The Dream Team (1989)

Director:

Howard Zieff

Writers (WGA):

Jon Connolly (written by) &
David Loucka (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

If they knew the city was this crazy, they would have stayed in the asylum. [dvd]

Plot:

Dr. Weitzman works with patients in a sanitarium. Convinced that all that his "group" needs is a some fresh air and some time away from the sanitarium...

Plot Keywords:

Patient | Murder | New York | New York City | Van

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Billy Caufield
Christopher Lloyd	...	Henry Sikorsky
Peter Boyle	...	Jack McDermott
Stephen Furst	...	Albert Ianuzzi
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Dr. Weitzman
Lorraine Bracco	...	Riley
Milo O'Shea	...	Dr. Newald
Philip Bosco	...	O'Malley
James Remar	...	Gianelli
Bill Goffi	...	Singer / Accordionist
Jack Duffy	...	Bernie
Brad Sullivan	...	Sgt. Vincente
Larry Pine	...	Canning
Harold Surratt	...	Pastor Lester
Kenneth Raybourne	...	Gospel Musician
Alphonsus E. Platt	...	Gospel Musician
Robert Weil	...	Caesar
Janet Feindel	...	Senior Nurse
Tico Wells	...	Station Attendant
Barry Flatman	...	Arrogant Yuppie
Ted Simonett	...	Yuppie
Bruce Hunter	...	Yuppie
John Stocker	...	Murray
Lizbeth MacKay	...	Henry's Wife
Olivia Horton	...	Henry's Daughter
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Dr. Bauer
Jack Jessop	...	Dr. Meekum
Ron James	...	Dwight
Dennis Parlato	...	TV Newscaster
Freda Foh Shen	...	TV Newscaster
Donna Hanover	...	Field Reporter
Greg Beresford	...	Field Reporter
Wayne Tippit	...	Captain Lewitt
Eric Fink	...	Priest
A. Frank Ruffo	...	Relative
Michael Copeman	...	Con Ed Man
Victor Ertmanis	...	Man in Mets Jersey
Cynthia Belliveau	...	Nurse
Stewart Bick	...	Paramedic
James O'Regan	...	Litterbug
Dick Callahan	...	Bartender
Shel Goldstein	...	Waitress (as Shelley Goldstein)
Jihmi Kennedy	...	Tow Man
Marty Waldman	...	Salesman
Michelyn Emelle	...	Duty Nurse Harriet
Michael Beatty	...	Intern
Jane Luk	...	Admissions Nurse
Marilyn Peppiatt	...	Floor Nurse
Myra Fried	...	Floor Nurse
J.R. Zimmerman	...	Hospital Guard
Maxine Miller	...	Newald's Secretary
Patricia Idlette	...	Woman at Police Station (as Pat Idlette)
Max Haines	...	Guard
Henry Gomez	...	Guard
Ellen Maguire	...	Canning's Secretary
Al Therrien	...	Security Guard
Don Saunders	...	Security Guard
John Liddle	...	Cop
Dwayne McLean	...	Old Gent (as Dwayne Maclean)
Kay Hawtrey	...	Nurse
Patricia Carroll Brown	...	Nurse (as Patricia Carol Brown)
Chick Roberts	...	Old Guard
Nicholas Pasco	...	Man Out Window
Jack Gilpin	...	Dr. Talmer
MacIntyre Dixon	...	Dr. Verboven
Michael Lembeck	...	Ed
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Hayden	...	Cop (uncredited)
Roger Montgomery	...	Church Bouncer (1989) (uncredited)

Directed by
Howard Zieff

Writing credits (WGA)
Jon Connolly		(written by) &
David Loucka		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	executive producer
Jon Connolly	....	co-producer
Christopher W. Knight	....	producer
David Loucka	....	co-producer
Michael Sheehy	....	associate producer
Terry Spazek	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
David McHugh

Cinematography by
Adam Holender		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Carroll Timothy O'Meara		(as C. Timothy O'Meara)

Casting by
Ilene Starger

Production Design by
Todd Hallowell

Art Direction by
Christopher Nowak

Set Decoration by
Alan Hicks		(as John Alan Hicks)

