Cinder Entire I just finished watching this movie on my account with Hulu. At first, it was very confusing with the constant switching over to the old couple to the kid. But, finally clicked when we got to the scene with the house covered in toilet paper. Just to warn you it had some weird surreal imagery and some violence involving a gun. I thought the part where they were dealing with serious scenes like when they got to the fight scene with the abusive the key love interest's previous was a little after- school special. But, overall it was one of the best 80's teen movie. I really enjoy in-school dance done with the main character and love-interest. The music was classic and fun. I love the whole thing. I would watch it again if I did not have to go to bed in an hour. So,do yourself a favor and see this movie. You will not be disappointed.

Steve Pulaski Dream a Little Dream's trailer is the most false advertised trailer I've ever seen. It states the film is about a teenager named Bobby who is a slacker in high school, and must win the girl of his dreams in three days. Okay, don't really understand it too much, but I'll let it fly. The back of the DVD doesn't do too much justice either. It has the character Dinger (Haim) state some things about Bobby and explain his personality in a bias way, and he says he will be "sticking around to see what happens". I will be too.Unlike the advertising on the box and the trailer, DALD is about another "body and mind swap" type of films that Hollywood did away with in the eighties. Vice Versa and Like Father, Like Son would be dubbed as "cult classics" in the 2000 decade. The film probably scrapped trying to explain it in the title because they knew the consumers had enough with being alienated with these movies that were already confusing enough. Dream a Little Dream doesn't help in being a confusion lacking film.The plot: Bobby is a teenager who's grades are awful, and his best friend Dinger tries to get Bobby on the right track but it doesn't seem to help much. Bobby, Dinger, and a group of friends always use a shortcut found in a Coleman (Robards), a grumpy old man's, well kept yard. Obviously, like any other grumpy old man, this one does not approve of the teen's careless disrespect for his property. One night, Bobby is racing through the yard of the old man to try and get home when he collides with Lanie (Salenger), his friend's girlfriend, in their yard while Coleman and his wife Gena are meditating.In the blink of an eye Coleman is in Bobby's body, and Laurie is unknowingly Gena. What a paradox! The Laurie is Gena part is pretty much left for the audience to assume. The film doesn't even give you a hint. It's a disorganized mess that almost forgets to explain what's going on. The cast might know what's happening, but I, myself, as an audience member is expecting to have this somewhat explained to me.The two things that rescue this movie before it hits the bottom of the barrel are; it's rocking soundtrack and the fact it's a buddy movie with Haim/Feldman. The movie blasts R.E.M. and the song Dream a Little Dream of Me at random, but satisfying times. Sometimes the music gets a little abrupt and annoying, but there's a volume meter that can be controlled. There are not a lot of good H/F movies out there. They did around seven, The Lost Boys is pretty good (not great), License to Drive is great, Busted sucked, Last Resort was forgettable and a little immature, Blown Away wasn't that great of a film, but it was entertaining as hell, and Dream a Little Dream goes down as a so-so, could've been better film like Last Resort. I have yet to watch the sequel to this film as well.Dream a Little Dream is far from fantastic, but it's acceptable. It isn't as bad as some make it out to be. The first half hour I was completely lost. I thought this film would be absolutely horrible, but as the film went on I felt more connected to these characters and was rooting for Feldman by the end of the movie. It's not the worst H/F movie out there, but it doesn't compare to the classic that is License to Drive.I've been searching high and low, trying to find a Comedy CH/CF film that compared in quality to License to Drive. I've dug through pretty much the whole pile and the only one that I haven't watch yet is the sequel to this. Could this be the one film that surpasses LtD in humor, quality, and amusement. Judging from the IMDb rating of 3.2, and the people I talk to telling me it's awful, I doubt it.Starring: Jason Robards, Corey Feldman, Piper Laurie, Meredith Salenger, Harry Dean Stanton, and Corey Haim. Directed by: Marc Rocco.

