
When Dreams Come True
1985-05-28 · 95 min · ★ 6.8
A Dallas museum tour guide finds herself having dreams that foretell killings that are attributed to a killer known as "The Perfect Murderer." She asks her boyfriend, a police detective, for help.
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- Directors
- John Llewellyn Moxey
- Production companies
- Lorimar Telepictures, ABC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Cindy WilliamsSusan Matthews
David MorseRobert Wynton
Jessica HarperAnnie
Stan ShawHarry Jenks
Lee HorsleyAlex Kazloff
Lou HancockMuseum Woman
Tyrees AllenPatrolman
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