Design for Dreaming

1956
4| 0h9m| en
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Over-the-top 1950s “Populuxe” advertisement for General Motors. A woman falls asleep and dreams of a glorious future of perfect products, including a variety of shiny futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire’s fully automated “Kitchen of the Future.” The film debuted at the 1956 General Motors "Motorama" event in New York City.

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BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
superuser1400 i simply love this short film. It' about a woman who loves cars, who dreams about going to a futuristic car show, with a masked man. I love most of the 50's cars, and i love the part where they are in a kitchen, and we see all sorts of cool gadgets. Then she has her relaxing time, and takes out her wonderful cake, which is very amusing, and then they have a futuristic dance. Then they show a fabulous selection of cars and fashion, I love the cars and I love the fashion. Then they travel on a futuristic road, and we see the city of the future. I love the songs in this film, and I watch it often. I think that anyone who gets the chance should watch this film, as it's lots of fun. I think it's in the public domain, but I'm not sure. I give it 8 out of 10.
Jordan_Haelend I really like this one! When you consider when it was made, particularly the general attitudes concerning cars and what many people thought *T*H*E* *F*U*T*U*R*E* would bring thanks largely to technology, it makes sense- but you have to consider these things. Elevated highways, self-steering cars, and the automated kitchen were all predicted for the future, usually centering around the year 2000.The music and dance numbers seem corny today, but I'm sure they were for the most part considered Avant-Garde for the time. I'll say this, the choreography is excellent.The short is colorful and well-photographed, and the cars certainly are (or were) fascinating. There's also no lag time, the whole production moves along quickly but without the feeling of having been rushed.Okay, it's a sales Ad. But it's an entertaining one, with or without MST3K.
quamp Man, people at GM were very white back in 1956 when this was made. Janine Turner clone Tad Tadlock dances her way through this short film with a guy reminiscent of Secret Agent Super Dragon. Obscene cheerfulness and a pair of singers that can't sing shoot this one down. Cheesy special effects (such as the Highway of tomorrow is in fact a slot-car race set.) don't help either.Avoid this one unless you're watching the MST3K version.
icehole4 Why in the world does this film have a positive rating on it? As of this writing, the rating here is 7.9. ICK! This film, presented by GM in 1956 to showcase their new line of cars, has an EXTREME lack of reality in it. The plot goes like this: A woman wakes up with an invitation to a ball. She doesn't have anything to wear, so suddenly she's in a formal ballgown. Next she flies after the invitation to a hotel. There she's shown a bunch of cars, along with her in designer dresses. There's also a guy in a mask (who gave me Secret Agent Super Dragon flashbacks) who leads her through this dream. In the end, they enter a car together and take off on the highway of tomorrow. There's also a song going on in the background that's pretty annoying and the woman singing it can't really sing to well. Rightfully skewered on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for its bad special effects and lack of reality, this short should be avoided unless you're watching the MST3K version.