What Dreams May Come
PG-13“After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.”
1998·113 min·Released
Studio: Interscope Communications, Metafilmics, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
7.2TMDb
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Theatrical Oct 2, 1998Physical Mar 9, 1999
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USA · English · USA
Overview
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorVincent Ward
WriterRonald Bass
Cast
Robin Williams
Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra
Annie Collins-Nielsen
Josh Paddock
Ian Nielsen
Jessica Brooks Grant
Marie Nielsen
Max von Sydow
The Tracker
Wilma Bonet
Angie
Lucinda Jenney
Mrs. Jacobs
Rosalind Chao
Leona
Matt Salinger
Reverend Hanley
Maggie McCarthy
Stacey Jacobs
Carin Sprague
Best Friend Cindy
June Carryl
Woman in Car Accident
Werner Herzog
Face
Clara Thomas
Little Girl at Lake
Benjamin Brock
Little Boy at Lake
London Freeman
Kid by the Dock (uncredited)
Phaedra Neitzel
Angel (uncredited)
Tom O'Reilly
Devil (Hell Scene) (uncredited)
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Keywords
paradiseafterlifepaintinghellheavenspiritismdramaticinformative
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Budget
$85M
Revenue
$71M
TMDb Votes
2,486
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