Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people. Once the capability of tapping into “higher brain functions” is added in, and you can literally jump into someone else’s head and play back recordings of what he or she was thinking, feeling, seeing, etc., at the time of the recording, the applications for the project quickly spiral out of control. While Michael Brace uses the system to become close again to Karen Brace, his estranged wife who also works on the project, others start abusing it for intense sexual experiences and other logical but morally questionable purposes. The government tries to kick Michael and Lillian off the project once the vast military potential of the technology is discovered. It soon becomes obvious that the government is interested in more than just missile guidance systems. The lab starts producing mind torture recordings and other psychosis inducing material. When one of the researchers dies and tapes the experience of death, Michael is convinced that he must playback this tape to honor the memory of the researcher and to become enlightened. When another researcher dies during playback the tape is locked away and Michael has to fight against his former colleagues and the government lackeys that now run his lab in order to play back and confront the “scariest thing any of us will ever face” – death itself.

Brainstorm (1983)
  • Rating: (5,266 votes)
  • Taglines:...The Ultimate Experience » The door to the mind is open! »
  • Runtime:106 minutes
  • Director: Douglas Trumbull
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Michael Brace
    Christopher Walken
    Karen Brace
    Natalie Wood
    Lillian Reynolds
    Louise Fletcher
    Alex Terson
    Cliff Robertson
    Gordy Forbes
    Jordan Christopher
    Landan Marks
    Donald Hotton
    Robert Jenkins
    Alan Fudge
    Hal Abramson
    Joe Dorsey
    James Zimbach
    Bill Morey
    Chris Brace
    Jason Lively
  • Genres:Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Joel L. Freedman
    executive producer  
    Douglas Trumbull
    producer  
    Richard Yuricich
    associate producer  
  • Plot: Brilliant researchers Lillian Reynolds and Michael Brace have developed a system of recording and playing back actual experiences of people. Once the capability of tapping into "higher brain functions" is added in, and you can literally jump into someone else's head and play back recordings of what he or she was thinking, feeling, seeing, etc., at the time of the recording, the applications for the project quickly spiral out of control. While Michael Brace uses the system to become close again to Karen Brace, his estranged wife who also works on the project, others start abusing it for intense sexual experiences and other logical but morally questionable purposes. The government tries to kick Michael and Lillian off the project once the vast military potential of the technology is discovered. It soon becomes obvious that the government is interested in more than just missile guidance systems. The lab starts producing mind torture recordings and other psychosis inducing material. When one of the researchers dies and tapes the experience of death, Michael is convinced that he must playback this tape to honor the memory of the researcher and to become enlightened. When another researcher dies during playback the tape is locked away and Michael has to fight against his former colleagues and the government lackeys that now run his lab in order to play back and confront the "scariest thing any of us will ever face" - death itself. Written by Eric van bezooijen <eric@webmethods.com>
Brainstorm
  • User's comment:Deeply thought-provoking.... by Wendywoo

    This is a subtle, deeply engaging film which deals with a brilliant and thought-provoking concept. The ability to live and think and feel as someone else... Something everyone has wanted to do at some time or other. And more than that, to be able to have a peek at what happens after death, the scariest thing a human being will ever have to face. Complex and convincing performances from all the leads are complemented by sfx that do not overpower the drama.


  • Quotes: Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: Why do you have to die to let go? Dr. Michael Anthony Brace: When I found her, she looked so peaceful. Why do you have to die to let go? All my life, I never needed anybody... And now, because of this thing she left me, I'm scared. For the first time in my life, I'm scared. But the thing is, I like it. I want more. You're married to a man who has a chance to take a scientific look at the scariest thing people ever have to face. I've gotta do this... gotta play that tape, and you gotta help me. Dr. Lillian Reynolds: Can you see better if I move it a little closer?
  • Also known as: Projekt Brainstorm (Hungary), Projekt Brainstorm (West Germany), Proyecto Brainstorm (Mexico - imdb display title), Proyecto Brainstorm (Spain), Agyhalál (Hungary), Brainstorm (France), Brainstorm - Generazione elettronica (Italy - imdb display title), Brainstorm - aivomyrsky (Finland), Burza mózgów (Poland), Mozdana oluja (Serbia), Projecto Brainstorm (Portugal), Projeto Brainstorm (Brazil), Prosjekt Brainstorm (Norway - imdb display title), The Gordon Forbes Tapes (USA - alternative title), Thyella ston egefalo (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title),

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