Projeto Brainstorm (1983)
A Experiência Final.
Gênero : Ficção científica, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 46M
Director : Douglas Trumbull
Escritor : Robert Stitzel, Philip Frank Messina
Sinopse
Dois brilhantes cientistas inventam um dispositivo capaz de gravar e reproduzir experiências sensoriais e acabam obtendo resultados devastadores quando um deles registra sua própria morte.
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