Movie

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin's Science Fiction Masterpiece

1980★ 6.5 · 451h 44mScience FictionFantasyDramaThriller

Overview

George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.

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Cast

Bruce Davison
as George Orr

Margaret Avery
as Heather LeLache

Kevin Conway
as Dr. William Haber

R.A. Mihailoff
as Orderly

Jo Livingston
as George's Father

Vandi Clark
as Aunt Ethel

John Rainone
as The Grey Person (uncredited)

Niki Flacks
as Penny Crouch

Peyton E. Park
as Mannie Ahrens

Jane Roberts
as Grandmother

Frank Miller
as Parole Officer

Bernedette Whitehead
as George's Mother