An accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager. The problem? The kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Robards | ... | Coleman Ettinger | |
| Corey Feldman | ... | Bobby Keller / Coleman Ettinger | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Gena Ettinger | |
| Meredith Salenger | ... | Lainie Diamond | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Ike Baker | |
| Corey Haim | ... | Dinger | |
| Susan Blakely | ... | Cherry Diamond | |
| William McNamara | ... | Joel | |
| Matt Adler | ... | Dumas | |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | Kit Keller | |
| Alex Rocco | ... | Gus Keller | |
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Ria Pavia | ... | Maureen |
| Lala Sloatman | ... | Shelley (as Lala) | |
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Laura Lee Norton | ... | Marge |
| John Ward | ... | Derek | |
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The lives of a crusty old scientist and a bratty, teen Michael-Jackson-wannabe are about to intersect in a paranormal way. Coleman Ettinger seeks to break down the door of reality through studied dreaming; Bobby Keller wants Lainie Diamond, the girlfriend of his high school friend Joel, a handsome school jock. As Coleman persuades his wife Gena to join his experiments, an accident knocks their bodies out of existence, along with Bobby's consciousness. Coleman's consciousness winds up in Bobby's body while Gena's ends up buried and asleep inside Lainie's. Only when sleeping can Coleman contact Bobby and elicit his help in putting things back, except that Bobby smugly prefers limbo over his aggravated life as a modern teenager. Written by statmanjeff
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Country:
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3 March 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Long Before Tomorrow See more »Filming Locations:
New Hanover High School - 1307 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA See more »Edit
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$2,830,000, 5 March 1989, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$5,552,441Company Credits
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Bobby Keller: Dinger! Dinger, wake up for a minute. I gotta talk to you, Buddy.
Dinger: Bobby, I'm asleep. I'm sound asleep, Bobby. I'm dreaming. Apache women. Mai-taih's. Vannah White and a whip.
Bobby Keller: I'm in love.
Dinger: That could be a problem.
Bobby Keller: I don't think you understand.
Dinger: No, no, I do understand. I really do. Which hand is it this week PAL?
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Produced by John William Dexter
Performed by Mickey Thomas
Mickey Thomas appears courtesy of RCA Records
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Four days before filming, Corey Haim broke his leg and Dinger's character had to be rewritten to include the injury. While his actual cast was removed during filming, he had to wear a fake one for the remainder of the production. In the movie Dinger says that his mother hit him with her car. In real life, Haim broke his leg while trying to teach his mom how to ride a motorbike. She couldn't use the brakes well yet, and ran into the side of a building, breaking her nose and Corey's leg. See more »Goofs
Bobby's movements as he watches Lainie dance in the gym don't match the movements of his image in the mirror. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Bobby Keller: Dinger! Dinger, wake up for a minute. I gotta talk to you, Buddy.
Dinger: Bobby, I'm asleep. I'm sound asleep, Bobby. I'm dreaming. Apache women. Mai-taih's. Vannah White and a whip.
Bobby Keller: I'm in love.
Dinger: That could be a problem.
Bobby Keller: I don't think you understand.
Dinger: No, no, I do understand. I really do. Which hand is it this week PAL?
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Produced by John William Dexter
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I love this movie! Its one of my favorites movies a lot of people think is odd because its a 80s movie and I'm 14. I love 80s moves mostly the ones with Corey Feldman and,or Corey Haim! The best part is the being of the movie. When Bobby(Feldman) goes laughs. Dinger(Haim) said "What was that sound Bobby?" Bobby said " Thats the way a laugh u know. " Dinger said "What the hell is that why cant you laugh like a man?" And the part where Bobby said "Im in love." and Dinger said "That could be a problem." Then Bobby said " I don't think you understand." Then Dinger said "No no i do understand I really do.Which hand is it this week pal!" LOL!!! This movie is so funny!!! I all so like the part where Corey Feldman dances its so cool!!!!!! This is the best Haim & Feldman movie there is!!!!!!!!!!!