Dream a Little Dream

1989 "With dreams like these who needs reality?"
5.7| 1h54m| PG-13| en
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Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place where Dreams are reality. When an accident occurs Coleman finds himself in Bobby's body and can only contact Bobby in his dreams.

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Ploydsge just watch it!
YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
riceman1974 This a charming film, greatly helped by the mere presence of Jason Robards. An interesting story that makes the other "body switch" films look even more awful than they actually are. I think the fact that it's a "Corey Film" unfortunately has hurt its reputation, coupled with this being Feldman's creepy Michael Jackson phase. I believe that this film would probably be revered today where it two no-names in the lead male roles instead of the Coreys. But then again, would you get the same excellent performances? This is a great movie with stellar performances all around, and yes it's an odd story, but my God at least it's a story! There are very few stories told any longer. Mindless action, slapstick comedies, or star vehicles dominate the film business today. Give me a fascinating, thought-provoking story like this any day.
Steve Pulaski Dream a Little Dream's trailer is the most false advertised trailer I've ever seen. It states the film is about a teenager named Bobby who is a slacker in high school, and must win the girl of his dreams in three days. Okay, don't really understand it too much, but I'll let it fly. The back of the DVD doesn't do too much justice either. It has the character Dinger (Haim) state some things about Bobby and explain his personality in a bias way, and he says he will be "sticking around to see what happens". I will be too.Unlike the advertising on the box and the trailer, DALD is about another "body and mind swap" type of films that Hollywood did away with in the eighties. Vice Versa and Like Father, Like Son would be dubbed as "cult classics" in the 2000 decade. The film probably scrapped trying to explain it in the title because they knew the consumers had enough with being alienated with these movies that were already confusing enough. Dream a Little Dream doesn't help in being a confusion lacking film.The plot: Bobby is a teenager who's grades are awful, and his best friend Dinger tries to get Bobby on the right track but it doesn't seem to help much. Bobby, Dinger, and a group of friends always use a shortcut found in a Coleman (Robards), a grumpy old man's, well kept yard. Obviously, like any other grumpy old man, this one does not approve of the teen's careless disrespect for his property. One night, Bobby is racing through the yard of the old man to try and get home when he collides with Lanie (Salenger), his friend's girlfriend, in their yard while Coleman and his wife Gena are meditating.In the blink of an eye Coleman is in Bobby's body, and Laurie is unknowingly Gena. What a paradox! The Laurie is Gena part is pretty much left for the audience to assume. The film doesn't even give you a hint. It's a disorganized mess that almost forgets to explain what's going on. The cast might know what's happening, but I, myself, as an audience member is expecting to have this somewhat explained to me.The two things that rescue this movie before it hits the bottom of the barrel are; it's rocking soundtrack and the fact it's a buddy movie with Haim/Feldman. The movie blasts R.E.M. and the song Dream a Little Dream of Me at random, but satisfying times. Sometimes the music gets a little abrupt and annoying, but there's a volume meter that can be controlled. There are not a lot of good H/F movies out there. They did around seven, The Lost Boys is pretty good (not great), License to Drive is great, Busted sucked, Last Resort was forgettable and a little immature, Blown Away wasn't that great of a film, but it was entertaining as hell, and Dream a Little Dream goes down as a so-so, could've been better film like Last Resort. I have yet to watch the sequel to this film as well.Dream a Little Dream is far from fantastic, but it's acceptable. It isn't as bad as some make it out to be. The first half hour I was completely lost. I thought this film would be absolutely horrible, but as the film went on I felt more connected to these characters and was rooting for Feldman by the end of the movie. It's not the worst H/F movie out there, but it doesn't compare to the classic that is License to Drive.I've been searching high and low, trying to find a Comedy CH/CF film that compared in quality to License to Drive. I've dug through pretty much the whole pile and the only one that I haven't watch yet is the sequel to this. Could this be the one film that surpasses LtD in humor, quality, and amusement. Judging from the IMDb rating of 3.2, and the people I talk to telling me it's awful, I doubt it.Starring: Jason Robards, Corey Feldman, Piper Laurie, Meredith Salenger, Harry Dean Stanton, and Corey Haim. Directed by: Marc Rocco.
