movie Review 2003

Four childhood buddies with telepathic abilities bestowed on them by a mentally retarded boy they protected meet in the Maine woods for an annual hunting trip just in time for a body-snatching alien jamboree. Of course, the military is there, too, waiting for the chance to eliminate the aliens by toasting the town, literally. Convoluted story doesn't seem like an adaptation of King's novel, it's more like an adaptation of all of 'em, from "It" to "Stand By Me." With some "The Thing" and "Outbreak" thrown in for good measure. None of it works, unless you like bloody scenes of alien rectal excavation.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 134 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Stephen King, Alien Beings--Vicious, Buddies, Mental Retardation, Childhood Buddies

Screenplay

Lawrence Kasdan, William Goldman

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael O'Neill, Rosemary Dunsmore, Mike Holekamp, Reece Thompson, Giacomo Baessato, Joel Palmer, Andrew Robb

Cinematography

John Seale

Director

Lawrence Kasdan

Music

James Newton Howard

Other

Eric J. Batut, Carol Littleton, Raul Davalos, Helen Jarvis, Kendelle Elliot, Molly Maginnis, Jon Hutman

Producer

Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Warner Bros.