The Dream Team

19891989
PG-13PG-13
1h 53min

Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)

Comedy Crime Thriller

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.

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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)

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Dr. Weitzman works with patients in a sanitarium. Convinced that all that his "group" needs is a some fresh air and some time away from the sanitarium, he persuades the administration to allow him to take them to a ballgame. Unfortunately, he accidentally stumbles across a crime in progress and ends up in hospital. The group is stranded in New York City, forced to cope with a place which is often more bizarre than their sanitarium. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Taglines
- If they knew the city was this crazy, they would have stayed in the asylum. [dvd]
Genres
Certificate
- PG-13
Parents guide

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
Jack claims that Leviticus 5:14 says: "Call not for a doctor, but an elder of the church," but the actual verse is: "The LORD spoke to Moses." The verse he quotes, or more or less paraphrases is James 5:14, which reads as follows: "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."

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

Top review

**** out of 5

This movie has the perfect dose of comedy, heart warming touches and sentimentality to make it an instant joy. It is the story of four mental patients, one who can't speack, one who is a neat freak, one who believes he is Jesus and one who can't control his temper as their doctors decides to take them on a field trip to a baseball game. But when their doctor is beaten up by a pair of corrupt police men they decide to go out on there own to find their doc and help catch the people who hurt him. The joy ride begins when they are framed for the crime. This movie is heart warming and touching in ever sense of the word and it is also very funny. The cast are all great as the loveable loonies especially Peter Boyle as the man who thinks he is Jesus. This is great family entertainment that will guarentee a smile from people of all ages.

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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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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

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Runtime
- 1h 53min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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