The Dream Team (1989)
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54% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
58% of users liked it
(8,008 ratings)
The eponymous team consists of four residents of a New Jersey psychiatric hospital: ex-postal worker Henry Sikorsky (Christopher Lloyd), who fancies himself a doctor; one-time ad agency exec Jack McDermott (Peter Boyle), suffering from a Messiah/martyr complex; writer Billy Caulfield (Michael… More The eponymous team consists of four residents of a New Jersey psychiatric hospital: ex-postal worker Henry Sikorsky (Christopher Lloyd), who fancies himself a doctor; one-time ad agency exec Jack McDermott (Peter Boyle), suffering from a Messiah/martyr complex; writer Billy Caulfield (Michael Keaton), who cannot abide the "idiots" in the world (namely, everyone but himself); and TV-obsessed Albert Ianuzzi (Stephen Furst). Permitted a field trip to a baseball game, the four unfortunates wander off when psychiatrist Dr. Weitzman (Dennis Boutsikaris) is waylaid by two corrupt police officers after he witnesses them killing a third cop. The innocent inmates are accused of attacking Dr. Weitzman, but it is they who team up to bring the actual culprits to justice. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Howard Zieff
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 7, 1989 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 1, 2003
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Hilarious and unexpectedly touching. A great vehicle for Keaton.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Romanticizing mental illness at its worst.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Yet another Keaton-related disaster. Get this guy a new agent!
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Mental illness is no laughing matter, and neither is this film.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Strap youself in for a chunk of great laughs
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Cast
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Michael Keaton
as Billy Caulfield
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Christopher Lloyd
as Henry Sikorsky
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Peter Boyle
as Jack McDermott
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Stephen Furst
as Albert Ianuzzi
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Dennis Boutsikaris
as Dr. Weitzman
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Lorraine Bracco
as Riley
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Milo O'Shea
as Dr. Newald
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Philip Bosco
as O'Malley
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James Remar
as Gianelli
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Macintyre Dixon
as Dr. Verboven
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Michael Lembeck
as Ed
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Cynthia Belliveau
as Nurse
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Michelyn Emelle
as Duty Nurse Harriet
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Barry Flatman
as Arrogant Yuppie
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Myra Fried
as Floor Nurse
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Jack Gilpin
as Dr. Talmer
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Donna Hanover
as Field Reporter
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Kay Hawtry
as Nurse
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Bruce Hunter
as Yuppie
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Jihmi Kennedy
as Tow Man
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Maxine Miller
as Newald's Secretary
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Dennis Parlato
as TV Newscaster
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Nicholas Pasco
as Man Out Window
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Marilyn Peppiatt
as Floor Nurse
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Larry Pine
as Canning
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Ted Simonett
as Yuppie
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Brad Sullivan
as Sgt. Vincente
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Wayne Tippit
as Capt. Lewitt
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Robert Weil
as Caesar
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Tico Wells
as Station Attendant
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J.R. Zimmerman
as Hospital Guard
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Ron James
as Dwight
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Dwayne McLean
as Old Gent
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Don Saunders
as Security Guard
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Patricia Idlette
as Woman at Police Station
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Richard Fitzpatrick
as Dr. Bauer
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Victor Ertmanis
as Man in Mets Jersey
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Michael Beatty
as Intern
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Greg Beresford
as Field Reporter
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Stewart Bick
as Paramedic
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Patricia Carroll Brown
as Nurse
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Dick Callahan
as Bartender
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Janet Feindel
as Senior Nurse
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Eric Fink
as Priest
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Frierson Family Singers
as Gospel Group
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Shelley Goldstein
as Waitress
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Henry Gomez
as Guard
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Max Haines
as Guard
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Olivia Horton
as Henry's Daughter
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Jack Jessop
as Dr. Meekum
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John Liddle
as Cop
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Jane Luk
as Admissions Nurse
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Lizbeth MacKay
as Henry's Wife
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Ellen Maguire
as Canning's Secretary
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James O'Regan
as Litterbug
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Alphonsus E. Platt
as Gospel Musician
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Kenneth Raybourne
as Gospel Musician
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Chick Roberts
as Old Guard
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A. Frank Ruffo
as Relative
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John Stocker
as Murray
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Harold Surratt
as Pastor Lester
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Al Therrien
as Security Guard
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Marty Waldman
as Salesman
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Freda Foh Shen
as TV Newscaster
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Jack Duffy
as Bernie
