Overview
Eternity is a 1990 American drama film directed by Steven Paul and written by Jon Voight with Paul and his mother Dorothy Koster Paul. The theme of the film is reincarnation.
Plot
Voight wars with his brother, played by Armand Assante, over a medieval kingdom. He wakes up and sees everyone in his real life as being reincarnations of the people in his dream. Assante is now an industrialist out to control the media and the US presidency. He attempts to buy out Voight's TV show to silence him.
Cast
Jon Voight as Edward/James
Armand Assante as Romi/Sean
Wilford Brimley as King/Eric
Eileen Davidson as Dahlia/Valerie
Frankie Valli as Taxpayer/Guido
Production
Planning for Eternity took place over six years prior to its release, under the working title Avatar. Jon Voight was signed to play the film's lead, marking his return to film after a three year absence. Voight had been working on the film during its planning stage and had co-written the script. Michael Legrand was confirmed as writing the score for Eternity. Filming took place over a seven week period during January and February 1989 in and around Los Angeles. By August 1989 the movie had gone into post production status.
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