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What Dreams May Come

After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.
1998 | 113m | English

(118789 votes)

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Popularity: 5 (history)

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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.
Release Date: Oct 02, 1998
Director: Vincent Ward
Writer: Ronald Bass, Richard Matheson
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Keywords paradise, heaven, painting, hell, afterlife, spiritism
Production Companies PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Interscope Communications, Metafilmics
Box Office Revenue: $71,485,043
Budget: $85,000,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
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)
Name Job
Vincent Ward Director
Ronald Bass Screenplay
Eduardo Serra Director of Photography
David Brenner Editor
Maysie Hoy Editor
Richard Matheson Novel
Fríða Aradóttir Key Hair Stylist
Kim Marks Camera Operator
Daryl Tucker VFX Artist
Eugenio Zanetti Production Design
Nina Henninger Casting, Location Casting
Audrey Chang VFX Editor
Joel Hynek Visual Effects Supervisor
Nicholas Brooks Visual Effects Supervisor
Stuart Robertson Visual Effects Supervisor
Ken Jones Visual Effects Supervisor
Ellen Somers Visual Effects Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor
Carl Seibert Visual Effects Producer
Michael Van Himbergen Visual Effects Producer
Patti Kuwaye Mauck Visual Effects Producer
Joshua Rosen Visual Effects Art Director
Josh Fifarek Set Decoration
Cindy Carr Set Decoration
Michael Anthony Mitchell Stunt Double
Chase Allen Stunts
Tammy Brady Conrad Stunts
Kelly Smrz Stunts
Patrick J. Statham Stunts
Scott Sproule Stunts
Russell Solberg Stunts
Merritt Yohnka Stunts
Michelle Wright Executive In Charge Of Production
Graham Stumpf Post Production Supervisor
Dawn Solér Music Supervisor
David Kneupper Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Michael Sullivan Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Cyccone Jr. Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Dultz Supervising Art Director
Tomas Voth Supervising Art Director
Christian Wintter Art Direction
Patricio M. Farrell Art Department Production Assistant
Erin Kemp Set Designer
Dawn Swiderski Set Designer
Aric Lasher Set Designer
Alicia Maccarone Set Designer
Mike Helbig Leadman
John W. Micheletos Set Dresser
Peter Bankins Property Master
Carol Sadler Costume Supervisor
Michael Becker Costumer
Cindy J. Williams Key Makeup Artist
Terry Baliel Hairstylist
Barbara Lorenz Hairstylist
Mark Van Loon Steadicam Operator
Nelson Stoll Production Sound Mixer
Stephen Balliet Boom Operator
Scott Kinzey Boom Operator
Fred Runner Boom Operator
Frank Masi Still Photographer
Phil Bray Still Photographer
Carol DePasquale Script Supervisor
Chris Furia First Assistant Accountant
Christine Bonnem Location Manager
Michael Pew Assistant Location Manager
Gretchen van Zeebroeck Production Coordinator
Maureen Stanton-Leveque Assistant Production Coordinator
Jack English Gaffer
Don L. Henderson Dolly Grip
Duane Robinson Key Rigging Grip
Roy Arbogast Special Effects Coordinator
James Reedy Special Effects Supervisor
Lorisa D. Francis Post Production Coordinator
Marci Graber Post Production Accountant
Jessica Gallavan ADR Supervisor
Chris Jargo ADR Supervisor
Thomas O'Neil Younkman Assistant Sound Editor
Laura Graham ADR Editor
Constance A. Kazmer ADR Editor
Mary Ruth Smith ADR Editor
Simon Coke ADR Editor
Dean Drabin ADR Mixer
David Novack ADR Mixer
Dan M. Rich Dialogue Editor
Neal J. Anderson Dialogue Editor
Laura Harris Atkinson Dialogue Editor
Dino DiMuro Sound Editor
Jon Title Sound Editor
Bob Beher Sound Editor
Paul Timothy Carden Sound Editor
Patrick N. Sellers Sound Editor
James Moriana Foley Artist
Sarah Monat Foley Artist
David W. Alstadter Foley Mixer
Randy Singer Foley Mixer
Daryl B. Kell Music Editor
Brent Brooks Music Editor
Bill Abbott Music Editor
Mike Schmitt 3D Supervisor
Karen Ansel CG Supervisor
Scott Gordon CG Supervisor
Peter G. Travers CG Supervisor
Daniel P. Rosen Compositor
Lawrence Littleton Digital Effects Supervisor
Kenneth Littleton Digital Effects Supervisor
Jacques Levesque Digital Compositor
David Crawford Digital Compositor
Brandon McNaughton Digital Compositor
Ann Monn Digital Compositor
John Rauh Digital Compositor
Brent Gilmartin Digital Compositor
Brian Hanable Digital Compositor
Bob Wiatr Digital Compositor
Seth Lippman CG Artist
Sandra Germain CG Artist
Keith Kolder CG Artist
Richard Michalak Second Unit Director of Photography
David Fudge Second Unit First Assistant Director
Michael Umble Unit Publicist
Kris Nicolau Additional Casting
Rodney Armanino Construction Coordinator
Elise Ganz Studio Teacher
Victoria Carlson Standby Painter
Robert Butch Samarzich Greensman
Wayne Nelson Transportation Coordinator
Anastas N. Michos Camera Operator
Patrick McArdle First Assistant Camera
Paul Sanchez First Assistant Camera
Eric Amundsen Second Assistant Camera
Jan Ruona Second Assistant Camera
Anne Lee Camera Loader
Robert E. 'Bobby' Powell Rigging Gaffer
Michael Kamen Original Music Composer
Heidi Levitt Casting
Stephen McLaughlin Scoring Mixer
Kevin Scott Mack Visual Effects Supervisor
Dean Wright Visual Effects Producer
Yvonne Blake Costume Design
Charles Croughwell Stunt Coordinator
Tierre Turner Stunt Double
Debbie Evans Stunt Driver
Joey Anaya Stunts
Noby Arden Stunts
Dan Bell Stunts
Liisa Cohen Stunts
Jeff Habberstad Stunts
Clay Donahue Fontenot Stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem Stunts
Dane Farwell Stunts
Gary Morgan Stunts
Gilbert Rosales Stunts
Brian Smrz Stunts
Gregg Smrz Stunts
William Morts Stunts
Keith Woulard Stunts
Bob Yerkes Stunts
Darlene Ava Williams Stunts
Scott Martin Gershin Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika Sound Editor
Monika Mikkelsen Casting Associate
Michael Keller Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Name Title
Ronald Bass Executive Producer
Barnet Bain Producer
Stephen Deutsch Producer
Erica Huggins Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf Executive Producer
Ted Field Executive Producer
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