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The Lathe of Heaven

In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affect reality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation.

Director

Fred Barzyk, David R. Loxton

Year

Genre

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N/A

Production

Thirteen,Taurus Film,PBS

Awards

1 nomination

George Orr

Mannie Ahrens

Penny Crouch

Dr. William Haber

Aunt Ethel

George's Mother

Bernedette Whitehead

George's Father

Grandmother

Grandfather

Parole Officer

Woman on Subway

Woman on Subway

Heather Lelache

Orderly

Ben McKinley III

Orderly

Guard

The Grey Person

Scientist

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Hey, George! Not a bad day, huh? - The Lathe of Heaven

Hey, George! Not a bad day, huh?

Dr. Haber. - The Lathe of Heaven

Hello.
- Yes? - The Lathe of Heaven

It's all right, George, just relax. Lie back. - The Lathe of Heaven

It's all right, George, just relax. Lie back.

Patient George Orr. Age 32. Voluntary therapeutic treatment. Drug abuse. - The Lathe of Heaven

Patient George Orr. Age 32. Voluntary therapeutic treatment....

Then one night, - The Lathe of Heaven

Then one night,

I used to have these dreams about her. - The Lathe of Heaven

I used to have these dreams about her.

What I will do is give you a prescription for Meprobamate. - The Lathe of Heaven

What I will do is give you a prescription for Meprobamate.

Ok. - The Lathe of Heaven

Picking up a nice healthy signal from your brain. - The Lathe of Heaven

Picking up a nice healthy signal from your brain.

Now, George. I'd like you to relax. - The Lathe of Heaven

Now, George. I'd like you to relax.

Was it here an hour ago? - An hour ago? - The Lathe of Heaven

Was it here an hour ago? - An hour ago?

Oh, I'm insane! - The Lathe of Heaven

Oh, I'm insane!

- PennyÖ - Is something wrong? - The Lathe of Heaven

- PennyÖ - Is something wrong?

- Orr?
- Yes. - The Lathe of Heaven

That's why I tried taking drugs to suppress my dreams - The Lathe of Heaven

That's why I tried taking drugs to suppress my dreams

I'm going to make the whole world right - The Lathe of Heaven

I'm going to make the whole world right

George! George! - The Lathe of Heaven

George! George!

- Dr. Haber? - Yes, Penny?
- This has just arrived, the population report you wanted. - The Lathe of Heaven

- Dr. Haber? - Yes, Penny? - This has just arrived, the pop...

Well anyway you know what they say - The Lathe of Heaven

Well anyway you know what they say

Notice the accelerated pulse and the rapid eye movements. - The Lathe of Heaven

Notice the accelerated pulse and the rapid eye movements.

My God! - The Lathe of Heaven

George. - The Lathe of Heaven

Are you quite finished Your negative approach to our - The Lathe of Heaven

Are you quite finished Your negative approach to our

'You're acting like nothing happened. My dream stopped the rain.' - The Lathe of Heaven

'You're acting like nothing happened. My dream...

'I've just wiped up three quarters of the world's population.' - The Lathe of Heaven

'I've just wiped up three quarters of the...

'What do you want me to say?
- I want you to be straight with me' - The Lathe of Heaven

'What do you want me to say? - I want you to be straig...

I want you to dream peace on Earth. - The Lathe of Heaven

I want you to dream peace on Earth.

George! - The Lathe of Heaven

George! - The Lathe of Heaven

Now you know it's true, my dreams change everything. - The Lathe of Heaven

Now you know it's true, my dreams change everything.

If you only knew how scared I really am right now. - The Lathe of Heaven

If you only knew how scared I really am right now.

This is an invasion alert.
An invasion alert! - The Lathe of Heaven

This is an invasion alert. An invasion alert!

George, wake up! Something's wrong!
- What's the matter? - The Lathe of Heaven

George, wake up! Something's wrong! - What's the ...

<i>And this just in,</i> - The Lathe of Heaven

<i>And this just in,</i>

Where a hell have you been?
- It's not important, we're back. - The Lathe of Heaven

Where a hell have you been? - It's not important, we&#...

Look, go down to the basement, find the main generator, - The Lathe of Heaven

Look, go down to the basement, find the main generator,

How do you feel? - The Lathe of Heaven

How do you feel?

I didn't know this was here. - The Lathe of Heaven

I didn't know this was here.

George? - The Lathe of Heaven

All right, George, Now we're going to run a little test. - The Lathe of Heaven

All right, George, Now we're going to run a little...

Only one more access and my Augmentor programming will be complete. - The Lathe of Heaven

Only one more access and my Augmentor programming will be...

(jorjor) - The Lathe of Heaven

Those whom heaven helps we call 'the sons of heaven' - The Lathe of Heaven

Those whom heaven helps we call 'the sons of...

All right, George. We are going to take on a really big one this time. - The Lathe of Heaven

All right, George. We are going to take on a really big one...

George. - The Lathe of Heaven

Welcome to Dr Haber's Palace of dreams - The Lathe of Heaven

Welcome to Dr Haber's Palace of dreams

By the way where is he Who - The Lathe of Heaven

By the way where is he Who

That's right George The burden is now off your shoulders - The Lathe of Heaven

That's right George The burden is now off your...

Well now, George, - The Lathe of Heaven

Well now, George,

Progress George progress - The Lathe of Heaven

Progress George progress

I was just thinking - The Lathe of Heaven

I was just thinking

'What do i do when my love is away?' - The Lathe of Heaven

'What do i do when my love is away?'

'Do you need anybody,' - The Lathe of Heaven

'Do you need anybody,'

Forget him, George, you're free now. We are together and, - The Lathe of Heaven

Forget him, George, you're free now. We are together...

What is it, George? - The Lathe of Heaven

What is it, George?

Manny! - The Lathe of Heaven

What's going on? - The Lathe of Heaven

What's going on?

George! George! - The Lathe of Heaven

George! George!

What did you mean, 4 years ago in April? What happened? - The Lathe of Heaven

What did you mean, 4 years ago in April? What happened?

Guess I had radiation sickness already. - The Lathe of Heaven

Guess I had radiation sickness already.

This is the dream - The Lathe of Heaven

This is the dream

Jor Jor! - The Lathe of Heaven

Do I know you? - The Lathe of Heaven

I'll be back in an hour E'nememen Asfah - The Lathe of Heaven

I'll be back in an hour E'nememen Asfah

Dr. Haber? - The Lathe of Heaven

You've seen it, haven't you? - The Lathe of Heaven

You've seen it, haven't you?

Who was that?
- Someone I knew once. - The Lathe of Heaven

Who was that? - Someone I knew once.

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In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affect reality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation.

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Director: Fred Barzyk, David R. Loxton

Writer: Roger Swaybill, Diane English, Ursula K. Le Guin

Production: Thirteen,Taurus Film,PBS

Genre: sci-fi

Year: 1980

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Jan 1980

Awards: 1 nomination

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