Golden Dreams (2001)

Director:

Agnieszka Holland

Writer:

Tom Fitzgerald

Stars:

Whoopi Goldberg, Yasuko Takahara, Richard Balin

Cast

Credited cast:
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Califia, the Queen of California (Narrator)
Yasuko Takahara	...	Kinuyo
Richard Balin	...	Louis B. Mayer
Eric Matheny
Mark Neveldine	...	Steve Jobs
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lawrence Calvin	...	Computer Nerd #5
Dean Chambers	...	Director at MGM
Halley Eveland	...	Little Flower Child
Jason Hillhouse	...	Steve Wozniak
Rodney Kageyama	...	Japanese Man
Mikel Miller	...	Military Man, Father
Nick Scoggin	...	Immigration Official
Samuel Sheng	...	2nd Japanese Man
Kim Staunton	...	Katie Grant
Jason Tobin	...	Chinese son

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

disney park attraction | california history | 20th century | immigration | title directed by female | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Benicia, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Dreams Productions, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Picture Bride" scene was filmed on Mare Island, Vallejo, California. The set included a partial reconstruction of a steamship for the arrival of the brides down a gangplank.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Just One Dream"
Written by Walter Afanasieff
Performed by Heather Headley

User Reviews

An amusing movie, with some really stupid moments.

Stars: Whoopie Goldberg.

This attraction at Disney's California Adventure is a movie hosted by Whoopie Goldberg giving some Calfornia history. The movie has some interesting facts about what's happened in California, but I have to say, Whoopie ruined it. Not because of her acting or presence, but because of her role. She plays the spirit of California, and during each time period she comes and gives the people some hope. For me, that was a laughable thing, to have her play the state of California, but whatever. The first 20 minutes of this are a bunch of stories, and the last 5 are a musical montage of great people in California (including Ice Cube((?)). I recommend you see this if you are tired, because its pretty long and easy to sleep through.

My rating: ** 1/2 out of ****. 25 mins.