Dream a Little Dream (1989)
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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… More 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 with his next-door neighbor Ike (Harry Dean Stanton). In fact, Coleman is looking for a mystical way to preserve his and Gena's lives forever by transferring their consciousness into the bodies of younger people. One day, student Bobby Keller (Corey Feldman) has a bicycle mishap with Coleman while cutting through the yard, and their minds change places. Now Coleman has the brain of a teenager, while young Bobby uses Coleman's wisdom and life experience to win over the girl of his dreams. Dream a Little Dream was the directorial debut of Marc Rocco, son of actor Alex Rocco, who costars in a supporting role. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Marc Rocco
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Mar 3, 1989 Wide
- Studio
- Vestron Video
Critic Reviews
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Walter Goodman, New York Times
This is one incoherent movie; I have a hunch that the writers could not figure it out, either.
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Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Folks staggering out of Dream a Little Dream may well wonder what the heck they just saw.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Dream a Little Dream is an aggressively unwatchable movie.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
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.
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
The best things in this movie were Meredith Salinger's breasts.
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Cast
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Corey Feldman
as Bobby Keller
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Meredith Salenger
as Lainie Diamond
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Jason Robards
as Coleman Ettinger
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Piper Laurie
as Gena Ettinger
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Ike Baker
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William McNamara
as Joel
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Corey Haim
as Dinger
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Matt Adler
as Dumas
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Susan Blakely
as Mrs. Diamond
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John Ford Coley
as Ron
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Josh Evans
as Low Life #1
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Victoria Jackson
as Kit Keller
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Laura Lee Norton
as Marge
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Alex Rocco
as Gus Keller
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Lala Sloatman
as Shelley
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Russell Livingstone
as Neighbor Next Door
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Ria Pavia
as Maureen
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Fran Taylor
as Sheila Baker
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Mickey Thomas
as Mr. Pattison
