What Dreams May Come (1998)
Overview
Chris Neilson 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 dies, 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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $85,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $71,485,043.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 22.979 |
Directed By
Vincent Ward
Crew
Ronald Bass
Stephen Deutsch
Eduardo Serra
Richard Matheson
Barnet Bain
Ted Field
David Brenner
Maysie Hoy
Scott Kroopf
Erica Huggins
Vincent Ward
Ronald Bass
Daryl Tucker
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Russell Solberg
Patricio M. Farrell
Jeff Habberstad
William Morts
Dawn Swiderski
Peter Bankins
Brian Smrz
Christian Wintter
Stephen Balliet
Darlene Ava Williams
David Kneupper
Jim Dultz
Carol DePasquale
Dane Farwell
Clay Donahue Fontenot
Gregg Smrz
Kelly Smrz
Bob Yerkes
Gary Morgan
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Terry Baliel
Nelson Stoll
Frank Masi
Merritt Yohnka
Mark Van Loon
Michelle Wright
Alicia Maccarone
Peter Michael Sullivan
Scott Sproule
Mike Helbig
Fríða Aradóttir
James Reedy
Lorisa D. Francis
Scott Martin Gershin
Keith Woulard
Dawn Solér
Cindy J. Williams
Barbara Lorenz
Scott Kinzey
Fred Runner
Dino DiMuro
Randy Singer
Patrick J. Statham
Graham Stumpf
John W. Micheletos
Carol Sadler
Michael Becker
Laura Harris Atkinson
Gilbert Rosales
Tomas Voth
Aric Lasher
Phil Bray
Erin Kemp
Chris Furia
Christine Bonnem
Michael Pew
Gretchen van Zeebroeck
Laura Graham
Maureen Stanton-Leveque
Duane Robinson
Chris Jargo
Jessica Gallavan
Mary Ruth Smith
Jon Title
Paul Timothy Carden
Jack English
Don L. Henderson
Roy Arbogast
Simon Coke
David Novack
Brent Brooks
Marci Graber
Daryl B. Kell
Scott Gordon
Daniel P. Rosen
Bob Wiatr
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
Karen Ansel
Ann Monn
Sandra Germain
James Moriana
Brandon McNaughton
Neal J. Anderson
Bob Beher
Bill Abbott
Lawrence Littleton
Constance A. Kazmer
Patrick N. Sellers
Sarah Monat
David W. Alstadter
Mike Schmitt
David Crawford
Hector C. Gika
Peter G. Travers
Kenneth Littleton
Dean Drabin
Dan M. Rich
Brent Gilmartin
Brian Hanable
David Fudge
Seth Lippman
Keith Kolder
Richard Michalak
John Rauh
Jacques Levesque
Kris Nicolau
Michael Umble
Monika Mikkelsen
Elise Ganz
Wayne Nelson
Robert Butch Samarzich
Victoria Carlson
Rodney Armanino
Nina Henninger
Jan Ruona
Kim Marks
Paul Sanchez
Anastas N. Michos
Anne Lee
Michael Keller
Patrick McArdle
Eric Amundsen
Eugenio Zanetti
Heidi Levitt
Michael Kamen
Nina Henninger
Robert E. 'Bobby' Powell
Stephen McLaughlin
Audrey Chang
Stuart Robertson
Michael Van Himbergen
Ellen Somers
Joel Hynek
Ken Jones
Kevin Scott Mack
Patti Kuwaye Mauck
Joshua Rosen
Ellen Somers
Dean Wright
Nicholas Brooks
Carl Seibert
Joey Anaya
Dan Bell
Chase Allen
Charles Croughwell
Yvonne Blake
Josh Fifarek
Tierre Turner
Noby Arden
Michael Anthony Mitchell
Liisa Cohen
Cindy Carr
Tammy Brady Conrad
Debbie Evans
TOP CAST
Robin Williams
Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra
Annie Collins-Nielsen
Max von Sydow
The Tracker
Jessica Brooks Grant
Marie Nielsen
Josh Paddock
Ian Nielsen
Rosalind Chao
Leona
Lucinda Jenney
Mrs. Jacobs
Maggie McCarthy
Stacey Jacobs
Wilma Bonet
Angie
Matt Salinger
Reverend Hanley
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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