Brainstorm

Natalie Wood made her last screen appearance in Brainstorm; in fact, she died before the film was completed, necessitating extensive rewrites. Wood’s character is secondary to the one played by Christopher Walken. A research scientist, Walken has been experimenting with a revolutionary brain-reading device. This wondrous machine is able to read a person’s thought processes and translate these to videotape. When Walken wants to study the brainwaves of his late partner Louise Fletcher, he finds himself seriously at odds with his superiors-not to mention several ominous-looking government types, headed by Cliff Robertson., A research scientist experiments with a revolutionary brain-reading device that is able to translate a person’s thoughts to videotape, but soon finds himself at odds with the government., Christopher Walken stars in this sci-fi chiller, with special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull as director. Co-star Natalie Wood died tragically during the film’s production., A research scientist experiments with a revolutionary brain-reading device that is able to translate a person’s thoughts to videotape, but soon finds himself at odds with the government. The film was Natalie Wood’s last screen appearance., Walken stars in this sci-fi chiller as a scientist who invents a device that can interface with the brain. Co-star Wood died tragically during the film’s production. Special effects wizard Trumbull serves as director., A scientist discovers a way of recording and re-living another person’s thoughts and experiences which leads to unexpected revelations…, Christopher Walken stars in this sci-fi chiller. Co-star Natalie Wood died tragically during the film’s production.