Mccadoo The Corey's should become poster boys for bad movies, they're two of the worst actors out there but I felt bad for Jason Robards and Meredith Salenger for having to be seen in this piece of trash.The plot made no sense, the scene in the gym was just absurd, was he doing an imitation of Michael Jackson or what? And why would you film a scene like that with a actor who obviously cannot dance and has absolutely no rhythm? Watching this movie is like having a root canal done without the benefit of Novocaine, avoid it like the plague. For that matter, avoid any movie that either of the Corey's appear in with the possible exceptions of Silver Bullit and Stand by Me.

jaybronxny I saw this movie like twelve years ago. Back then, I was in middle school, and I actually liked it a lot. When I saw it in a video store at a reasonable price, I scooped it up. When I saw this flick after so long, I got sorta nostalgic. Let's start off with the positives: the soundtrack was top notch, even after twelve years! I would've bought this movie for the music alone, it's that good. Also, the supporting characters, especially screen legend, Jason Robards and Piper Laurie place this flick on their shoulders and carry it. Their performances and chemistry are very believable. You actually find yourself caring for their characters. Also, Alex Rocco and Victoria Jackson as the parents were equally enjoyable. Corey Haim does a good job as his friend, Dinger. He gives his character a sense of charm, and he has the funnier lines. And then there's Meredith Salenger, Lanine Diamond. The Lanine character could've easily been played as a typical one-dimensional, hot chick that's the object of everyone's desire. But, Meredith gives the character... well, character. It's her performance, and her incredible beauty, that draws you in when the other fore-mentionable characters aren't on screen. She's a very good actress, which is all the more depressing when you realize this movie took place twelve years ago, and in that time you can't remember her in a solid movie ever since (well, if you count Lake Placid, but she played a throw-away character). Meredith kinda reminds me of how Jennifer Connelly started out. She was trapped in tween movies early on, then fell into some really good ones when she got older. I really wish Meredith Salenger falls into a really good one soon, she deserves it! There's also a young William McNamara who gives a inspired turn as woman abuser, occasional drunk, Joel.Now, onto the negatives: Corey Feldman. Don't get me wrong, he isn't a bad actor (he isn't a great one either), but he is listed as the star, but he kinda phone's in his performance. The lead of the story had to play two different people (Bobby, a self-conscious, ne'er-do-well, and Coleman, a down-to-earth older man trapped in a young man's body) To be fair, he was convincing as the Coleman character, but his performance was marred by his Michael Jackson routine. He does it in one scene to woo Meredith Salenger's character. Let me make this clear, I love MJ's music like the next, but Corey takes it too far -- he dresses, moves, and acts like the self-proclaim "King of Pop." Maybe at the time it might've sounded like a hot idea, but seeing it after twelve years was just creepy. (For the record the whole Michael Jackson thing was creepy twelve years ago and it's even creepier today). What's even creepier is I really can't see anyone else playing this role other than Feldman.The story was far-fetched and kinda complex and the film's means to reach the conclusion is also very lame. It had something to do with Jason Robards' character, Coleman, wanting to find a means to live forever by entering the dream state of another. He convinces his wife to join him in a meditation exercise in their backyard, when Corey Feldman's character, Bobby, and Meredith Salenger's character, Lanine, get into an accident while taking a short cut through. The old couple's body gets transferred into the young couple's, hilarity ensues.Bobby, as Coleman, must try to convince Lanine (who's actually Coleman's wife) who she really is. By doing that, he gets her to fall for him. Come to think of it, the story was actually rather interesting, albeit far-fetched, which would place it in both positive and negative.In closing: Dream a little Dream could've been just another passable teen flick if it didn't have the maturity of Jason Robards, Piper Laurie and Meredith Salenger. And a top-notch soundtrack. Music aside, it's the those fore-mentioned actors that allow me to give the movie the score I did. If you like 80's movies with a great soundtrack and a gifted supporting cast of characters, then this is a movie for you.