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The Dream Team

  • 19891989
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.
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Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the kill... Read allFour mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,663
186
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Howard Zieff
    • Writers
      • Jon Connolly
      • David Loucka
    • Stars
      • Michael Keaton
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Peter Boyle
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Howard Zieff
    • Writers
      • Jon Connolly
      • David Loucka
    • Stars
      • Michael Keaton
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Peter Boyle
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore

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    Michael Keaton in The Dream Team (1989)
    Christopher Lloyd in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton and Christopher Lloyd in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, and Howard Zieff in The Dream Team (1989)
    Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    Peter Boyle in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton and Lorraine Bracco in The Dream Team (1989)
    Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Jihmi Kennedy in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Brad Sullivan in The Dream Team (1989)
    Michael Keaton and Christopher Lloyd in The Dream Team (1989)

    Top cast

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    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Billy Caufield
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Henry Sikorsky
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Jack McDermott
    Stephen Furst
    Stephen Furst
    • Albert Ianuzzi
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Dr. Weitzman
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Riley
    Milo O'Shea
    Milo O'Shea
    • Dr. Newald
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • O'Malley
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Gianelli
    Jack Gilpin
    Jack Gilpin
    • Dr. Talmer
    MacIntyre Dixon
    • Dr. Verboven
    Michael Lembeck
    Michael Lembeck
    • Ed
    Bill Goffi
    • Singer…
    Jack Duffy
    Jack Duffy
    • Bernie
    Brad Sullivan
    Brad Sullivan
    • Sgt. Vincente
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Canning
    Harold Surratt
    Harold Surratt
    • Pastor Lester
    Kenneth Raybourne
    • Gospel Musician
    • Director
      • Howard Zieff
    • Writers
      • Jon Connolly
      • David Loucka
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      It is said before the field trip that one of the group has not left the hospital in twelve years. As the story progresses, the viewer learns that Billy (Michael Keaton) has been there for a year and a half and Henry (Christopher Lloyd) for two. Later, Jack (Peter Boyle) visits his old office and most people remember him, implying he hasn't been gone for more than a few years. This leaves Albert (Stephen Furst) as the long-term patient, the only one of the group about whose earlier life nothing is revealed.
    • Goofs
      After the boys rescue Dr Weitzman and Riley is pushing his wheelchair, he has a cast on his left leg. However, when he is helped out of the van at the sanitarium, it has jumped to his right leg.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Dream Team/Sing/Troop Beverly Hills/Crusoe/Powwow Highway (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Hit the Road Jack
      Written by Percy Mayfield

      Performed by David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter)

      Produced by Hank Medress

      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    I drove the moneylenders from the temple. I can handle a ten-spot.
    The Dream Team is directed by Howard Zieff and written by John Connolly and David Loucka. It stars Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst and Lorraine Bracco. Music is by David McHugh and cinematography by Adam Holender.

    Billy Caulfield (Keaton)-compulsive liar and prone to violent outbursts; Henry Sikorsky (Lloyd)-tidy freak who thinks he's a doctor; Jack McDermot (Boyle)-thinks he's Christ; Albert Ianuzzi (Furst)-near catatonic personality who can only speak in sports jargon.

    There are people, and perhaps even that little old angel on your shoulder from time to time, that tell you that one shouldn't make fun of the afflicted; case in point folk with mental issues. So it be with this here amusing picture, a film that basically sees four odd balls let loose in New York as they try to find their missing doctor and foil the couple of dirty cops who want to silence said doctor for good. Yet Zieff's film is neither crass or stupid, the comedy is well drawn, with the characters themselves not the danger to society kind, but the misfit sort who are struggling to fit into said society. Looking in at it a bit deeper, film has valid points about acceptance, messages about understanding, friendships and collective group unity being powerful. Even the effects of work pressure is given a sardonic glance. It's not like the makers set out to offend, pic never even sails close to the wind, evidently they clearly set up to entertain and amuse, and that goal is achieved royally because The Dream Team is awfully funny.

    Does Ed go out of the window? Let's have a show of hands. You can vote too, Ed. This is America.

    It's a smart collection of actors playing the "afflicted" guys, four actors very comfortable with each other and enjoying the benefits of a strong script. Each one is handed great comedy moments to act out, neither left out and neither disappointing. Boyle arguably steals the film by way of some excellent visual comedy, but it's most likely Keaton's caustic observations and one line zingers that will leave the lasting impression. The final quarter gets a bit mechanical as the intrepid "nut buddies" finally bond and the film shifts to a basic chase/race against the clock affair, but the gags still come and you may find you are still laughing about something that was said earlier anyway! Bracco isn't given a lot to do, which practically renders this as being an ultimate buddy buddy guy flick, and the two "dirty" coppers played by James Remar and Philip Bosco are by the numbers villains. Small moans only, though, and in the name of good comedy, who cares really?

    It's great to be young and insane! Hell Yeah. 8/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Traum-Team
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,890,240
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,704,860
      • Apr 9, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,890,240
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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