Frustrated housewife/writer Cathy Palmer ghostwrites a story about Rebecca Ryan, a dashing international spy, and wins a trip to Paris. While there, she is involved in an accident, and ...
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Title: American Dreamer (1984)
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Cast
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| JoBeth Williams | ... | Cathy Palmer / Rebecca Ryan | |
| Tom Conti | ... | Alan McMann | |
| Giancarlo Giannini | ... | Victor Marchand | |
| Coral Browne | ... | Margaret McMann | |
| James Staley | ... | Kevin Palmer | |
| Christopher Daniel Barnes | ... | Kevin Palmer Jr. (as C.D. Barnes) | |
| Huckleberry Fox | ... | Karl Palmer | |
| Jean Rougerie | ... | Don Carlos | |
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Pierre Santini | ... | Inspector Klaus |
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Léon Zitrone | ... | Ivan Stranauvlitch |
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Alain Flick | ... | Train Passenger #1 |
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Yassan Khan | ... | Train Passenger #2 |
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Christian de Tillière | ... | Train Passenger #3 |
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André Valardy | ... | Dimitri |
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Robin Coleman | ... | Golf Buddy #1 |
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Frustrated housewife/writer Cathy Palmer ghostwrites a story about Rebecca Ryan, a dashing international spy, and wins a trip to Paris. While there, she is involved in an accident, and awakens in the hospital believing she IS Rebecca Ryan. Much craziness ensues as she meets the writer of the Rebecca Ryan books, thwarts real international spies, and eventually gets her memory back. Written by Suzanne Houghton <tpk@infonaut.com>
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She was an ordinary housewife until her trip to Paris turned into an extraordinary adventure. See more »Parents Guide:
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Alan McMann: I'm on a streak.
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Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Sung by Cathy/Rebecca in front of the Hotel Crillon.
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When Cathy and Alan are on the roof of the mansion, Cathy is seen wearing high heeled boots. When the boards they are walking on give way underneath them and they are left hanging from a bar over the water, you can see Cathy's boots no longer have heels. See more »Quotes
Cathy Palmer: [Striking an akido pose] Hah! You're lucky you're still alive.Alan McMann: I'm on a streak.
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Featured in At the Movies: Oh God, You Devil/American Dreamer/Body Double/Crimes of Passion (1984) See more »Soundtracks
La MarseillaiseWritten by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Sung by Cathy/Rebecca in front of the Hotel Crillon.
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 October 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$1,580,990, 28 October 1984Gross USA:
$5,021,751Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,021,751Company Credits
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I agree with Larbo - this is one great film! It took a few minutes to figure out exactly what was going on. Once I did, though, I laughed so hard I cried.
Who said writers are loners? LOL