In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.
Acting
Bill Paxton's unhinged corporate predator energy
Direction
Adam Simon's relentless reality-collapsing structure
Practical Effects
Gloriously grotesque 90s body horror effects
Director
Adam Simon
Bill Pullman
Dr. Rex Martin
Bill Paxton
Jim Reston
Bud Cort
Jack Halsey
Nicholas Pryor
Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
Patricia Charbonneau
Dana Martin
George Kennedy
Vance
Brian Brophy
Ellis
Lee Arenberg
Sacks
Andy Wood
Brain Surgeon
Maud Winchester
Crazy Anna
Lisa Moncure
Board Member
Willie Garson
Board Member
John Paxton
Board Member
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Written by Charles Beaumont, who penned many original Twilight Zone episodes before his death; the script was completed by his friend Adam Simon.
The film's structure mirrors its protagonist's fractured psyche — rewatches reveal entire 'scenes' that contradict later revelations about what's real.
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