Costume Design by
Ruth Morley

Makeup Department
Joseph Coscia	....	hair stylist: Mr. Keaton
Patricia Green	....	makeup artist: Toronto
Albert Paradis	....	hair stylist: Toronto
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Mr. Keaton

Production Management
John A. Amicarella	....	post-production supervisor (as John Alan Amicarella)
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	unit production manager
Marc Dassas	....	unit manager: Toronto
Nicholas J. Gray	....	unit production manager: Toronto

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cathy Haft	....	second second assistant director
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	second second assistant director (as Don Lee)
Gail Leicht	....	dga trainee
Francis R. Mahony III	....	second assistant director: Toronto (as Sam Mahony)
Joe Napolitano	....	first assistant director
Howard Rothschild	....	second second assistant director: Toronto (as Howard Rothchild)
David Sardi	....	second assistant director
Gary Blair Smith	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tory Bellingham	....	assistant props: Toronto
Tommy Boles	....	construction coordinator
J. Tracy Budd	....	property master: Toronto (as Tracy Budd)
Devra Cohen	....	art department trainee: Toronto
Dan Conley	....	set decorator: Toronto
Jaro Dick	....	set decorator: Toronto
John R. Ford	....	property assistant (as John Ford)
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master
Bill Harman	....	construction coordinator: Toronto
Mike Harris	....	set decorator: Toronto
Robert James	....	set decorator: Toronto
Gregory P. Keen	....	art director: Toronto (as Greg Keen)
Elena Kenney	....	set decorator: Toronto
Sherman Labby	....	illustrator
Matthew Lammerich	....	scenic artist (as Mathew Lammerick)
Michael Miles	....	scenic chargeman (as Michael W. Miles)
Gord Smith	....	assistant art director: Toronto
Bruce Swanson	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Fred J. Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Shelley Brown	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Carwardine	....	production sound mixer: Toronto
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael Casper)
Denise Cochran	....	assistant sound editor
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	sound editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Roberta Doheny	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glen Gauthier	....	production sound mixer: Toronto
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	sound re-recordist (as Jeff Kaplan)
Constance A. Kazmer	....	sound editor
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Lettie Odney	....	adr editor
Gary Parker	....	sound recordist
Danny Rosenbloom	....	boom operator
Michele Sharp	....	sound editor
Bill Varney	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
David W. Alstadter	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Neil Trifunovich	....	special effects supervisor: Toronto

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
Ren Campbell	....	stunts (as Karen Kennedy)
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Nicholas J. Giangiulio	....	stunts (as Nick Giangiulio)
Nicholas J. Gray	....	stunts: Toronto
Eric Griffin	....	stunts
John Hayden	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Brent Meyer	....	stunts: Toronto
Phil Neilson	....	stunts (as Phil Nielson)
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunts: Toronto
Michael Russo	....	stunts (as Mike Russo)
Tye Tyukodi	....	stunt coordinator: Toronto (as Anton 'Tye' Tyukodi)
Deborah Watkins	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunts: Toronto (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Bolton	....	best boy: Toronto
Ray Boyle	....	gaffer: Toronto
Sandy Brook	....	first assistant camera
Jon Cassar	....	Steadicam operator: Toronto
Robert Dolan	....	gaffer
Attila Dory	....	still photographer: Toronto
Henri Fiks	....	camera operator: Toronto
Michael Ginsburg	....	still photographer
Charlie Goodchild	....	best boy: Toronto
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip: Toronto
Greg Hancock	....	video playback: Toronto
Jeff Hand	....	Steadicam assistant
John Khorigan	....	dolly grip
David Knox	....	Steadicam operator (as Dave Knox)
Billy Miller	....	key grip
Paul Postelincu	....	second assistant camera
Kerry Smart	....	first assistant camera: Toronto
Audrey Smith	....	second assistant camera: Toronto
William H. Steiner	....	camera operator (as William Steiner Jr.)
Dusty Wallace	....	best boy
Ron Kunecke	....	musco light operator (uncredited)
Linda Watt	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting
Peter Lavender	....	extras casting: Toronto

