Beautiful Dreamer (2006)

A pilot gets shot down and gets amnesia; later on his grief-stricken wife finds him in a small town, and is shocked that he doesn't remember her.

Director:

Terri Farley-Teruel

Writer:

Terry Chase Chenowith (screenplay)

Stars:

Brooke Langton, Colin Egglesfield, James Denton

7 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brooke Langton	...	Claire
Colin Egglesfield	...	Joe / Thomas 'Tommy' Warner
James Denton	...	Dr. Kessler
Barry Corbin	...	Grandpa
William Lee Scott	...	Clay
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Jeannie
Susan Barnes	...	Ruby
Tom Everett
Elise Jackson	...	Sherry
Lauren Woodland	...	Racheal
Channon Roe	...	Ray (as Shannon Roe)
Brett Moses	...	Pete Newell
Tim Ryan	...	Douglas
Duke Stroud	...	Colonel Chambers
Jeanine Lorenzo

Storyline

Orphan Joe Kelly has an idyllic youth growing up in the country with his grandpa, and can turn his hobby into his profession as crop spray plane pilot. After Pearl Harbor, he joins the US Air Force as bomber pilot. Joe's wife Claire is notified he's missing, presumed killed when his plane is shot down over Germany. Later a military mate reports he saw Joe alive, apparently taken POW. Claire starts searching and finally finds Joe elsewhere in the US, but suffering from amnesia, and living under the name Tommy Warner, as partner of a tiny commercial air freight firm.

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Plot Keywords:

pilot | amnesia | beating | husband wife relationship | father figure | 

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Taglines:

Love Will Bring You Home

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some war violence and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2011 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Beautiful Dreamer - La memoria del cuore

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dott's Starduster, Wild Horse Productions, Back Fence Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Boogie Woogie Bee Bop"
Performed by Fay Aiyana

User Reviews

Simplistic, but touching...

I've seen some very harsh reviews of this movie so far. Although I have to agree with some of the points made, that the flow of the movie doesn't always seem to fit, and that some of the direction and the script could have been much better, I still enjoyed this film.

I was very impressed with some of the production in this film, as I know it was low-budget. The scenery and costumes lend to a very lovely, vintage atmosphere. I enjoyed the acting between the principal characters. Considering that the script and direction left something to be desired I found it very impressive that the leads were able to produce some of the moments that they did.

I was expecting to find this movie ridiculous and uninspiring, and no question, there were some moments where I was watching it thinking "what...?." Surprisingly, I found myself enjoying this movie quite a bit. Another reviewer called this movie "soap opera" but I thought that the emotion was extremely restrained, but poignant at the same time, and I think that's what I liked about it. This movie is a simple, sweet, heartfelt flick. If you're an incurable romantic, you'll probably enjoy it. I only wish that the screenwriters and scriptwriters and directors had given this movie a little more thought, more scenes, more well written scenes, and more time to play out, because the story,settings and characters were lovely.