Lathe of Heaven | |
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Based on | The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin |
Written by | Alan Sharp |
Directed by | Philip Haas |
Starring | |
Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Mark Winemaker |
Production location | Montreal |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Editor | Jean-François Bergeron |
Running time | 91 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | A&E |
Release | September 8, 2002 |
Lathe of Heaven is a 2002 American science fiction television film based on the 1971 novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, which was previously adapted as a television film in 1980. The film was directed by Philip Haas, written by Alan Sharp, and stars James Caan, Lukas Haas, and Lisa Bonet. It aired on A&E on September 8, 2002. It was nominated at the 29th Saturn Awards for Best Single Program Presentation. [1]
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The psychologist, William Haber, uses a machine called an "augmentor" to delve deep into Orr's mind. The augmentor looks like a dentist's chair. It is soon obvious that Haber has sinister intentions. He begins to hypnotize Orr into dreaming about a horse in a field. When Orr wakes up from his hypnosis-induced dream, an image of Lady Godiva on a horse is now painted on the wall in the office.
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