Brainstorm
The door to the mind is open.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$15 000 000
Box office
$10 219 460
Director
Actors
Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson, Jordan Christopher, Donald Hotton, Alan Fudge, Joe Dorsey, Bill Morey, Jason Lively
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Douglas Trumbull, Joel L. Freedman
Camera operator
Richard Yuricich
Composer
Artist
John Vallone
Audition
Editing
Freeman A. Davies, Edward Warschilka
Whole Team (17)
Whole Team (17)
Short description
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
What's left behind the scenes
- Natalie Wood's younger sister, Lana Wood, participated in the filming of some scenes after Natalie's death.
- Toward the end of filming, Natalie Wood (1938–1981) passed away, and studio executives attempted to shut down the project and collect the insurance, claiming that director Douglas Trumbull would be unable to finish it. However, according to the terms of the contract, this decision rested with Trumbull himself, and he decided to complete the shoot by using stand-ins for Wood and filming scenes featuring her character from new angles. The studio was not pleased with this decision, and as a result, Brainstorm became Trumbull's final Hollywood project. After this, he focused on IMAX films, designing theme park attractions, and similar endeavors.
- Natalie Wood's younger sister, Lana Wood, participated in the filming of some scenes after Natalie Wood's death.
- After Natalie Wood's death, several scenes with water that had already been filmed were cut from the film. In one such scene, Wood's and Christopher Walken's characters dive into a pool, and in another, these characters row canoes in a pond.
- By the time Natalie Wood signed the contract to star in this film, she hadn't worked for two years and had gained 11 kilograms. Before filming began, she went on a radical diet to lose weight, but then, due to an excessive fondness for alcohol, she began to gain weight again.
- "Paradise" was filmed by making a hole in a sheet of steel and placing a powerful quartz lamp directly behind it, shining through a piece of scratched plastic.
- By the time Natalie Wood signed the contract for this film, she had not worked for two years and had gained 11 kilograms. Before filming began, she went on a radical diet to lose weight, but later began gaining it back due to an excessive fondness for alcohol.
- Towards the end of filming, Natalie Wood (1938-1981) died, and the studio management tried to cover up the project and claim insurance by stating that director Douglas Trumbull would no longer complete the project. However, according to the terms of the contract, this decision was up to Trumbull himself, and he decided to finish filming, using doubles instead of Wood and shooting scenes with her character from new angles. The studio was not thrilled with this decision, so "Brainstorm" became Trumbull’s last Hollywood project. After that, he focused on IMAX format films, working on attractions in amusement parks, and the like.
- Following Natalie Wood's death, several previously filmed water scenes were cut from the movie. In one such scene, Wood's character and Christopher Walken's character dive into a pool; in another, the characters paddle across a pond in kayaks.
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