Movie
What Dreams May Come
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-10-02
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications, Metafilmics
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robin Williams as Chris Nielsen
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Albert Lewis
- Annabella Sciorra as Annie Collins-Nielsen
- Josh Paddock as Ian Nielsen
- Jessica Brooks Grant as Marie Nielsen
- Max von Sydow as The Tracker
- Wilma Bonet as Angie
- Lucinda Jenney as Mrs. Jacobs
- Rosalind Chao as Leona
- Matt Salinger as Reverend Hanley
- Maggie McCarthy as Stacey Jacobs
- Carin Sprague as Best Friend Cindy
Crew
- Vincent Ward - Director
- Ronald Bass - Screenplay
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