# Virtual Nightmare

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***Virtual Nightmare*** is a 2000 made-for-TV [horror film](/source/Horror_film) directed by [Michael Pattinson](/source/Michael_Pattinson) and starring [Michael Muhney](/source/Michael_Muhney), [Tasma Walton](/source/Tasma_Walton), and [Todd MacDonald](/source/Todd_MacDonald). The film premiered on [UPN](/source/UPN) on April 14, 2000. The story was conceived in 1995 when writer David Tausik read the [Philip K. Dick](/source/Philip_K._Dick) novel [Time Out of Joint](/source/Time_Out_of_Joint).[citation needed]

## Cast

- [Michael Muhney](/source/Michael_Muhney) as Dale Hunter
- [Tasma Walton](/source/Tasma_Walton) as Wendy
- [Bob Hornery](/source/Bob_Hornery) as Stan
- [Mitchell Butel](/source/Mitchell_Butel) as Miller
- [Todd MacDonald](/source/Todd_MacDonald) as Bob
- [Jerome Ehlers](/source/Jerome_Ehlers)
- [Peter Curtin](/source/Peter_Curtin) as Andrew
- [John Noble](/source/John_Noble) as Dad
- [Zoe Naylor](/source/Zoe_Naylor) as

## Plot

In the future the world has seemingly reached perfection. Dale Hunter, a junior advertising executive, begins to question the nature of his reality when he is in a car accident and glitches start to appear in his vision. Seeking help from the local librarian, Wendy, the two discover that there are many things about their world, and indeed their lives, that do not hold up to close scrutiny. Dale makes repeated attempts to escape from the confines of the world he has known, with varying results.

## Reception

John Ferguson of the *[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)* remarked "There are shades of *[The Matrix](/source/The_Matrix)* in this modest but rewarding sci-fi thriller."[1]

## See also

- [List of television films produced for UPN](/source/List_of_television_films_produced_for_UPN)

## References

1. Ferguson, John (2020-04-28). ["Virtual Nightmare (2000)"](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-s5fhgi/virtual-nightmare/). *Radio Times*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

## External links

- [Virtual Nightmare](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244290/) at IMDb
- [Virtual Nightmare](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/virtual-nightmare-2000/15230/) at [Screen Australia](/source/Screen_Australia)
- [Virtual Nightmare (2000) directed by Michael Pattinson • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/virtual-nightmare/)

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