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Dream a Little Dream

1989 · 115 min

A quirky, dreamlike body-swap comedy that mixes teen angst with surreal fantasy and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by
Marc Rocco
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
With dreams like these who needs reality?
Overview
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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Directed by
Marc Rocco
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
fantasy, comedy, romance
Directed by
Marc Rocco
Written by
Daniel Jay Franklin, D.E. Eisenberg, Marc Rocco
Starring
Jason Robards, Corey Feldman, Piper Laurie, Meredith Salenger, Harry Dean Stanton, Corey Haim, Susan Blakely, William McNamara
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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