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Dreamchild (1985)

PG 94 min  -  Biography | Comedy | Drama  -   4 October 1985 (USA)
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Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the... See full summary »

Director:

Gavin Millar

Writer:

Dennis Potter
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Coral Browne Coral Browne ...
Alice Hargreaves
Ian Holm ...
Peter Gallagher ...
Jack Dolan
Caris Corfman Caris Corfman ...
Sally Mackeson
Nicola Cowper Nicola Cowper ...
Lucy
Jane Asher Jane Asher ...
Mrs. Liddell
Amelia Shankley Amelia Shankley ...
Little Alice
Imogen Boorman Imogen Boorman ...
Lorina
Emma King Emma King ...
Edith
Rupert Wainwright Rupert Wainwright ...
Hargreaves
Roger Ashton-Griffiths ...
Mr. Duckworth
James Wilby ...
Baker
Shane Rimmer Shane Rimmer ...
Mr. Marl
Peter Whitman Peter Whitman ...
Radio Producer
Ken Campbell Ken Campbell ...
Radio Sound Effects Man / March Hare (voice)
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Storyline

Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy author/professor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the old. Written by Max Vaughn  

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Plot Keywords:

Old Woman | Centenary | Love | Fantasy Sequence | Dying  | See more »

Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Álomgyermek See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,425 (USA) (6 October 1985) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$1,215,923 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

PfH Ltd., Thorn EMI See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Lucy was entirely fictional. When Alice Liddell Hargreaves came to the States to celebrate Lewis Carroll's birth she was accompanied by her son Caryl and her sister Rhoda. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: During the tea dance Jack and Lucy waltz to "I Only Have Eyes For You." The scene is set in 1932, but the song was not written until 1934. See more »

Quotes

Alice Hargreaves: [a journalist has just offered her some flowers] Are you one of those - oh, what are they called - Homosexuals?
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Connections

Featured in Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"Confessin' (That I Love You)"
(uncredited)
Music by Doc Daugherty and Ellis Reynolds
Lyrics by Al Neiburg
Performed by a vocalist at the radio broadcast See more »