Bad Dreams
“When Cynthia wakes up, she'll wish she were dead...”
Unity Field, a "free love" cult from the '70s, is mostly remembered for its notorious mass suicide led by Harris, its charismatic leader. While all members are supposed to burn in a fire together, young Cynthia is spared by chance. Years later, the nightmare of Unity Field remains buried in her mind. But when those around Cynthia start killing themselves, and she begins having visions of Harris, she may be forced to confront the past -- before it confronts her.
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Studio
No Frills Film
Language
en
Status
Released
How Bad Dreams performed
Budget
$4.0M
Worldwide Gross
$9.8M
Gross Profit
$5.8M
Return
2.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Cynthia
Jennifer Rubin
Cynthia
Dr. Alex Karmen
Bruce Abbott
Dr. Alex Karmen
Harris
Richard Lynch
Harris
Ralph
Dean Cameron
Ralph
Dr. Berrisford
Harris Yulin
Dr. Berrisford
Connie
Susan Barnes
Connie
Victor
John Scott Clough
Victor
Lana
E. G. Daily
Lana
Gilda
Damita Jo Freeman
Gilda
Ed
Louis Giambalvo
Ed
Miriam
Susan Ruttan
Miriam
Detective Wasserman
Sy Richardson
Detective Wasserman
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