Bad Dreams

Bad Dreams

When Cynthia wakes up, she'll wish she were dead...

Rating

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Release Date

4/8/1988

Runtime

86 mins

Overview

Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. Years later, the nightmare of Unity Field remains buried in her mind. But when those around Cynthia start killing themselves, and she begins having visions of Harris, she may be forced to confront the past -- before it confronts her.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$9,797,098

Homepage

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A haunted-house film wearing a slasher skin, where the real monster is guilt and unprocessed trauma. Cynthia can't escape the cult's pull, whether it's real or in her fractured mind becomes the terrible question driving the film forward.

Mood

UnsettlingDread-soakedParanoidTense

Themes

SurvivalGriefIsolation

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harmGraphic violence

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