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Dream a Little Dream (1989)

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Movie Info

In 1987-88, a quartet of films with the same basic body-switching premise deluged theaters: Like Father, Like Son (1987), Big (1988), Vice Versa (1988), and 18 Again (1988). One year later, Dream a Little Dream (1989) followed suit. Coleman Ettinger (Jason Robards) is forever scolding the local high school students who use his yard as a shortcut to and from their nearby school. Coleman is not a crotchety old coot, however. He's deeply in love with his wife Gena (Piper Laurie) and is good friends

PG-13, 1 hr. 54 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Marc Rocco

In Theaters: Mar 3, 1989 Wide

On DVD: Oct 21, 2003

Vestron Video

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Cast

Corey Feldman
Bobby Keller
Meredith Salenger
Lainie Diamond
Jason Robards
Coleman Ettinger
Piper Laurie
Gena Ettinger
Harry Dean Stanton
Ike Baker
William McNamara
Joel
Corey Haim
Dinger
Matt Adler
Dumas
Susan Blakely
Mrs. Diamond
John Ford Coley
Ron
Josh Evans
Low Life #1
Victoria Jackson
Kit Keller
Laura Lee Norton
Marge
Alex Rocco
Gus Keller
Lala Sloatman
Shelley
Russell Livingstone
Neighbor Next Door
Ria Pavia
Maureen
Fran Taylor
Sheila Baker
Mickey Thomas
Mr. Pattison

Critic Reviews for Dream a Little Dream

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This is one incoherent movie; I have a hunch that the writers could not figure it out, either.

May 21, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

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Folks staggering out of Dream a Little Dream may well wonder what the heck they just saw.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

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Dream a Little Dream is an aggressively unwatchable movie.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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A relentless soundtrack beats throughout the film, and the scenes cut quickly from one location to another in an attempt at 'clever' editing that merely adds to the clouded feel of the movie.

July 25, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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The best things in this movie were Meredith Salinger's breasts.

March 25, 2005 Comment

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Total crap.

April 14, 2004 Comment

Leo Goldsmith

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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A strange, but fun tale of body switching, and it's got both Coreys! I highly recommend it, it's a great teen movie.

September 6, 2010

AJ Verser

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The two Corey's again hmmm odd plot here, nothing original but plenty of holes leaving you wondering what on earth is really happening. There is no proper explainations as to how and why the body/mind switch happens and then it all becomes nothing at the end?? huh?Poor performances from all really, many of the bigger

May 13, 2010