The Dead Zone is a 1983 film directed by David Cronenberg and based on the novel by Stephen King. The film stars Christopher Walken as a man who gains psychic abilities after awakening from a five-year coma and must decide whether to use his powers for good or evil.
The film's title font on the poster is Cortez, which is a bold serif font with a distinctive wedge shape. Philip Kelly designed this font for Letraset in 1977.