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The Lathe of heaven

Set in Portland, Oregon, in the near future, The Lathe of Heaven stars Bruce Davison as George Orr, who has a dream problem. His dreams not only come true, but they change reality back to the Stone Age.

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  • ""The lathe of heaven, a futuristic drama about a man whose dreams can alter events, and his exploitation by a power-hungry scientist. A 1980 TV-movie, filmed in Dallas and Fort Worth"--TV guide, January 9, 1980. This was the first PBS made-for-TV movie. "George Orr is haunted by dreams that become reality. In a world where pollution has destroyed the ice caps and plagues rage unchecked, a psychiatrist sees Orr's power as a way for humanity to escape its bleak fate. But as each attempt to direct Orr's dreaming ends in failure, the doctor's obsession with playing God grows stronger"--DVD sleeve."
  • "Set in Portland, Oregon, in the near future, The Lathe of Heaven stars Bruce Davison as George Orr, who has a dream problem. His dreams not only come true, but they change reality back to the Stone Age."@en
  • "George Orr's dreams do change the world and his power-mad psychiatrist is forcing him to dream a new reality, a better reality. But for every man-made dream of utopia, there is an unforeeseable consequence."
  • ""George Orr is haunted by dreams that become reality. In a world where pollution has destroyed the ice caps and plagues rage unchecked, a psychiatrist sees Orr's power as a way for humanity to escape its bleak fate. But as each attempt to direct Orr's dreaming ends in failure, the doctor's obsession with playing God grows stronger."--Container."@en
  • "In this science fiction film George Orr is haunted by dreams that become reality. In a world where pollution has destroyed the ice caps and plagues rage unchecked, a psychiatrist sees Orr's power as a way for humanity to escape its bleak fate. But as each attempt to direct Orr's dreaming ends in failure, the doctor's obsession with playing God grows stronger."
  • "George Orr is haunted by dreams that become reality. Each attempt to direct Orr's dreaming ends in failure. The doctor's obsession with playing God grows stronger."@en

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  • "Television adaptations"@en
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  • "Made-for-TV movies"@en
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Science fiction television programs"@en
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  • "Science fiction"
  • "Fiction television programs"@en

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  • "The Lathe of heaven"@en
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