Looking for an old movie

[BobV]

I thought a few of you here are good at this, I'm looking for the name of a very old movie. It's a B&W SiFi where in what ever the main character dreams comes true. I have no idea how he got the power however the psychologist he sees tries to take advantage of him by controling his dreams and really screws things up by ending all death. Any ideas?

[AlecWest]

Black & white??? Hmmm ... the description you give sounds a lot like the movie made from Ursula LeGuin's novel (by the same name), "Lathe Of Heaven." There was a 1980 version and a 2002 version. However, reviewers at IMDB say the 2002 version is an inferior remake. The 1980 version is on DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004U8P6/

And this is the Amazon.com synopsis:

"Antwerp!" For science fiction fans, the long-awaited VHS and DVD release of The Lathe of Heaven is a dream come true. This haunting adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's genre-classic novel was broadcast but once on PBS in 1980 before rights and other legal snafus relegated it to the archives. Reportedly PBS's most requested program, the made-for-TV film was at last rebroadcast in 2000. Set in Portland, Oregon, in the near future, The Lathe of Heaven stars Bruce Davison as George Orr, who, to put it mildly, has a dream problem. Not only do his dreams come true, but they "change reality back to the Stone Age."

Kevin Conway costars as Dr. Haber, a dream specialist who instantly recognizes George's gift and tries to harness it to make the whole world right. But, as George notes, "Unlimited power means unlimited danger." The increasingly megalomaniacal Haber uses George to try to cure the world's ills, from overpopulation to war, resulting in, for starters, a devastating plague and even alien invasion.

Many in this production went on to projects familiar to audiences: Cowriter Diane English went on to create TV's Murphy Brown; Scott Rudin, credited with "Principle Casting," is now one of Hollywood's most formidable producers; Margaret Avery, who costars as a skeptical lawyer who comes to believe George's incredible tale, was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in The Color Purple. For those who have only been able to see this now-legendary production on poor-quality bootleg tapes, this release will be sheer heaven. The DVD contains an interview with Le Guin conducted by Bill Moyers. -- Donald Liebenson

[yoda313]

Hello,

There was also a John Candy movie that could be a remake:

DELIRIOUS

He's a soap opera writer who ends up in an accident in a hospital and what he types actually happens. I watched this once when it was on tv - a funny film - I might rent it some time now that I remembered it.....

Kevin