What Dreams May Come [Special Edition]

Director: Vincent Ward Vincent Ward

Overview

"Follow a distraught husband on a harrowing journey through the depths of hell as he attempts to rescue his wife from eternal damnation in director Vincent Ward's visually stunning adaptation of Richard Matheson's heartbreaking and surreal tale of devotion -- coming to DVD in this feature-packed Special Edition release from PolyGram Entertainment. The feature is presented in 2.35:1 widescreen and accompanied by a selection of either closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 or Surround with optional Spanish and French subtitles. Extra features include a director's audio commentary track, a visual effects featurette, a making-of featurette, an alternate ending, a photo gallery, cast and crew biographies and filmographies, production information, theatrical trailers, and DVD-ROM content."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/04/2003
UPC:	0025192267826
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	29,510

Special Features

Closed Caption;Dual interactive menu screens; Director's commentary; About the visual effects; Making-of featurette; Alternate ending ; Photo gallery ; Cast & crew; Biographies and filmographies ; Production information; Theatrical trailers; DVD-ROM features include Windows 95/98 wallpaper and Macintosh destop images

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robin Williams	Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.	Albert
Annabella Sciorra	Annie 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	Rev. Hanley
Carin Sprague	Cindy
June Lomena	Woman in Car Accident
Paul P. Card IV	Paramedic
Werner Herzog	Face
Clara Thomas	Little Girl at Lake
Benjamin Brock	Little Boy at Lake
Michael Kamen	Composer

Technical Credits

Ron Bass

Vincent Ward	Director
Ron Bass	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Barnet Bain	Producer
Stephen Deutsch	Producer
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects
Nicholas Brooks	Special Effects
Charles Croughwell	Stunts
Ted Field	Executive Producer
Erica Huggins	Executive Producer
Joel Hynek	Special Effects
Scott Kroopf	Executive Producer
Heidi Levitt	Casting
Kevin Mack	Special Effects
Stuart Robertson	Special Effects
Digital Domain	Special Effects
POP Animation	Special Effects
Stephen Simon	Producer
P.O.P. Film	Special Effects
David Kneupper	Sound Editor
Nelson Stoll	Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Michael Sullivan	Sound Editor

Editorial Reviews

The Vincent Ward-directed What Dreams May Come had the misfortune of arriving just as public tolerance for Robin Williams in sentimental roles was waning dramatically. Though the much-seen Patch Adams was still to come,Dreams doubtlessly suffered from the rejection of those already burned by Fathers' Day, Jack, and their ilk -- which is too bad. Though the film treads the dangerous line between spirituality and kitsch, its deeply imaginative vision of the afterlife is both memorable -- especially the production design -- and moving. In many ways, it's a triumph of low expectations. Williams, Sciorra, and Gooding all turn in affecting performances. Similarly, screenwriter Ronald Bass may seem like the wrong person to tame the New Age qualities of Richard Matheson's story but, like the work of Krystof Kieslowski (if not quite in the same league) and the film The Sixth Sense, Ward proves that bad metaphysics can be converted into highly effective metaphors. Though not without its excesses, any film that can get away with scenes of a despondent Williams wandering paradise with his beloved pooch demonstrates an admirable ability to succeed on its own unique terms. Look fast for Werner Herzog as one of Hell's lost souls.