Dream a Little Dream (1989)
- Starring:
- Corey Feldman, Meredith Salenger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Marc Rocco
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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In 1987-88, a quartet of films with the same basic body-switching premise deluged theaters: Like Father, Like Son (1987), Big (1988), Vice Versa (1988), and 18 Again (1988). One year later, Dream a Little Dream (1989) followed suit. Coleman Ettinger (Jason Robards) is forever scolding the local high school students who use his yard as a shortcut to and from their nearby school. Coleman is not a crotchety old coot, however. He's deeply in love with his wife Gena (Piper Laurie) and is good friends with his next-door neighbor Ike (Harry Dean Stanton). In fact, Coleman is looking for a mystical way to preserve his and Gena's lives forever by transferring their consciousness into the bodies of younger people. One day, student Bobby Keller (Corey Feldman) has a bicycle mishap with Coleman while cutting through the yard, and their minds change places. Now Coleman has the brain of a teenager, while young Bobby uses Coleman's wisdom and life experience to win over the girl of his dreams. Dream a Little Dream was the directorial debut of Marc Rocco, son of actor Alex Rocco, who costars in a supporting role. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast of Dream a Little Dream
- Corey Feldman - Bobby Keller
- Jason Robards, Jr. - Coleman Ettinger
- Harry Dean Stanton - Ike Baker
- Corey Haim - Dinger
- Susan Blakely - Mrs. Diamond
- Lala Sloatman - Shelley
- Mickey Thomas - Mr. Pattison
- Russell Livingstone - Neighbor Next Door
- Victoria Jackson - Kit Keller
- Josh Evans - Low Life #1
- Meredith Salenger - Lainie Diamond
- Piper Laurie - Gena Ettinger
- William McNamara - Joel
- Matt Adler - Dumas
- Laura Lee Norton - Marge
- Ria Pavia - Maureen
- Fran Taylor - Sheila Baker
- Alex Rocco - Gus Keller
- John Ford Coley - Ron
- Director(s):
- Marc Rocco
- Writer(s):
- Marc Rocco, Janice Fischer, D.E. Eisenberg
- Producer(s):
- Ellen Steloff, Lawrence Kasanoff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Adult Language, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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