BRAINSTORM opens. Directed by special effects wiz Douglas Trumbull. Written by Philip Frank Messina and Robert Stitzel from a story by Bruce Joel Rubin. Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood & Louise Fletcher star as research team who invent a revolutionary virtual reality device capable of recording and playing back human thoughts & emotions. Tensions rise when the military express an interest in the device. Disquieting sci-fi is shelved for two years following Wood's drowning death during post production.