Brightlyme
i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
sveiki
If you see only 1 science fiction movie in your lifetime, let it be the 1980 The Lathe of Heaven based on Ursula K. Le Guin's classic 1971 scifi novel. Character of meek George Orr dreams reality and begins to question his existence. He can remember yesterday construct. Enter The Therapist, arrogant Dr. Haber. Brilliant @Bruce_Davison performance.Quoting (From couch to moon) "In the notes of her demystified translation of the Tao Te Ching (2009), Le Guin expounds on that "block of wood":Uncut wood—here likened to the human soul—the uncut, unearned, unshaped, unpolished, native, natural stuff is better than anything that can be made out of it. Anything done to it deforms and lessens it. Its potentiality is infinite. Its uses are trivial." end of double quoteyThe 1964 LBJ - Daisy TV Commercial Campaign AD shown only 1x. 1980's The Lathe of Heaven became the most-requested program in @PBS history. Both incredible and UNforgettable. Both now gadget ready.👀 "Reality What a Concept" ~Robin Willims 👄 Doctor Who and reflected realism. Hmmm!? Humans as provocative interactive cosmology. What's not to like!
alpe97
This original version remains my favorite film of all time. Somehow it's much better than even its color remake. A very close tie is Forbidden Planet. Close behind are the classic BLADE RUNNER and the color version of Lathe of Heaven. The greatest series EVER for TV is, of course, Babylon 5 followed by the original PRISONER.The stark scenes, in the 1980 LATHE, contrast vividly with the dreamer's rich ability to brighten his, OUR, world. While exploring the power of our minds, it also shows the penalty for careless use and abuse of that power. This is a film to keep and show our kids and theirs and theirs......
flonesaw
To those who came to this one expecting the A&E remake, don't worry. You've come to the right place. Although the A&E version has all the glitz and glamor, this 1980 PBS production has all the rest (which the A&E is sadly missing).1. It is fairly loyal to the material, Ursula K. Le Guin's novel.2. It is well acted, arguably very well acted.3. Characterization is loyal to that in the novel.4. It communicates the somewhat convoluted plot quite effectively.5. It carries the message forward. (No spoilers here.)(The A&E remake accomplishes *none* of these.)So snag this one on DVD while it's still available. Watch it. It's a little treasure. Although the glitz and glamor of the A&E remake are missing, it has everything else."Antwerp"
jhjr243
This movie had me wondering what would happen next. George Orr, a dreamer that could turn dreams into reality(even if he was not at the Lab of Dr. Habber); was the main character in this mysterious scifi TV movie. I watched in 1980(new), and during that time period, you had scifi shows like "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", "Galatica 1980", "Greatest American Hero", for example. This movie really got to you, because you wondered what George Orr would dream next; and what the Power-seeking Dr. Habber would do if he could develop the power of dreams that George Orr had. In fact, Dr. Habber did try to steal George Orr's mystical dream powers; but enhanced his ability with a machine in his lab. Dr. Habber wanted to control the world and make things in it, the way he wanted them. The movie added the cute, but eerie touch of aliens landing on our moon. The aliens looked like turtles, that stood up on two feet. The movie was filmed in Dallas, Texas, and all the buildings shown, like Reunion Tower for instance, did look futuristic. Movie ends with a battle between George Orr and Dr. Habber. It was a dream, mind against mind battle, with electrical energy discharged by both characters. George Orr defeats Dr. Habber, and decides never again to use his dream powers.