sherrypeck19825 This film was expertly done. I read a review somewhere that the time line of the movie jumped all over the place and all I have to say to that person is: If you couldn't follow the time line of the movie, you must have forgotten to pause the movie when you took a bathroom break.At a glance, one might be confused as to how the scenes of the movie line up, unless you pay attention from the beginning (and learn to love your pause button). The whole premise of the movie is that the old man (Coleman) is trying to discover a way (through meditation) to enter the dream world CONSIOUSLY and thus live forever in this state with the woman that he loves.He experiments with meditation and because of an accident that happened in his yard during the experiment, his soul jumped into a young mans body and the soul of his wife, who is not as into the experiment as him, only partially jumps into the body of that young mans love interest. (His best friend's girl) It is a heart wrenching, yet simultaneously heart warming story about soul mates and the unbreakable bond that will always lead them back to each others arms, and hearts.Many of Corey Feldman's dance moves mimicked Michael Jackson. This was intentional due to the popularity of Michael Jackson in the late 80's. True to the era, "Bobby" was a young teenager who emulated a very popular icon of the times. Never-The-Less, as an adult, I still find his in this movie charming, witty, and full of depth.Anyone who would say that this man made his success on his looks alone has obviously not seen this movie. It is rare to find a good looking actor who also has a full arsenal of talent and is not afraid to use it. If more performers would fore-go work that is trendy and opt for jobs that require real skills; movies, TV shows, and music would be so much the better for it.
jaybronxny I saw this movie like twelve years ago. Back then, I was in middle school, and I actually liked it a lot. When I saw it in a video store at a reasonable price, I scooped it up. When I saw this flick after so long, I got sorta nostalgic. Let's start off with the positives: the soundtrack was top notch, even after twelve years! I would've bought this movie for the music alone, it's that good. Also, the supporting characters, especially screen legend, Jason Robards and Piper Laurie place this flick on their shoulders and carry it. Their performances and chemistry are very believable. You actually find yourself caring for their characters. Also, Alex Rocco and Victoria Jackson as the parents were equally enjoyable. Corey Haim does a good job as his friend, Dinger. He gives his character a sense of charm, and he has the funnier lines. And then there's Meredith Salenger, Lanine Diamond. The Lanine character could've easily been played as a typical one-dimensional, hot chick that's the object of everyone's desire. But, Meredith gives the character... well, character. It's her performance, and her incredible beauty, that draws you in when the other fore-mentionable characters aren't on screen. She's a very good actress, which is all the more depressing when you realize this movie took place twelve years ago, and in that time you can't remember her in a solid movie ever since (well, if you count Lake Placid, but she played a throw-away character). Meredith kinda reminds me of how Jennifer Connelly started out. She was trapped in tween movies early on, then fell into some really good ones when she got older. I really wish Meredith Salenger falls into a really good one soon, she deserves it! There's also a young William McNamara who gives a inspired turn as woman abuser, occasional drunk, Joel.Now, onto the negatives: Corey Feldman. Don't get me wrong, he isn't a bad actor (he isn't a great one either), but he is listed as the star, but he kinda phone's in his performance. The lead of the story had to play two different people (Bobby, a self-conscious, ne'er-do-well, and Coleman, a down-to-earth older man trapped in a young man's body) To be fair, he was convincing as the Coleman character, but his performance was marred by his Michael Jackson routine. He does it in one scene to woo Meredith Salenger's character. Let me make this clear, I love MJ's music like the next, but Corey takes it too far -- he dresses, moves, and acts like the self-proclaim "King of Pop." Maybe at the time it might've sounded like a hot idea, but seeing it after twelve years was just creepy. (For the record the whole Michael Jackson thing was creepy twelve years ago and it's even creepier today). What's even creepier is I really can't see anyone else playing this role other than Feldman.The story was far-fetched and kinda complex and the film's means to reach the conclusion is also very lame. It had something to do with Jason Robards' character, Coleman, wanting to find a means to live forever by entering the dream state of another. He convinces his wife to join him in a meditation exercise in their backyard, when Corey Feldman's character, Bobby, and Meredith Salenger's character, Lanine, get into an accident while taking a short cut through. The old couple's body gets transferred into the young couple's, hilarity ensues.Bobby, as Coleman, must try to convince Lanine (who's actually Coleman's wife) who she really is. By doing that, he gets her to fall for him. Come to think of it, the story was actually rather interesting, albeit far-fetched, which would place it in both positive and negative.In closing: Dream a little Dream could've been just another passable teen flick if it didn't have the maturity of Jason Robards, Piper Laurie and Meredith Salenger. And a top-notch soundtrack. Music aside, it's the those fore-mentioned actors that allow me to give the movie the score I did. If you like 80's movies with a great soundtrack and a gifted supporting cast of characters, then this is a movie for you.