Dream Date (1989) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Anson Williams

Writers (WGA):

Peter Crabbe (story) and
Mark C. Miller (story) ...

Release Date:

9 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Billie's daughter is going on her first date. Since he was a real girl chaser in high school, he is sure her date will be the same...

Plot Keywords:

School | Dating

Cast

Tempestt Bledsoe	...	Danni Fairview
Bill Bolender	...	Billie Ray
Margaret Bowman	...	Woman in Hotel Room
Michelle Cochran	...	Waitress
Peter Crabbe	...	Usher
Clifton Davis	...	Bill Fairview
William Dente	...	Taxi Driver
John Edson	...	Cop #1
Daniel Foley	...	Waiter
Howard French	...	Mike
Kadeem Hardison	...	Jim Parker
Heather Hollingsworth	...	Woman #1
Will Hussong	...	Bellman
Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Donna
Tiiu Leek	...	TV reporter
Michael Lorre	...	Student #1 (as Michael Petty)
Brandon Maggart	...	Charlie
Richard Moll	...	The Man in the Theatre
Cindy Newman	...	Girl in Closer
Michael Prokopuk	...	T.J.
Pauly Shore	...	Rudy
Jason Sokolosky	...	Dave
Julius Tennon	...	Cop #2
Michelle Thomas	...	Sally Palmer
Kathy Trageser	...	Girl #1
Emily Warfield	...	Girlfriend
JoAnn Willette	...	Stacy

Also Known As:

Home by Midnight (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Gary Hoffman/Neal Israel Productions

Soundtrack:

Home by Midnight

A Guide to Overprotective Parenting...

I had a feeling that this was a Made-for-TV movie, just judging by the opening credits in that TGIF kind of font. What we have here is a safe, amusing film about an overprotective dad who is so nervous about his 15 year-old daughter's first official date, that he follows her. Of course, you should expect unusual consequences given a plot like that. Something to make dad realize that he had totally overreacted.

Although the film is somewhat lackluster at points in both plot and humorous gags, it turns out to be an amusing little film. And one which oh-my-god the teenagers were not super-depressed or apathetic as many of today's teen productions are (i.e. the entire teen catalogue on the WB Network). Plus, an added bonus (and the reason I picked it up) is a small part by Pauley Shore as the clueless heavy metal kid at the school dance who thinks that his locker has been possessed by the Devil, whom he'll release, in exchange for turning the Vice Principal into a frog so he can dissect it in biology class. You also get to see Bull (from Nightcourt).

It's nothing more than a bit harmless fun and humor.