Not your typical 80's movie, Dream a Little Dream tells the story of Bobby Keller, a classic underachiever and perennial wingman who crosses paths with Coleman Ettinger, the grouchy old man who lives across the street from the high school.
Coleman, a romantic and an academic, has lived a long, happy life with his wife Gena, and realizing that the whole "til death do you part" phase of the marriage is coming up soon, starts experimenting with the subconscious dream state hoping to make it possible for him and Gena to enter the dream state together, and consciously, and thus live forever. Is it weird yet? Yeah, I know. You gotta give it a chance.
They go on with Bobby trudging through his high school existence in love with his best friend's girlfriend and facing a life of assured mediocrity, and Coleman, desperately trying to find a way to stay with his beloved Gena beyond the grave until one night, fate intervenes and puts Coleman, Gena, Bobby, and his love interest Lainie in the same place right in the middle of a crucial point in Coleman's experiment. Somehow, their lives become intertwined: Coleman wakes up in Bobby's body later to find out that Bobby has entered the dream state. Gena, not having been fully committed is partially in the dream state, but he later finds out that part of her consciousness resides in Lainie.
In order to get Gena back and get the reluctant Bobby back into the conscious world, Coleman has to fix Bobby's life.
Corey Feldman does a great job in the lead role as Bobby Keller, and Corey Haim slides slurprisingly well into the role of Bobby's sidekick Dean. Somehow, they got seasoned veteran Jason Robards to play Coleman, Piper Laurie to play Coleman's wife Gena, and underated 80's hottie Merideth Salenger to star as Lainie.
They motley cast, and magic mushroom storyline are complimented by a soundtrack that includes Richard Marx (Rock On) and Mel Torme (Dream a Little Dream of Me). Not what you would normally expect out of a "two Coreys" movie, Dream a Little Dream has pleasantly surprised everyone I've shown it to. Give it a shot....
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