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Originally Posted by Robert M. Blevins  'The Lathe of Heaven' is my personal favorite. They made a low-to-medium budget film from the book starring James Caan as the psychiatrist.
The movie stunk, basically. In order to make a film from a book with the huge concept of 'Lathe', you need Steven Speilberg or forget about it... |
Actually, the earlier film, made for PBS, is quite good (though not a literal adaptation of the book), and, despite the quite limited budget (and therefore, limited special effects) had an enormous amount going for it as a thought-provoking and eerily effective piece. The performances by Bruce Davidson and Kevin Conway, especially, were quite notable.
The Lathe of Heaven (1980) (TV)