Dream a Little Dream | 80's Movie Guide

Taglines: With dreams like these who needs reality? Dream a Little Dream movie synopsis. 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. Dream a Little Dream is a 1989 teen film directed by Marc Rocco and starring Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie and Harry Dean Stanton. It was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina. Released in 1,019 theaters, it accumulated $5,552,441. This was the third film featuring the two Coreys. The film's sequel, Dream a Little Dream 2, was released in 1995. Dream a Little Dream (1989) Directed by: Marc Rocco Starring: Jason Robards, Corey Feldman, Piper Laurie, Meredith Salenger, Harry Dean Stanton, Corey Haim, Susan Blakely, William McNamara, Matt Adler, Victoria Jackson, Alex Rocco Screenplay by: Marc Rocco, Daniel Jay Franklin, D.E. Eisenberg Production Design by: Matthew C. Jacobs Cinematography by: King Baggot Film Editing by: Russell Livingstone Costume Design by: Kristine Brown Art Direction by: Melody Levy Music by: John William Dexter Distributed by: Vestron Pictures Release Date: March 3, 1989