![]() ![]() In 1953, Johnny Smith is six years old when he suffers a head injury and immediately has a psychic vision of the near future, an event he barely even remembers as an adult. In the TV series starring Hall, the "dead zone" is not his brain damage but instead the previously dormant part of Johnny's brain that awakens and activates his psychic abilities. In the movie adaptation starring Walken, a "dead zone" is a blind spot that only appears in precognitive visions, representing that the future can be altered. In the novel, the "dead zone" is the part of Johnny Smith's brain that is damaged beyond repair, causing dormant parts to awaken in order to compensate, leading to psychic abilities when information in his visions is obstructed, Johnny says it exists in the dead zone. ![]() Paste Magazine has ranked Johnny Smith the sixth out of eight creepiest Christopher Walken performances. He is portrayed by Christopher Walken in the 1983 film and Anthony Michael Hall in the 2002 television series. He possesses psychic abilities that allow him to see moments of the future and past, usually triggered by touching objects or a person related to that future. John Smith is a fictional character and the protagonist of Stephen King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone. Kai-Read Friedman (as a child, TV series) ![]()
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