---
title: "Bad Dreams"
year: 1988
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/bad-dreams-1988"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 59797
imdb_id: null
status: "Unknown"
community_rating: 5.7
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Bad Dreams (1988) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/bad-dreams-1988

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Bad Dreams is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film co-written and directed by Andrew Fleming. The film follows Cynthia, the lone survivor of a notorious mass suicide led by a charismatic cult leader named Harris, after she wakes from a thirteen-year coma in a psychiatric ward where those around her begin dying under mysterious and gruesome circumstances.

The film stars Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, E. G. Daily, Dean Cameron, Harris Yulin, and Richard Lynch. As Cynthia experiences visions of Harris and deals with people killing themselves around her, she is forced to confront the past before it confronts her.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A cult massacre survivor wakes from a coma, only to face mysterious suicides and visions of her past."

### Why Watch
- Features a sole survivor of a seventies free love cult mass suicide.
- Directed and co-written by Andrew Fleming.
- Stars Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, E. G. Daily, Dean Cameron, Harris Yulin, and Richard Lynch.

### Caveats & Content Note
- People around the protagonist start killing themselves under mysterious and gruesome circumstances.
- Tone & Suitability: This is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film that deals with dark themes of cults, mass suicide, and mysterious deaths.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: #cult-horror, #psychiatric-ward, #supernatural-slasher, #mass-suicide, #visions

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: Where to stream Bad Dreams?
Streaming availability for Bad Dreams is not provided in the source material.

### Q: Whether it is worth watching?
Bad Dreams is a 1988 supernatural slasher film directed by Andrew Fleming that features a cult survivor facing mysterious deaths in a psychiatric ward.

### Q: What is the runtime?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 26 minutes.

### Q: Who stars in the film?
The film stars Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, E. G. Daily, Dean Cameron, Harris Yulin, and Richard Lynch.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Bad Dreams — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/59797)
- [Bad Dreams](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page)
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