| What Dreams May Come | |
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| Directed by | Vincent Ward |
| Screenplay by | Ronald Bass |
| Based on | What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson |
| Produced by | Stephen Deutsch Barnet Bain |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
| Edited by | David Brenner |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85‒90 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $75.4 million[3] |
What Dreams May Come is a 1998 American fantasy drama film directed by Vincent Ward and adapted by Ronald Bass from the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. Starring Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra and Cuba Gooding Jr., it won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The title is from a line in Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy.[4] The film received mixed reviews, with praise for its scenery but criticism for the plot. It was a box-office bomb, grossing only $75.4 million against a budget of $85‒90 million.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (September 29, 1998). "What Dreams May Come". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Simon, Stephen. "Information And Application for Stephen Simon Film Mentoring Program". Bringing Back the Old Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
[...]I've made films with budgets ranging from $500,000 (Indigo) to $90 million (What Dreams May Come)[...]
- ^ Klady, Leonard (January 25, 1999). "The Top 125 Worldwide". Variety. p. 36.
- ^ No Sweat Shakespeare, To Be Or Not To Be: Hamlet Soliloquy. Line 11.