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe supervisor
Arlene B. Coffey	....	wardrobe supervisor
Graham Docherty	....	wardrobe: men, Toronto
Erla Lank	....	wardrobe supervisor: Toronto
Larry S. Wells	....	assistant costume designer: Toronto (as Larry Wells)

Editorial Department
Eric L. Beason	....	assistant editor: New York
Richard Currie	....	apprentice editor
Mark Eggenweiler	....	associate editor
Mark Livolsi	....	apprentice editor: New York
Craig Nisker	....	first assistant editor: Toronto
Lee Michael Searles	....	first assistant editor: Toronto
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	second assistant editor: Toronto (as Dawn Stoliar)

Music Department
Kathleen Bennett	....	music editor: Segue Music
Becky Mancuso-Winding	....	music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso)
David McHugh	....	orchestrator
Greg Townley	....	score recordist
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mike Doyle	....	driver captain: Toronto
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Greg O'Hara	....	transportation coordinator: Toronto

Other crew
B.J. Bjorkman	....	script supervisor
Simon Board	....	office production assistant: Toronto
Stephen Bélanger	....	location production assistant: Toronto (as Steve Belanger)
Penny Charter	....	craft service: Toronto
John Cochran	....	production assistant
Augie Colgoni	....	assistant to producers
Marc Dassas	....	location manager: Toronto
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
John Gaskin	....	production accountant: Toronto
Hannah Gatrell	....	assistant: Mr. Zieff
Wendi Haas	....	production office coordinator
Ann Henhoeffer	....	production assistant: Toronto
Tina Hong	....	assistant production office coordinator
Richard Hughes	....	office production assistant: Toronto
Mindy May Jenkins	....	accounting assistant: Toronto
Melanie Kagan	....	assistant: Ilene Starger
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Nancy Kriegel	....	assistant production accountant
Katie Ladyko	....	assistant: Mr. Keaton
Chris Lamon	....	production assistant: Toronto (as Christopher Lamon)
Jennie Maresca	....	payroll accountant
Kathleen McGill	....	production controller
Lorne Monti	....	production assistant: Toronto
Maryellen Mulcahy	....	assistant: Ilene Starger
Maggie Murphy	....	production assistant
George Sledge	....	craft service
Ginger Sledge	....	location assistant
Fran Solomon	....	production coordinator: Toronto
Joanne Tickle	....	production assistant: Toronto (as Joanne Marie Tickle)
Jim Tosney	....	production assistant
Chris Wilcox	....	craft service: Toronto
Joseph Boccia	....	location manager (uncredited)
Scott Buckwald	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Linda Callow	....	stand-in: Lorraine Bracco (uncredited)
Gordon Nail	....	photo double: Peter Boyle (uncredited)
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Imagine Entertainment

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA Home Video (1990) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1992) (USA) (TV)
• Phillips (1993) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Citizens of Toronto  special thanks
• City of New York, The  special thanks
• Ferco  grip and lighting equipment (as Ferco/Panavision, Toronto)
• Imagine Entertainment  presents
• New York Film Commission, The  special thanks (as New York City Film Commission)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Stuart Atkins Casting  casting: Toronto
• Toronto Film Liaison Office  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #29666) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

151 Central Park West, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Billy jokingly tells the shopkeeper that he and his group are a special combat unit with the US Marine Corps after some Libyan terrorists. This may be a reference to Back to the Future (1985), where Libyan terrorists were after Christopher Lloyd's character, Doc Brown.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the van pulls out of the hospital grounds, no traffic is passing in either direction, and the only traffic control is a small portable STOP sign at the guard's booth. But when the van enters the public road, it passes a long line of vehicles that have obviously been held up for the film production.

Quotes:

[Some patrons are harassing a waitress]
Billy:You guys need to pay up and get out of here.
Drunk:Who the hell are you?
[Billy grabs the drunk by the hair and slams his face on the table]
Billy:I'm an escaped mental patient with a history of violence.

Movie Connections:

References Rambo III (1988)

Soundtrack:

CRAZY (FOR LOVING YOU)

I liked it

The characters in this movie are well done and well acted. The comedy is great. Michael Keaton has some great one-liners and facial expressions. You can really relate to his situation. One of the better comedies I've seen.