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Dream a Little Dream -- Bobby has everything a young guy should - a good buddy, a girlfriend and parents who love him. When the older couple down the street try a transcendental experiment in order to extend their lives, they quite literally become trapped in the teen's bodies.
Dream a Little Dream -- The elderly Coleman and the young and brash Bobby learn what life is like from each other's point of view when their bodies are unwittingly switched by way of transcendental meditation.

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Director:
Marc Rocco
Writers (WGA):
Daniel Jay Franklin (story)
Daniel Jay Franklin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 March 1989 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
With dreams like these who needs reality?
Plot:
An accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager. The problem? The kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
(89 articles)
Don't worry, Corey Feldman has finally been reunited with his Dream A Little Dream jacket
 (From The AV Club. 31 May 2013, 2:01 PM, PDT)
Corey Feldman Gets $100,000 Dream a Little Dream Jacket Back
 (From E! Online. 31 May 2013, 9:34 AM, PDT)
Corey Feldman gets stolen jacket from 'Dream a Little Dream' back
 (From Pop2it. 30 May 2013, 12:35 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
A nostalgic favorite! See more (54 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jason Robards ... Coleman Ettinger

Corey Feldman ... Bobby Keller / Coleman Ettinger

Piper Laurie ... Gena Ettinger

Meredith Salenger ... Lainie Diamond

Harry Dean Stanton ... Ike Baker

Corey Haim ... Dinger

Susan Blakely ... Cherry Diamond

William McNamara ... Joel

Matt Adler ... Dumas
Victoria Jackson ... Kit Keller

Alex Rocco ... Gus Keller

Ria Pavia ... Maureen

Lala Sloatman ... Shelley (as Lala)
Laura Lee Norton ... Marge

John Ward ... Derek
Josh Evans ... Low Life #1
Jody Smith ... Low Life #2

Kent Faulcon ... Low Life #3
Russell Livingstone ... Neighbor Next Door
Mickey Thomas ... Mr. Pattison
Fran Taylor ... Sheila Baker
John Grissom ... P.E. Coach
John Ford Coley ... Ron
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Directed by
Marc Rocco 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Daniel Jay Franklin (story)

Daniel Jay Franklin (screenplay) and
Marc Rocco (screenplay) &
D.E. Eisenberg (screenplay)

Produced by
Steven I. Celniker .... associate producer
D.E. Eisenberg .... producer
Lawrence Kasanoff .... executive producer
Russell Livingstone .... associate producer
Robert G. Magaudda .... line producer
Marc Rocco .... producer
Ellen Steloff .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John William Dexter 
 
Cinematography by
King Baggot 
 
Film Editing by
Russell Livingstone 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
 
Production Design by
Matthew C. Jacobs 
 
Art Direction by
Melody Levy 
 
Costume Design by
Kristine Brown 
 
Makeup Department
Marie-Gabrielle Clark .... makeup artist
Michelle Johnson .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Vincent Agostino .... unit manager (as Vinnie Agostino)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Leyba .... first assistant director
James P. Liacouras .... second assistant director
Russell Livingstone .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Mark Barofsky .... property master
Kim Barofsky-Thorpe .... set dresser (as Kim Barofsky)
Peter Battistelli .... construction coordinator
Carmen Herman .... assistant property master
Randall Milazzo .... lead man
Jahmon Reed .... swing gang
John Teitloff .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
David W. Alstadter .... foley mixer
Barney Cabral .... supervising sound editor
Kelly Cabral .... sound editor
Patrick Cabral .... foley artist
Tim Chilton .... foley artist
Clayton Collins .... foley artist
Robert W. Glass Jr. .... sound re-recording mixer
Mark Hollingsworth .... sound editor
Elizabeth Kenton .... assistant sound editor
Leonard Marcel .... additional dream sound effects
Robert Thirlwell .... sound re-recording mixer
Blake Wilcox .... production sound mixer
Chris Wilcox .... boom operator
Asher Yates .... sound editor
 
Stunts
John Cade .... stunt coordinator
Diane Dalmonte .... stunts
James Wiggins .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Danny Buck .... gaffer
Phillip V. Caruso .... still photographer
Joe D'Alessandro .... second assistant camera
John Findlater .... still photographer
Roy-Lee Gittens .... electrician
Tony Hardmon .... assistant camera
Chas Hinton .... best boy
Kyle T. MacDowell .... electrician
Russell McElhatton .... director of photography: second unit
Russell McElhatton .... first assistant camera (as Russ McElhatton)
Anastas N. Michos .... Steadicam operator
Anastas N. Michos .... camera operator
George Palmer .... key grip
Riko Schatke .... grip
Gregory W. Smith .... second assistant camera (as Gregory Smith)
Steve Spier .... electrician
David W. Strong .... best boy
Rich Sutherland .... best boy grip (as Rick Sutherland)
Dog Thomas .... dolly grip (as 'Dog' Thomas)
Durk Tyndall .... grip
Troy Upster .... electrician
Oliver Whipple III .... grip
Tim Woods .... electrician (as Timothy Woods)
 
