The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 9, 1980Release Date
The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 9, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.
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Cast & Crew.
Bruce Davison
George Orr
Peyton E. Park
Mannie Ahrens
Niki Flacks
Penny Crouch
Kevin Conway
Dr. William Haber
Vandi Clark
Aunt Ethel
Bernedette Whitehead
George's Mother
Jo Livingston
George's Father
Jane Roberts
Grandmother
Tom Matts
Grandfather
Frank Miller
Parole Officer
Joye Nash
Woman on Subway
Gena Sleete
Woman on Subway
Margaret Avery
Heather LeLache
Ben McKinley III
Orderly
R.A. Mihailoff
Orderly
James Bodean
Guard (uncredited)
John Rainone
The Grey Person (uncredited)
Ben Stephenson
Scientist (uncredited)
Roger Swaybill
Writer
Fred Barzyk
Producer / Director
Robbie Greenberg
Director of Photography
David R. Loxton
Director / Producer / Executive Producer
Dick Bartlett
Editor
Diane English
Writer
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
Ursula K. Le Guin
Novel
Scott Rudin
Casting Director
Carol Brandenburg
Associate Producer
John Wright Stevens
Art Direction
Robert J. Franco
Set Decoration
John Shaffner
Set Decoration
Laura Crow
Costume Design
Tonga Knight
Hairstylist
Jim Nielsen
Makeup Artist
Dennis Maitland
Sound
Jack Bennett
Special Effects
Ed Emshwiller
Special Effects
Bob Freedman
Orchestrator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 9, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
telekinesis
alternative reality
Wiki.
The Lathe of Heaven is a 1980 film adaptation of the 1971 science fiction novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. It was produced in 1979 as part of New York City public television station WNET's Experimental TV Lab project, and directed by David Loxton and Fred Barzyk. Le Guin, by her own account, was involved in the casting, script planning, rewriting, and filming of the production.
The film stars Bruce Davison as protagonist George Orr, Kevin Conway as Dr. William Haber, and Margaret Avery as lawyer Heather LeLache.
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