Characters & Themes
Dream Lover (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 104 mins · English
- Directed by
- Alan J. Pakula
- Starring
- Kristy McNichol, Gayle Hunnicutt, Justin Deas, Paul Shenar, John McMartin, Jon Polito
After being violently attacked in her apartment, Cathy finds herself repeatedly re‑experiencing the assault in vivid dreams. Desperate for answers, she enrolls in a sleep‑disorder research program, only to discover the investigators are conducting unsettling experiments that blur the line between therapy and manipulation, pulling her deeper into a nightmarish reality.
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