Casting Department
Craig Fincannon .... extras casting
Craig Fincannon .... local casting
Mark Fincannon .... local casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ron Gross .... wardrobe assistant (as Ronald Gross)
Christina Svoboda .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Anthony J. Ciccolini III .... post-production consultant
Syd Cole .... negative cutter
Jimbob .... color timer
Stine Kjar .... additional assistant editor
Ken Schretzmann .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Derek Alpert .... music supervisor
Martin J. Bram .... music editor
John William Dexter .... soundtrack producer
Elliot Groffman .... music counsel (as Elliot J. Groffman)
Marc Rocco .... supervising soundtrack producer
 
Transportation Department
Mike Burton .... driver
Michael Foster .... driver
Vernon W. Harrell .... driver
Neil Hyman .... transportation captain
A. Welch Lambeth .... transportation coordinator
Walter Lambeth .... driver
Steve Malliard .... driver
John Moore .... driver
Bill Pitts .... driver
Tom Rainey .... driver
Lee Siler .... driver
Greg Stancil .... driver
 
Other crew
Stephanie Adams .... assistant location manager
Sheila Allen .... location manager
Kathie Broyles .... title designer
Shaw Burney .... assistant location manager
Kathryn Chalk .... production secretary
Kathryn Colbert .... production coordinator
Betty Conway .... production banking
Anne D'Amato .... production associate
Phil Dupont .... production assistant (as Philippe DuPont)
Sidney Eisenberg .... accounting assistant
Corey Feldman .... choreographer
Tony Fields .... choreographer
John Grissom .... production assistant
George Hesse .... production assistant
Jill Johnston .... assistant coordinator
James P. Liacouras .... production associate
Merry Lowry-Donner .... script supervisor (as Merry Lowry)
Robert G. Magaudda .... production accountant
Dan Mandiher .... production assistant
Ethan Marten .... production assistant
Robert Mintz .... completion guarantor
Erin L. O'Donnell .... production assistant (as Erin O'Donnell)
Steve Readmond .... production accountant
Barbara Rubin .... studio teacher
Julie Smith .... assistant: Mr. Rocco
Lorri F. Sumner .... production assistant
Shelley Surpin .... production counsel
Razor Tongue .... production assistant
Cindie Williams .... production assistant
Adam Lee Freeman .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Christopher Black .... very special thanks
Byron Buckley Jr. .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Cameron Dye .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Chip Garamella .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Gail Gordon .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Judy Haim .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
June Horton .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Jimmy Ienner .... special thanks
Bruce Kaufman .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Jeff Krask .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Julie Lorensh .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Kim Millimaki .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Jim Morrison .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Adam Platnick .... very special thanks
Jennifer Rocco .... special thanks
Lisa Rocco .... very special thanks (as Lisa)
Jeffrey Rubin .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Richard Rush .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
Heile Thirlwell .... acknowledgement of the special effects of
 

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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
New Hanover High School - 1307 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USASee more »
Company:
Lightning PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
One of five body-swap movies all released around the same time. The others were Like Father Like Son (1987), 18 Again! (1988), Big (1988), and Vice Versa (1988).See more »
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: In the credits, "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. is listed as being co-written by Michael "Stripe" instead of "Stipe".See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Bobby Keller:Dinger! Dinger, wake up for a minute. I gotta talk to you, Buddy.
Dinger:Bobby, I'm asleep. I'm sound asleep, Bobby. I'm dreaming. Apache women. Mai-taih's. Vannah White and a whip.
Bobby Keller:I'm in love.
Dinger:That could be a problem.
Bobby Keller:I don't think you understand.
Dinger:No, no, I do understand. I really do. Which hand is it this week PAL?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Save the Forest (2005)See more »
Soundtrack:
THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADESSee more »

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
A nostalgic favorite!, 31 August 2004
Author: swedensm from southern Sweden

Great coming of age vehicle for Corey Feldman, who once again shows the potential he did in "Stand By Me" earlier in his career. Bobby Keller (Feldman) is a teenager with unusual problems. When an older man who lives down the street (Robards) tries a transcendental experiment in order to extend the lives of him and his skeptical but humoring wife (Laurie), they quite literally become trapped in the bodies of Keller and his dream girl, Lainie (Salenger).

Bobby must figure out how to switch back to his own body by a certain deadline or be trapped. Worse is the fact that Lainie doesn't know what's happened to her, so Bobby has little time to win her and convince her of their predicament before she will be lost forever.

Although Haim is annoying (as usual) as Feldman's buddy "Dinger" (puh-leez), the movie has some funny moments (like when Robards' character is trying to teach Feldman's how to be suave and Feldman is trying to teach Robards how to be inconspicuous) and some sweet ones, (like when Bobby is trying to win Lainie's heart).

Although some of it may be too precocious for the younger kids (and too dorky for the more sophsticated older teens), I found it to be fun and nostalgic. Great movie for a rainy day.

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