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Dream Sorcerer

  • Episode aired Nov 4, 1998
  • PG
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.1K
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Holly Marie Combs in Charmed (1998)
DramaFantasyMystery

Prue's sleep is disturbed by strange visions in which she's taunted by a sinister and threatening man who has taken over her subconscious.Prue's sleep is disturbed by strange visions in which she's taunted by a sinister and threatening man who has taken over her subconscious.Prue's sleep is disturbed by strange visions in which she's taunted by a sinister and threatening man who has taken over her subconscious.

  • Director
    • Nick Marck
  • Writers
    • Constance M. Burge
    • Javier Grillo-Marxuach
    • Michael Perricone
  • Stars
    • Shannen Doherty
    • Holly Marie Combs
    • Alyssa Milano
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nick Marck
    • Writers
      • Constance M. Burge
      • Javier Grillo-Marxuach
      • Michael Perricone
    • Stars
      • Shannen Doherty
      • Holly Marie Combs
      • Alyssa Milano
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Shannen Doherty
    Shannen Doherty
    • Prue Halliwell
    Holly Marie Combs
    Holly Marie Combs
    • Piper Halliwell
    Alyssa Milano
    Alyssa Milano
    • Phoebe Halliwell
    Ted King
    Ted King
    • Inspector Andy Trudeau
    • (as T.W. King)
    Dorian Gregory
    Dorian Gregory
    • Darryl Morris
    Matt Schulze
    Matt Schulze
    • Whitaker Berman
    Neil Roberts
    • Rex Buckland
    J. Robin Miller
    J. Robin Miller
    • Skye Russell
    Zeus Mendoza
    Zeus Mendoza
    • Jack Manford
    • (as Alex Mendoza)
    Tim Herzog
    Tim Herzog
    • Hans
    Rainoldo Gooding
    • Guy #1
    James O'Shea
    James O'Shea
    • Goatee Guy
    Bo Clancey
    • Businessman
    James Howell
    • Technician #1
    Marie O'Donnell
    • Dr. Black
    Todd Howk
    • E.R. Nurse
    Trish Suhr
    • Paramedic #1
    Doug Spearman
    Doug Spearman
    • Nurse
    • Director
      • Nick Marck
    • Writers
      • Constance M. Burge
      • Javier Grillo-Marxuach
      • Michael Perricone
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    9claudio_carvalho

    Stay Awake

    Phoebe and Piper decide to make a lust spell to attract and date their princes charming, while Prue is working too much. When the crippled Whitaker Berman is rejected by Prue, he uses an experiment to project himself in her dream and kill her. Meanwhile, Inspector Andy Trudeau is investigating the mysterious death of the waitress Skye Russell and he finds the connection with two other closed cases, and he suspects that Whitaker is dream leaping. Piper and Phoebe help Prue to face Whitaker, while the sisters get in trouble with their spell.

    "Dream Sorcerer" is a great episode of "Charmed". Alternating funny moments, with the unexpected reaction of the men to the spell of Phoebe and Piper, with tense scenes with this serial killer that recalls Freddy Krueger, and also the investigation of Andy, I liked a lot this show. My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil): "O Bruxo dos Sonhos" ("The Sorcerer of the Dreams")
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    Whatever you do don't fall asleep

    Dream sorcerer is a masterpiece and deserves high praise. The atmosphere is wonderful. The girls all look their best and display genuine emotion called for the script. Matt Schulz gives a terrific terrifyingly and seductive performance. The lines are funny, unpredictable and unique. His portrayal earned number ten on my list of favorite villains. I even like the synthetic music adding to the scenes instead of distracting from it. It flows nicely, never once feeling forced or unoriginal.

    This was a marking point from when the show really went there and earned its cult status. Charmed is on top of the world and nothing can steal its thunder.

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    • Trivia
      Same hospital (Linda Vista) which was used on 1st season of Dexter (2006).
    • Goofs
      Andy states that Skye's apartment is on the ground floor, yet the landscape out the window says otherwise.
    • Quotes

      Phoebe Halliwell: You want a man who is single, smart, endowed?

      Piper Halliwell: Employed.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The House of Halliwell: Dream sorcerer - Charmed s01E05 (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      A stroke of luck
      Written by Garbage

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Lombard St & Hyde St, San Francisco, California, USA(Shot of a cable car with Alcatraz Island in the background)
    • Production companies
      • Spelling Television
      • Worldvision Enterprises
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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